Casio PX410R, PX575R Using Auto Accompaniment, Playing a Rhythm, Adjusting the Tempo, To play a rhythm, To adjust the tempo, To use Auto Accompaniment, E-33, are off, chord play

Basic fingering of current chord (May be different from chord actually being played on the keyboard.)

2

Chord name

0 5 2 P o p

FULL RANGE CHORD ................ Page E-33

Current measure number and beat number

Auto Accompaniment

Using Auto Accompaniment

The following procedure describes how to use the digital piano’s Auto Accompaniment feature. Before starting, you should first select the rhythm you want to use and set the tempo of the rhythm to the value you want.

To use Auto Accompaniment

Playing a Rhythm

To play a rhythm

1 Press VARIATION/FILL-IN button 1 or 2.•This starts the play of the selected rhythm.•To stop rhythm play, press the START/STOP button.

NOTE		1 Use the MODE button to select CASIO CHORD,
•	Chords will sound along with the rhythm if any of the
	three accompaniment mode lamps above the MODE	FINGERED, or FULL RANGE CHORD as the
	button is lit. If you want to play the rhythm pattern without	accompaniment mode.
	chords, press the MODE button until all of the lamps
		• The currently selected accompaniment mode is the
	are off.
		one whose lamp is lit. See “About the MODE Button”
•	Some rhythms consist of chord accompaniments only,
		on page E-30 for details.
	without any drums or other percussion instruments. Such
	rhythms do not sound unless CASIO CHORD,	2 Press the START/STOP button to start play of the
	FINGERED, or FULL RANGE CHORD is selected as
		currently selected rhythm.
	the accompaniment mode.
• Accompaniment sounds (chords, bass, etc.) do not		3 Play a chord.
	sound while a metronome rhythm (No. 160 to 165: 0, 2,
	3, 4, 5, 6 Beat) is being used, even if the MODE button	• The actual procedure you should use to play a chord
	setting is CASIO CHORD, FINGERED, or FULL RANGE	depends on the currently selected accompaniment
	CHORD. Because of this, you should press the MODE	mode. Refer to the following pages for details on
	button until all of the lamps are off.	chord play.
		CASIO CHORD ..............................	Page E-32
		FINGERED ......................................	Page E-33

Adjusting the Tempo

You can adjust the tempo of rhythm play within a range of 30 to 255 beats per minute. The tempo setting is used for Auto Accompaniment chord play, and song memory operations.

To adjust the tempo

1 Press one of the TEMPO buttons ( or ).

: Increments displayed value (increases tempo) : Decrements displayed value (decreases tempo)

NOTE	4 To stop Auto Accompaniment play, press the START/
• Pressing both TEMPO buttons ( and ) at the same	STOP button again.
time resets the tempo to the default value of the currently
selected rhythm.

E-31