Casio Lk 280 User Guide

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Other Useful Digital Keyboard Functions
You can use the following procedure to select from among 17 
preset scales, including the standard Equal Temperament.
1.Press bo (RHYTHM).
2.Press ct (FUNCTION) and then use the br 
(10-key) [4] (o) and [6] (p) keys to display 
“SCALE” (page E-7).
3.Press br (10-key) [9] (ENTER) key.
4.Use the br (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to select 
the preset scale you want. After selecting a 
scale, press the key on the keyboard that you 
want to use as the root key (C to B).
5.After you are finished, press ct (FUNCTION) to 
assign the scale to the keyboard.
cq
cq
bp
bpbo
bo
ct
ct
br
brbn
bn
Changing the Scale of the 
Keyboard
No.Scale nameDisplay
00 Equal Temperament Equal
01 Pure Major PureMajr
02 Pure Minor PureMinr
03 Pythagorean Pythagor
04 Kirnberger 3 Kirnbrg3
05 Werckmeister Wercmeis
06 Mean-Tone MeanTone
07 Rast Rast
08 Bayati Bayati
09 Hijaz Hijaz
10 Saba Saba
11 Dashti Dashti
12 Chahargah Chaharga
13 Segah Segah
14 Gurjari Todi GujrTodi
15 Chandrakauns Cndrkuns
16 Charukeshi Carukesi
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You can use the following procedure to reflect the preset 
scale you selected in Auto Accompaniments.
1.Press ct (FUNCTION) and then use the br 
(10-key) [4] (o) and [6] (p) keys to display 
“OTHER” (page E-7).
2.Press br (10-key) [9] (ENTER) key.
3.Use the br (10-key) [4] (o) and [6] (p) keys 
to display “AcompScl”.
4.Use the br (10-key) [+] key to select on.
Selecting a Music Preset instantly changes the Digital 
Keyboard to a preset setup (tone, rhythm, tempo, etc.) for play 
of songs of various genres/categories. The press of a button 
sets up the Digital Keyboard so those songs sound exactly the 
way you thought they should.
 See the separate “Appendix” for a complete list of the 305 
Music Presets that are available.
1.Hold down bn (TONE) until the indicator shown 
below appears on the display.
2.Use br (10-key) to select the preset number 
you want.
This will change the setup (tone, rhythm, etc.) of the 
Digital Keyboard.
 At this time the Digital Keyboard will go into Auto 
Accompaniment synchro start standby (page E-41).
 Pressing 
bn (TONE), bo (RHYTHM), or bp (SONG 
BANK) will return to the screen that was displayed 
before you held down in step 1, above.
3.Play along on the keyboard with the 
accompaniment.
Using the Current Scale Notes for Auto 
Accompaniments
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The Arpeggiator makes it possible to play an arpeggio pattern 
automatically. There are 90 different arpeggio patterns from 
which to choose in order to match the music you are playing.
 The Arpeggiator is controlled using the same button cq as 
Auto Harmonize (page E-42). Because of this, these two 
functions cannot be used at the same time.
1.Hold down cq until the Auto Harmonize or 
Arpeggiator type number and type name appear 
on the display.
 If you do not perform any operation for a few seconds, 
the display will return to the previous screen 
automatically.
2.Use the br (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to select 
the Arpeggiator type you want.
 001 through 012 are Auto Harmonize types (page 
E-42). Do not select them when using the Arpeggiator.
3.Press cq to turn on Arpeggiator.
Playing a chord on the keyboard will start arpeggio play.
 Press 
cq again to turn off Arpeggiator.
 The tempo setting of the Arpeggiator is the same as that set 
for the metronome (page E-12).
Use the following procedure when you want an arpeggio 
pattern to keep playing after you release the keyboard keys.
1.Press ct (FUNCTION) and then use the br 
(10-key) [4] (o) and [6] (p) keys to display 
“OTHER” (page E-7).
2.Press br (10-key) [9] (ENTER) key.
3.Press the br (10-key) [+] key to select the ON 
setting.
Using the Arpeggiator
Type 
numberType NameDescription
013-030 Up Rising
031-048 Down Falling
049-066 U/D ARepeat pattern alternating 
between rising and falling 
(Type A)
067-084 U/D BRepeat pattern alternating 
between rising and falling 
(Type B)
085-102 RandomRandom arrangement of 
notes of the pressed keys
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Type number Type name
1 U p  1
Speed (The number of arpeggio notes per beat) Octave
1... Uses the actual notes played.
2... Uses the actual notes played plus the same notes one octave.
4... Uses the actual notes played plus the same notes three octaves.
Sustaining an Arpeggio (Arpeggiator Hold)
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You can use the following procedure to delete user song data 
stored as song numbers 153 through 162.
1.Press ct (FUNCTION) and then use the br 
(10-key) [4] (o) and [6] (p) keys to display 
“DELETE” (page E-7).
2.Press the br (10-key) [9] (ENTER) key.
3.Press the br (10-key) [6] (p) key.
4.Use the br (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to select 
the user song you want to delete.
5.Press the br (10-key) [9] (ENTER) key.
This displays a delete confirmation message.
6.Press the br (10-key) [+] (YES) key.
After the delete procedure is complete, “Complete” will 
appear followed by the screen in step 2 of the above 
procedure.
 To cancel the delete operation, press [–] (NO) or [7] 
(EXIT) in place of [+] (YES).Use the following procedure when you want to delete sampled 
sounds, user songs and all other data, except for recorded 
songs, currently in Digital Keyboard memory.
 Performing this procedure also will delete protected 
sampled sound data (page E-25). It is recommended 
that you save important data to your computer’s hard 
disk (page E-59).
 This operation does not delete recorded song data.
1.Press ct (FUNCTION) and then use the br 
(10-key) [4] (o) and [6] (p) keys to display 
“DELETE” (page E-7).
2.Press the br (10-key) [9] (ENTER) key.
3.Use the br (10-key) [4] (o) and [6] (p) keys 
to display “All Data”.
4.Press the br (10-key) [9] (ENTER) key.
This displays a delete confirmation message.
5.Press the br (10-key) [+] (YES) key.
After the delete procedure is complete, “Complete” will 
appear on the display.
 To cancel the delete operation, press [–] (NO) or [7] 
(EXIT) in place of [+] (YES).
Deleting User Song Data
Used memory
(Unit: Kbytes)Remaining 
memory capacity
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User song name
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Deleting All Data in Digital 
Keyboard Memory
Used memory
(Unit: Kbytes)Remaining 
memory capacity
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Using a Memory Card
You can save Digital Keyboard user area data to a memory 
card and load data from a memory card to Digital Keyboard 
memory. You also can play music files (MIDI files) stored on a 
memory card on the Digital Keyboard.
 Use an SD memory card or an SDHC memory card with 
a capacity of 32GB or less. Use of a memory card with a 
capacity that is greater than 32GB and other types of 
memory cards is not supported.
User data that can be saved and loaded
 Use only memory cards. Operation is not guaranteed 
when any other type of memory card is used.
 When using a memory card, make sure you observe all 
of the precautions in the instructions that come with it.
 Memory cards have a write-protect switch that you can 
use to protect against accidental deletion of data.
 Avoid using a memory card under the following 
conditions. Such conditions can corrupt data stored on 
the memory card.
 Areas subjected to high temperature, high humidity, 
and corrosive gas
 Areas subjected to strong electrostatic charge and 
digital noise
 Never touch the contacts of a memory card when 
loading it or removing it from the Digital Keyboard.
 While data is being stored to or recalled from a memory 
card, never perform any other Digital Keyboard 
operation or remove the memory card. Doing so can 
corrupt the data on the card and damage the card slot.
 Never insert anything besides a memory card into the 
card slot. Doing so creates the risk of malfunction.
 Electrostatic charge discharging from your fingers or 
the memory card to the card slot can cause 
malfunction of the Digital Keyboard. If this happens, 
turn the Digital Keyboard off and then back on again.
 A memory card can become quite warm after very long 
use in the memory card slot. This is normal and does 
not indicate malfunction.
bq bqbr
br
bk
bkct
ct
Data TypeDescriptionFile Name 
Extension
Sampled sound 
(page E-19)Sampled sound dataTW7
DW7
*1
User songs 
(page E-29)Song data imported from 
an external device (cannot 
be saved to a memory 
card).CM2
MID*2
Recorded songs 
(page E-44)Recorded song dataSP7
SL7*3
All data Above data AL7
*1:  Sampled drum set sounds
*2:  Standard MIDI file (format 0, 1)
*3:  Data recorded playing along with built-in song
Memory Card and Card Slot 
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 Note that the memory card must be oriented correctly 
when you insert it into the memory card slot. Trying to 
force the memory card into the slot can damage the 
card and the slot.
1.With the top of the memory card facing 
upwards (so you can see it), carefully insert the 
card into the memory card slot (
ds) until stops 
with a click.
2.Press the memory card into the card slot and 
then release it.
This will cause the card to disengage and eject partially. 
Pull the card out of the slot.
 Before using a memory card, first be sure to format it 
on the Digital Keyboard.
 Before performing the procedure below, check to make 
sure that the memory card does not contain any data 
you might need.
 The memory card format performed by the Digital 
Keyboard is a “quick format”. If you want to completely 
delete all of the data on the card, format it on your 
computer or using some other device.
1.Insert the memory card you want to format into 
the memory card slot.
 Make sure that the write-protect switch of the memory 
card is not in the write-protect position.
2.Press bq and ct (FUNCTION) at the same time.
3.Press the br (10-key) [9] (ENTER) key.
This will display the format confirmation screen.
4.Press the br (10-key) [+] (YES) key.
The message “Pls wait” will appear on the display. Do not 
perform any operation while this message is displayed.
“Complete” appears on the display after formatting is 
complete.
 To cancel the format operation, press [–] (NO) or [7] 
(EXIT) in place of [+] (YES).
Inserting and Removing a 
Memory Card
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Formatting a Memory Card
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Use the following procedure to save Digital Keyboard data to 
a memory card.
1.On the Digital Keyboard, select the data you 
want to save as described below.
 You cannot save a user song (song data loaded from 
an external device) to a memory card.
 See page E-53 for information about data types.
2.Insert a memory card into the memory card slot.
3.Hold down bq until the screen shown below 
appears on the display.
 To cancel data save, press bq again.
4.Use the br (10-key) [4] (o) and [6] (p) keys 
to display one of the settings shown below.
 You also could use [–] and [+].
Saving a recording made while playing along with a built-in 
song in SMF 0 format will save only what was played on the 
keyboard.
5.Press the br (10-key) [9] (ENTER) key.
 Enter the file name of the data you are saving. Use the 
br (10-key) [4] (o) and [6] (p) keys to move the 
cursor to the character you want to change, and then 
use [+] and [–] to change the character.
 Pressing [7] (EXIT) will return to the screen that was 
displayed before you pressed [9] (ENTER).
6.Press the br (10-key) [9] (ENTER) key.
This will save the data to the memory card.
 If there is a file with the same name already on the 
memory card, a message will appear asking if you want 
to overwrite it. Press the 
br (10-key) [+] (YES) key to 
overwrite, or [–] (NO) or [7] (EXIT) to cancel.
 You can input the following characters in a file name.
 The Digital Keyboard displays the “~” character as “3”.
Saving Digital Keyboard Data to a 
Memory Card
To save this type 
of dataDo this
Sampled sound Select the tone number of the sampled 
sound you want to save.
Recorded song Select the song you want to save and 
put the Digital Keyboard in playback 
standby.
All data Select one of the Digital Keyboard’s 
default built in tones.
To save this dataDisplay this screen
Sampled sound “SAv” “SmplTone”
Recorded song “SAv” “Rec.Song”
Recorded song 
(SMF 0 format)“SAv” “SMF 0”
All data “SAv” “All Data”
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■Memory Card Data (File) Storage Locations
The above procedure stores Digital Keyboard data in a folder 
named “MUSICDAT” on the memory card.
 The “MUSICDAT” folder is created automatically when you 
format the memory card on the Digital Keyboard (page 
E-54).
 If you store a file in any location other than inside the 
“MUSICDAT” folder, you will not be able to recall, delete, or 
play the file on the Digital Keyboard. You also will not be 
able to recall, delete, or play any file you store inside of a 
subfolder you create inside the “MUSICDAT” folder.
 The message “No File” will appear on the display if you try 
to perform a recall, delete, or play operation while there is 
no file inside the “MUSICDAT” folder.
Use the following procedure to load data from a memory card 
into Digital Keyboard memory.
 Whenever you copy a file to the memory card that you 
plan to recall on the Digital Keyboard, be sure to store 
the file in the memory card’s “MUSICDAT” folder.
1.On the Digital Keyboard, select the data you 
want to load as described below.
2.Insert the memory card that contains the data 
into the memory card slot.
3.Hold down bq until the screen shown below 
appears on the display.
 To cancel data load, press bq again.
4.Press the br (10-key) [9] (ENTER) key.
 Pressing [7] (EXIT) will return to the screen that was 
displayed before you pressed [9] (ENTER).
5.Use the br (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to select 
the data (file) you want to load.
6.Press the br (10-key) [9] (ENTER) key.
This will load the data into Digital Keyboard memory.
 If there is already data stored in the user area where 
you are trying to load data, an overwrite confirmation 
message will appear. Press the 
br (10-key) [+] (YES) 
key to overwrite, or [–] (NO) or [7] (EXIT) key to cancel.
Loading Data from a Memory 
Card into Digital Keyboard 
Memory
To load this type 
of dataDo this
Sampled sound Select the tone number of the sampled 
sound you want to load.
User song Select the song number of the song you 
want to load.
Recorded song Select the song you want to load and 
put the Digital Keyboard in playback 
standby.
All data Select one of the Digital Keyboard’s 
default built in tones, songs, etc.
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Use the following procedure to delete data saved on a 
memory card.
1.On the Digital Keyboard, select the data you 
want to delete as described below.
2.Insert a memory card into the memory card slot.
3.Hold down bq until the screen shown below 
appears on the display.
 To cancel data delete, press bq again.
4.Use the br (10-key) [4] (o) and [6] (p) keys 
to display one of the settings shown below.
 You also could use [–] and [+].
5.Press the br (10-key) [9] (ENTER) key.
 Pressing [7] (EXIT) will return to the screen that was 
displayed before you pressed [9] (ENTER).
6.Use the br (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to select 
the number of the data (file) you want to delete.
7.Press the br (10-key) [9] (ENTER) key.
This will display the delete confirmation screen.
8.Press the br (10-key) [+] (YES) key.
 To cancel the delete operation, press [–] (NO) or [7] 
(EXIT) in place of [+] (YES).
Deleting Data from a Memory 
Card
To delete this 
type of dataDo this
Sampled sound Select the tone number of the sampled 
sound.
User song Select the song number of the user 
song.
Recorded song Select the song and put the Digital 
Keyboard in playback standby.
All data Select one of the Digital Keyboard’s 
default built in tones, songs.
To delete this type 
of dataDisplay this screen
Sampled sound “dEL” “SmplTone”
User song “dEL” “UserSong”
Recorded song “dEL” “Rec.Song”
All data “dEL” “All Data”
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You can use the following procedure to play back user song 
data (page E-53) directly from a memory card.
 Whenever you copy a file to the memory card that you 
plan to play on the Digital Keyboard, be sure to store 
the file in the memory card’s “MUSICDAT” folder (page 
E-56).
1.Insert the memory card that contains the data 
into the memory card slot.
2.Press bq.
This will display the file numbers and song names for the 
data stored on the display.
3.Use br (10-key) to select the song you want to 
play.
4.Press bk.
This will start playback.
 Each press of 
bk starts and stops playback.
For information about memory card error messages, see page 
E-67.
Playing Back Data from a Memory 
Card
Memory Card Error Messages