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Privia PX-400R - User Manual

Privia PX-400R
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Summary

Important Safety Instructions

General Guide Overview

Attaching the Score Stand

Instructions for attaching the score stand to the digital piano as shown in the illustration.

Power Supply and Memory

Using the AC Adaptor

Instructions for connecting and using the AC adaptor, including important precautions.

Memory Protection Details

Information on settings and memory contents that are retained even when the digital piano is turned off.

Connections and External Devices

Connecting Audio and Peripheral Devices

How to connect headphones, pedals, audio equipment, and amplifiers for optimal use.

Accessories and Options Guidance

Advice to use only specified accessories and options to prevent fire, shock, or injury.

Selecting and Using Built-in Tones

Tone Selection Process

Guide to selecting tone groups and individual tones using the control panel buttons and dial.

Tone Effects and Layering

Using Reverb and Chorus Effects

How to apply and select Reverb and Chorus effects to enhance the sound quality.

Layering Multiple Tones

Instructions for combining two different tones to play simultaneously for richer sound.

Keyboard Splitting and Tones

Splitting the Keyboard

How to divide the keyboard into two sections, assigning different tones to each side.

Specifying the Keyboard Split Point

How to set the precise point where the keyboard is divided into two distinct playing zones.

Pedals, Pitch Bend, and Metronome

Pedal Types and Functions

Explanation of damper, soft, and sostenuto pedal operations and their jack assignments.

Using the Pitch Bend Wheel

How to use the pitch bend wheel for expressive pitch variation, similar to guitar or saxophone.

Metronome Functionality

How to activate, set beats per measure, and adjust the tempo of the built-in metronome.

Playing with Rhythms

Selecting and Playing Rhythms

Guide to selecting rhythm groups, individual rhythms, and starting playback of normal or variation patterns.

Adjusting Rhythm Tempo

How to adjust the tempo for rhythm playback using the TEMPO buttons or the dial control.

Auto Accompaniment and Chord Play

Using Auto Accompaniment

How to use Auto Accompaniment for rhythm, bass, and chord parts based on selected fingerings.

Chord Fingering Modes

Explains chord fingering methods for NORMAL and CASIO CHORD modes for accompaniment.

Chord Fingering Details

CASIO Chord Fingering Examples

Examples of how to play major, minor, seventh, and minor seventh chords in CASIO CHORD mode.

Fingered Chord Mode

How to play chords using standard fingerings in the accompaniment area of FINGERED mode.

Advanced Rhythm Features

Full Range Chord Mode

How to use FULL RANGE CHORD mode which recognizes any three or more keys as a chord.

Adjusting Accompaniment Volume

How to set independent volume levels for accompaniment and song playback using a dedicated button.

Using Auto Harmonize

How to automatically add harmony notes to melody lines for richer musical arrangements.

Auto Harmonize and Presets

Auto Harmonize Types Explained

Lists and describes the 12 available Auto Harmonize types for adding musical harmony.

One-Touch Preset Functionality

How to apply preset tone, tempo, and effect settings automatically for a selected rhythm.

Using Registration Memory

Registration Memory Setup Data

Details the specific settings that can be saved for each registration memory setup.

Registration Memory Organization

Explains the four banks and four areas used to organize and store registration memory data.

Managing Registration Memory

Storing Setups in Memory

Step-by-step guide to saving current piano configurations into registration memory banks.

Recalling Setups from Memory

Step-by-step guide to retrieving previously saved setups from registration memory.

Playing Back Built-in Tunes

Piano Group Tunes

How to select and play the 50 piano-only tunes included in the Piano Group.

Song Group Tunes

How to select and play the 30 Auto Accompaniment tunes, including sing-along features.

Controlling Tune Playback

Adjusting Tempo and Playback Controls

How to adjust tempo, use FF, PAUSE, REW, and REPEAT functions for tune playback.

Changing Melody Tone During Playback

How to select a different tone for the melody part of a built-in tune during playback.

Privia PX-400R Specifications

General IconGeneral
BrandPrivia
ModelPX-400R
CategorySynthesizer
LanguageEnglish