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USER’S GUIDE
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WK1800-E-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 • Display that is flickering, dim, or difficul
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Safety Precautions • Do not cut or damage the power cord. Also Symbols do not place heavy objects on top of it or Various symbols are used in this operating manual and subject it to excessive heat. Damage to the on the product itself to ensure that the product is used power cord may cause fire or electrical safely and correctly, and to prevent injury to the user shock. and other persons as well as damage to property. Those • Do not attempt to shape the power cord or symbols along with their mean
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Do not use if there is an abnormality or malfunction. CAUTION • Do not use the instrument if there appear to be abnormalities such as the presence of AC Adaptor smoke or abnormal odor. Also do not use • Do not locate the power cord in close prox- the instrument if there appear to be mal- imity to heaters or other heating appliances. functions such as the power not coming on This may cause the cord to melt leading to or sound not being produced. Use under possible fire or electrical shock. suc
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Care of your Location • Never locate the instrument in areas sub- keyboard ject to high humidity or heavy accumula- tion of dust. Doing so may cause fire or Avoid strong impact and rough handling. electrical shock. Your keyboard is made of precision components that can malfunc- • Never locate the instrument in areas sub- tion when subjected to strong impact and rough handling. ject to grease splatters or steam, such as in a kitchen or near a humidifier. Doing so Avoid heat, humidity or direct su
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Main Features ❐ Song Sequencer A built-in six-track sequencer gives you full control over the tone, volume, pan position, and other parameters for each recorded track. Use in combination with Auto Accompaniment, the Song Sequencer provides you with all the tools you need to create your own full-fledged ensembles. ❐ Pattern Sequencer Alter any of the 120 built-in rhythm patterns to create your own, original patterns. You can even store up to 10 of your patterns in memory for later recall. ❐ 130 r
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Contents Using the PITCH BEND Wheel ...............E-20 Welcome.................................E-1 Using the MODULATION Wheel..............E-20 Safety Precautions ................E-2 Auto Accompaniment ......... E-21 Care of your keyboard ..........E-4 About the MODE Button ..........................E-21 Selecting a Rhythm..................................E-21 Main Features ........................E-5 Playing a Rhythm.....................................E-21 Adjusting the Tempo ................
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To Save a Setup in Registration Memory ... E-38 Using the Floppy Disk Drive To Recall a Setup from Registration (WK-1800 Only)....................... E-67 Memory ....................................................E-38 Floppy Disk Drive Features .....................E-67 About Floppy Diskettes ............................E-67 Using the Song Sequencer...... E-39 Basic Diskette Operation .........................E-68 Songs and Tracks ....................................E-39 Playing Back an SMF ...
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General Guide 2 7 9 A 78 9 a a 45 6 SONG PATTERN b b a 1 23 c c /NO /YESS a b c 0 b d d DELETE 4 6 0 1 1 8 3 5 AMP ENVELOPE DECAY 78 9 FULL RANGE CHORD MAX SUSTAIN FINGERED 45 6 PITCH ENVELOPE CASIO CHORD 00 FLAT MIN 1 23 01-17 VIBRATO /NO /YESS 18-45 OTHERS EXTERNAL CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 CH 5 CH 6 CH 7 CH 8 CH 9 CH 10 CH 11 CH 12 CH 13 CH 14 CH 15 CH 16 PARAMETER RESET: SONG PATTERN 0 MAIN MANU/ DELETE INTERNAL CHANNEL VOLUME: UPPER1 UPPER2 LOWER1 LOWER2 ACC VOL. CHORD1 CHORD2 CHORD3 BASS RHYT
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• Key, button, and other names are indicated in the text of this manual using bold type. • Illustrations in this User’s Guide shows the WK-1800. 1 Speakers F NORMAL/FILL-IN button 2 Sequencer G VARIATION/FILL-IN button (a) RECORD button H SYNCHRO/ENDING button (b) SONG button I START/STOP button (c) PATTERN button J TEMPO buttons 3 POWER button K (a) BANK button 4 Rhythm list (b) REGISTRATION buttons (A to E) 5 MODE button (c) STORE button 6 MAIN VOLUME slider L (a) MIXER SELECT button 7 (a) DSP
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About the Display 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 1 DSP indicator 12 Indicators Appears when a DSP effect is turned on. An indicator appears to indicate that a function (Layer, Auto Harmonize, Split, General MIDI Mode, Touch Response) is cur- 2 TONE/RHYTHM indicator rently in use. TONE is shown during tone selection and display, while RHYTHM is shown during rhythm selection and display. 13 Beat number Shows the beat number during rhythm and Auto Accompani- 3 Tone/Rhythm number me
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❚ NOTES ❚ • Display examples shown in this User’s Guide are intended for illustra- tive purposes only. The actual text and values that appear on the dis- play may differ from the examples shown in this User’s Guide. • Backlight brightness may appear somewhat unstable immediately after the keyboard is turned on. This does not indicate malfunction, and bright- ness will stabilize after a few seconds. The back lighting of the display is provided by a fluorescent light, which loses its brightness ov
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Connections ❚ NOTE ❚ WK-1800 • You can also connect the keyboard’s MIDI terminal to a computer or se- quencer. See “MIDI” on page E-60 for details. Phones and Line Out Terminals Before connecting phones or other external equipment, be sure to first WK-1600/1630 turn down the volume settings of the keyboard and the connected • equipment. You can then adjust volume to the desired level after con- Phones/Output Terminal nections are complete. Before connecting phones or other external equipment,
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Connection Example Accessories and Options PIN plug (red) Use only the accessories and options specified for this keyboard. Use of non-authorized items creates the danger of fire, electrical shock, and personal injury. ❚ NOTE ❚ You can also connect the keyboard’s MIDI terminal to a computer or se- quencer. See “MIDI” on page E-60 for details. Sustain/Assignable Jack Terminal You can connect an optional sustain pedal (SP-2 or SP-10) to the SUS- TAIN/ASSIGNABLE JACK terminal to enabl
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Power Supply This keyboard can be powered by current from a standard house- • Loss of power, sound distortion, or low volume when playing hold wall outlet (using the specified AC adaptor) or by batteries. Al- from a connected computer or MIDI device ways make sure you turn the keyboard off whenever you are not • Sudden power failure while reading from or writing to a dis- using it. kette (WK-1800 only) IMPORTANT! Improper handling of batteries can cause them to burst and leak, Using Batteries wh
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To initialize the keyboard and delete all data Auto Power Off You can either fully initialize the keyboard or initialize parameters When you are using battery power, keyboard power turns off auto- only. 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. Full Initialization Use this procedure to return all keyboard settings to what they were ❚ NOTE ❚ when you purchased it. Note that this pro
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Basic Operations AMP ENVELOPE DECAY 78 9 FULL RANGE CHORD MAX SUSTAIN FINGERED 45 6 PITCH ENVELOPE CASIO CHORD 00 FLAT MIN 1 23 01-17 VIBRATO /NO /YESS 18-45 OTHERS EXTERNAL CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 CH 5 CH 6 CH 7 CH 8 CH 9 CH 10 CH 11 CH 12 CH 13 CH 14 CH 15 CH 16 PARAMETER RESET: SONG PATTERN 0 MAIN MANU/ DELETE CHANNEL VOLUME: INTERNAL UPPER1 UPPER2 LOWER1 LOWER2 ACC VOL. CHORD1 CHORD2 CHORD3 BASS RHYTHM TR1 TR2 TR3 TR4 TR5 TR6 SUB MANU/ CHANNEL SELECT: –] BANK STORE This section provide
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Polyphony Using Split The term polyphony refers to the maximum number of notes you can play at the same time. The keyboard has 32-note polyphony, which With split you can assign two different tones (a main tone and a split includes the notes you play as well as the rhythms and auto-accom- tone) to either end of the keyboard, which lets you play one tone paniment patterns that are played by the keyboard. This means that with your left hand and another tone with your right hand. For ex- when a rhy
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AMP ENVELOPE DECAY 78 9 FULL RANGE CHORD MAX SUSTAIN FINGERED 45 6 PITCH ENVELOPE CASIO CHORD 00 FLAT MIN 1 23 01-17 VIBRATO /NO /YESS 18-45 OTHERS EXTERNAL CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 CH 5 CH 6 CH 7 CH 8 CH 9 CH 10 CH 11 CH 12 CH 13 CH 14 CH 15 CH 16 PARAMETER RESET: SONG PATTERN 0 –] MAIN MANU/ DELETE INTERNAL UPPER1 UPPER2 LOWER1 LOWER2 ACC VOL. CHORD1 CHORD2 CHORD3 BASS RHYTHM TR1 TR2 TR3 TR4 TR5 TR6 CHANNEL VOLUME: SUB MANU/ CHANNEL SELECT: BANK STORE ❚ NOTE ❚ ❚ NOTES ❚ Split is produ
