Casio CTK-900 13

General Guide

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dt Number buttons

• For input of numbers to change displayed settings.

ek [+]/[–] buttons (YES/NO)

• Negative values can be changed only by using [+] and [–] to increment and decrement the displayed value.

Playing a Demo Tune (*3)

Pressing the DEMO button starts demo tune play. There are 3 demo tunes, which continuously play in sequence. To stop demo tune play, press either the DEMO button or the START/STOP button.

•Pressing the [+]/[–] buttons skips to the next demo tune.

•The PIANO SETTING button, Layer, and Split are disabled while a demo tune is playing.

Rear Panel

el MIDI OUT terminal

em MIDI IN terminal

en SUSTAIN/ASSIGNABLE JACK terminal

eo PHONES/OUTPUT terminal

ep DC 9V jack

•Display examples shown in this User’s Guide are intended for illustrative purposes only. The actual text and values that appear on the display may differ from the examples shown in this User’s Guide.

•Due to LCD element characteristics, display contrast changes depending on the angle from which you view it. The initial default contrast setting is one that allows easy viewing for a musician seated directly in front of the display. You can also adjust the contrast to the level that suits your particular needs. For more information, see page E-69.

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Contents

Page NOTICE FCC WARNING Important Safety Precautions Safety Precautions Batteries Do not incinerate the product Water and Foreign Matter Disassembly and Modification Relocating the Product Cleaning Connectors Display Screen Sound Volume Correct Stand* Assembly Introduction 550 Tones Include Rich Advanced Tones 50 Drawbar Organ Tones Flash Memory PIANO SETTING Button Powerful effects Mixer Registration Memory Data download from your computer Contents Contents Synthesizer Mode E-40 Using the SMF Player E-71 MIDI General Guide General Guide Page Power Supply To load batteries Important Battery Information To disable Auto Power Off Settings Saving Setups and Memory Contents Initializing the Keyboard Connections Phones/Output Terminal Sustain/Assignable jack Terminal Accessories and Options Basic Operations To select a tone Polyphony Changing Tones and Configuring DSP Effect Settings Using the Drawbar Organ Mode To select a drawbar organ tone Editing Synthesizer Mode Parameters and DSP Parameters of Drawbar Organ Tones Drawbar Position Click Percussion To save an edited drawbar organ tone Applying Effects to Tones Changing the Settings of DSP Parameters DSP Parameters Saving the Settings of DSP Parameters To turn DSP line on and off Changing the Settings of CHORUS Parameters Changing the Settings of REVERB Parameters REVERB Parameters Using the Equalizer To select the equalizer type CHORUS Parameters To adjust the gain (volume) of a band Auto Accompaniment To select a rhythm To play a rhythm To adjust the tempo CASIO CHORD To use Auto Accompaniment FINGERED FULL RANGE CHORD To insert a fill-in To insert an intro To insert the variation rhythm pattern To use synchro start To finish with an ending pattern To use Auto Harmonize To use one-touchpreset Auto Harmonize Types About Auto Harmonize notes and tones Mixer Function Channel Assignments To turn channels on and off Using the Parameter Edit Mode Editing the Parameters for Channels through How Channel On/Off Works To change parameters Editing DSP Channel Parameters Tone Parameters Tuning Parameters Effect Parameters DSP Part Parameters Synthesizer Mode Synthesizer Mode Parameters Synthesizer Mode Saving User Tones Parameters and Their Settings DSP Settings User Tone Creation Hints Inputting Characters To name a user tone and store it in memory Registration Memory Registration Memory Settings Setup Names To Save a Setup in Registration To Recall a Setup from Registration Memory Song Memory Function Selecting a Track To record with real-timerecording Memory Capacity Track 1 Contents After Real-timeRecording Memory Data Storage Track 1 Real-timeRecording Variations Page To record chords with step recording Track 1 Contents After Step Recording Specifying Chords in the Normal Mode Specifying the Length of a Note Track 1 Step Recording Variations To record to Tracks 2 through 6 using real time recording Track Contents After Real-timeRecording To record to Tracks 2 through 6 using step recording Track Contents After Step Recording Level Meter Contents During Record/Edit Standby To correct mistakes while step recording To delete specific note data To edit memory contents Editing Techniques and Display Contents To delete a song To delete a specific track To rewrite song header data (Panel Record) Keyboard Settings Parts To layer tones To split the keyboard To split the keyboard and then layer tones To transpose the keyboard To turn touch response on and off To tune the keyboard Setting Types To use the keyboard settings menu Page Setting Menu Items Page Using the SMF Player Using the SMF Player To play back an SMF To configure other settings Adjusting SMF Playback Volume SMF Player Error Messages MIDI MIDI Connections MIDI Parameters MIDI Using the Music Data Management Software (on the Bundled CD-ROM) „ Supported Computer Operating Systems CASIO MUSIC SITE To connect to a computer DATA ACCESS Lamp Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Specifications Specifications Other Functions SMF Player Flash Memory Terminals Care of your Instrument DSP Algorithm List DSP Algorithm List Page Page Page Page Page Appendix/Apéndice Tone List/Lista de sonidos Advanced Tones/Sonidos avanzados Appendix/Apéndice Preset Tones/Sonidos preajustados Drum Sets/Ajustes de batería User Tones/Sonidos de usuario User Tones with Waves/Sonidos de usuario con ondas User Drum Sets with Waves/Ajustes de batería de usuario con ondas Drawbar Organ Preset Tones/Sonidos de órgano con Drawbar Drawbar Organ User Tones/Sonidos de usuario de órgano con Drawbar Page Drum Assignment List/Lista de asignación de batería Page Rhythm List/Lista de Ritmo User Rhythms/Ritmos de usuario Fingered Chord Chart/Cuadro de acordes Fingered Page Effect List/Lista de efecto REVERB Effect List Lista de efectos de reverberación (REVERB) Equalizer List/Lista de ecualizador Page Model CTK-900 MIDI Implementation Chart