Rodan

I posted earlier today on the PX5S FB page regarding the "Error No Media" message on my PX5S. After watching Mike Martin's very clear and detailed video tutorial for downloading the 1.13 firmware (which makes absolutely no mention of the required computer platform to do so), and talking to Casio tech support and repair people, it now seems that the downloading of the firmware must be done on a PC, using a PC-formatted USB drive. In other words - Mac users are up the creek. WTF? In this day and age, the computer platform is not usually an issue when dealing with downloads for other brands of keyboards, nor is the PX5S sold with any sort of disclaimer or warning about this issue. Not cool to have a known problem (that shouldn't be happening in the first place), with an "easy" fix - BUT ONLY IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT COMPUTER. I'm livid about this, and am waiting for Casio to get back to me. Meanwhile - has ANYONE had this issue, and has Casio taken care of you? I shouldn't have to borrow (let alone buy) a PC to get my keyboard to work properly on the gig. Casio should stand behind this instrument, and have a reasonable and free fix for Mac users.

Help! Got The flashing lights and "Error No Media" message when booting up. (I think I've been running firmware 1.10, 1.11 or 1.12). Loaded 1.13 onto a thumb drive. Inserted it, and powered up the PX-5S. Got a very brief "Updating - Don't Touch" message, then back to "Error No Media." I've done this a few times. Got a gig coming up later this afternoon. Amny suggestions?

Hi, Mike (and anyone else who'd like to weigh in on this) - Just received my PX-5S on Monday. Within 5 minutes of playing it, I was on the phone ordering a custom-made gig bag. GREAT instrument! I'm still having a problem wrapping my brain around the concept of Stage Settings, and how they interact with Tones. I've done lots of online research, checked out the videos, manuals, etc., but the documentation of this concept is still rather sketchy. When you state (above): "Other companies may calls these Performances, Setups or Registrations but the concept is the essentially the same" - that is crystal-clear to me. I've been a longtime Kurzweil user, and am intimately acquainted with "Setups," which is their terminology for Casio's "Stage Settings." BUT, with Kurzweil (and other manufacturers), Setups are a separate mode from "Programs" (or "Tones," in Casio's terminology). Maybe it's the user interface, but with the PX-5S, It appears that I can be in Stage Settings mode, yet scroll through Tones and hear them separately from the obvious, massively layered/split Stage Settings. I'm just not grasping something that I'm sure is very simple; could you please enlighten me by walking all of us slowly and clearly through these concepts, and explaining the interaction/differences of Stage Settings and Tones so that I'm able to better understand the architecture of the instrument? I think many would benefit from a thorough discussion of this topic, as I've only seen it touched on briefly in a few places. Thanks very much! Oh, and did I mention that I LOVE the PX-5S? Great job, everyone! Dan