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E-24

Configuring Settings with the Keyboard

Keyboard

MIDI and Other Settings

Parameter

Settings

Operation Type 

(page E-21)

Description

Remarks

1

Keyboard key 
(Transpose)

–12 to 0 to 12
Default: 0

B

Raises or lowers the tuning of 
the Digital Piano in semitone 
steps.

• The transpose setting cannot be 

configured while Music Library 
playback is in progress or while in 
the Duet Mode.

• Raising the key of the Digital Piano 

can cause notes the highest part of 
the range to become distorted.

2

Keyboard tuning 
(Tuning)

415.5Hz to 440.0Hz 
to 465.9Hz
Default: 440.0Hz

B

Raises or lowers the overall 
pitch of the Digital Piano in 
0.1Hz steps from the standard 
pitch of A4 = 440.0Hz.

• The pitch setting cannot be changed 

while playback of a Music Library 
tune is in progress.

3

Octave shift

–2 to 0 to 2
Default: 0

B

Change the range of the 
keyboard in octave units.

• You can configure octave shift 

settings for the main tone part and 
layered tone part.

• You cannot configure octave shift 

settings for split tone parts.

4
5

6

Temperament
Temperament 
select
Temperament 
Base note

Temperament: 
00 to 16
Base note: 
–, +, 0 to 9 (C to B)

Defaults:
Temperament: 00 
(Equal Temperament)

Base note

: C

Hold down 

FUNCTION

 as you 

press each of the 
following keyboard 
keys.

1. TEMPERAMENT 

(

4

)

2. TEMPERAMENT 

SELECT (

5

)

3. BASE NOTE (

6

)

You can change the scale 
(tuning system) of the 
keyboard from standard equal 
temperament to another tuning 
that is more suitable for 
playing Indian music, Arabic 
music, classical pieces, etc.

<Temperaments>

00: Equal / 01: Pure Major / 02: Pure 
Minor / 03: Pythagorean / 
04: Kirnberger 3 / 05: Werckmeister / 
06: Mean-Tone / 07: Rast / 08: Bayati / 
09: Hijaz / 10: Saba / 11: Dashti / 
12: Chahargah / 13: Segah / 
14: Gurjari Todi / 15: Chandrakauns / 
16: Charukeshi

<Base notes>

–: C / +: C

#

/ 0: D / 1: E

b

/ 2: E / 3: F / 

4: F

#

/ 5: G / 6: A

b

/ 7: A / 8: B

b

/ 9: B

bl

Touch response 
(TOUCH 
RESPONSE)

Off (OFF), 1 to 3
Default: 2

A

Specifies the relative touch of 
the keyboard keys.
Setting a smaller value causes 
lighter touch to produce more 
powerful sound.

Parameter

Settings

Operation 

Type 

(page E-21)

Description

Remarks

bp

USB device 
mode

MIDI, Storage
Default: MIDI

The Digital Piano enters the MIDI 
mode automatically when it is 
connected to a computer by a USB 
cable. Select storage when saving 
Recorder memory song data to a 
computer or when loading 
computer song data to Digital 
Piano memory. (page E-36)

• While Storage is selected for this setting, the 

GRAND PIANO

 (

CONCERT

MODERN

and 

ELEC PIANO

 button lamps flash, and 

all other lamps are unlit.

• All Digital Piano operations are disabled at 

this time.

• Each press of the USB device mode 

keyboard key toggles between the MIDI 
and storage modes.

br

Send channel

01 to 16
Default: 01

B

Specifies one of the MIDI channels 
(1 through 16) as the Send channel, 
which is used for sending MIDI 
messages to an external device.

bs

Local control

Off, On
Default: On

D

Selecting “Off” for Local control 
cuts off the Digital Piano’s sound 
source, so no sound is produced by 
the Digital Piano when keys are 
pressed.

• The local control setting cannot be changed 

while playback of a Music Library tune is in 
progress.

Summary of Contents for Privia PX-850

Page 1: ...de toda informaci n para tener como referencia futura Safety Precautions Before trying to use the Digital Piano be sure to read the separate Safety Precautions Precauciones de seguridad Antes de inten...

Page 2: ...not operate normally or has been dropped The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus The power i...

Page 3: ...erament E 24 Temperament select E 24 Temperament Base note E 24 Touch response TOUCH RESPONSE E 24 USB device mode E 24 Send channel E 24 Local control E 24 Operation tone E 25 Back up E 25 Operation...

Page 4: ...E 2 General Guide 2 1 3 4 5 6 8 9 7 bk bq bp bl bm bn bo Front Bottom Rear...

Page 5: ...ect Example To select a tone on page E 5 NOTE For details about operations and settings see Configuring Settings with the Keyboard on page E 21 Your Digital Piano lets you save its current settings an...

Page 6: ...ts of current continue to flow within the Digital Piano in the standby state If you do not plan to use the Digital Piano for a long time or if there is a lightning storm in your area be sure to unplug...

Page 7: ...d Playing a Tone SONG a FUNCTION METRONOME ELEC PIANO GRAND PIANO VOLUME z To select GRAND PIANO CONCERT or MODERN or ELEC PIANO Press one of the GRAND PIANO buttons CONCERT or MODERN or the ELEC PIAN...

Page 8: ...different tones NOTE To return the keyboard to a single tone select any tone other than BASS 1 or BASS 2 You cannot select BASS 1 or BASS 2 when recording to Track 2 Tone Name Characteristics CONCERT...

Page 9: ...ill be the main tone while the second tone will be the layered tone 1 While holding down the FUNCTION button press down the keyboard key for the first tone you want to layer and then the key for the s...

Page 10: ...Digital Piano to beep according to which setting is selected as shown in the table below Reverb Chorus About DSP DSP makes it possible to digitally produce complex acoustic effects The DSP is assigne...

Page 11: ...depressed when this pedal is pressed are sustained until the pedal is released 1 Press the METRONOME button This starts the metronome The lamp above the SONG a button flash in time with the metronome...

Page 12: ...ting press T and S at the same time You can use the Duet Mode to split the Digital Piano s keyboard in the center so two people can play a duet The left and right side keyboards have virtually the sam...

Page 13: ...located at C4 middle C of the left keyboard This will sound the note assigned to C4 and change the octave of the left keyboard Example Press the keyboard key of the leftmost C C4 will assign the range...

Page 14: ...that is playing 2 To change demo playback to a different song hold down the FUNCTION button as you use the SONG SELECT keys to specify a song number Each press of the or key raises or lowers the song...

Page 15: ...he same time will select song number 01 You also can adjust the playback tempo and volume of the song See Configuring Settings with the Keyboard on page E 21 for more information You can turn off the...

Page 16: ...want to play back into your Digital Piano s USB flash drive port 1 Press the AUDIO RECORDER button This causes the two SONG a button indicator lamps to light 2 Press the SONG RECORDER button so its l...

Page 17: ...ops automatically if the number of notes in memory exceeds the maximum Recorded Data Keyboard play Tone used Pedal operations Reverb and chorus settings Track 1 only Tempo setting Track 1 only Layer s...

Page 18: ...s flashing Track 1 L lamp Track 2 R lamp Example Track 1 selected 3 Select the tone and effects Track 1 only you want to use in your recording Tone page E 5 Effects page E 8 NOTE If you want the metro...

Page 19: ...le To listen to playback of Track 1 as you record to Track 2 5 Select the tone and effects Track 1 only you want to use for your recording 6 Press the SONG a button or play something on the keyboard T...

Page 20: ...tep 3 until you actually perform the delete operation in step 4 No other button operation can be performed Anything played on the Digital Piano is recorded to the USB flash drive as audio data WAV fil...

Page 21: ...gital Piano 4 To stop recording press the AUDIO RECORDER button The two SONG a button lamps will flash four times to let you know that audio recording is complete Playing Back Data Recorded on a USB F...

Page 22: ...lus keyboard to key scrolls forward You also can use the number keyboard keys 0 through 9 to inputting a two digit file number 01 to 99 and directly select a file TAKE01 WAV TAKE02 WAV etc The keyboar...

Page 23: ...g Operation Types There are four types of operations that you can perform while configuring settings with the keyboard keys Type A Type B Type C and Type D Example Pressing the STRINGS keyboard key to...

Page 24: ...l Center keyboard Right keyboard 5Tempo Temperament select bmSong volume boBrilliance bnMetronome volume 1Keyboard key Transpose 2Keyboard tuning Tuning 3Octave shift 6Song select Base note 7Tone sele...

Page 25: ...5 Tempo TEMPO 20 to 255 Default 120 B C 0 to 9 Specifies the tempo of Music Library songs the metronome recording and playback etc page E 9 Always enter three digits when using the number keys 0 to 9...

Page 26: ...laying Indian music Arabic music classical pieces etc Temperaments 00 Equal 01 Pure Major 02 Pure Minor 03 Pythagorean 04 Kirnberger 3 05 Werckmeister 06 Mean Tone 07 Rast 08 Bayati 09 Hijaz 10 Saba 1...

Page 27: ...ion tone on off setting The back up setting cannot be changed while Music Library playback is in progress while the metronome is sounding in the Duet Mode and during recording cl Operation lock Off On...

Page 28: ...AUDIO folder Then you will be able to play them back on the Digital Piano XX 01 to 99 SONG a FUNCTION Song data recorded with the Digital Piano s song recorder is on a USB flash drive as MIDI files SM...

Page 29: ...d then back on again IMPORTANT Never plug any other device besides a USB flash drive into the USB flash drive port To insert a USB flash drive 1 As shown in the illustration below insert the USB flash...

Page 30: ...quick format 1 Insert the USB flash drive you want to format into the Digital Piano s USB flash drive port 2 While holding down the FUNCTION button press the keyboard key that corresponds to the USB...

Page 31: ...the L R lamps to flash 3 While holding down the FUNCTION button press the save keyboard key This will cause the GRAND PIANO CONCERT button lamp to light To exit the data save operation hold down the...

Page 32: ...6 from a USB flash drive to the Digital Piano s Music Library song numbers 61 to 70 After that you can play back the user song or use it for lesson play 1 On your computer copy the file you want to lo...

Page 33: ...out to indicate that the USB flash drive mode has been exited You can use the procedure below to delete song data stored in the MUSICLIB folder on a USB flash drive 1 Insert the USB flash drive into...

Page 34: ...r you can select any of the first 99 songs sorted in file name sequence for playback 2 Insert the USB flash drive into the Digital Piano s USB flash drive port 3 While holding down the FUNCTION button...

Page 35: ...are attempting to save data to a USB flash drive when there is no data to save Record something before performing a save operation Read Only A read only file with the same name you are trying to use i...

Page 36: ...ong to SMF data and store it on the USB flash drive Reduce the size of the song data Example Delete any tracks that are not required Format 1 The USB flash drive format is not compatible with this Dig...

Page 37: ...Digital Piano 3 Turn on the Digital Piano If this is the first time you are connecting the Digital Piano to your computer the driver software required to send and receive data will be installed on you...

Page 38: ...during data save and load operations If data is deleted it will take longer than normal for the Digital Piano to power up the next time you turn it on page E 4 1 Perform steps 1 through 3 of the proc...

Page 39: ...sions Perform one of the following operations on your computer to show file name extensions To show file name extensions under Windows XP To show file name extensions under Windows Vista or Windows 7...

Page 40: ...the contents of MUSICLIB into user song memory and the contents of RECORDER into Recorder memory IMPORTANT A data conversion error is indicated when both of the SONG a button lamps and the GRAND PIAN...

Page 41: ...emove the tape securing the keyboard cover in place until assembly is complete Removing the tape can cause the keyboard cover to open and close during assembly creating the risk of personal injury to...

Page 42: ...piano and stand where it is not against a wall you need to extend the anti tip brackets at the base of side panels A and B Remove the two screws one on the outside of each side panel that hold the bra...

Page 43: ...it E onto angle brackets H which you installed in step 5 above 7 Mount brackets L onto both ends of the pedal unit E 8 Use the screws F to securely fix the brackets L to the pedal unit E 9 After adjus...

Page 44: ...e that there is nothing anchoring the piano to the stand at this time Take care to ensure that the piano does not fall off the stand 13 Use the screws J to securely fix the brackets at the top of side...

Page 45: ...tor that comes with the Digital Piano into its power terminal DC 24V 3 Plug the power cord of the AC adaptor that comes with the Digital Piano into a household power outlet as shown in the illustratio...

Page 46: ...ht side when opening or closing the lid To open the lid 1 Lift up the lid as shown in the illustration The lid has a support bracket indicated by the star in the illustration attached to its inside su...

Page 47: ...e sure the Digital Piano is turned off before plugging in or unplugging the AC adaptor The AC adaptor will become warm to the touch after very long use This is normal and does not indicate malfunction...

Page 48: ...that specifies the terminal such as AUX IN to which the piano is connected Use the Digital Piano s VOLUME controller to adjust the volume level Connecting to a Musical Instrument Amplifier 2 Use comm...

Page 49: ...ftware on your computer Next turn the Digital Piano back on and then restart the music software on your computer I cannot store data to a USB flash drive or load data from a USB flash drive See Error...

Page 50: ...Real time recording and playback to USB flash drive Linear PCM 16bit 44 1 kHz stereo WAV format Songs 99 files Approximately 25 minutes maximum recording per file Pedals Damper with half pedal operat...

Page 51: ...late at night are closing the window and using headphones Any reproduction of the contents of this manual either in part or its entirety is prohibited Except for your own personal use any other use of...

Page 52: ...1 Do not allow the electrical load output to exceed the label rating 12 Make sure the surrounding area is dry before plugging into a power source 13 Make sure the product is oriented correctly 14 Unpl...

Page 53: ...rszenen 16 Tr umerei Kinderszenen 17 Tambourin 18 Menuet BWV Anh 114 Clavierb chlein der Anna Magdalena Bach 19 Inventio 1 BWV 772 20 Inventio 8 BWV 779 21 Inventio 13 BWV 784 22 Praeludium 1 BWV 846...

Page 54: ...v 0 127 Note ON Note OFF Mode Mode 3 X Mode 3 X Default Messages Altered 0 32 1 5 6 38 7 10 11 16 17 18 19 64 65 66 67 Bank select Modulation Portamento Time Data entry LSB MSB 2 Volume Pan Expression...

Page 55: ...th Vibrato delay DSP Parameter4 2 DSP Parameter5 2 DSP Parameter6 2 DSP Parameter7 2 Portamento Control High resolution velocity prefix Reverb send Chorus send RPN LSB MSB 2 All sound off Reset all co...

Page 56: ...s that the packaging conforms to the environmental protection legislation in Germany Esta marca de reciclaje indica que el empaquetado se ajusta a la legislaci n de protecci n ambiental en Alemania MA...

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