4. Use the number buttons to input the
Example: To select “37 SAMBA”, input 3 and then 7.
S amb a
•Be sure to always specify a
•If you discover a mistake before you input the second digit, press the RHYTHM button to return to the previously set rhythm number.
•You can change to another rhythm even while the current rhythm is sounding.
5.Press the START/STOP button to start play of the rhythm.
•When you do, the selected rhythm starts to sound.
6.Use the TEMPO buttons to adjust the tempo of the rhythm.
•Each time you press one of the TEMPO buttons while the tempo value is displayed, the tempo setting changes one step, within the range of 040 to 255.
•The initial default tempo setting when you turn on power is 120.
•After displaying the current tempo setting by pressing the TEMPO button in step 6, you can also input the tempo setting you want by inputting a
•Holding down either of the TEMPO buttons changes the tempo setting at high speed.
•To reset the tempo to the standard value of each rhythm, press both TEMPO buttons.
7.To stop rhythm play, press the START/STOP button again.
Using auto-accompaniment
This keyboard features 50 accompaniment patterns that let you add full accompaniments to your performances automatically. With
You get a choice between two different methods for chord play. FINGERED lets you play chords as you normally do, while CASIO CHORD makes it possible to play fully formed chords with one finger.
About the accompaniment keyboard
The lower (left) 1.5 octaves are reserved for use as an accompaniment keyboard whenever you select CASIO CHORD or FINGERED with the POWER/MODE selector. The panel above the accompaniment keyboard keys is marked with the names of the notes they play. The remainder of the keyboard (the part that is not included in the accompaniment keyboard) is called the melody keyboard. Please be sure to remember these terms, because they will be used throughout the rest of this manual.
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(The entire keyboard can be used for melody play while ) the POWER/MODE selector is set to NORMAL.
Using the CASIO CHORD system
The CASIO CHORD system lets you easily play the four main types of chords. Play of chords is simplified as shown in the chart below.
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❚NOTE
•The bottom (leftmost) note that you play determines the name of the chord. If the bottom note is a C for example, the keyboard produces a C chord.
•When pressing more than one accompaniment key, it makes no difference whether the keys to the right of the bottom note are white or black.
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