Casio Lk200s User Guide

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Playing a Built-in Tune
To play back a Piano Bank tune
1Find the tune you want to play in the PIANO BANK
List, and note its number.
•See page A-7 for the PIANO BANK List.
2Press the PIANO BANK button to specify the Piano
Bank group.
NOTE
•Pressing the PIANO BANK button changes the tone to
STEREO PIANO (Tone Number 000).
3Use the number buttons to input the two-digit tune
number you looked up in step 1.
Example: To select tune number 07 (ODE TO JOY), input
0 and then 7.
NOTE
•Tune Number 00 is the initial default Piano Bank tune
setting whenever you turn on keyboard power.
•You can also change the displayed tune number using
the [+] and [–] buttons.
4Press the PLAY/STOP button to start playback.
5To stop playback, press the PLAY/STOP button.
•The tune you select continues to play until you stop
it.
Musical Information System
When the keyboard is playing one of its built-in tunes, the
display shows a variety of information about the tune.
Example: Display during Song Bank play
NOTE
•Chord names are not displayed for Piano Bank tunes.
Adjusting the Tempo
The tempo (beats per minute) can be set to a value in the
range of 30 to 255. The tempo value you set is used for Song
Bank, Piano Bank, 3-step lesson, and Auto Accompaniment
chord play, as well as playback from memory card and
metronome operation.
To set the tempo
1Use the TEMPO buttons to set the tempo.
 : Increases the tempo value. : Decreases the tempo value.
NOTE
•While the tempo value is flashing, you can also use the
number buttons or [+] and [–] to input a three-digit value.
Note that you must input leading zeros, so 90 is input
as 090.
•Pressing both the 
 and  TEMPO buttons at the same
time automatically returns the currently selected rhythm
to its default tempo.
•Piano Bank tunes have tempo changes part way through
in order to produce specific musical effects.
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Playing a Built-in Tune
To pause playback
1Press the PAUSE button while a tune is playing to
pause it.
2Pressing the PAUSE button again resumes play from
the point where it was paused.
To fast reverse
1While a tune is playing or paused, hold down the
REW button to skip in a reverse direction at high
speed.
•The fast reverse operation skips back one measure at
a time.
•The measure and beat numbers on the display change
while the fast reverse operation is being performed.
2Releasing the REW button starts song playback from
the measure whose number is shown on the display.
NOTE
•Fast reverse does not work while tune play is stopped.
•Certain playback conditions can cause it to take some
time before fast reverse starts after you press the REW
button.
To fast forward
1While a tune is playing or paused, hold down the
FF button to skip forward at high speed.
•The fast forward operation skips forward one measure
at a time.
•The measure and beat numbers on the display change
while the fast forward operation is being performed.
2Releasing the FF button starts song playback from
the measure whose number is shown on the display.
NOTE
•Fast forward does not work while tune play is stopped.
Looping a Musical Phrase
You can select one or more measures and “loop” them, which
means that they play again and again until you stop playback.
1While the tune is playing, press the REPEAT button
while the measure you want to start from is playing.
•This causes the repeat indicator to flash on the display,
and displays the measure number of the start
measure.
2When playback is within the measure you want to
specify as the end of the loop, press the REPEAT
button again.
•This displays the measure number of the end measure,
and starts repeat play of the loop.
•To cancel repeat play of a loop, press the REPEAT
button again so the repeat indicator is not displayed.
Beat number Measure number
Beat number Measure number
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Playing a Built-in Tune
To change the melody tone
1Press the TONE button.
2Find the tone you want in the TONE List, and then
use the number buttons to input its three-digit
number.
Example: To select “057 VIOLIN”, input 0, then 5, then
7.
•You can select any one of the keyboard’s 264 built-in
tones.
NOTE
•You can also use the [+] and [–] buttons to change the
melody tones.
•For two-hand tunes (Piano Bank tunes), the same tone
is applied for both the left and right hand parts.
•Specifying the tune number for the same tune that is
currently selected returns the melody tone to the default
setting for that tune.
To play all tunes in succession
1Press the SONG BANK button and PIANO BANK
button at the same time.
•Playback starts from Song Bank tune number 00,
followed in sequence by Piano Bank tunes.
2To stop tune play, press the PLAY/STOP button.
NOTE
•While a tune is playing, you can use the number buttons
or [+] and [–] to change to another tune.
•You can play along with the tunes on the keyboard.
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Using the PIANO BANK Button
Pressing the PIANO BANK button provides instant access to
piano tones and piano tune selection.
Initial Piano Bank Setting
Tone: 000 STEREO PIANO
To use the piano bank
1Press the PIANO BANK button.
2Now try playing something on the keyboard.
•The notes you play sound with a piano tone.
3If you want to playback the built-in tune, press the
PLAY/STOP button.
•This causes the currently selected tune to play in an
endless loop.
•To stop playback, press the PLAY/STOP button again.
Using the SMF Data on the
Bundled CD-ROM
The CD-ROM that comes bundled with the keyboard contains
demos as well as 25 tunes (SMF data) that you can use for
step lessons. It also contains PDF format files that contain
the sheet music of the included tunes.
For a full list of the tunes that are included, open the “List.txt”
file located inside the “MusicDataFolder” on the CD-ROM.
For each tune, “List.txt” shows the tune name, SMF file name,
PDF file name of the music score, and the type of lesson* for
which the tune can be used.
*A tune marked with an asterisk (*) can be used for a both-
hand lesson. A tune that is not marked with an asterisk can
be used for a right-hand lesson.
NOTE
•You can load SMF data from the CD-ROM to the
keyboard using an SD memory card (page E-40) or using
the SMF converter tool (page E-35).
•You will need to have Adobe Reader or Acrobat Reader
installed on your computer in order to view the contents
of a music score PDF file. If neither of these applications
is installed on your computer, see “Installing Adobe
Reader (Acrobat Reader**)” on page E-34.
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Lesson Parts
3-Step Lesson lets you practice the right-hand part, left-hand
part, or the parts for both hands.
Key Lighting System Operation and
Display Contents During 3-step
Lesson Play
Whenever you select an Auto Accompaniment tune for 3-step
lesson play, the key lighting system shows you which keys
to press, while the display shows you the notes and their
fingerings.
Note Pitch
The keyboard key that should be pressed lights, while the
actual pitch of the note appears in the display’s staff notation
area. The fingers you should use to play the notes are also
shown on the display.
Note Length
Keyboard keys stay lit for as long as the note should be
played. The staff notation and fingerings also remain on the
display for the length of the note.
Next Note
The keyboard key for the next note to be played flashes, while
a number appears on the display near the finger you should
use to play the next note.
Series of Same Pitch Notes
The keyboard key light turns off momentarily between the
notes and lights again for each successive note. The staff
notation and fingerings also turn off and back on again.
3-Step Lesson
The 3-step lesson feature takes you through the three distinct
steps described below to help you learn to play tunes on the
keyboard.
Step 1 – Master the timing.
In this step, pressing any key on the keyboard plays the
correct note, so you can concentrate on getting the timing
right without worrying about playing the right note.
Accompaniment (left-hand part) waits until you press a key
before proceeding to the next phrase.
Step 2 – Master the notes.
In this step, you use the display to learn which fingers you
should use and how loud or soft to play, and the key light
system to learn which keyboard keys to press.
Accompaniment (left-hand part) waits until your play the
correct note, so you can learn at your own pace.
Step 3 – Play at normal speed.
This is where you enjoy actually playing the tunes you learn
using Step 1 and Step 2. The key light system still shows you
which keyboard keys to press, but accompaniment proceeds
at normal speed regardless of whether or not you play the
correct notes.
3-Step Lesson
With the 3-Step Lesson System, you can practice built-in tunes
and SMF data from a memory card, and even plot your
progress according to the evaluation points the keyboard
awards you.
*See “Using a Memory Card” on page E-38 for information
about using the SMF data from a memory card for playback.
Lesson Progress
Step 1
Targeted Practice
EvaluationStep 2Step 3
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PIANO BANK
SONG BANK
Number buttons
SPEAK
PLAY/STOP
TEMPO
STEP 3
STEP 2
STEP 1
SCORING
LEFT
RIGHT
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3-Step Lesson
Example:When play requires pressing keys with fingers 3, 2,
and then 1
Flash Next note
Current note
Lit
FlashLit
Flash 1st Note 2nd Note 3rd Note
Lit
Key light
NOTE
•Note length is not indicated when you are using two-
hand tunes with 3-step lesson Steps 1 and 2. As soon
as you press a lit key, it goes out and the next key to be
played starts to flash.
•Note length is indicated by the key light system when
you use a two-hand tune with Step 3. In this case, the
next key to be pressed does not flash when you press a
lit key and the next finger number does not appear on
the display. Only the current finger number is shown.
3-step Lesson Tempo Setting
Use the procedure under “Adjusting the Tempo” on page
E-19 to adjust the tempo for 3-step lesson play.
Dynamic Marks
The dynamic marks listed below appear on the display while
tunes are playing. Adjust the pressure you apply to the
keyboard in accordance with the mark that is on the display.
pianissimo: Very soft
piano: Soft
mezzo piano: Moderately soft
mezzo forte: Moderately loud
forte: Loud
fortissimo: Very loud
cresc. () decrescendo: Gradually softer
Evaluation Mode
The keyboard’s Evaluation Mode awards points to your
performances during Step 3 of the 3-Step Lesson. A perfect
score is 100. Also, the Evaluation Mode provides comments
about your play on the monitor screen.
Evaluation Mode Display
Level Indicator (9 Levels): This indicator shows the evaluation
of your current performance at a glance. The more segments
that appear, the higher your points.
Example: 50 points
Timing Indicator: In the Evaluation Mode, the configuration
of the star changes with each note to let
you know how your timing is. The more
stars, the better your timing.
Evaluation Results
After you finish playing, the keyboard calculates an
evaluation of your total performance, from beginning to end,
and displays your total score on the monitor screen. The
greater the score, the higher your evaluation is.
Evaluation Rank Display Messages
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Display Message
“Bravo!”
“Great!”
Evaluation Ranges
“Not bad!”
“Again!”
“****” : indicates that the Evaluation Mode was exited
before an evaluation result could be obtained.
NOTE
•If you press the PLAY/STOP button and interrupt the
Evaluation Mode part way through, the monitor screen
shows the evaluation points you have accumulated up
to that point. In this case, the keyboard does not display
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3-Step Lesson
Using the Lesson Functions and
Evaluation Mode
Perform the following steps to master your favorite tunes.
Step 1 – Master the timing.
1Select the tune you want to use.
2Press the RIGHT button or the LEFT button to
specify the part you want to practice.
•If you want to practice both hands, press both buttons
at the same time.
•Indicators appear around the hand on the display
whose part is selected for practice.
3Press the STEP 1 button to start Step 1 play.
•After a count sounds, they keyboard stands by and
waits for you to play the first note of the tune.
•Voice fingering guide will use a simulated human
voice to call out fingering numbers during one-hand
part practice. See “Voice Fingering Guide” on page
E-26 for details.
4Press any keyboard keys to play the notes.
•The key for the next note to be played flashes while
the keyboard waits for you to play it. When you press
any key to play the note, the key remains lit as the
note plays.
•Accompaniment (left-hand part) waits until you press
any key to play a note.
•If you accidentally press more than one key in
succession, accompaniment is played for the
corresponding number of notes.
•Pressing more than one key at the same time counts
as a single note. Pressing a key while another key is
held down is counted as two notes.
5To stop play at any time, press the PLAY/STOP
button.
Step 2 – Master the notes.
1Select the tune you want to use.
2Press the RIGHT button or the LEFT button to
specify the part you want to practice.
•If you want to practice both hands, press both buttons
at the same time.
3Press the STEP 2 button to start Step 2 play.
•After a count sounds, the keyboard stands by and
waits for you to play the first note of the tune.
•Voice fingering guide will use a simulated human
voice to call out fingering numbers during one-hand
part practice. See “Voice Fingering Guide” on page
E-26 for details.
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3-Step Lesson
4Follow the key light system to press the correct
keyboard keys and play the notes.
•The key for the next note to be played flashes while
the keyboard waits for you to play it. When you press
any key to play the note, the key remains lit as the
note plays.
•If multiple keys light on the on-screen keyboard guide
when you are using a two-hand tune, it means that
you must press all of the keys that are lit.
5To stop play at any time, press the PLAY/STOP
button.
Step 3 – Play at normal speed.
1Select the tune you want to play.
2Press the RIGHT button or the LEFT button to
specify the part you want to practice.
•If you want to practice both hands, press both buttons
at the same time.
3Press the STEP 3 button to start Step 3 play.
•Accompaniment (left hand part) starts to play at
normal speed.
4Follow the key light system to press the correct
keyboard keys and play the notes.
5To stop play at any time, press the PLAY/STOP
button.
Evaluation:  Find out how the
keyboard evaluates your Step 3 play.
Use the SCORING button to check the evaluation of your
play in Step 3.
1Press the SCORING button.
•This causes the SCORING indicator to appear on the
display.
•A count beat sounds and then evaluation mode starts.
2Play in accordance with the guidance on the
monitor screen.
•To stop evaluation, press the PLAY/STOP button. This
displays only the points accumulated up to that point.
3After you finished playing, your evaluation result
appears on the display.
•For information about evaluation ranks, see
“Evaluation Results” on page E-23.
•Pressing the SONG BANK button or PIANO BANK
button returns to the tune selection screen.
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Voice Fingering Guide
Voice fingering guide uses a simulated human voice to call
out fingering numbers during Step 1 and Step 2 one-hand
part practice. If you need to press a key with your thumb, for
example, voice fingering guide says, “One!” In the case of a
chord to be played with your thumb, middle and little finger,
voice fingering guide says, “One, three, five!”
Voice Fingering Guide calls out fingerings only when you do
not press the proper key when you should.
Voice Fingering Guide
One : Thumb
Two : Forefinger
Three : Middle finger
Four : Ring finger
Five : Little finger
To turn voice fingering guide on or off
Press the SPEAK button to toggle voice fingering guide on
(voice fingering guide indicator displayed) and off (indicator
not displayed).
NOTE
•Note that Voice Fingering is disabled in the Evaluation
Mode.
•Exiting the Evaluation Mode automatically restores the
Voice Fingering setting that was in effect when you
entered the Evaluation Mode.
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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 successive beat of the measure. It is the perfect
tool for practicing tunes without accompaniment (rhythm).
To start the metronome
1Press the METRONOME button to start sounding
the metronome.
•This causes “Beat” to appear on the display. Perform
step 2 within five seconds after “Beat” appears.
2Use the number buttons or [+] and [–] to change
the number of beats per measure.
•You can specify 0, or a value from 2 to 6 as the number
of beats per measure.
NOTE
•The bell (indicating the first beat of a measure) does not
sound while one beat per measure is specified. All beats
are indicated by a click sound. This setting lets you
practice with a steady beat, without worrying about how
many beats there are in each measure.
3Use the TEMPO buttons to set the tempo.
•Press  to increase the tempo (make if faster) or  to
decrease it (make it slower).
NOTE
•While the tempo value is flashing, you can also use the
number buttons or [+] and [–] to input a three-digit value.
Note that you must input leading zeros, so 90 is input
as 090.
•Pressing both the 
 and  TEMPO buttons at the same
time automatically returns the currently selected rhythm
or tune to its default tempo.
4To turn off the metronome, press the METRONOME
button.
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Auto Accompaniment
Selecting a Rhythm
This keyboard provides you with 120 exciting rhythms that
you can select using the following procedure.
To select a rhythm
1Find the rhythm you want to use in the RHYTHM
List and note its rhythm number.
•Not all of the available rhythms are shown on the
rhythm list printed on the keyboard console. For a
complete list, see the “Rhythm List” on page A-6.
2Press the RHYTHM button.
3Use the number buttons to input the three digit
rhythm number for the rhythm you want to select.
Example: To select “075 RHUMBA”, input 0, 7 and then
5.
NOTE
•You can also increment the displayed rhythm number
by pressing [+] and decrement it by pressing [–].
•Some rhythms consist of chord accompaniments only,
without any drums or other percussion instruments. Such
rhythms do not sound unless CASIO CHORD or
FINGERED is selected as the accompaniment mode. This keyboard automatically plays bass and chord parts in
accordance with the chords you finger. The bass and chord
parts are played using sounds and tones that are
automatically selected to select the rhythm you are using.
All of this means that you get full, realistic accompaniments
for the melody notes you play with your right hand, creating
the mood of an one-person ensemble.
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Number buttons
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INTROSYNCHRO/ENDING
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Melody keyboardAccompaniment
keyboard
NOTE
•The accompaniment keyboard can be used for playing
chords only. No sound will be produced if you try playing
single melody notes on the accompaniment keyboard.
Auto Accompaniment
Playing a Rhythm
Use the following procedure to start and stop rhythm play.
To play a rhythm
1Set the POWER/MODE switch to NORMAL.
2Press the START/STOP button to start play of the
currently selected rhythm.
3To stop rhythm play, press the START/STOP button
again.
NOTE
•All of the keyboard keys are melody keys while thePOWER/MODE switch is set to NORMAL.
Using Auto Accompaniment
The following procedure describes how to use the keyboard’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
1Set the POWER/MODE switch to CASIO CHORD
or  FINGERED.
2Press the START/STOP button to start play of the
currently selected rhythm.
3Play a chord.
•The actual procedure you should use to play a chord
depends on the current POWER/MODE switch
position. Refer to the following pages for details on
chord play.
CASIO CHORD .......................... Page E-28
FINGERED ................................... Page E-29
4To stop Auto Accompaniment play, press the START/
STOP button again.
NOTE
•If you press the SYNCHRO/ENDING button and then
the INTRO button in place of the START/STOP button
in step 2, accompaniment will start with an intro pattern
when you perform the operation in step 3. For details
about these buttons, see pages E-30 and E-31.
•If you press the SYNCHRO/ENDING button in place of
the START/STOP button in step 4, an ending pattern
will play before accompaniment play is ended. For details
about this button, see page E-31.
•You can adjust the accompaniment part volume level
independently of the main volume. For details, see
“Adjusting Accompaniment and Song Bank Volume” on
page E-32.
CASIO CHORD
This method of chord play makes it possible for anyone to
easily play chords, regardless of previous musical knowledge
and experience. The following describes the CASIO CHORD
“Accompaniment keyboard” and “Melody keyboard”, and
tells you how to play CASIO CHORDs.
CASIO CHORD Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody
Keyboard
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