Casio Privia PX-S3000, User Manual

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EN-45
Digital Piano Operations
• When the remaining recordable note count is 100 or
lower during recording, the bo
REC
0
button will flash.
When the remaining recordable note count becomes
zero, recording will stop automatically and the
bo
REC
0
button light will stop flashing and turn off.
• Should power fail during recording, all of the data in
the track you are recording will be deleted.
■ Getting Ready to Use the MIDI Recorder
Your Digital Piano has two recorders: a MIDI recorder and an
audio recorder. Depending on the type of data you want to
record or play back, you first need to select the MIDI Mode or
Audio Mode.
• The MIDI recorder can be used while the Digital piano is in
the MIDI Mode. If the Digital Piano is in the Audio Mode,
perform the procedure below (Step 1) to switch to the MIDI
Mode.
• Note that the Digital Piano is in the MIDI Mode under initial
default settings, so the operation below (Step 1) is not
necessary if you have not changed the setting.
1.
Perform the steps below to put the Digital
Piano into the MIDI Mode.
(1) Hold down the bp
^
button until “[FUNCTION]”
appears on the display.
This enters the FUNCTION Mode.
(2) Use the bk
U
and bl
I
buttons to select the
following menu items in sequence: “SONG”
3
“Song Type”.
(3) Use the bk – and bl + buttons to change the setting
to “MIDI”.
(4) To exit the FUNCTION mode, hold down bp EXIT
until “[FUNCTION]” disappears from the display.
2.
If required, perform the procedure under “ To
configure recording settings ” (page EN-48 ).
• You can configure the settings below. This operation is
not necessary if you plan to use initial default settings.
Beats (Default: 4), Metronome (Default: Mute), Pre-
count (Default: Mute)
■
Operations that Start Recording
While the MIDI recorder or audio recorder (page EN-49 ) is in
record standby, any one of the operations below will start
recording.
• Playing something on the keyboard
• Pressing a pedal
• Operating the
cn PITCH BEND wheel, cm ( K1 ) knob, or
( K2 ) knob
• Touching 8 START/STOP , 5 NORMAL/FILL-IN ,
6 VARIATION/FILL-IN , or 4 INTRO
• Recalling a Registration Memory setup (page EN-41 )
■
To record to the system track
• Before performing the procedure below, read the section
titled “ Getting Ready to Use the MIDI Recorder ” (page
EN-45 ).
• The procedure below records to the system track of the
lowest numbered MIDI recorder area (song numbers 11 to
15) that does not yet have anything recorded.
1.
Configure the tone, rhythm, effects, tempo, and
other settings you want to use during
recording.
• For setting items that can be recorded at the beginning
of a recording, see the “System” column in the table
under “
Recorded Data for Each Track ” (page EN-44 ).
2.
Touch bo REC
0
.
This enters record standby, indicated by bo
REC
0
flashing red.
• To cancel recording, touch bo
REC
0
again.
• If the MIDI recorder already has the maximum
allowable number of songs recorded, the message
“Data Full” will appear on the display, and the Digital
Piano will exit record standby. If this happens, use the
procedure under “
To delete a MIDI recorder song ”
(page EN-49 ) to delete song data you no longer need
to make room.
3.
To start recording, play something on the
keyboard or touch
8 START/STOP . *
This causes bo
REC
0
to stop flashing and remain lit
red, which indicates that recording is in progress.
* Recording can also be started using other operations.
For details, see “
Operations that Start Recording ”
(page EN-45 ).
4.
To stop recording, touch bo REC
0
.
• This will automatically enter the SONG Mode, with
what you just recorded selected for playback.
5.
To play back the song you just recorded, touch
8
a
.
Recording and Playing Back Keyboard Play