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GUIDELINES LAID DOWN BY FCC RULES FOR USE OF THE UNIT IN THE U.S.A. (not applicable to other areas). NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Welcome... To the happy family of satisfied CASIO electronic musical instrument owners! To get the most out of the many features and functions of the keyboard, be sure to carefully read this manual and keep it on hand for future reference.
Main Features 137 tones • Everything from orchestra instruments to synthesized sounds, drum sets and more. 100 rhythms • A selection of rhythms that cover rock, pops, jazz and just about any other musical style imaginable. Auto Accompaniment • Simply play a chord and the corresponding rhythm, bass, and chords parts play along automatically. One Touch Presets instantly recalls the most suitable tone and tempo settings to match the rhythm you are using.
• Do not touch the batteries directly with your hands when removing them. They may be hot or battery fluid may be leak- ing from them. 4. Consult with the dealer where you pur- chased the keyboard or with an autho- rized CASIO service provider.
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4. Consult with the dealer where you pur- chased the keyboard or with an autho- rized CASIO service provider. When the instrument has been dropped: • In the case the instrument has been dropped or damaged, take the following actions.
• The instrument’s silicone rubber feet may eventually blacken or scar lacquered sur- faces. Use felt cloth pads to insulate the feet or preferably use a CASIO musical instru- ment stand designed for your keyboard. Do not place heavy objects on the instrument.
Contents Welcome..E-1 Main Features ... E-2 Safety Precautions ... E-3 Care of your keyboard ... E-5 Contents ... E-6 General Guide ... E-8 About the display ... E-9 Quick Reference ... E-10 Connections... E-11 Phones/Output Terminal ... E-11 Connecting to a Computer or Other Equipment ...
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3-Step Lesson ... E-24 Step 1 – Master the timing..E-25 Step 2 – Master the melody..E-25 Step 3 – Play a normal speed..E-26 Memory Function ... E-27 Tracks ...E-27 Real-time Recording to Track 1 ... E-28 Playing Back from Memory ...
RHYTHM list MODE switch POWER button VOLUME slider CHORD ROOT NAMES TONE list Speaker FULL RANGE CHORD FINGERED CASIO CHORD NORMAL TEMPO button SYNCHRO/ENDING button VARIATION/FILL-IN button START/STOP button INTRO button NORMAL/FILL-IN button ACCOMP VOLUME button TRANSPOSE/TUNE/MIDI button ONE TOUCH PRESET button...
Playing a Demo Tune Pressing the DEMO button starts demo tune play, which plays the 100 built-in tunes in sequence. To stop demo tune play, press the DEMO, START/STOP, or STOP button. NOTES • Pressing [+] (forward) or [–] (back) skips to the next demo tune. •...
Set the MODE switch to NORMAL. FULL RANGE CHORD FINGERED CASIO CHORD NORMAL Press the SONG BANK button. Find the tune you want to play in the SONG BANK List, and then use the number buttons to input its two- digit number.
Connections Phones/Output Terminal Before connecting headphones or other external equipment, be sure to first turn down the volume settings of the keyboard and the con- nected equipment. You can then adjust volume to the desired level after connections are complete. [Rear Panel] PHONES/OUTPUT terminal ASSIGNABLE...
Power Supply This keyboard can be powered by current from a standard household wall outlet (using the specified AC adaptor) or by batteries. Always make sure you turn the keyboard off whenever you are not using it. Using batteries Always make sure you turn off the keyboard before loading or re- placing batteries.
Auto Power Off When you are using battery power, keyboard power turns off auto- matically whenever you leave it on without performing any opera- tion for about 6 minutes. When this happens, press the POWER but- ton to turn power back on. NOTE Auto Power Off is disabled (it does not function) when you are using the AC adaptor to power the keyboard.
Basic Operations METRONOME POWER MODE VOLUME START/STOP This section provides information on performing basic keyboard op- erations. To play the keyboard Press the POWER button to turn the keyboard on. Set the MODE switch to NORMAL. Use the VOLUME slider to set the volume to a rela- tively low level.
Using the Metronome The metronome feature of this keyboard produces a bell sound for the first beat of each measure, followed by click sounds for each suc- cessive beat of the measure. It is the perfect tool for practicing tunes without accompaniment (rhythm).
Auto Accompaniment MODE START/STOP This keyboard automatically plays bass and chord parts in accordance with the chords you finger. The bass and chord parts are played us- ing sounds and tones that are automatically selected to select the rhythm you are using. All of this means that you get full, realistic accompaniments for the melody notes you play with your right hand, creating the mood of an one-person ensemble.
This method of chord play makes it possible for anyone to easily play chords, regardless of previous musical knowledge and experience. The following describes the CASIO CHORD “Accompaniment key- board” and “Melody keyboard”, and tells you how to play CASIO CHORDs. CASIO CHORD Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody...
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INTRO NORMAL/FILL-IN VARIATION/FILL-IN START/STOP FINGERED FINGERED provides you with a total of 15 different chord types. The following describes the FINGERED “Accompaniment keyboard” and “Melody keyboard”, and tells you how to play a C-root chord using FINGERED. FINGERED Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody Key- board Accompaniment Melody keyboard...
The following procedure describes how to use synchro start. Before starting, you should first select the rhythm you want to use, set the tempo, and use the MODE switch to select the chord play method you want to use (NORMAL, CASIO CHORD, FINGERED, FULL RANGE CHORD). E-19...
MODE SYNCHRO/ENDING To use synchro start Press the SYNCHRO/ENDING button to put the key- board into synchro start standby. Flash Play a chord and the rhythm pattern starts to play au- tomatically. NOTES • If the MODE switch is set to NORMAL, only the rhythm plays (without a chord) when you play on the accompaniment keyboard.
Playing a Built-in Tune A selection of 100 tunes come built-in for your listening enjoyment or play along fun. You can turn off the left-hand or right-hand part to practice with the remaining part, and the display even shows you what keys to press and which fingers you should use.
START/STOP TEMPO To play an Etude tune Find the tune you want to play in the ETUDE List, and note its number. Press the ETUDE button to specify the Etude group. Flash ETUDE CONCERT PIECE Use the number buttons to input the two-digit tune number you looked up in step 1.
Adjusting the Tempo Each tune has a preset default tempo (beats per minute) that is set automatically whenever you select a tune. While the tune is playing, you can change the tempo setting to a value in the range of 40 to 255. To set the tempo Use the TEMPO buttons to set the tempo.
3-Step Lesson START/STOP The 3-step lesson feature takes you through the three distinct steps described below to help you learn to play tunes on the keyboard. Step 1 – Master the timing. In this step, pressing any key on the keyboard plays the correct note, so you can concentrate on getting the timing right without worrying about playing the right note.
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Step 1 – Master the timing. Select the tune you want to use. Press the step 1 button to start Step 1 play. • After a count sounds, they keyboard stands by and waits for you to play the first note of the tune. ETUDE CONCERT PIECE...
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START/STOP Step 3 – Play a normal speed. Select the tune you want to play. Press the step 3 button to start Step 3 play. • Accompaniment (left hand part) starts to play at normal speed. ETUDE CONCERT PIECE Indicator appears Fingering Keyboard key used Play the melody (right hand part) as indicated by the...
Memory Function You can store up to two separate songs in memory for later playback. The memory function records your keyboard play in real time, as you play it. Tracks The memory of this keyboard records and plays back notes much like a standard tape recorder.
MODE INTRO NORMAL/FILL-IN START/STOP VARIATION/FILL-IN SYNCHRO/ENDING Real-time Recording to Track 1 With real-time recording, the notes and chords you play on the key- board are recorded as you play them. To record to Track 1 using real-time recording Use the MEMORY button to enter record standby. ETUDE CONCERT PIECE...
Memory Data Storage • Anything previously stored in memory is replaced whenever you make a new recording. • Memory contents are retained as long as the keyboard is supplied with electrical power. Unplugging the AC adaptor when batteries are not loaded or when loaded batteries are dead cuts off the key- board’s electrical power supply, causing all data stored in memory to be deleted.
START/STOP Real-time Recording to Track 2 After you record Track 1, you can use real-time recording to add a melody in Track 2. To record to Track 2 while playing back Track 1 Use the MEMORY button to enter record standby, and then use [+] and [–] to select 0 or 1 as the song number.
Deleting the Contents of a Specific Track Use the following procedure to delete all of the data currently re- corded in a specific track. To delete all of the data in a specific track Use the MEMORY button to enter record standby, and then use [+] and [–] to select the song (0 or 1) whose track you want to delete.
Keyboard Settings This section describes how to use layer (to play two tones with a sin- gle key) and split (to assign different tones to either end of the key- board), and how to make touch response, transpose, and tuning set- tings.
Specify the split point. While holding down the SPLIT button, press the keyboard where you want the left- most key of the high end range to be. Example: To specify G3 as the split point, press the G3 key. Now try playing something on the keyboard. •...
TRANSPOSE/TUNE/MIDI TOUCH RESPONSE Using Touch Response When touch response is turned on, the relative volume of sound out- put by the keyboard is varied in accordance with the amount of pres- sure applied, just like an acoustic piano. To turn touch response on and off Press the TOUCH RESPONSE button to toggle touch re- sponse on and off.
Tuning the Keyboard Use the following procedure to fine tune the keyboard to match the tuning of another musical instrument. To tune the keyboard Press the TRANSPOSE/TUNE/MIDI button twice to display the tuning screen. Use the [+], [–], and the number buttons to adjust the tuning value.
MIDI TRANSPOSE/TUNE/MIDI What is MIDI? The letters MIDI stand for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which is the name of a worldwide standard for digital signals and connec- tors that makes it possible to exchange musical data between musical instruments and computers (machines) produced by different manu- facturers.
General MIDI As we have already seen, MIDI makes it possible to exchange musi- cal data between devices produced by different manufacturers. This musical data does not consist of the notes themselves, but rather in- formation on whether a keyboard key is pressed or released, and the tone number.
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TRANSPOSE/TUNE/MIDI MIDI IN CHORD JUDGE (Default: Off) on: When a chord specification method is selected by the MODE switch, chords are specified by the keyboard channel note data input from the MIDI IN terminal. oFF:MIDI IN CHORD JUDGE is turned off. Press the TRANSPOSE/TUNE/MIDI button until the MIDI IN CHORD JUDGE screen appears.
TOUCH CURVE (Default: 0) 0: Normal touch curve 1: Louder than normal tone, even when little pressure is used to press keyboard keys. When touch response is turned off, sound is pro- duced at a louder volume than normal. Press the TRANSPOSE/TUNE/MIDI button until the TOUCH CURVE SELECT screen appears.
NOTE The pitch of a note depends on the tone that is being used, as shown in the Note Table on page A-1. Whenever this keyboard receives a note num- ber that is outside its range for that tone, the same tone in the nearest available octave is substituted.
1. Power supply problem. 2. Power is not turned on. 3. Volume setting is too low. 4. The MODE switch is in the CASIO CHORD or FINGERED position. 5. LOCAL CONTROL is off. 6. MIDI data has changed the VOLUME and EXPRESSION settings to 0.
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Range Type C–1 (Standard type) (Tipo estándar) Low pitch instruments Instrumentos de altura tonal baja “072 PICCOLO” only Solamente “072 PICCOLO” No scale for tones. (Sound Effect) Sin escala para los sonidos. (Efecto de sonido) ...Keyboard range (SOUND RANGE SHIFT turned on) ...Gama del teclado (SOUND RANGE SHIFT activados) ...Keyboard range (SOUND RANGE SHIFT turned off) ...Gama del teclado (SOUND RANGE SHIFT desactivados)
Tone List Lista de sonidos SYNTH-LEAD 080-087 080 SQUARE WAVE 081 SAWTOOTH WAVE 082 CALLIOPE 083 CHIFF LEAD 084 CHARANG 085 VOICE LEAD 086 FIFTH LEAD 087 BASS+LEAD SYNTH-PAD 088-095 088 NEW AGE 089 WARM PAD 090 POLYSYNTH 091 SPACE CHOIR 092 BOWED GLASS 093 METALLIC PAD 094 HALO PAD...
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