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USER’S GUIDE
GUÍA DEL USUARIO
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CTK571/573-ES-1
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GUIDELINES LAID DOWN BY FCC RULES FOR USE OF THE UNIT IN THE U.S.A. (not applicable to other areas). NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,
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Welcome... To the happy family of satisfied CASIO electronic musical instrument owners! To get the most out of the many features and functions of the keyboard, be sure to carefully read this manual and keep it on hand for future reference. Important! When using batteries, be sure to replace them or shift to one of the alternate power sources whenever you notice any of the following symptoms. • Dim power supply indicator • Instrument does not turn on. • Dim, difficult to read display • Abnormally
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Main Features ❐ 137 tones • Everything from orchestra instruments to synthesized sounds, drum sets and more. ❐ 100 rhythms • A selection of rhythms that cover rock, pops, jazz and just about any other musical style imaginable. ❐ Auto Accompaniment • Simply play a chord and the corresponding rhythm, bass, and chords parts play along automatically. One Touch Presets instantly recalls the most suitable tone and tempo settings to match the rhythm you are using. ❐ 100 built-in tunes, including piano
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Safety Precautions Symbols WARNING Various symbols are used in this operating manual and on the product itself to ensure that the product is used Please use caution regarding the handling of the AC adaptor. safely and correctly, and to prevent injury to the user and other persons as well as damage to property. Those • Do not use a voltage other than the indi- symbols along with their meanings are shown below. cated power supply voltage. Use of a volt- age other than that indicated may cause fir
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Do not disassemble or modify the instrument. CAUTION • Never attempt of take apart or modify the instrument, its accessories, or separately AC Adaptor sold options. Doing so may cause fire, elec- • Do not locate the power cord in close prox- trical shock or malfunction. Consult your imity to heaters or other heating appliances. dealer concerning all inspection, adjustment This may cause the cord to melt leading to or repair of internal components. possible fire or electrical shock. • When unplu
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Care of your Care keyboard • Whenever caring, make sure to first un- plug the AC adaptor from the electrical out- let. Also remove the instrument’s batteries Avoid heat, humidity or direct sunlight. if battery power is being used. Do not overexpose the instrument to direct sunlight, or place it near Location an air conditioner, or in any extremely hot place. • Never locate the instrument in areas sub- ject to high humidity or heavy accumula- Do not use near a TV or radio. tion of dust. Doing so
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Contents Welcome.................................E-1 Auto Accompaniment ......... E-16 Selecting a Rhythm ...........................E-16 Main Features ........................E-2 Playing a Rhythm ..............................E-16 Safety Precautions ................E-3 Adjusting the Tempo..........................E-16 Using Auto Accompaniment ..............E-17 Care of your keyboard ..........E-5 Using an Intro Pattern .......................E-19 Contents ................................E-6 Us
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Drum Assignment List .........................A-3 3-Step Lesson ......................E-24 Fingered Chord Chart .........................A-4 Step 1 – Master the timing. ...............E-25 Tone List ..............................................A-6 Step 2 – Master the melody. .............E-25 Rhythm List .........................................A-7 Step 3 – Play a normal speed. ..........E-26 MIDI Implementation Chart Memory Function ................E-27 Tracks .................................
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METRONOME METRONOME BEAT STOP STOP BEAT PLAY/PAUSE PLAY/PAUSE General Guide Key, button, and other names are indicated in the text of this manual using bold type. Power indicator RHYTHM list SONG BANK list CONCERT PIECE list MODE switch POWER button Display DEMO button VOLUME slider CHORD ROOT NAMES ETUDE list TONE list Speaker Speaker * LAYER SPLIT ETUDE MAX GM FULL RANGE CHORD CONCERT PIECE TOUCH FINGERED RESPONCE CASIO CHORD MEMORY NORMAL MIN Percussion TEMPO button instrument list CONCERT P
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Rear Panel Playing a Demo Tune PHONES/OUTPUT terminal Pressing the DEMO button starts demo tune play, which MIDI IN terminal plays the 100 built-in tunes in sequence. To stop demo tune play, press the DEMO, START/STOP, or STOP button. ❚ NOTES ❚ • Pressing [+] (forward) or [–] (back) skips to the next demo tune. • You can change the tone setting of the keyboard (page E-14) before starting demo play, and then use that tone to play along ASSIGNABLE PHONES/ DC 9V OUT IN MIDI JACK OUTPUT on the keybo
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Quick Reference Power indicator SONG BANK Number buttons Step 1 CONCERT PIECE POWER Step 2 ETUDE MODE This section provides a quick overview of keyboard operation using 5. Press the Step 1 button or Step 2 button. steps one and two of the 3-step lesson feature. • The keyboard sounds a count beat and waits for you to play With the 3-step lesson feature, the on-screen keyboard guide keys something on the keyboard. The keys that you need to press light to show the next note of the tune. first flash
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Connections Phones/Output Terminal Connecting to a Computer or Other Before connecting headphones or other external equipment, be sure Equipment to first turn down the volume settings of the keyboard and the con- You can also connect the keyboard to a computer or sequencer. See nected equipment. You can then adjust volume to the desired level “MIDI” on page E-36 for details. after connections are complete. [Rear Panel] PHONES/OUTPUT terminal Audio connection Assignable jack Terminal You can conn
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Power Supply This keyboard can be powered by current from a standard household IMPORTANT! wall outlet (using the specified AC adaptor) or by batteries. Always make Improper handling of batteries can cause them to burst and leak, sure you turn the keyboard off whenever you are not using it. which creates the danger of personal injury or damage due to con- tact with battery acid. Be sure to note the following important precau- tions. • Always make sure that the positive (+) and negative (–) poles
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Auto Power Off When you are using battery power, keyboard power turns off auto- matically whenever you leave it on without performing any opera- tion for about 6 minutes. When this happens, press the POWER but- ton to turn power back on. ❚ NOTE ❚ Auto Power Off is disabled (it does not function) when you are using the AC adaptor to power the keyboard. To disable Auto Power Off Hold down the TONE button while turning on the keyboard to dis- able Auto Power Off. • When this function is turned off,
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Basic Operations METRONOME BEAT TONE POWER TEMPO MODE [+]/[–] VOLUME Number buttons START/STOP This section provides information on performing basic keyboard op- ❚ NOTES ❚ erations. • Always input all three digits for the tone number, including leading zeros (if any). If you input one or two digits and stop, the display will automat- ically clear your input after a few seconds. • You can also increment the displayed tone number by pressing [+] and decrement it by pressing [–]. To play the keyboa
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Using the Metronome The metronome feature of this keyboard produces a bell sound for the first beat of each measure, followed by click sounds for each suc- cessive beat of the measure. It is the perfect tool for practicing tunes without accompaniment (rhythm). To start the metronome 1. Press the METRONOME button to start sounding the metronome. 2. Press the BEAT button and then use the number but- tons or [+] and [–] to change the number of beats per measure. • You can specify the number of beat
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Auto Accompaniment RHYTHM TEMPO [+]/[–] MODE START/STOP Number buttons This keyboard automatically plays bass and chord parts in accordance Playing a Rhythm with the chords you finger. The bass and chord parts are played us- ing sounds and tones that are automatically selected to select the Use the following procedure to start and stop rhythm play. rhythm you are using. All of this means that you get full, realistic accompaniments for the melody notes you play with your right hand, To play a rhy
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CASIO CHORD Using Auto Accompaniment This method of chord play makes it possible for anyone to easily play The following procedure describes how to use the keyboard’s Auto chords, regardless of previous musical knowledge and experience. Accompaniment feature. Before starting, you should first select the The following describes the CASIO CHORD “Accompaniment key- rhythm you want to use and set the tempo of the rhythm to the value board” and “Melody keyboard”, and tells you how to play CASIO you w
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INTRO NORMAL/FILL-IN VARIATION/FILL-IN START/STOP ❚ NOTES ❚ FINGERED *1 • Except for the chords specified in note above, inverted fingerings (i.e. FINGERED provides you with a total of 15 different chord types. The playing E-G-C or G-C-E instead of C-E-G) will produce the same chords following describes the FINGERED “Accompaniment keyboard” and as the standard fingering. *2 “Melody keyboard”, and tells you how to play a C-root chord using • Except for the exception specified in note above, all
