Troubleshooting

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Possible Cause

 

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No keyboard Sound

1.

Power supply problem.

1.

Correctly attach the AC adaptor, make

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sure that batteries poles (+/–) are fac-

 

 

 

 

 

ing correctly, and check to make sure

 

 

 

 

 

that batteries are not dead.

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2.

Power is not turned on.

2.

Press the POWER button to turn on

 

 

 

 

power.

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3.

Volume setting is too low.

3.

Use the VOLUME slider to increase vol-

 

 

 

 

ume.

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4.

The MODE switch is in the CASIO

4.

Normal play is not possible on the ac-

 

 

CHORD or FINGERED position.

 

companiment keyboard while the

 

 

 

 

 

MODE switch is set to CASIO CHORD

 

 

 

 

 

or FINGERED. Change the MODE

 

 

 

 

 

switch setting to NORMAL.

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5.

LOCAL CONTROL is off.

5.

Turn on LOCAL CONTROL.

 

6.

MIDI data has changed the VOLUME

6.

Adjust both parameters.

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and EXPRESSION settings to 0.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any of the following symptoms while us-

Low battery power

Replace the batteries with a set of new ones

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ing battery power.

 

 

or use the AC adaptor.

 

Dim power supply indicator

Instrument does not turn on.

Dim, difficult to read display

Abnormally low speaker/headphone volume

Distortion of sound output

Occasional interruption of sound when playing at high volumes

Sudden power failure when playing at high volumes

Dimming of the display when playing at high volume

Continued sound output even after you release a key

A totally different tone may sound

Abnormal rhythm pattern and demo tune play

Loss of power, sound distortion, or low volume when playing from a connected computer or MIDI device

Auto Accompaniment does not sound.

Accompaniment volume is set to 000.

Use the ACCOMP VOLUME button to in-

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crease the volume.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sound output does not change when key

Touch response is turned off.

Press the TOUCH RESPONSE button to

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pressure is varied.

 

turn it on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On-screen keyboard guide keys stay on.

Keyboard is waiting for play of the correct

1. Press the lit key to continue with Step 1

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note during Step 1 or Step 2 play.

or Step 2 play.

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2. Press the START/STOP button to quit

 

 

Step 1 or Step 2 play.

 

 

 

 

 

 

When playing with another MIDI instru-

Transpose or tuning is set to a value other

Use the TRANSPOSE/TUNE/MIDI button

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ment, keys or tunings do not match.

than 00.

to display the applicable setting screens and

 

 

 

 

set both transpose and tuning to 00.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cannot record Auto Accompaniment or

Track other than Track 1 is selected as the

Use the track select buttons to select Track

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rhythm.

recording track.

1. (Track 2 is melody track.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

When playing General MIDI data with a

Wrong SOUND RANGE SHIFT setting

Use the TRANSPOSE/TUNE/MIDI button

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computer, playback notes do not match

 

to display the SOUND RANGE SHIFT

 

 

those produced when lit keys on the on-

 

screen and correct the setting.

 

 

screen keyboard guide are pressed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Playing on the keyboard produces an un-

The computer’s MIDI THRU function is

Turn off the MIDI THRU function on the

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natural sound when connected to a com-

turned on.

computer or turn off LOCAL CONTROL

 

 

puter.

 

on the keyboard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cannot record chord accompaniment data

ACCOMP MIDI OUT is turned off.

Turn on ACCOMP MIDI OUT.

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on a computer.

 

 

 

 

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