Casio Privia PX-870 User Manual

Playing with Different Tones
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1. Select the piano tone you want to use for the
duet.
Example: GRAND PIANO (BRIGHT)
2. To cycle between the Duet Mode settings
below, hold down the FUNCTION button and
press the Duet Mode key.
Off
On
Pan: Outputs left side keyboard tone from the left
speaker and right side keyboard tone from the
right speaker.
IMPORTANT!
• The Octave Shift and Transpose settings cannot be
changed while On or Pan is selected for the Duet
Mode setting.
• While “Pan” is selected for the Duet Mode settings,
the Hall Simulator, Reverb, and Chorus settings
cannot be changed.
Changing the Octaves of the duet
keyboards
You can change the ranges of the left and right
keyboards in octave units from their initial default
settings. This comes in handy, for example, if the initial
default range is not enough when one person is
playing the left hand part and another person is
playing the right hand part.
1. While holding down the FUNCTION and
GRAND PIANO buttons, press the keyboard
C key that you want located at C4 (middle C)
of the left keyboard. Keep FUNCTION and
GRAND PIANO buttons depressed as you
advance to step 2, below.
• 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 shown below.
2. While still holding down the FUNCTION and
GRAND PIANO buttons, press the keyboard
C key that you want located at C4 (middle C)
of the right keyboard.
• This will sound the note assigned to C4 and change
the octave of the right keyboard.
NOTE
• Exiting the Duet Mode and then selecting On or Pan
for the Duet Mode setting again will return the
keyboards to their initial default ranges.
C4 C5 C6 C7 C3 C4 C5 C6
Left keyboard Right keyboard
(Pressed key)
1 octave higher than initial
setting
Unchanged

Casio Privia PX-870 Specifications

General

Keyboard	88 keys, Tri-sensor Scaled Hammer Action Keyboard II
Touch Sensitivity	3 sensitivity levels, Off
Polyphony	256 notes
Tones	19 built-in tones
Speakers	12cm x 2, 4cm x 2
Amplifiers	20W + 20W
USB	Type B
Power Consumption	18W
Sound Source	AiR Sound Source
Acoustic Simulator	Damper Resonance, String Resonance
Effects	Reverb (4 types), Chorus (4 types), Brilliance, DSP
Lesson Function	Yes
Recorder	2 tracks, 5, 000 notes total
Metronome	0 to 9 beats; tempo range: 20 to 255
Transpose	25 steps (-12 semitones to +12 semitones)
Tuning	A4 = 415.5Hz to 440.0Hz to 465.9Hz
Pedals	3 pedals (damper, soft, sostenuto)
Connectors	2 x Headphones
Line Out	Yes
Power Source	AC adaptor: AD-E24250LW
Included Accessories	AC adaptor, Music Stand
Headphones	Stereo mini jack (3.5mm) x 2