Casio Lk55 Instruction Manual

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Basic Operations
This section provides information on performing basic
keyboard operations.
To play the keyboard
1Press the POWER button to turn the keyboard on.
2Set the MODE switch to NORMAL.
3Use the VOLUME slider to set the volume to a
relatively low level.
4Play something on the keyboard.
•The keyboard’s initial power on default setting is Song
Bank Mode. The tone that is initially assigned to the
keyboard is 096 FLUTE 1, which is the tone used by
Song Bank tune number 00.
Selecting a Tone
This...

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Polyphony
The term polyphony refers to the maximum number of notes
you can play at the same time. The keyboard has 24-note
polyphony, which includes the notes you play as well as the
rhythms and auto-accompaniment patterns that are played
by the keyboard. This means that when a rhythm or auto-
accompaniment pattern is being played by the keyboard, the
number of notes (polyphony) available for keyboard play is
reduced. Also note that some of the tones offer only 12-note
polyphony.
•When rhythm or...

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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.
•This causes the PIANO BANK button to light.
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.
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Playing a Built-in Tune
Your keyboard comes with a total of built-in 100 tunes. You
can play back built-in tunes for your own listening pleasure,
or you can use them for practice and even sing-along. Built-
in tunes are divided between the two groups described below.
•Song Bank/Sing Along Group: 50 tunes for one-hand play
The tunes in this group are Auto Accompaniment tunes. A
Song Bank Group tune can be used during a lesson for
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Playing a Built-in Tune
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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-11 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 16 (Ode To Joy), input
1 and then 6.
NOTE
•Tune Number...

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Playing a Built-in Tune
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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...

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Playing a Built-in Tune
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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 255 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...

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Two-hand Tunes (Piano Bank)
These types of tunes are played with both hands, as in a piano
solo. When using these tunes for a 3-step lesson, you can
practice playing along with both the left hand and right hand
parts.
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
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Advanced 3-Step Lesson
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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
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•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.
4To stop play at any time, press the PLAY/STOP
button.
NOTE
•Left hand practice can also be performed with Piano
Bank tunes. Simply select one of the two-hand tunes in
step 1 of the above procedure, and then press the LEFT
button following...