Casio At5 User Manual

E-9
Getting Ready to Play
Prepare a household power outlet or batteries.
 Be sure to comply with the separate “Safety 
Precautions”. Incorrect use of this product creates the 
risk of electric shock and fire.
 Always make sure that the product is turned off before 
plugging in or unplugging the AC adaptor, or before 
loading or removing batteries.Make sure that you use only the AC adaptor (JEITA Standard, 
with unified polarity plug) specified for this product. Use of a 
different type of AC adaptor can...

Getting Ready to Play
E-10
You can use six D-size batteries for power.
 Use alkaline or zinc-carbon batteries. 
Never use oxyride or any other nickel based batteries.
1.Open the battery cover on the bottom of the 
Digital Keyboard.
2.Load six D-size batteries into the battery 
compartment.
 Make sure the positive + and negative - ends of the 
batteries are facing as shown in the illustration.
3.Insert the tabs of the battery cover into the 
holes on the side of the battery compartment, 
and close the...

E-11
Connections
Using headphones cuts off output from the built-in speakers, 
which means you can practice playing even late at night 
without disturbing others.
 Be sure to turn down the volume level before connecting 
headphones.
 Headphones do not come with the Digital Keyboard.
 Use commercially available headphones.
 Do not listen to very high volume output over 
headphones for long periods. Doing so creates the risk 
of hearing damage.
 If you are using headphones that require an adaptor 
plug,...

Connections
E-12
You can use the Digital Keyboard’s speakers to output sound 
from a CD player, another digital keyboard, or other external 
device, or from a microphone.
 Whenever connecting something to the Digital 
Keyboard, first use the L-2 (MAIN VOLUME) knob to set 
the volume to a low level. After connecting, you can 
adjust the volume to the level you want.
 Whenever you connect any device to the Digital 
Keyboard, be sure to read the user documentation that 
comes with the device.
 Digital...

E-13
Selecting and Playing a Tone
1.Rotate the L-2 (MAIN VOLUME) knob towards 
MIN to set the volume to a low level.
2.Referring to “Connections” (page E-11), 
connect headphones, amplifier, or other device.
3.Use the L-1 (POWER) button to turn on power.
 The Digital Keyboard display screen will appear as 
shown below, which indicates that it is ready to play 
with a piano tone (using initial power on default 
settings).
 To turn off the Digital Keyboard, press the L-1 
(POWER) button again.
 Under its...

Selecting and Playing a Tone
E-14
■To disable Auto Power Off
1.While the Digital Keyboard is turned on, press 
the L-1 (POWER) button to turn it off.
2.While holding down the L-4 ([A] POPS/ROCK/
DANCE) button, press the L-1 (POWER) button 
to turn on the Digital Keyboard.
 Auto Power Off will be disabled at this time.
 Turning off the keyboard after performing the above steps 
will re-enable Auto Power Off.
1.While holding down the L-18 (ACCOMP ON/
OFF) button, press the L-17 (PLAY/STOP) 
button.
 This...

Selecting and Playing a Tone
E-15
5.Now you can play on the keyboard using the 
tone you selected.
 You also can use the R-14 (–, +) buttons to select a tone. 
Holding down either button will scroll through tone numbers 
at high speed. Pressing both of the R-14 (–, +) buttons at 
the same time will select tone 001 in the currently selected 
group.
You can configure the keyboard to play two different tones at 
the same time (Layer) or to play different tones in the left and 
right ranges (Split). You can...

Selecting and Playing a Tone
E-16
1.Refer to the separate “Appendix” to look up the 
group(s) and numbers of the two tones (UPPER 
1 part tone and UPPER 2 part tone) you want to 
use.
2.Check to make sure that the @ and A 
indicators are not on the display.
 If they are displayed, press the R-19 (SPLIT) button 
and/or R-20 (LAYER) button to clear both indicators 
from the display. When neither indicator is displayed, 
the tone you select will become the UPPER 1 part tone.
3.Use the TONE buttons and dial...

Selecting and Playing a Tone
E-17
1.While holding down the R-19 (SPLIT) button, 
press the keyboard key that you want to be the 
leftmost key in the right side (UPPER 1 part) 
range.
 The name of the key you press will appear on the 
display as the new split point key name.
 You also can use the R-14 (–, +) buttons to change the 
displayed split point key name.
2.When you are finished, release the R-19 (SPLIT) 
button.
 The initial default split point is at key F#3.
 During Auto Accompaniment play (page...

Selecting and Playing a Tone
E-18
The transpose feature lets you raise or lower the overall 
tuning of the keyboard in semitone steps. You can use this 
feature to adjust keyboard tuning to a key that better matches 
a vocalist, another musical instrument, etc.
1.While holding down the R-13 (FUNCTION) 
button, press one of the R-14 (–, +) buttons.
 This displays the transpose screen shown below.
2.While holding down the R-13 (FUNCTION) 
button, use the dial or the R-14 (–, +) buttons to 
change the...