Casio MA1007-A, WK6500E1A, CTK6000 User Manual

USER’S GUIDE

Please keep all information for future reference.

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

CTK6000/WK6500E1A

Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks

Basic

Channel

1 - 16

Default

Changed

Note

Number

0 - 127

1True voice

After

Touch

Control

Change

Pitch Bender

Key’s

Ch’s

Velocity

9nH v = 1 - 127

9nH v = 0, 8nH V =

9nH v = 1 - 127

9nH v = 0

Note ON

Note OFF

Mode

Mode 3

0 - 127

Mode 3

Default

Messages

Altered

Models: CTK-6000 / WK-6500 Version : 1.0

6, 38

1011161718196466677273

Bank select

Modulation

Data entry LSB, MSB

Volume

Pan

Expression

DSP Parameter0

DSP Parameter1

DSP Parameter2

DSP Parameter3

Hold 1

Sostenuto

Soft pedal

Release time

Attack time

OXOOOXOOOOOOOOO

*3*3*

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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.

NOTICE

Model Number: CTK-6000/WK-6500 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.

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Important!

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Please note the following important information before using this product.

• Before using the optional AC 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 a CASIO AD-A12150LW adaptor.

• The AC adaptor is not a toy.

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

This mark applies in EU countries only.

Manufacturer: 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

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Contents

General Guide ............................. E-4

Reading the Display ...........................................E-6

Modes.................................................................E-7

Menus.................................................................E-7

, Precautions while “Please Wait” is

displayed ............................................................E-7

Saving Settings ..................................................E-8

Returning the Digital Keyboard to Its

Factory Default Settings .....................................E-8

Getting Ready to Play ................ E-9

Preparing the Music Stand .................................E-9

Power Supply .....................................................E-9

Connections.............................. E-11

Connecting Headphones ..................................E-11

Connecting a Pedal ..........................................E-11

Connecting a Microphone (WK-6500 only).......E-11

Connecting Audio Equipment or

an Amplifier ......................................................E-12

Bundled and Optional Accessories ..................E-12

Selecting and Playing a Tone.. E-13

To turn on Digital Keyboard power ...................E-13

Listening to Demo Tunes .................................E-14

Selecting a Tone ..............................................E-14

Layering and Splitting Tones ............................E-15

Raising and Lowering Keyboard Tuning

(Transpose) ......................................................E-18

Using Octave Shift............................................E-18

Using the Metronome .......................................E-19

Using the Pitch Bend Wheel.............................E-20

Selecting a Temperament and

Fine Tuning Its Scale........................................E-21

Playing Arpeggio Phrases Automatically

(Arpeggiator) ....................................................E-23

Using Auto Accompaniment ... E-24

Playing an Auto Accompaniment .....................E-24

Selecting a Chord Fingering Mode...................E-26

Modifying Auto Accompaniment Patterns.........E-27

Using One-Touch Presets ................................E-27

Using Auto Harmonize .....................................E-28

Using the Rhythm Editor ..................................E-29

Applying Effects to a Sound.... E-32

Configuration of Effects....................................E-32

Selecting an Effect ........................................... E-34

Creating a User DSP ....................................... E-37

Using the Mixer ......................... E-39

Mixer Overview ................................................E-39

Mixer Operation ...............................................E-40

Mixer Parameter Settings ................................ E-42

Using the Tone Editor............... E-45

Tone Creation Overview ..................................E-45

Creating a User Tone.......................................E-46

Tone Parameter Settings ................................. E-48

Music Presets............................ E-50

Using Music Presets ........................................E-50

Creating a User Preset .................................... E-54

Editing a Chord Progression ............................ E-58

Saving Keyboard Setups to

Registration Memory ................ E-62

To save a setup to registration memory........... E-63

To recall a setup from registration memory ..... E-63

Using the Song Sequencer ...... E-64

Starting One-touch Recording (EASY REC).... E-64

What you can do with the song sequencer ...... E-66

Recording Individual Tracks.............................E-68

Using Panel Record to Rewrite

Song Header Settings......................................E-72

Playing a Recorded Song ................................E-73

Editing a Song..................................................E-75

Editing a Track .................................................E-79

Editing Events ..................................................E-81

Directly Inputting Note Events (Step Input) ...... E-94

Using the Function Menu ......... E-96

Using the Function Menu ................................. E-96

Function Menu Settings ...................................E-97

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Using a Memory Card............. E-102

Loading and Removing a Memory Card.........E-103

Entering the Card Mode .................................E-103

Formatting a Memory Card.............................E-103

Saving Digital Keyboard Data to a

Memory Card..................................................E-104

Loading Data from a Memory Card ................E-106

To delete a file from a memory card...............E-107

To rename a file on a memory card................E-107

Playing a Music File from a Memory Card......E-108

Error Messages ..............................................E-111

Connecting to a Computer .... E-112

Minimum Computer System Requirements....E-112

Storing and Loading Digital Keyboard

Memory Data..................................................E-113

Reference ................................ E-114

Troubleshooting..............................................E-114

Specifications .................................................E-116

Operating Precautions....................................E-118

DSP Effect List ...............................................E-119

Fingering Guide..............................................E-124

Supported Input Characters ...........................E-124

Chord Example List ........................................E-125

Assigning a MIDI Channel to Each Part .........E-126

Parameter List ................................................E-127

Contents

MIDI Implementation Chart

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General Guide

Back

Dial

L-1 - L-18 C-1 - C-13

R-1

R-20T-1 - T-8

S-1

• Illustrations in this User’s Guide show the WK-6500.

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• In this manual, the term “Digital Keyboard” refers to the CTK-6000/WK-6500.

L-1

POWER button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞13

L-2

MAIN VOLUME knob. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞13

L-3

MIC VOLUME knob (WK-6500 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞11

RHYTHM buttons

L-4

[A] POPS/ROCK/DANCE button . . . . . . . . . . ☞14, 24

L-5

[B] JAZZ/EUROPEAN button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞24

L-6

[C] LATIN button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞24

L-7

[D] WORLD/VARIOUS,

MUSIC PRESET button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞24,50

L-8

[E] PIANO RHYTHMS,

ONE TOUCH PRESET button . . . . . . . . . ☞24, 27, 50

L-9

[F] USER RHYTHMS button . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞24, 27

L-10

METRONOME, $BEAT button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞19

L-11

TEMPO w button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞19

L-12

TEMPO q, #TAP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞19

RHYTHM/SONG CONTROLLER buttons

L-13

INTRO, REPEAT button . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞27, 74, 108

L-14

NORMAL/FILL-IN, sREW button . ☞14, 27, 73, 108

L-15

VARIATION/FILL-IN, dFF button . ☞14, 27, 73, 108

L-16

SYNCHRO/ENDING, PAUSE button ☞24, 27, 73, 108

L-17

START/STOP, PLAY/STOP,

DEMO button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞14, 24, 73, 108

L-18

ACCOMP ON/OFF, $CHORDS,

PART SELECT, DEMO button . . . . . ☞14, 24, 26, 109

C-1

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞6

C-2

RHYTHM EDITOR button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞29

C-3

SONG SEQUENCER, #EDIT button . . . . . ☞7, 68, 75

C-4

RECORD button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞64, 68, 69

C-5

MIXER, #EFFECT button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞34, 40

C-6

TONE EDITOR, #SCALE button . . . . . . . . . . ☞21, 46

C-7

CARD, #LOAD/SAVE button . . . . . ☞7, 103, 104, 106

Dial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞6, 14, 24

REGISTRATION buttons

C-8

BANK, DELETE button . . . . . . . . . . . ☞59, 62, 86, 93

C-9

1, INSERT button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞59, 62, 88, 94

C-10

2, COPY button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞62, 88

C-11

3, QUANTIZE button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞62, 89

C-12

4, STEP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞60, 62, 94

C-13

STORE, #MENU button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞7, 62

TONE buttons

R-1

[A] PIANO, 5 button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞14, 59, 88

R-2

[B] E. PIANO, 1 button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞14, 59, 88

R-3

[C] ORGAN, 2 button . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞14, 59, 88, 89

R-4

[D] GUITAR, • button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞14, 59, 88

R-5

[E] BASS, REST button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞14, 94

R-6 [F] STRINGS button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞14

R-7

[G] BRASS, 6 button. . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞14, 59, 88, 89

R-8

[H] REED/PIPE, 7 button . . . . . . . . . ☞14, 59, 88, 89

R-9

[I] SYNTH, 8 button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞14, 88, 89

R-10

[J] OTHERS, , button . . . . . . . . . . ☞14, 59, 88, 89

R-11

[K] GM/DRUMS, . button. . . . . . . . . . . ☞14, 94

R-12

[L] USER TONES button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞14, 46

R-13

FUNCTION button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞96

R-14

NO/y/–, YES/t/+,

#TRANSPOSE buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞6, 14, 18, 24

R-15

EXIT button

R-16

ENTER button

R-17

u, t, y, i buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞7

R-18

AUTO HARMONIZE/ARPEGGIATOR,

$TYPE button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞23, 28

R-19

SPLIT button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞15

R-20

LAYER, $OCTAVE button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞15, 18

S-1

PITCH BEND wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞20

T-1

SD CARD SLOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞102

T-2

USB jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞112

T-3

SUSTAIN/ASSIGNABLE JACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞11

T-4

PHONES jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞11

T-5

AUDIO IN jack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞12

T-6

DC 12V jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞9

T-7

MIC IN jack (WK-6500 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞11

T-8

LINE OUT R, L/MONO jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ☞12

• This manual uses the numbers and names below to refer to buttons and controllers.

• The following explains the meanings of the # and $ symbols that appear on the product console and with the key names below.

#: Indicates a function that is enabled by holding down the R-13 (FUNCTION) button when pressing a button. For example,

SONG SEQUENCER, # EDIT means that the EDIT function is enabled by depressing the R-13 (FUNCTION) button.

$ :Indicates a function that is enabled by holding down the button for some time. For example, METRONOME, BEAT $ means that the BEAT

function is enabled by holding down the button for some time.

General Guide

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General Guide

Reading the Display

This section explains the contents of the Digital Keyboard’s display screen.

Detailed information area



This area displays a variety of information while the Digital Keyboard is being used. Use this area to confirm proper operation when changing values, when selecting a menu item, and when performing other operations.

Level meter area



This level meter shows the volume level of the notes that are sounded when you play something on the keyboard or when Auto Accompaniment is played. There are a total of 32 parts, 16 each in Group A and Group B. The L indicator will be displayed in the lower left corner while Group A parts are being indicated by the level meter, while the M indicator will be displayed in the lower left corner while Group B parts are being indicated. For details about parts, see “How Parts are Organized” (page E-39).

Indicator areas



The indicator area shows such information as the current mode (page E-7), the status of settings, the status of Auto Accompaniment, and other information. There are two types of indicators: text type indicators such as :, and pointer (K) type indicators. In the case of pointer type indicators, a setting or status is indicated by the location of the K next to fixed text along the sides of the display. For example, the location of the pointer (K) on the right side of the display in the sample below indicates REVERB.

Tempo, measure, beat area



Tempo is shown as the current setting value, as beats per minute. Auto Accompaniment, the metronome (page E-19), and other playback is performed at the tempo shown here. The MEASURE and BEAT values are counted up as Auto Accompaniment, the metronome, or other playback progresses.

Currently Selected Item Indication

The item that is currently selected on a display screen is indicated by thick brackets (%) and by a large dot (0). The currently selected item is the one that is affected by the R-14 (–, +) buttons or dial operations.

On this screen, “RHYTHM” is selected because it is enclosed by thick brackets. This indicates that the rhythm setting can be changed.

On this screen, “Touch” is selected because the 0 is next to it. This indicates that the value to the right of “Touch”, which is enclosed in thick brackets, can be changed.

Registration bank area



This area shows the number of the currently selected registration bank (page E-62).

Chord area



This area shows the chord being played when Auto Accompaniment (page E-24) or music preset (page E-50) is being used. It also can display fraction chords by showing the chord root (C, G, etc.) and type (m, 7th, etc.).

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General Guide

C-7 (CARD) button

Rhythm mode

C-3 (SONG

SEQUENCER) button

C-7 (CARD) or

R-15 (EXIT) button

Card mode

Song sequencer mode

C-3 (SONG SEQUENCER) or R-15 (EXIT) button

Modes

Your Digital Keyboard has three modes: a rhythm mode, a card mode, and a song sequencer mode. The currently selected mode is shown as an indicator on the display.

•Rhythm mode (: indicator displayed)

The rhythm mode is the initial power on default mode. The rhythm mode is the base mode, and it is the mode you should enter when you want to play on the keyboard or use Auto Accompaniment.

• Card mode (; indicator displayed)

Enter the card mode when you want to perform memory card operations. See “Using a Memory Card” (page E-102) for more information. – In the rhythm mode, pressing the C-7 (CARD) button will

enter the card mode.

– In the card mode, pressing the C-7 (CARD) button or the

R-15 (EXIT) button will return to the rhythm mode.

• Song sequencer mode (< indicator displayed)

Enter the sequencer mode when you want to record performances using the keyboard and Auto Accompaniment, or to play back song data. For details, see “Using the Song Sequencer” (page E-64). – In the rhythm mode, pressing the C-3 (SONG

SEQUENCER) button will enter the song sequencer mode.

– In the song sequencer mode, pressing the C-3 (SONG

SEQUENCER) button or the R-15 (EXIT) button will return to the rhythm mode.

Menus

You can use the same operations to display mode and function specific menus. To display a menu, hold down the R-13 (FUNCTION) button as you press the C-13 (MENU) button. For example, the “Performance” menu shown below will appear if you perform the above operation while in the rhythm mode. This menu provides instant access to performance functions.

• The currently selected item is the one with the 0 next to it. You can use the R-17 (t, y) buttons to move the 0 up and down. You also can use the R-17 (u, i) buttons to scroll between menu pages.

• To exit a displayed menu, press the R-15 (EXIT) button. You may need to press the R-15 (EXIT) button more than once in some cases.

• The menu items and operations for specific modes and functions are described in each section of this user’s guide.

Precautions while “Please

Wait” is displayed

Never try to perform any operation, or insert or remove a memory card while the message “Please Wait” is on the display. Wait until the message disappears.

• “Please Wait” indicates that the Digital Keyboard is performing a data save operation. Turning off the Digital Keyboard or removing the memory card can cause Digital Keyboard data to be deleted or become corrupted. It also can cause the Digital Keyboard to fail to turn on when the L-1 (POWER) button is pressed.

• If this happens, refer to “Troubleshooting” (page E-114).

• After entering any mode besides the rhythm mode and performing the operations you want, be sure to return to the rhythm mode. The rhythm mode is the initial power on default mode.

• Unless otherwise specifically noted, all of the operations described in this user’s guide are performed in the rhythm mode.

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General Guide

Saving Settings

Your Digital Keyboard is equipped with a song sequencer and other features that you can use to store data you create. This stored data is retained even when the Digital Keyboard is turned off. However, the tone, rhythm, and other settings you configure on the Digital Keyboard’s console normally are returned to their initial power on defaults whenever you turn off power. You can configure the Digital Keyboard so it remembers its latest setup or to apply a predetermined default setup each time you turn it on. For details, see “AutoResume (Auto Resume)” (page E-100) and “Default (Default Settings)” (page E-100).

* The following data and settings are always retained even

when power is turned off. – Registration setup data (page E-62) – Song sequencer data (page E-64) – User rhythm data (page E-29) – User preset data (page E-54) – User tone data (page E-45) – Scale fine tuning setting (page E-22) – Auto Resume setting (page E-100)

Returning the Digital Keyboard to Its Factory Default Settings

You can delete all data in keyboard memory and return all keyboard parameters to their initial factory default settings. For details, see “To initialize all data and settings (or parameter settings only)” (page E-101).

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Getting Ready to Play

Music stand

Household power outle

AC adaptor

T-6 (DC 12V) jack

Power cord

Preparing the Music Stand

Power Supply

Prepare a household power outlet or batteries.

• Be sure to comply with the separate “Safety Precautions”. Incorrect use of this product creates the risk of electric shock and fire.

• Always make sure that the product is turned off before plugging in or unplugging the AC adaptor, or before loading or removing batteries.

Using a Household Power Outlet

Make sure that you use only the AC adaptor (JEITA Standard, with unified polarity plug) specified for this product. Use of a different type of AC adaptor can cause malfunction.

Specified AC Adaptor: AD-A12150LW

Use the supplied power cord to connect the AC adaptor as shown in the illustration below.

• The AC adaptor will become warm to the touch after very long use. This is normal and does not indicate malfunction.

• To prevent breaking of the wire, take care to avoid putting any type of load on the power cord.

No bending! No winding!

• Never insert metal, pencils, or any other objects into the product’s DC 12V jack. Doing so creates the risk of accident.

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Getting Ready to Play

Tabs

Low battery indication (flashing)

Using Batteries

You can use six D-size batteries for power.

• Use alkaline or zinc-carbon batteries. Never use oxyride or any other nickel based batteries.

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

Load six D-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.

■ Low Battery Indication

The following shows the approximate battery life.

4 hours

* The above values are standard battery life at normal

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

on alkaline batteries

temperature, with the volume at medium setting. Temperature extremes or playing at very loud volume settings can shorten battery life.

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Connections

T-4 (PHONES) jack

T-3 (SUSTAIN/ASIGNABLE) jack

T-7 (MIC IN) jack

Connecting 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.

• Headphones do not come with the Digital Keyboard.

• Use commercially available headphones.

• Do not listen to very high volume output over headphones for long periods. 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.

Connecting a Pedal

Connecting an optionally available pedal let’s you perform pedal operations that add more versatility to your keyboard play. For information about the types of effects that can be applied by pressing the pedal, see “Ped.Assign (Pedal Assign)” (page E-97).

Connecting a Microphone (WK-6500 only)

You can connect a dynamic microphone (only) to the Digital Keyboard for output thorough the Digital Keyboard’s speakers.

• You can adjust the volume level of microphone input with the L-3 (MIC VOLUME) knob. Microphone volume control is independent of overall keyboard volume.

• Built-in effects (reverb, chorus, DSP) are also applied to input from the microphone. You also can use the Mixer to adjust how effects are applied, the speaker stereo pan position, and other parameters. For details, see “Selecting and Playing a Tone” (page E-13) and “Using the Mixer” (page E-39).

• Before connecting a microphone, make sure that the Digital Keyboard and microphone are turned off.

• Before connecting a microphone, set both the L-2 (MAIN VOLUME) and L-3 (MIC VOLUME) knobs to low levels. Adjust volume settings to appropriate levels after connecting the microphone.

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Connections

INPUT 1

INPUT 2

Audio amplifier AUX IN jack, etc.

Pin plug

LEFT (White)

Standard plug

Guitar amplifier

Keyboard amplifier, etc.

RIGHT (Red)

Stereo mini plug

Portable audio player, etc.

Connecting Audio Equipment or an Amplifier

You can connect audio equipment or a music amplifier to the Digital Keyboard and then play through external speakers for more powerful volume and better sound quality.

• Whenever connecting a device to the Digital Keyboard, first use the L-2 (MAIN VOLUME) knob to set the volume to a low level. After connecting, you can adjust the volume to the level you want.

• Whenever you connect any device to the Digital Keyboard, be sure to read the user documentation that comes with the device.

Outputting Keyboard Notes to Audio Equipment

Use commercially available connecting cords to connect the external audio equipment to the Digital Keyboard’s T-8 (LINE OUT) jacks as shown in Figure right channel sound, while LINE OUT L/MONO jack output is left channel sound. It is up to you to purchase connecting cords like the ones shown in the illustration for connection of audio equipment. Normally in this configuration you must set the audio equipment’s input selector to the setting that specifies the terminal (such as AUX IN) to which the Digital Keyboard is connected. Use the L-2 (MAIN VOLUME) knob to adjust the volume level.

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. LINE OUT R jack output is

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Playing an External Device from the Digital Keyboard

Use a commercially available connecting cord to connect the external audio equipment to the Digital Keyboard’s T-5 (AUDIO IN) jack as shown in Figure should have a stereo mini plug on one end and a plug that matches the configuration of the external device on the other end. Use the L-2 (MAIN VOLUME) knob to adjust the volume level.

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. The connecting cord

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Bundled and Optional Accessories

Use of unauthorized accessories creates the risk of fire, electric shock, and personal injury.

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

http://world.casio.com/

Outputting Keyboard Notes to a Musical Instrument Amplifier

Use a commercially available connecting cord to connect the amplifier to either of the Digital Keyboard’s T-8 (LINE OUT) jacks as shown in Figure channel sound, while LINE OUT L/MONO jack output is left channel sound. Connecting to the LINE OUT L/ MONO jack only outputs a mixture of both channels. It is up to you to purchase connecting cord like the one shown in the illustration for connection of the amplifier. Use the L-2 (MAIN VOLUME) knob to adjust the volume level.

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. LINE OUT R jack output is right

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Selecting and Playing a Tone

L-1L-1 L-4L-4 R-1 R-12R-1 R-12

L-17L-17

L-18L-18

L-2L-2

R-19R-19

R-14R-14

R-20R-20

L-14L-14

L-15L-15

R-1 - R-12

To turn on Digital Keyboard power

Rotate the L-2 (MAIN VOLUME) knob towards MIN to set the volume to a low level.

Referring to “Connections” (page E-11), connect headphones, amplifier, or other device.

Use the L-1 (POWER) button to turn on power.

• The Digital Keyboard display screen will appear as shown below, which indicates that it is ready to play with a piano tone (using initial power on default settings).

• Under its initial configuration, the Digital Keyboard will return to its default settings whenever you turn it off. You can change the initial configuration to have the Digital Keyboard remember its latest setup or to apply a predetermined setup each time you turn it on. For details, see “AutoResume (Auto Resume)” (page E-100) and “Default (Default Settings)” (page E-100).

• The message “Please Wait” will remain on the display while a data save operation is in progress. Do not perform any other operation while it is displayed. Turning off the Digital Keyboard or removing the memory card can cause Digital Keyboard data to be deleted or become corrupted. It also can cause the Digital Keyboard to fail to turn on when the L-1 (POWER) button is pressed. If this happens, refer to “Troubleshooting” (page E-114).

• To turn off the Digital Keyboard, press the L-1 (POWER) button again.

Auto Power Off

This Digital Keyboard is designed to turn off automatically to avoid wasting power after no operation is performed for a preset amount of time. The Auto Power Off trigger time is six minutes under battery power and four hours under AC adaptor power.

• Auto Power Off is enabled while “on” is selected for “AutoPower (Auto Power Off)” (page E-99). The initial default setting is “on”. To disable Auto Power Off, select “oFF” for “AutoPower” (Auto Power Off).

• You also can use the procedure below to temporarily suspend Auto Power Off while it is enabled.

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Selecting and Playing a Tone

Tone name

Group

Number

■ To disable Auto Power Off

While the Digital Keyboard is turned on, press the L-1 (POWER) button to turn it off.

While holding down the L-4 ([A] POPS/ROCK/ DANCE) button, press the L-1 (POWER) button to turn on the Digital Keyboard.

• Auto Power Off will be disabled at this time.

• Turning off the keyboard after performing the above steps will re-enable Auto Power Off.

Listening to Demo Tunes

While holding down the L-18 (ACCOMP ON/ OFF) button, press the L-17 (PLAY/STOP) button.

Selecting a Tone

The tones of this Digital Keyboard are divided among groups, each of which corresponds to one of the 12 TONE buttons. You can specify a tone by its group and its tone number. Use the following procedure to select a single tone that is applied across the entire keyboard.

To select a tone

Refer to the separate “Appendix” to look up the group and the number of the tone you want to select.

Check to make sure that the @ and A indicators are not on the display.

• If they are displayed, press the R-19 (SPLIT) button and/or R-20 (LAYER) button to clear both indicators from the display.

Use buttons R-1 ([A] PIANO) through R-12 ([L] USER TONES) to select a tone group.

• This starts demo tune play.

• The Digital Keyboard has a total of five demo tunes. You also can use the R-14 (–, +) buttons to select a demo tune.

• Pressing the L-15 (dFF) button performs fast forward play of the demo tune, while the L-14 (sREW) button performs fast backward play. Holding down the L-14 (sREW) button until playback reaches the beginning of the current song will stop playback there. Normal playback will resume when you release the L-14 (sREW) button. Holding down the L-15 (dFF) button continues fast forward playback, even after the end of a song is reached.

• You can play along on the keyboard with demo tune play. Note, however, that you cannot change the tone assigned to the keyboard. Only the key operations described above are supported during demo tune playback.

To stop demo tune playback, press the L-17 (PLAY/STOP) button.

• The R-12 ([L] USER TONES) button selects the user tone group. For details, see “Using the Tone Editor” (page E-45).

Use the dial to scroll through the tone numbers until the one you want is displayed.

Example: Group [C], Number 004

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Selecting and Playing a Tone

UPPER 1

UPPER 1 UPPER 2

LOWER UPPER 1

Now you can play on the keyboard using the tone you selected.

• You also can use the R-14 (–, +) buttons to select a demo tune. Holding down either button will scroll through tone numbers at high speed. Pressing both of the R-14 (–, +) buttons at the same time will select tone 001 in the currently selected group.

Layering and Splitting Tones

You can configure the keyboard to play two different tones at the same time (Layer) or to play different tones in the left and right ranges (Split). You can even use Layer and Split in combination with each other and play three different tones at the same time. The UPPER 1 part is used alone when playing an individual tone on the keyboard. When layering two tones, the UPPER 1 part and UPPER 2 parts are used. When splitting the keyboard between two tones, the low range of the keyboard plays the LOWER part.

• One tone across the entire keyboard (page E-14)

This configuration uses the UPPER 1 part only (Layer: Off, Split: Off).

• Three tones, two layered tones for the right range and one tone for the left range of the keyboard (page E-17)

This configuration uses the UPPER 1 part, UPPER 2 part, and LOWER part (Layer: On, Split: On).

LOWER

• You can configure the settings described below to adjust each part when using multiple tones in layer and split configurations.

To adjust this setting for

each part:

Octave shift Using Octave Shift

Volume balance Using the Mixer (page E-39)

Stereo position, effect (reverb, chorus) levels, and other detailed settings

UPPER 1 UPPER 2

Go here for more

information:

(page E-18)

• Two layered tones across the entire keyboard (page E-16)

This configuration uses the UPPER 1 part and UPPER 2 part (Layer: On, Split: Off).

• Two tones, one for the left range and one for the right range of the keyboard (page E-17)

This configuration uses the UPPER 1 part and LOWER part (Layer: Off, Split: On).

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Selecting and Playing a Tone

R-19R-19

R-20R-20

R-14R-14

To layer two tones To split the keyboard between two tones

Refer to the separate “Appendix” to look up the group(s) and numbers of the two tones (UPPER 1 part tone and UPPER 2 part tone) you want to use.

Check to make sure that the @ and A indicators are not on the display.

• If they are displayed, press the R-19 (SPLIT) button and/or R-20 (LAYER) button to clear both indicators from the display. When neither indicator is displayed, the tone you select will become the UPPER 1 part tone.

Refer to the separate “Appendix” to look up the group(s) and numbers of the tones (UPPER 1 part tone and LOWER part tone) you want to use.

Check to make sure that the @ and A indicators are not on the display.

Use the TONE buttons and dial to select the UPPER 1 part tone.

Press the R-20 (LAYER) button.

• This causes the A indicator to appear on the

display. This indicates that the tone you select will become the UPPER 2 part tone.

Use the TONE buttons and dial to select the UPPER 2 part tone.

Play something on the keyboard to check how the tones sound layered together.

To cancel tone layering, press the R-20 (LAYER) button again so the A indicator disappears from the display.

Use the TONE buttons and dial to select the UPPER 1 part tone.

Press the R-19 (SPLIT) button.

• This causes the @ indicator to appear on the display. This indicates that the tone you select will become the LOWER part tone.

Use the TONE buttons and dial to select the LOWER part tone.

Play something on the left and right sides of the keyboard to confirm that the tones are assigned properly.

• You also can specify the keyboard split point, which is the location where the keyboard splits between the left range and right range. For details, see “To specify the keyboard split point” (page E-17).

To cancel keyboard split, press the R-19 (SPLIT) button so the @ indicator disappears from the display.

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Selecting and Playing a Tone

LOWER part

Key you press

UPPER 1 part

Split point

To specify the keyboard split point

While holding down the R-19 (SPLIT) button, press the keyboard key that you want to be the leftmost key in the right side (UPPER 1 part) range.

• The name of the key you press will appear on the display as the new split point key name.

• You also can use the R-14 (–, +) buttons to change the displayed split point key name.

When you are finished, release the R-19 (SPLIT) button.

• The initial default split point is at key F#3.

• During Auto Accompaniment play (page E-24), the keyboard to the left of the split point becomes the chord keyboard.

To use layer and split together

Perform steps 1 through 6 of the procedure under “To layer two tones” (page E-16).

Refer to the separate “Appendix” to look up the group and the number of the tone you want to assign to for the LOWER part.

Press the R-19 (SPLIT) button.

• This causes the @ indicator to appear on the

display. This indicates that the tone you select will become the LOWER part tone.

Use the TONE buttons and dial to select the LOWER part tone.

Play something on the left and right sides of the keyboard to confirm that the tones are assigned properly.

• The right keyboard area plays the UPPER 1 and UPPER 2 tones in a layered configuration, while the left keyboard area plays the LOWER tone.

To cancel keyboard split, press the R-19 (SPLIT) button so the @ indicator disappears from the display.

To cancel tone layering, press the R-20 (LAYER) button again so the A indicator disappears from the display.

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Selecting and Playing a Tone

Part name

Octave shift amount (Octave unit)

Raising and Lowering Keyboard Tuning (Transpose)

The transpose feature lets you raise or lower the overall tuning of the keyboard in semitone steps. You can use this feature to adjust keyboard tuning to a key that better matches a vocalist, another musical instrument, etc.

While holding down the R-13 (FUNCTION) button, press one of the R-14 (–, +) buttons.

• This displays the transpose screen shown below.

While holding down the R-13 (FUNCTION) button, use the dial or the R-14 (–, +) buttons to change the setting value.

• You can change the tuning of the keyboard within the range of –12 to 00 to +12.

Press the R-13 (FUNCTION) button.

• This exits the transpose screen.

• Setting a transposed value other than 00 will cause the

B indicator to appear on the display.

• The current transpose setting is applied to the notes of all parts (UPPER 1, UPPER 2, LOWER, Auto Accompaniment, etc.) played on the keyboard. The MIDI out note number when a keyboard key is pressed is also shifted in accordance with the transpose setting.

Using Octave Shift

You can use octave shift to individually change the octave of the UPPER 1, UPPER 2, and LOWER parts. You can use octave shift to raise or lower the octave of a song, to assign different octaves to the left side and right side keyboards while the keyboard is split, or to play two notes in different octaves while the keyboard is layered.

Hold down the R-20 (OCTAVE) button until the octave shift screen shown below appears on the display.

• This indicates you can change the UPPER 1 part octave.

Use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to specify the octave shift amount.

• You can shift the octave within the range of –2 to 0 to +2.

If you want to change the octave of the UPPER 2 part, press the R-20 (OCTAVE) button.

• This will cause “UPPER 2” to appear on the display, indicating that you can change the UPPER 2 part octave. Perform the same operation as in step 3 to specify the octave shift amount.

If you want to change the octave of the LOWER part, press the R-20 (OCTAVE) button.

• This will cause “LOWER” to appear on the display, indicating that you can change the LOWER part octave. Perform the same operation as in step 3 to specify the octave shift amount.

Press the R-20 (OCTAVE) button or the R-15 (EXIT) button.

• This exits the octave shift screen.

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Selecting and Playing a Tone

Tempo

Measure

Beat

Using the Metronome

Press the L-10 (METRONOME) button.

• This will start the metronome.

• The display will show the tempo along with a count of the measures and beats since you started the metronome.

Press the L-10 (METRONOME) button again to stop the metronome.

To change the beats per measure

Hold down the L-10 (BEAT) button until the metronome beat screen shown below appears on the display.

To change the tempo setting

There are two different methods you can use to change the tempo setting: using the TEMPO buttons or tapping a beat with a button.

■ To change the tempo using the TEMPO buttons

Press the L-11 (TEMPO w) (slower) or L-12 (TEMPO q) (faster) button.

• This displays the tempo screen shown below.

• If you do not perform any operation for a few seconds, the display will return to previous screen automatically.

Use the L-11 (TEMPO w) and L-12 (TEMPO q) buttons to change the tempo (beats per minute).

• Holding down either button will scroll the setting values at high speed.

• You can specify a tempo value in the range of 30 to

255.

Press the R-15 (EXIT) button.

• This exits the tempo screen.

Use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to select a beat setting.

• You can select 0, or a value within the range of 2 to 6. Specifying 0 for this setting will cause each beat to be indicated by the same sound (no chime at the beginning of each measure).

Press the L-10 (BEAT) or R-15 (EXIT) button.

• This exits the metronome beat screen.

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Selecting and Playing a Tone

■ To adjust the tempo by tapping a beat

While holding down the R-13 (FUNCTION) button, tap the L-12 (TAP) button four times at the speed (tempo) you want to set.

• The first tap of the L-12 (TAP) button will cause the display shown below to appear.

• The tempo setting will change in accordance with your tapping speed as soon as you tap the fourth time.

• The setting will be canceled if you release the R-13 (FUNCTION) button before tapping the R-12 (TAP) button four times.

Using the Pitch Bend Wheel

The PITCH BEND wheel (S-1) lets you change the pitch of notes you are playing by rotating the wheel forward or back. Rotating the wheel away from you raises the pitch, while rotating it towards you lowers it. Releasing the wheel causes the pitch of the notes to return to normal automatically.

• Do not have the pitch bend wheel rotated as you turn on the keyboard.

• You also can change the range of the pitch bend wheel (bend range) globally or for a specific part. For details, see “BendRange (Bend Range)” (page E-97) and “Part Parameters” (page E-44).

After setting the tempo by tapping, you then can use the procedure under “To change the tempo using the TEMPO buttons” (page E-19) to make fine adjustments.

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Selecting a Temperament and Fine Tuning Its Scale

Use the scale function to select one of the 17 preset temperaments (tunings) for the built-in sound source. You also can fine tune each note of a scale (from C to B) in one-cent units. After selecting one of the preset temperaments, you can edit it to suit your particular needs. You also can specify whether the current scale settings (temperament setting and fine tuning adjustment) should be applied to Auto Accompaniment (Accomp Scale).

• The settings you configure with the scale function are retained even when the Digital Keyboard is turned off.

To select a preset scale

While holding down the R-13 (FUNCTION) button, press the C-6 (SCALE) button to display the scale screen, with the 0 located at “Preset”.

Selecting and Playing a Tone

Use the dial or the R-14 (–, +) buttons to select a temperament.

• Selecting a temperament other than 01: Equal will

cause the C indicator to appear on the display.

• The following shows the temperament numbers and names that appear on the display.

Number Screen Name Preset Temperament

01 Equal Equal temperament

02 Pure Major Just major intonation

03 Pure Minor Just minor intonation

04 Pythagorean Pythagorean system

05 Kirnberger 3 Kirnberger III

06 Werckmeister Werckmeister 1-3 (III)

07 Mean-Tone Mean tone

08 Rast Rast

09 Bayati Bayati

10 Hijaz Hijaz

11 Saba Saba

12 Dashti Dashti

13 Chahargah Chahargah

14 Segah Segah

15 Gurjari Todi Gurjari Todi

16 Chandrakauns Chandrakauns

17 Charukeshi Charukeshi

Press the R-16 (ENTER) button.

• This displays a preset temperament selection screen like the one shown below.

Perform the following steps to specify the root note of a temperament.

(1) Press the R-17 (i) button.

• This displays root note setting screen.

(2) Use the dial or the R-14 (–, +) buttons to change the

root note (C to B).

• You can also use the keyboard to specify the root note.

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Selecting and Playing a Tone

When you are finished, press the R-15 (EXIT) button twice.

• This will return to the screen that was displayed before you displayed the scale screen.

• The root note setting you specify here is retained, even if you later change to a different preset temperament.

When you are finished making adjustments, press the R-15 (EXIT) button twice.

• This will return to the screen that was displayed before you displayed the scale screen.

Specifying whether the Current Scale Settings Should be Applied to Auto Accompaniment (Accomp Scale)

Fine Tuning a Scale

If required, perform the procedure under “To select a preset scale” (page E-21) to select a preset temperament.

While holding down the R-13 (FUNCTION) button, press the C-6 (SCALE) button to display the scale screen.

Use the R-17 (y) button to move the 0 to “FineTune” and then press the R-16 (ENTER) button.

• This displays the scale fine tuning screen like the one shown below.

While holding down the R-13 (FUNCTION) button, press the C-6 (SCALE) button to display the scale screen.

Use the R-17 (i) button to move the 0 to “AcmpScale”.

Use the dial or the R-14 (–, +) buttons to change the setting value.

To do this: Select this setting:

Not apply scale settings to Auto Accompaniment

Apply scale settings to Auto Accompaniment

When the setting is the way you want, press the

oFF

R-15 (EXIT) button.

• This will return to the screen that was displayed before you displayed the scale screen.

You can adjust the tuning of each individual note in the scale.

(1) Use the R-17 (t) button to move the 0 to “Note”, and

then use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to select the name of the note you want to fine tune.

• You can also press a keyboard key to specify a note.

(2) Use the R-17 (y) button to move the 0 to “Cent”, and

then use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to fine tune the selected note. You can fine tune a note within the range of –99 through +99 cents.

• Adjusting all of the notes in the scale to 0 changes the selected tuning to equal temperament. The C indicator will be on the display when any note in the scale has a value other than 0.

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• The above scale on/off setting affects the Auto Accompaniment bass part and Chord 1 through Chord 5 parts (A11 through A16). You also can turn scales settings on or off for each individual part using the Part Parameter (page E-44) “Scale (Part Scale Enable)” setting.

Playing Arpeggio Phrases

Type number Type name

Flashing

lit

Automatically (Arpeggiator)

With the arpeggiator, you can play various arpeggios and other phrases automatically by simply pressing keys on the keyboard. You can select from a number of different arpeggiator options, including playing arpeggios from a chord, playing various phrases automatically, and more.

Hold down the R-18 (AUTO HARMONIZE/ ARPEGGIATOR) button until the type selection screen shown below appears on the display.

Selecting and Playing a Tone

Press the R-18 (AUTO HARMONIZE/ ARPEGGIATOR) button.

• This causes a pointer indicator to appear on the display next to ARPEGGIATOR.

Configure arpeggiator settings as required.

• The settings you can configure are described in the table below. For information about how to configure settings, see “To change the setting of a function menu item” (page E-96).

For information about this setting: Go here:

Whether arpeggio should be played while keyboard keys are depressed or after the keys are released

The number of times arpeggio is played within one beat

When the keyboard is split between two tones, whether arpeggio should be played when UPPER keyboard or LOWER keyboard keys are pressed

ArpegHold (Arpeggiator Hold) (page E-97)

ArpegSpeed (Arpeggiator Speed) (page E-98)

ArpegPart (Arpeggiator Part) (page E-98)

Use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to select the arpeggiator type you want to use.

• You can select one of the arpeggiator types (013 through 162). Refer to the separate “Appendix” for detailed information about supported arpeggiator types.

• When selecting the arpeggiator type, you can assign the recommended tone for the currently displayed type as the keyboard tone, by holding down the R-18 (AUTO HARMONIZE/ARPEGGIATOR) button until a pointer indicator starts to flash on the display next to ARPEGGIATOR.

• For information about type number 001 through 012, see “Using Auto Harmonize” (page E-28).

Press the R-15 (EXIT) button.

• This exits the type selection screen.

On the keyboard, play a chord or a single note.

• Arpeggio is played in accordance with the currently selected arpeggiator type and the note(s) you play.

To turn off the arpeggiator, press the R-18 (AUTO HARMONIZE/ARPEGGIATOR) button again.

• This causes the pointer indicator next to ARPEGGIATOR to disappear from the display.

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Using Auto Accompaniment

R-15R-15

R-14R-14

C-2C-2 C-5C-5

L-17L-17

L-18L-18

L-11L-11 L-12L-12

L-16L-16

L-15L-15

L-14L-14

R-18R-18

L-4 L-9L-4 L-9

R-17R-17

L-13L-13

L-4 - L-9

Rhythm name Group

Number

With Auto Accompaniment, simply select the accompaniment rhythm you want and the matching accompaniment (drums, guitar, etc.) will play automatically when you play a chord with your left hand. It’s like having your own personal backup group along with you wherever you go. This Digital Keyboard has 200 built-in Auto Accompaniment patterns, which are divided into five groups. You can edit built-in rhythms to create your own original rhythms (called “user rhythms”), which you can save in a sixth group. For more information, see the separate “Appendix”.

Playing an Auto Accompaniment

Refer to the separate “Appendix” to look up the group and the number of the rhythm you want to use.

Use the buttons from L-4 ([A] POPS/ROCK/ DANCE) to L-9 ([F] USER RHYTHMS) to select a rhythm group.

• The L-9 ([F] USER RHYTMS) button is for the user rhythm group. For details, see “Using the Rhythm Editor” (page E-29).

Use the dial to scroll through the rhythm numbers until the one you want is displayed.

Example: Group B, Number 005

• You can also use the R-14 (–, +) buttons to select a rhythm number. Holding down either button will scroll through rhythm numbers at high speed. Pressing both of the R-14 (–, +) buttons at the same time will select 001 in the currently selected group.

Use the L-11 (TEMPO w) and L-12 (TEMPO q) buttons to adjust the tempo setting.

Press the L-18 (ACCOMP ON/OFF) button so the D indicator is on the display.

• Each press of the button toggles accompaniment between on (D indicator displayed) and off (indicator not displayed).

• All accompaniment instrument parts sound while accompaniment is on (D indicator displayed), while only percussion instrument parts (drums, etc.) sound while accompaniment is off (indicator not displayed).

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Chord keyboard

Melody keyboard

Press the L-16 (SYNCHRO/ENDING) button.

• This enters synchro standby (Auto Accompaniment

waiting for you to play a chord), with the F indicator flashing on the display. The flashing F indicator means that the normal Auto Accompaniment pattern is standing by.

You also can use the buttons described below to change to intro or variation pattern standby.

To enter synchro

standby for this

pattern:

Intro L-13 (INTRO)

Variation L-15 (VARIATION/

For details about intro and variation patterns, see “Modifying Auto Accompaniment Patterns” (page E-27).

Play the chord you want on the chord keyboard

Press this key:

button

FILL-IN) button

Display

Indicator:

E flashing

H flashing

(left keyboard keys).

• Auto Accompaniment will start playing when you play the chord.

• To start percussion part play without playing a chord, press the L-17 (START/STOP) button.

Example: To play a C chord

Using Auto Accompaniment

10.

When you are finished, press the L-17 (START/ STOP) button again to stop Auto Accompaniment.

• Pressing the L-16 (SYNCHRO/ENDING) button instead of the L-17 (START/STOP) button will play an ending pattern before stopping Auto Accompaniment play. For details about ending patterns, see “Modifying Auto Accompaniment Patterns” (page E-27).

• You can use the following procedure to adjust the volume level of the Auto Accompaniment, without affecting the volume of Digital Keyboard output. For details, see “AccompVol. (Auto Accompaniment Volume)” (page E-99).

• You can change the size of the chord keyboard by using the split feature to move the split point (page E-17). The keyboard keys to the left of the split point make up the chord keyboard.

• The chord root and type that corresponds to the keys you press appear in the chord area of the display.

Play other chords with your left hand as you play the melody with your right hand.

• You can use “CASIO Chord” or other simplified chord fingering modes to play chords. For details, see “Selecting a Chord Fingering Mode” in the following section.

• You can use the L-14 (NORMAL/FILL-IN) and L-15 (VARIATION/FILL-IN) buttons to modify accompaniment patterns. For details, see “Modifying Auto Accompaniment Patterns” (page E-27).

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Using Auto Accompaniment

Chord keyboard

Melody Keyboard

Chord fingering mode

Note

name

DE F

Selecting a Chord Fingering Mode

While Auto Accompaniment is playing, you use the chord keyboard to specify the chord root and type. The area of the keyboard to the left of the split point (page E-17) is the chord keyboard. The illustration below shows the chord keyboard range under WK-6500 initial default settings.

You can select from among the following five chord fingering modes.

1: Fingered 1 2: Fingered 2 3: Fingered 3 4: CASIO Chord 5: Full Range

To select a chord fingering mode

Hold down the L-18 (ACCOMP ON/OFF) button until the chord fingering mode selection screen shown below appears on the display.

Use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to select a chord fingering mode.

Press the L-18 (ACCOMP ON/OFF) button or the R-15 (EXIT) button.

• This exits the chord fingering mode selection screen.

■ Fingered 1, 2, 3

With these three chord fingering modes, you play chords on the chord keyboard using their normal chord fingerings. Some chord forms are abbreviated, and can be fingered with one or two keys. For information about the types of chords you can finger and their fingerings, see the “Fingering Guide” (page E-124).

Fingered 1 : Play the component notes of the chord on the

keyboard.

Fingered 2 : Unlike Fingered 1, 6th input is not possible with

this mode.

Fingered 3 : Unlike Fingered 1, this mode allows input of

fraction chords with the lowest keyboard note as the bass note.

■ CASIO Chord

With “CASIO Chord”, you can use simplified fingerings to play the four types of chords described below.

Chord Type Example

Major Chords

Press one key, whose note corresponds to the chord name.

• To play C Major, press any C key in the chord keyboard. The octave of the note does not matter.

Minor Chords

Press the chord keyboard key that corresponds to the major chord, while also pressing one other chord keyboard key to the right.

Seventh Chords

Press the chord keyboard key that corresponds to the major chord, while also pressing two other chord keyboard keys to the right.

Minor Seventh Chords

Press the chord keyboard key that corresponds to the major chord, while also pressing three other chord keyboard keys to the right.

When pressing more than one chord keyboard key, it makes no difference whether the additional keys are white or black.

C (C Major)

DE F

Cm (C minor)

C7 (C seventh)

DE F

Cm7 (C minor seventh)

DE F

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■ Full Range Chord

With this chord fingering mode, you can use the full range of the keyboard to play chords and the melody. For information about the types of chords you can finger and their fingerings, see the “Fingering Guide” (page E-124).

Using Auto Accompaniment

L-13L-13 L-14L-14 L-15L-15 L-16L-16

Intro *

Normal Variation Ending *

Normal fill-in *2Variation fill-in *

Modifying Auto Accompaniment Patterns

There are six different Auto Accompaniment patterns, shown below. You can switch between patterns during accompaniment play and even modify patterns. Use buttons L-13 through L-16 to select the pattern you want.

*1 Press at the beginning of a song. Accompaniment play

proceeds with the normal pattern after the intro pattern is complete. Pressing the L-15 (VARIATION/FILL-IN) button before pressing this button will proceed with the variation pattern after the intro pattern is complete.

*2 Press while a normal pattern is playing to insert a fill-in

pattern.

*3 Press while a variation pattern is playing to insert a fill-in

variation pattern.

*4 Press at the end of a song. This will play an ending pattern

and then stop Auto Accompaniment.

Using One-Touch Presets

One-Touch Preset gives you one-touch access to tone and tempo settings that go well with the currently selected Auto Accompaniment rhythm pattern.

To perform using a one-touch preset

If rhythm is playing, press the L-17 (START/ STOP) button to stop it.

Select the rhythm (excluding user rhythms) you want to use.

While holding down the L-8 ([E] PIANO RHYTHMS) button, press the L-9 ([F] USER RHYTHMS) button.

• Settings for the following items are configured appropriately for the rhythm you selected in step 1. – Tones for the UPPER 1, UPPER 2, and LOWER

parts

– Octave shift for the UPPER 1, UPPER 2, and

LOWER parts – Layer and split on/off – Accompaniment on/off – Reverb on/off and type – Chorus type – Auto harmonize or Arpeggiator on/off and type – Tempo

• Also, the F indicator flashes on the display to

indicate that the normal Auto Accompaniment pattern is standing by.

Start playing something on the keyboard.

• Perform the procedure starting from step 7 under “Playing an Auto Accompaniment” on page E-24 and E-27.

• One-Touch Presets are not supported for user rhythms (F:001 through F:010).

• You can recall one-touch preset settings even if a rhythm is already playing when you perform step 3 of the above procedure. In this case, rhythm play will continue without going into synchro standby.

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Using Auto Accompaniment

Type number Type name

Lit

Using Auto Harmonize

Auto harmonize lets you add harmony to melody notes you play with your right hand. You can select any one of 12 Auto harmonize settings.

To play using auto harmonize

Hold down the R-18 (AUTO HARMONIZE/ ARPEGGIATOR) button until the type selection screen shown below appears on the display.

Use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to select the auto harmonize type you want to use.

• You can select one of the type numbers (001 through

012) described in the table below.

Type

Number

001 Duet 1

002 Duet 2

003 Country Adds country style harmony.

004 Octave

005 5th Adds the fifth degree note.

006 3WayOpen

007 3WayClos

008 Strings

009 4WayOpen

010 4WayClos

011 Block Adds block chord notes.

012 Big Band Adds big band style harmony.

• For information about type numbers greater than 012, see “Playing Arpeggio Phrases Automatically (Arpeggiator)” (page E-23).

Type

Name

Description

Adds close (separated by two to four degrees) one-note harmony below the melody note.

Adds open (separated by more than 4 to 6 degrees) 1-note harmony below the melody note.

Adds the note from the next lower octave.

Adds 2-note open harmony, for a total of three notes.

Adds 2-note close harmony, for a total of three notes.

Adds harmony that is optimal for strings.

Adds 3-note open harmony, for a total of four notes.

Adds 3-note close harmony, for a total of four notes.

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Press the R-15 (EXIT) button.

• This exits the type selection screen.

Press the R-18 (AUTO HARMONIZE/ ARPEGGIATOR) button.

• This causes a pointer indicator to appear on the display next to AUTO HARMONIZE.

Play chords and the melody on the keyboard.

• Harmony will be added to your melody notes based on the chords you play.

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