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USER’S GUIDE
GUÍA DEL USUARIO
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CTK481-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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Safety Precautions Congratulations on your selection of the Symbol Examples CASIO electronic musical instrument. This triangle symbol ( ) means • Before using the instrument, be sure to that the user should be careful. carefully read through the instructions (The example at left indicates contained in this manual. electrical shock caution.) • Please keep all information for future ref- erence. This circle with a line through it ( ) means that the indicated ac- tion must not be performed. In- Sym
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AC Adaptor DANGER Misuse of the AC adaptor’s electric cord can damage or break it, creat- Alkaline Batteries ing the risk of fire and electric shock. Perform the following steps imme- Always make sure you observe the diately if fluid leaking from alka- following precautions. line batteries ever gets into your • Never place heavy objects on the eyes. cord or subject it to heat. 1. Do not rub your eyes! Rinse them • Never try to modify the cord or with water. subject it to excessive bending. 2. C
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Do not incinerate the product. Plastic Bags Never throw the product into fire. Never place the plastic bag the prod- Doing so can cause it to explode, uct comes in over your head or in creating the risk of fire and personal your mouth. Doing so creates the injury. risk of suffocation. Particular care concerning this pre- Water and Foreign Matter caution is required where small chil- Water, other liquids, and foreign dren are present. matter (such as pieces of metal) get- ting into the product cr
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Cleaning CAUTION Before cleaning the product, always unplug the AC adaptor from the AC Adaptor wall outlet first. Leaving the AC Misuse of the AC adaptor creates adaptor plugged in creates the risk the risk of fire and electric shock. of damage to the AC adaptor, fire, Always make sure you observe the and electric shock. following precautions. • Do not locate the electric cord Batteries near a stove or other sources of Misuse of batteries can cause them heat. to leak resulting in damage to • Ne
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Display Screen IMPORTANT! • Never push on the display When using batteries, be sure to replace them or shift to one of the alternate power sources whenever you notice any of screen’s LCD panel or subject it the following symptoms. to strong impact. Doing so can • Dim power indicator cause the LCD panel’s glass to • Instrument does not turn on crack, creating the risk of personal • Display that is flickering, dim, or difficult to read injury. • Abnormally low speaker/headphone volume • Distortion
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Introduction Congratulations upon your selection of this CASIO musical instrument. This keyboard provides you with the following features and functions. ❐ 100 tones • Choose from among orchestral sounds, synthesized sounds, and more. ❐ 100 rhythms • 100 versatile rhythms help to add plenty of life to all your keyboard performances. ❐ Auto Accompaniment • Simply play a chord and the corresponding rhythm, bass and chord parts play automatically. ❐ 100-tune Song Bank • A wide selection of favorites
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Contents Safety Precautions ................E-1 Using the Song Bank ..........E-22 Playing Back a Song Bank Tune .............E-22 Introduction ...........................E-6 Song Bank Mode Display ........................E-23 Adjusting the Tempo of a Song Bank Tune ... E-23 Contents.................................E-7 Changing the Tone of a Song Bank Tune’s Melody..........................................E-24 General Guide ........................E-8 Playing Along with a Song Bank Tune.....E-24
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General Guide • Key, button, and other names are indicated in the text of this manual using bold type. 2 4 6 8 9 A C E 1 3 5 7 0 B D * F H J F G I K CCCCC EEEEE SONG BANK CONTROLLER [+]/[–] buttons • Negative values can be changed only RIGHT ON/OFF button by using [+] and [–] to increase and (MELODY) decrease the displayed value. LEFT ON/OFF button (ACCOMP) FF button Number buttons/ Chord specification buttons REW button • For input of numbers to change displayed settings. • For input of chord s
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Rear Panel *Attachment of the Score Stand Insert both ends of the music stand provided with the keyboard into the two holes on the top surface. L M N O P L MIDI OUT terminal M MIDI IN terminal N SUSTAIN jack terminal O DC 9V jack P PHONES/OUTPUT terminal 1 Rhythm list 2 Power indicator 3 POWER/MODE switch 4 MAIN VOLUME buttons 5 ACCOMP VOLUME button 6 TRANSPOSE/TUNE/MIDI button 7 CHORD BOOK button 8 Tone list 9 Display 0 RHYTHM button A TONE button B SONG BANK button C Number buttons (Chord spec
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Using the Display 2 3 4 5 1 11 10 6 9 8 7 • This is how the display appears while the Song Bank is in use. 1 An indicator appears next to the type of setting you are currently performing (TONE, RHYTHM, SONG BANK). 2 Tone number, rhythm number, song number, keyboard settings value 3 Rhythm, auto-accompaniment, Song Bank tune beats 4 Tone name, rhythm name, song name, mode name, keyboard settings name 5 Musical staff representation of notes and chords you play on the keyboard. A pedal indicator (
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Song Bank Quick Reference Number buttons SONG BANK MAIN VOLUME POWER/MODE PLAY/PAUSE A selection of 100 Song Bank tunes comes built-in for your 4. Use the Song Bank list to find the tune you want listening pleasure or play along fun. A simple operation cuts to play back, and then use the number buttons out the melody part or accompaniment part of the tune, al- to input the tune’s two-digit number. lowing you to play along on the keyboard. See "Using the Song Bank" on page E-22 for details on pla
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TONE STOP RIGHT ON/OFF 6. Press the RIGHT ON/OFF button to turn off the right-hand melody part and try playing along on the keyboard. • The display’s graphic keyboard and fingering indi- cators show you the melody notes to play. 7. Press the RIGHT ON/OFF button again to turn the melody part back on. • You can also turn the accompaniment part on and off by pressing the LEFT ON/OFF button. 8. Press the STOP button to stop playback of the Song Bank tune. 9. Press the TONE button to exit the Song Ba
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Power Supply This keyboard can be powered by current from a standard Important Battery Information household wall outlet (using the specified AC adaptor) or by The following shows the approximate battery life. batteries. Always make sure you turn the keyboard off when- Alkaline batteries .............. 4 hours* ever you are not using it. Manganese batteries .......... 2 hours* * The above value is standard battery life at normal tem- perature, with the keyboard volume at medium setting. Temper
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IMPORTANT! Using the AC Adaptor • Make sure that the keyboard is turned off before connect- Make sure that you use only the AC adaptor specified for ing or disconnecting the AC adaptor. this keyboard. • Using the AC adaptor for a long time can cause it to be- come warm to touch. This is normal and does not indicate Specified AC Adaptor: AD-5 malfunction. [Rear Panel] DC 9V jack Auto Power Off When you are using battery power, keyboard power turns AC adaptor AD-5 off automatically whenever you le
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Connections [Connection Example] Phones/Output Terminal PIN plug (red) PIN jack Before connecting phones or other external equipment, be INPUT 1 To keyboard’s sure to first turn down the volume settings of the keyboard PHONES/OUTPUT INPUT 2 and the connected equipment. You can then adjust volume terminal PIN plug (white) to the desired level after connections are complete. Keyboard or Stereo standard plug Standard plug guitar amp [Rear Panel] PHONES/OUTPUT Terminal ❚ NOTE Audio connection • Yo
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Basic Operations MAIN VOLUME TONE POWER/MODE Number buttons This section provides information on performing basic key- 2. Press the TONE button. board operations. Appears when TONE button is pressed Playing the Keyboard To play the keyboard 3. Use the number buttons to input the two digit 1. Set the POWER/MODE switch to NORMAL. tone number for the tone you want to select. Example: To select “26 WOOD BASS”, input 2 and then 2. Use the MAIN VOLUME buttons to lower the 6 . keyboard volume. • It’s a
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Combination tones Digital Sampling The following describes the two types of combination tones A number of the tones that are available with this keyboard that are available. have been recorded and processed using a technique called digital sampling. To ensure a high level of tonal quality, sam- ples are taken in the low, mid, and high ranges and then com- Layered Tones (Tone Numbers: 80 through 89) bined to provide you with sounds that are amazingly close Example: 80 STR PIANO to the originals.
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Auto Accompaniment POWER/MODE TEMPO RHYTHM START/STOP Number buttons This keyboard automatically plays bass and chord parts in 3. Use the number buttons to input the two digit accordance with the chords you finger. The bass and chord rhythm number for the rhythm you want to se- parts are played using sounds and tones that are automati- lect. cally selected to select the rhythm you are using. All of this means that you get full, realistic accompaniments for the Example: To select “64 WALTZ”, inpu
