Casio Lk200s User Guide

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Example
C Major (C)
C minor (Cm)
C seventh (C7)
C minor seventh (Cm7)
Chord Types
Major chords
Major chord names are marked above
the keys of the accompaniment
keyboard. Note that the chord
produced when you press an
accompaniment keyboard does not
change octave, regardless of which
key you use to play it.
Minor chords (m)
To play a minor chord, keep the major
chord key depressed and press any
other accompaniment keyboard key
located to the right of the major chord
key.
Seventh chords (7)
To play a...

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NOTE
•Except for the chords specified in note*1 above, inverted
fingerings (i.e. playing E-G-C or G-C-E instead of C-E-
G) will produce the same chords as the standard
fingering.
•Except for the exception specified in note*
2 above, all
of the keys that make up a chord must be pressed.
Failure to press even a single key will not play the desired
FINGERED chord.
Using an Intro Pattern
This keyboard lets you insert a short intro into a rhythm
pattern to make startup smoother and more natural.
The...

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Auto Accompaniment
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Using a Fill-in Pattern with a
Variation Rhythm
You can also insert a fill-in pattern while a variation rhythm
pattern is playing.
To insert a fill-in into a rhythm variation
1While a variation rhythm pattern is playing, press
the VARIATION/FILL-IN button to insert a fill-in
pattern for the variation rhythm you are using.
Synchro Starting Accompaniment
with Rhythm Play
You can set up the keyboard to start rhythm play at the same
time you play the accompaniment on the...

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Keyboard Settings
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FUNCTION
Number buttons
[+] / [–]
About FUNCTION button
Each press of the FUNCTION button cycles through the
setting screens. If you accidentally pass the screen you want
to use, keep pressing the FUNCTION button until the screen
appears again.
Adjusting Accompaniment and
Song Bank Volume
You can adjust the volume of the accompaniment and Song
Bank tunes independently of the notes you play on the
keyboard. You can specify a volume level in the range of 000
(minimum) to...

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Keyboard Settings
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Transposing the Keyboard
Transpose lets you raise and lower the overall key of the
keyboard in semitone units. If you want to play an
accompaniment for a vocalist who sings in a key that’s
different from the keyboard, for example, simply use
transpose to change the key of the keyboard.
To transpose the keyboard
1Press the FUNCTION button until the transpose
screen appears on the display.
2Use [+] and [–] to change the transpose setting of
the keyboard.
Example: To...

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Connection to a Computer
Connecting to a Computer
The keyboard’s USB port makes it quick and simple to connect
to a computer. After installing the USB MIDI driver onto your
computer from the CD-ROM that comes with the keyboard,
you will be able to use commercially available MIDI software
on your computer to exchange data between the keyboard
and your computer.
To install the USB MIDI driver
1On the computer to which you plan to connect,
install the USB MIDI driver that comes on the CD-
ROM that...

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Connection to a Computer
Expanding the Selections in the
Song Bank Tunes
You can transfer song data from your computer to the
keyboard. You can store up to 10 tunes (about 320 KB) as
Song Bank tunes 65 through 74. For SMF data you purchase
or create, you need to use an SMF Converter to convert it to
CASIO format before transferring it to the keyboard.
To install the SMF Converter
1On the computer to which you plan to connect,
install the SMF Converter that comes on the CD-
ROM that comes bundled...

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Connection to a Computer
NAVIGATE CHANNEL (Default: 4)
When messages are received from a computer for play on
this keyboard, the navigate channel is the channel whose note
data appears on the display. You can select one channel from
01 to 16 as the navigate channel. Since this setting lets you
use the data on any channel of commercially available SMF
data to light on the on-screen keyboard guide, you can
analyze how different parts of an arrangement are played.
1Press the FUNCTION button until the...

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Connection to a Computer
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LOCAL CONTROL (Default: On)
oFF:Anything played on the keyboard is output as a message
from the USB port, without being sounded by the
internal sound source.
•Note that no sound is produced by the keyboard if LOCAL
CONTROL is turned off and no external device is
connected.
1Press the FUNCTION button until the LOCAL
CONTROL screen appears.
Example: When LOCAL CONTROL is on
2Use the [+] and [–] or [0] and [1] buttons to turn
the setting on and off.
Example: To turn...

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Using a Memory Card
Your keyboard is equipped with a card slot
that supports use of memory cards
(commercially available SD memory card
or optional CASIO song data card*). This makes it possible
for the keyboard to directly read commercially available SMF
data, which has been saved to a memory card from your
computer, for listening pleasure and lessons. Memory card
data can be used the same way as built-in tunes.

Supported Memory Cards:
SD memory cards, optional CASIO song data cards*

Supported SD...