Casio LK230ES1A User Manual

USER’S GUIDE

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Safety Precautions Before trying to use the keyboard, be sure to read the separate “Safety Precautions”.

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Precauciones de seguridad

Antes de intentar usar el teclado, asegúrese de leer las “Precauciones de seguridad” separadas.

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LK230ES1A

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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

FCC WARNING

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Declaration of Conformity

Model Number: LK-230 Trade Name: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. Responsible party: CASIO AMERICA, INC. Address: 570 MT. PLEASANT AVENUE, DOVER, NEW JERSEY 07801 Telephone number: 973-361-5400 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules, Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Important!

Please note the following important information before using this product.

• Before using the optional AD-5 Adaptor to power the unit, be sure to check the AC Adaptor for any damage first. Carefully check the power cord for breakage, cuts, exposed wire and other serious damage. Never let children use an AC adaptor that is seriously damaged.

• Never attempt to recharge batteries.

• Do not use rechargeable batteries.

• Never mix old batteries with new ones.

• Use recommended batteries or equivalent types.

• Always make sure that positive (+) and negative (–) poles are facing correctly as indicated near the battery compartment.

• Replace batteries as soon as possible after any sign they are getting weak.

• Do not short-circuit the battery terminals.

• The product is not intended for children under 3 years.

• Use only CASIO AD-5 adaptor.

• The AC adaptor is not a toy.

• Be sure to disconnect the AC adaptor before cleaning the product.

Manufacturer:

This mark applies in EU countries only.

CASIO COMPUTER CO.,LTD. 6-2, Hon-machi 1-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8543, Japan

Responsible within the European Union: CASIO EUROPE GmbH Casio-Platz 1, 22848 Norderstedt, Germany

● Company and product names used in this manual may be registered trademarks of others.

● Any reproduction of the contents of this manual, either in part or its entirety, is prohibited. Except for your own,

personal use, any other use of the contents of this manual without the consent of CASIO is prohibited under copyright laws.

● IN NO EVENT SHALL CASIO BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF INFORMATION) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT, EVEN IF CASIO HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

● The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.

Contents

General Guide ............................. E-2

Using the 10-key Pad (bo) .................................E-4

Using the Setting Button (4) .............................E-4

Getting Ready to Play ................ E-5

Preparing the Music Stand .................................E-5

Power Supply .....................................................E-5

Playing the Digital Keyboard..... E-6

Turning on Power and Playing ...........................E-6

Using Headphones .............................................E-7

Changing Keyboard Response to

Touch Pressure (Touch Response)....................E-7

Turning Off Keyboard Lighting ...........................E-8

Using the Voice Pads .........................................E-9

Using the Metronome .........................................E-9

Controlling the

Keyboard Sounds..................... E-11

Select from a variety of

musical instrument sounds ...............................E-11

Using Reverb....................................................E-12

Using a Pedal ...................................................E-12

Changing the Pitch (Transpose, Tuning)..........E-13

Sampling a Sound and Playing It on the

Keyboard (Sampling)........................................E-13

Using a Sampled Sound in a Rhythm

(Drum Assign) ..................................................E-16

Playing Built-in Songs ............. E-17

Playing the Demo Songs..................................E-17

Playing Back a Particular Song ........................E-17

Using Built-in Songs to

Master Keyboard Play ..............E-21

Phrases............................................................E-21

Step Up Lesson Flow.......................................E-21

Selecting the Song, Phrase, and

Part You Want to Practice................................E-22

Lessons 1, 2, and 3..........................................E-23

Lesson Settings ...............................................E-24

Using Auto Step Up Lesson.............................E-25

Music Challenge

Keyboard Game ........................ E-27

Using Auto Accompaniment

Playing the Rhythm Part Only..........................E-29

Playing All Parts............................................... E-30

Using Auto Accompaniment Effectively ........... E-32

Using One-Touch Preset ................................. E-33

Connecting External Devices

Connecting a Computer ................................... E-34

MIDI Settings ...................................................E-35

Connecting to Audio Equipment ...................... E-37

...... E-29

..... E-34

Reference................................... E-38

Troubleshooting ............................................... E-38

Specifications................................................... E-40

Operating Precautions ..................................... E-41

Chord Example List..........................................E-42

MIDI Implementation Chart

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Included Accessories

● Music Stand

● Song Book

● Leaflets

• Safety Precautions

• Appendix

• Other (Warranty, etc.)

Items included as accessories are subject to change without notice.

Separately Available Accessories

• You can get information about accessories that are separately for this product from the CASIO keyboard catalog available from your retailer, and from the CASIO website at the following URL.

http://world.casio.com/

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General Guide

• In this manual, the term “Digital Keyboard” refers to the LK-230.

• In this manual, buttons and other controllers are identified using the numbers shown below.

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bp bq br bs bt ck cl cm cn

co cp crcq cs co

General Guide

POWER switch ☞E-6

MAIN VOLUME slider ☞E-6

MIC VOLUME slider ☞E-13

SETTING, KEY LIGHT button ☞E-4, 8

SAMPLING button ☞E-13, 14, 16

METRONOME, BEAT button ☞E-9

REPEAT, INTRO button ☞E-18, 19, 24, 32

REW, NORMAL/FILL-IN button ☞E-18, 22, 29, 32

FF, VARIATION/FILL-IN button ☞E-18, 22, 32

PAUSE, SYNCHRO/ENDING button ☞E-18, 32, 33

PLAY/STOP, START/STOP button

☞E-17, 18, 20, 23, 24, 29

PART SELECT, ACCOMP ON/OFF, CHORDS

button ☞E-17, 20, 22, 24, 30, 36

TEMPO buttons ☞E-10, 19, 33

Number buttons, [–] / [+] buttons ☞E-4

SONG BANK button ☞E-17, 19, 22, 27

RHYTHM, ONE TOUCH PRESET button

☞E-9, 11, 29, 33

TONE button ☞E-6, 11

LISTEN, VOICE PAD1 button ☞E-9, 14, 23

WATCH, VOICE PAD2 button ☞E-9, 14, 23

REMEMBER, VOICE PAD3 button ☞E-9, 14, 24

NEXT, VOICE PAD4 button ☞E-9, 14, 22

AUTO, VOICE PAD5 button ☞E-9, 14, 25

MUSIC CHALLENGE, SET SELECT button

☞E-9, 27

Speakers

Song Bank list

Display

Rhythm list

Tone list

CHORD root names ☞E-30

Percussion instrument list ☞E-11

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USB port ☞E-34

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SUSTAIN jack ☞E-12

PHONES/OUTPUT jack ☞E-7, 37

AUDIO IN jack ☞E-37

DC 9V terminal ☞E-5

MIC IN jack ☞E-13

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General Guide

Using the 10-key Pad (bo)

Use the number buttons and the [–] and [+] buttons to change the settings of the parameters that appear in the upper left area of the display.

Setting

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Number Buttons

Use the number buttons to enter numbers and values.

• Enter the same number of digits as the currently displayed value. Example: To enter tone number 005, input 0 3 0 3 5.

• Negative values cannot be input using the number buttons. Use [+] (increase) and [–] (decrease) instead.

[–] and [+] Buttons

You can use the [+] (increase) and [–] (decrease) buttons to change the displayed number or value.

• Holding down either button scrolls the displayed setting.

• Pressing both buttons at the same time will revert to the initial default setting or the recommended setting.

Using the Setting Button (4)

Use the Setting button ( select the reverb type, pedal effect, etc.

Press 4.

) to access settings that let you

Setting

T r a n s .

Parameter

Next press 4 until the parameter whose setting you want to change is displayed.

Each press of 4 cycles through the available parameters.

Parameter Display See Page

1 Transpose Trans. E-13

2 Accompaniment Volume AcompVol E-33

3 Song Volume Song Vol E-19

4 Touch Response Touch E-8

5 Tuning Tune E-13

6 Reverb Reverb E-12

7 Voice Fingering Guide Speak E-24

8 Note Guide NoteGuid E-25

9 Performance Evaluation Scoring E-25

10 Phrase PhraseLn E-25

11 Sampling Start SmplAuto E-15

12 Keyboard Channel Keybd Ch E-35

13 Navigate Channels Navi. Ch E-35

14 Local Control Local E-36

15 Accomp Out AcompOut E-36

16 Pedal Effect Jack E-12

17 Power On Alert Demo2 E-6

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When the parameter you want is displayed, use

(10-key) to change its setting.

• The parameter setting will disappear from the upper left area of the screen if you do not perform any operation for some time.

• The tone and other parameters revert to their initial defaults whenever you turn on power (page E-6).

Getting Ready to Play

Preparing the Music Stand

Music stand

Power Supply

Either an AC adaptor or batteries can be used to power this Digital Keyboard. Normally, use of AC adaptor power is recommended.

• The AD-5 AC adaptor does not come with this Digital Keyboard. Purchase it separately from your retailer. See page E-1 for information about options.

Using the AC Adaptor

Use the AD-5 AC adaptor when you want to power the Digital Keyboard from a household electrical outlet.

AD-5DC 9V terminal

Household power outlet

Using Batteries

• Be sure to turn off power before loading batteries.

• It is up to you to prepare six commercially available AA-size batteries. Do not use oxyride batteries or any other nickel based batteries.

Open the battery cover on the bottom of the Digital Keyboard.

Load six AA-size batteries into the battery compartment.

Make sure the positive + and negative - ends of the batteries are facing as shown in the illustration.

Insert the tabs of the battery cover into the holes on the side of the battery compartment, and close the cover.

Tabs

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• Be sure to turn off Digital Keyboard power before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor.

■ Low Battery Indication

The indicator shown below starts to flash to let you know when battery power is low. Replace the batteries with new ones.

Low battery indicator (flashes)

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Playing the Digital Keyboard

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bobo

Turning on Power and Playing

Turn on 1.

This turns on power.

Try playing something on the keyboard. Use 2 to adjust volume.

Keyboard keys light.

• Turning off the keyboard power causes all current settings and sampled sounds (page E-13) to be cleared. The keyboard will revert to initial default settings the next time you turn it on.

Increase

Decrease

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Auto Power Off (Using Batteries)

While you are using batteries for power, power will turn off automatically if you do not perform any operation for about six minutes. Auto Power Off is disabled while the AC adaptor is being used for power.

■ Disabling Auto Power Off

You can disable Auto Power Off to ensure that power is not turned off automatically during a concert, etc.

While holding down br, turn on power.

Auto Power Off will be disabled.

Power On Alert (Using the AC Adaptor)

While you are using the AC adaptor for power, the keyboard keys will light to remind you that power is on if you do not perform any operation for about six minutes. Power on alert is disabled while batteries are being used for power.

■ Disabling Power On Alert

You can disable power on alert to ensure that keyboard keys do not light during a concert, etc.

Press 4 a number of times until “Demo2” appears on the display (page E-4).

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Demo 2

Press the bo (10-key) [–] key to select the OFF setting.

Playing the Digital Keyboard

Using Headphones

Using headphones cuts off output from the built-in speakers, which means you can practice playing even late at night without disturbing others.

• Be sure to turn down the volume level before connecting headphones.

PHONES/OUTPUT jack

• Headphones do not come with the Digital Keyboard.

• Use commercially available headphones. See page E-1 for information about options.

• Do not listen to very high volume output over headphones for long period. Doing so creates the risk of hearing damage.

• If you are using headphones that require an adaptor plug, make sure you do not leave the adaptor plugged in when removing the headphones.

Changing Keyboard Response to Touch Pressure (Touch Response)

Touch Response alters tone volume in accordance with keyboard pressure (speed). This provides you some of the same expressivity you get on an acoustic piano.

Keyboard Instrument Sound Intensity

■ Sound intensity depends on the speed that keys are pressed.

People normally believe that the stronger the pressure applied to a piano keyboard, the louder the sound. Actually, however, the intensity of the notes played depends on the speed at which keys are pressed. Notes are louder when keys are pressed quickly, and quieter when keys are pressed slowly. Keeping this in mind as you play a keyboard musical instrument lets you control note volume without striving to apply too much pressure with your fingertips.

■ The playability of an acoustic piano

Your Digital Keyboard provides you with key touch that is the next best thing to an acoustic piano. Note volume changes automatically in accordance with key press speed.

Pressing fast produces louder notes.

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Pressing slowly produces softer notes.

Do not try to use too much pressure.

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Playing the Digital Keyboard

Changing Touch Response Sensitivity

Use the procedure below to control how much the volume of played notes change in accordance with playing speed. Select the setting that best matches your playing style.

Press 4 a number of times until “Touch” appears on the display (page E-4).

T o u c h

Use bo (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to select one of the three Touch Response sensitivity settings.

Off (oFF) Touch Response is turned off. Sound

volume is fixed, regardless of key press speed.

Type 1 (1) Normal Touch Response Type 2 (2) More sensitive Touch Response than Type 1

Indicator disappears when Touch Response is turned off.

Turning Off Keyboard Lighting

Keyboard Lighting causes keyboard keys to light when you press them, during built-in song playback, etc. You can use the following procedure to turn off Keyboard Lighting.

Hold down 4 until “Keylight” appears on the display.

K e y l i g h t

Press the bo (10-key) [–] key to select the OFF setting.

Indicator disappears when Keyboard Lighting is turned off.

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Playing the Digital Keyboard

Using the Voice Pads

You can use the voice pads to sound various sound effects or even sounds you have sampled (“Sampling”, page E-13). Use the voice pads to add something extra to your performances.

Press bq.

Lights

Press a pad (1 through 5, bs through cm) to sound what is assigned to it.

There are four sets of voice pad sounds numbered 1 through 4 (see below). Each press of the sound sets 1 through 4.

bs bt ck cl cm cn

Pad 1Pad 2Pad 3Pad 4Pad 5

TONE 402

Set 1

Set 2 Set 1 sounds with various pitches.

Set 3 Set 1 sounds repeated.

Set 4 XIAO LUO GUNSHOT BONGO CONGA

*1: Pad 5 plays original sound raised a perfect fifth. *2: Pad 1: Up a perfect fifth; Pad 2: Down a perfect fifth;

*3: Pads 1 and 5: Gradually rising pitch;

“VOICE PAD 1”

Pad 3: Same as Set 1; Pad 4: Up a major third; Pad 5: Down a perfect fifth

Pad 2: Gradually falling pitch

Example: When Set 2 is selected

TONE 403

“VOICE PAD 2”

TONE 404

“VOICE PAD 3”

cycles thorough

TONE 401 “ORIGINAL”

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Sounding Sampled Sounds with the Voice Pads

Sampling sounds will change the tones assigned to sets 1 through 3 to the sampled sounds. For more information, see page E-13.

Using the Metronome

The metronome lets you play and practice along with a steady beat to help keep you on tempo.

Start/Stop

Press 6.

This starts the metronome.

This pattern changes with each beat.

Press 6 again to stop the metronome.

Changing the Beats Per Measure

You can configure the metronome to use a bell sound for the first beat of each measure of the song you are playing.

• You can specify 0, or a value from 2 to 6 as the number of beat per measure.

• When playing a built-in song, the beats per measure setting (which determines when the bell sounds) is configured automatically for the currently selected song.

Hold down 6 until the beats per measure setting screen appears on the display.

Bea t

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P a d S e t

• While a sound set number is displayed, you can change it using few seconds after the indicator appears, the display will return to the previous screen automatically.

(10-key). If you do not perform any operation for a

• If you do not perform any operation for after the beats per measure setting screen appears, the display will return to the screen displayed before you pressed

Use bo (10-key) to enter the number of beats per measure.

• The bell will not sound if you specify 0 for this setting. In this case, all beats are indicated by a click sound. This setting lets you practice with a steady beat, without worrying how many beats there are in each measure.

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Playing the Digital Keyboard

Changing the Metronome Tempo

Use the following procedure to change the tempo of the metronome.

Press bn.

Use y (slower) and t (faster) to change the tempo setting. Holding down either button changes the setting at high speed.

•Pressing y and t at the same time will initialize the

tempo setting in accordance with the currently selected song or rhythm.

•Pressing display. While the tempo value is flashing, you can use

(10-key) to change it.

Note that you must input leading zeros, so 89 is input as 089.

• The tempo value will stop flashing if you do not perform any operation for a short while.

Tempo value (flashes)

causes the tempo value to flash on the

Changing the Metronome Sound Volume

The metronome volume setting is changed automatically with the volume level of the currently selected Auto Accompaniment or song. The metronome volume cannot be adjusted independently.

• For information about changing the Auto Accompaniment volume, see page E-33.

• For information about changing the song volume, see page E-19.

• You cannot adjust the balance between the metronome and note volume during Auto Accompaniment and built-in tune play.

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Controlling the Keyboard Sounds

Select from a variety of musical instrument sounds

Your Digital Keyboard lets you select tones for a wide variety of musical instrument sounds, including violin, flute, orchestra, and more. Even the same song sound takes on a different feel by changing the instrument type.

To select an instrument for playing

Press br.

Tone number

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Try playing something on the keyboard.

The tone of the instrument you selected will sound.

Playing with a Piano Tone (Piano Setup)

Press bq and br at the same time.

This selects the grand piano tone.

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Tone name

Use bo (10-key) to select the tone number you want.

The corresponding tone number and tone name will appear on the screen.

• See the separate “Appendix” for a complete list of available tones.

• You also can find out instrument numbers using the tone groups printed on the Digital Keyboard’s console.

• Use the number buttons to enter the tone number. Specify three digits for the tone number. Example: To select 001, enter 0 3 0 3 1.

• When one of the drum sets is selected (tone numbers 395 through 400), each keyboard key is assigned a different percussion sound.

Settings

Tone Number: “001” Reverb: “06” Transpose: 00 Touch Response: Off:Returns to initial default

On: No change Pedal Effect: SUS Rhythm Number: “131” Accompaniment: Rhythm part only Local Control: On Drum Assign: Off

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Controlling the Keyboard Sounds

Using Reverb

Reverb adds reverberation to notes. You can change the duration of the reverb.

Press 4 a number of times until “Reverb” appears on the display (page E-4).

Reverb

Use the bo (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to select the reverb setting you want.

Off (oFF) Turns off reverb. 1 to 10 The larger the number selected, the longer

the reverb duration.

Indicator disappears when reverb is turned off.

R e v e r b

Selecting the Pedal Effect

Press 4 a number of times until “Jack” appears on the display (page E-4).

J a c k

Use the bo (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to select the pedal effect you want.

• The following shows the available pedal effects.

Sustain (SUS)

Sostenuto (SoS)

Soft (SFt)

Rhythm (rHy)

Sustains notes played while the pedal is depressed. Organ and other similar tone notes are sustained even if the pedal is not pressed.

Sustains notes that are playing when the pedal is depressed before the keyboard keys are released.

Slightly softens notes played while the pedal is depressed.

Pressing the pedal starts and stops Auto Accompaniment or song playback.

Using a Pedal

A pedal can be use to change notes in various ways while playing.

• A pedal unit does not come with the Digital Keyboard. Purchase one separately from your retailer. See page E-1 for information about options.

Connecting a Pedal Unit

Connect an optional pedal unit.

SUSTAIN jack

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Controlling the Keyboard Sounds

Changing the Pitch (Transpose, Tuning)

Changing the Pitch in Semitone Steps (Transpose)

The transpose feature lets you change the pitch, in semitone steps. A simple operation lets you instantly change the pitch to match that of a singer.

• The transpose setting range is –12 to +12 semitones.

Press 4.

Trans.

Use the bo (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to select the transpose setting you want.

Fine Tuning (Tuning)

Use the tuning feature when you need to adjust the pitch slightly to play along with another musical instrument. Also, some artists perform their music with slightly altered tuning. You can use the tuning feature to adjust tuning so it exactly matches a performance on a CD.

• The tuning setting range is –99 to +99 cents.

Press 4 a number of times until “Tune” appears on the display (page E-4).

Sampling a Sound and Playing It on the Keyboard (Sampling)

You can use the Digital Keyboard to sample a sound from a microphone, and then play the sound with the keyboard keys or voice pads. For example, you could sample the bark of your dog and then use the sound in a melody. The sampling feature is a great way to create new sounds that are highly creative.

Connection

Connect a microphone.

MIC IN jack

• Use of a commercially available microphone also is supported.

• Turn off the microphone and the Digital Keyboard before connecting them.

• It will take a few seconds before you can use the microphone after you turn on the keyboard.

• Sampled sounds are recorded in monaural.

• You cannot sample sounds input from through the AUDIO IN jack.

Sampling a Sound and Playing It

There are two sampling methods: full sampling and short sampling.

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Tune

Use the bo (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to adjust the tuning.

■ Full Sampling

This method allows sampling of a single sound with a duration of one second.

Turn the volume levels of the Digital Keyboard down.

Turn on the microphone and then the Digital Keyboard.

Use 3 to adjust the volume level of microphone input.

Press 5 and immediately release it.

This enters record standby.

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