Casio PX-330 E-18, START/ STOP, ACCOMP ON/OFF, SYNCHRO/ENDING

Using Auto Accompaniment

6. Press the 7 (ACCOMP ON/OFF) button so its lamp is lit.

This turns ACCOMP on, so all accompaniment parts sound.

•Turning ACCOMP off so the ACCOMP lamp is unlit causes only the percussion instrument parts to sound.

•Each press of the 7 (ACCOMP ON/OFF) button toggles ACCOMP on and off.

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7. Press the 5 (SYNCHRO/ENDING) button.

This puts Auto Accompaniment into “synchro standby”. Playing a chord during synchro standby will cause Auto Accompaniment to start to play automatically.

•Pressing the 2 (INTRO) button while Auto Accompaniment is in synchro standby will enter intro standby. Pressing the 4 (VARIATION) button will enter variation standby. For details about intro and variation patterns, see “Modifying Auto Accompaniment Patterns” (page E-20).

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8. Play the chord you want on the chord keyboard (left keyboard keys).

Auto Accompaniment will start playing when you play the chord.

•To start percussion part play without playing a chord, press the 6 (START/STOP) button.

Example: To play a C chord

Chord keyboard

Melody keyboard

9. Play other chords with 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 3 (NORMAL) and 4

(VARIATION) buttons to modify accompaniment patterns. For details, see “Modifying Auto Accompaniment Patterns” (page E-20).

10.When you are finished, press the 6 (START/ STOP) button again to stop Auto Accompaniment.

•Pressing the 5 (SYNCHRO/ENDING) button instead of the 6 (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-20).

NOTE

•You can use the following procedure to adjust the volume level of the Auto Accompaniment, without affecting the volume of Digital Piano output. For details, see “Auto Accompaniment Volume” (page E-41).

•You can change the size of the chord keyboard by using the split feature to move the split point (page E-11). The keyboard keys to the left of the split point make up the chord keyboard.

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Contents

USER’S GUIDE GUÍA DEL USUARIO Español Safety Precautions Precauciones de seguridad IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Declaration of Conformity NOTICE FCC WARNING Contents General Guide *Installing the Music Stand Saving Settings and Using Panel Lock Returning the Digital Piano to Its Factory Default Settings Power Outlet Using an AC Adaptor Connections Connecting Headphones Connecting a Pedal To connect to the pedal jack Pedal Connector Connecting Audio Equipment or an Amplifier Playing Output from External Equipment through the Piano’s Speakers Connecting to Audio Equipment Connecting to a Musical Instrument Amplifier Bundled and Optional Accessories Using Built-inTones Turning on the Digital Piano and Playing Something Selecting a Tone Layering Two Tones Splitting the Keyboard between Two Tones Moving the Keyboard Split Point Using Octave Shift Adjusting the Brilliance of a Tone Adding Reverb to the Tone Selecting the Reverb Type Adding the Chorus Effect to the Tone Selecting the Chorus Type Using the Metronome Changing the Beats Per Measure Changing the Tempo Setting Adjusting the Metronome Volume Using the Pitch Bend Wheel Adding a Pitch Bend Effect Playing a Duet Configuring the Digital Piano for Duet Play Changing the Octave of a Duet Mode Keyboard Using Auto Accompaniment Playing an Auto Accompaniment SYNCHRO/ENDING START/ STOP E-18 Selecting a Chord Fingering Mode Modifying Auto Accompaniment Patterns Using One-TouchPresets Using Auto Harmonize Creating Your Own Original Rhythms E-22 E-23 Playing Demo Songs Playing Tone Demo Songs Listening to Songs Loaded from an External Source Changing the Song Tempo Playing on the Keyboard Using the Same Tone as the Song Repeating Playback of a Specific Section (Repeat) Adjusting the Song Volume Practicing Either Hand’s Part (Part Off) Sounding a Count at the Beginning of a Song Music Presets Selecting a Music Preset Creating an Original User Preset ■To edit the chord progression (1)Step (timing and chord) (2)Cursor (3)Resolution E-29 REW PAUSE 3-2.Usethe bt (w, q) buttons to change the step timing (measure:beat:tick) 3-3.Todelete a step, press both of the bt (w and q) buttons at the same time E-30 ■To edit Auto Accompaniment parameters E-31 Registering Tone and Rhythm Setups Saving Registration Data Recalling a Registration Recording Your Keyboard Play Recording or Playing Back a Single Song Recording or Playing Back Multiple Songs Recording to a Specific Track (Part) ■Supported Track Data System Track, Tracks 01 through System Track only RECORDER E-36 Deleting Recorder Data Deleting a Recorder Song Deleting a Recorder Song Track Re-recordingPart of a Recorder Song Specifying the Punch-inRecording Location (Auto Punch-inRecording) ■Performing Punch-inRecording for Areas Smaller than One Measure E-39 Other Settings Configuring Settings bs – E-41 E-42 E-43 Using a Memory Card Card and Card Slot Precautions Loading and Removing a Memory Card Formatting a Memory Card Saving Digital Piano Data to a Memory Card Loading Data from a Memory Card Deleting Memory Card Data Renaming a Memory Card File Playing Back a Song from a Memory Card Playing Back All of the Songs in a Folder Assigning a Different Folder to a Folder Selection Button Saving Data to Digital Piano Memory (Internal Area) Instead of a Memory Card Error Messages Connecting to a Computer Minimum Computer System Requirements Connecting the Digital Piano to Your Computer Using MIDI What is MIDI Transferring Data between the Digital Piano and a Computer USB DEVICE MODE E-53 E-54 Playing Back User Song Data by Copying It to the PIANO Drive Using Your Digital Piano as a Memory Card Reader Reference Troubleshooting Product Specifications Operating Precautions AC Adaptor Handling Precautions Appendix/Apéndice Tone List/Lista de tonos A-2 Drum Assignment List/Lista de sonidos de batería Rhythm List/Lista de ritmos A-5 Music Preset List/Lista de preajustes musicales A-7 Fingering Guide Guía de digitación Fingered 1, Fingered 2 Chords/ Acordes Fingered 1, Fingered Fingered 3, Full Range Chords Acordes Fingered 3, Full Range Example Chord acordes de ejemplos de List/Lista MIDI Implementation Chart