Casio Lk100 Owners Manual

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C
Caug
 (*1)
Cm7
C7

5 (*1)
Cmadd9Cm
Csus4
CM7
C7sus4
CmM7Cdim
C7
Cm7

5
Cadd9
Cdim7
 (*1)
*1 With this chords, the lowest note in your fingering is
always used as the root. Make sure that your fingering
correctly identifies the root you want to use.
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5.Continue pressing different keys on the
accompaniment keyboard to play your chord
progression.
6.To stop auto-accompaniment play, press the
START/STOP button again.
Using standard fingerings
The FINGERED mode lets you play a wider variety of chords.
In this mode, you can start play of an accompaniment pattern
by pressing three or four of the accompaniment keyboard
keys.
This keyboard is capable of recognizing 15 different chords.
The following shows the fingerings of these chords with a
root of C. Note that you can omit the fifth notes (which are
shown inside parentheses in the illustrations below) to
produce 7, m7, M7, add9, madd9, and mM7 chords.
Using the CASIO CHORD system
The CASIO CHORD system lets you easily play the four main
types of chords. Play of chords is simplified as shown in the
chart below.
Example
C
(C Major
Chord)
Cm
(C Minor
Chord)
C7
(C Seventh
Chord)
Cm7
(C Minor
Seventh
Chord) Keys
Pressing one
accompaniment
key
Pressing two
accompaniment
keys
Pressing
three
accompaniment
keys
Pressing four
accompaniment
keysType
Major
chord
Minor
chord
Seventh
chord
Minor
seventh
chord
CC DE FF
EGA
ABB
CC DE FE


CC DE FF
EGA
ABB
CC DE FE


CC DE FF
EGA
ABB
CC DE FE


CC DE FF
EGA
ABB
CC DE FE


❚ NOTE
•The bottom (leftmost) note that you play determines the name
of the chord. If the bottom note is a C for example, the keyboard
produces a C chord.
•When pressing more than one accompaniment key, it makes
no difference whether the keys to the right of the bottom note
are white or black.
To play a CASIO CHORD auto-accompaniment
1.Use the POWER/MODE selector to select CASIO
CHORD.
2.Select an auto-rhythm as described under “To
select and play a rhythm” on page E-18.
3.Start play of the rhythm.
•If you want to start play of the normal rhythm pattern,
press START/STOP.
•You can also use synchro start (page E-20) to start
rhythm play.
4.Press either one or up to four keys on the
accompaniment keyboard, and the
corresponding accompaniment starts to play
automatically.
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Improvising with the preset patterns
Pressing the START/STOP button to start rhythm play causes
the normal version of the pattern to be played. You can also
play a variation of the rhythm using the operation described
below.
Using fill-in rhythm
You can insert a fill-in rhythm by pressing the SYNCHRO/
FILL-IN button while an auto-rhythm plays.
Using Synchro start
You can start the rhythm and accompaniment pattern at the
same time, with your play of the accompaniment keyboard.
To do this, follow the steps below.
1.Set the POWER/MODE selector to the CASIO
CHORD or FINGERED position.
2.Select an auto-rhythm.
3.Press the SYNCHRO/FILL-IN button.
4.Press the accompaniment keys to play the first
chord. As soon as you do, the auto-
accompaniment pattern begins to play.
5.To stop the auto-accompaniment pattern play,
press the START/STOP button.
❚ NOTE
•If you set the POWER/MODE selector to NORMAL in step 1 on
page E-18, the operation in step 4 starts play of the rhythm
(percussion instruments) only.
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IMPORTANT!•If you play one or two notes only in the left hand, or three
notes that do not make up a recognizable chord formation,
no sound will be produced. The FINGERED mode requires
a conventional three or four-note chord formation to
produce an auto-accompaniment. Also, note that auto-
chords only work in conjunction with rhythm patterns, and
not independently of them.
❚ NOTE
•The above examples show only one of the possible fingerings
for each chord. Note that you can play the notes that form a
chord in any combination. Each of the following fingerings for
example, produces the same C chord.
Accompaniment
keyboard
•See the “Fingered Chord Charts” on page A-3 for
information on the fingerings of chords for all roots.
To play a FINGERED auto-accompaniment
1.Use the POWER/MODE selector to select
FINGERED.
2.Select an auto-rhythm as described under “To
select and play a rhythm” on page E-18.
3.Start play of the rhythm.
•If you want to start play of the normal rhythm pattern,
press START/STOP.
•You can also use synchro start (on this page) to start
rhythm play.
4.Play a chord on the accompaniment keyboard
to start play of the auto-accompaniment.
5.Continue pressing keys on the accompaniment
keyboard to play your chord progression.
6.To stop auto-accompaniment play, press the
START/STOP button again.
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3-Step Lesson System
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Using 3-Step Lesson System
Even individuals who cannot play the keyboard at all can
follow along with the 100 built-in Song Bank tunes with the
ONE KEY PLAY buttons. You can also use the 3-Step Lesson
System to learn at your own pace. Play slowly at first until
you are able to play along at normal speed.
Of the 100 built-in tunes, numbers 00 through 83 feature auto-
accompaniment (auto-accompaniment tunes), while 84
through 99 are played using both hands (two-hand tunes).
The 3-Step Lesson System can be used with the following 3-
step lesson plan to master keyboard play.
Step 1: Master the timing
Pressing the ONE KEY PLAY buttons plays the
melody for an auto-accompaniment tune or the right
hand part for two-hand tunes. In both cases, the auto-
accompaniment (the left hand part in the case of two-
hand tunes) is played automatically by the keyboard.
In place of the ONE KEY PLAY buttons, you can also
press any key of the keyboard to play the melody or
right hand part. The purpose of this step is to
familiarize yourself with the timing required to play
melody notes.
Step 2: Master the melody
In this step, you use the display to learn which fingers
you should use to play, and the key light system to
learn which keyboard keys to press. You can play at
the pace you want, because the auto-accompaniment
or left hand part waits until you press the correct key.
Step 3: Play at normal speed
At this level, the keyboard’s keys still light to indicate
which notes to play, but they no longer wait for you
to press the correct key. The auto-accompaniment or
left hand part is played at normal speed.
❚ NOTE
•You may not be able to see the keyboard keys light under direct
sunlight or in other brightly lit areas.
•You can press the ONE KEY PLAY, STEP 1, STEP 2, and STEP
3 buttons at any time, except while a demo tune is playing. To
return the keyboard to its normal mode, press the SONG BANK
button.
3-Step Lesson System Tempo Setting
You can use the procedure in step 6 of the procedure on page
E-19 to set the tempo of the left-hand part for Song Bank and
3-Step Lesson System play (Step 1 through 3).
This means you can use a slower tempo at the beginning,
and then increase it as you learn. Press both of the TEMPO
buttons (
 and ) at the same time to return the tempo to
its initial preset setting.
To play a built-in Song Bank tune
1.Look up the number of the tune you want to play
in the Song Bank list.
2.Press the SONG BANK button until the SONG
BANK indicator appears.
•This causes the number and name of the currently
selected Song Bank tune to appear on the display.
3.Input the two digit number for the tune you want
to play.
Example: To select “13 TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE
STAR”, input 1 and then 3.
Twinkle 
4.Press the START/STOP button to start play of the
selected tune.
•The tune you select plays repeatedly, with the
keyboard keys lighting to indicate the melody notes.
STEP 1
STEP 2STEP 3 TONE
PART SELECT SONG BANK
KEY LIGHT
SPEAKONE KEY PLAY
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5.To stop Song Bank tune play, press the START/
STOP button again.
6.To exit the Song Bank Mode, press the SONG
BANK button again.
•When you do, the SONG BANK indicator goes out.
❚ NOTE
•Always enter two digits for the Song Bank number.
•You can input a Song Bank tune number even while another
Song Bank tune is playing.
•If you input the wrong first digit for a Song Bank tune number,
you can return to the previous setting by pressing the SONG
BANK button.
•The RHYTHM button is disabled in the Song Bank Mode. If
you want to play a rhythm, press the SONG BANK button to
return to the normal mode first.
Key Lighting System Operation and
Display Contents During Song Bank Play
Keyboard keys light to show the keys that should be pressed
to play along with Song Bank tunes as they play back. At the
same time, the display shows fingerings, chord names, tempo
and other information.
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Fingering Chord name
Tempo value
Crossed Finger Indications
The display also shows when you have to cross fingers to
play notes, and in which direction your fingers should cross.
Example: Display for playing the notes below with the right
hand
C
E D AB 33112
CED AB Using the Song BankCrossed finger display
•B and C indicate that the index finger should cross over
the thumb.
•C and D indicate that the thumb should cross under the
index finger.
Key Lighting During Song Bank Play
When you play back a Song Bank tune, keyboard keys light
to show you the notes that are being played.
Auto-accompaniment Song Bank Tune
Chord and melody part keys light.
❚ NOTE
•Some Song Bank tunes use chords (such as C6) that cannot
be played with the FINGERED setting (page E-19). In the
FINGERED mode, chords may sound different from the ones
produced by Song Bank tune playback, even if you finger the
chords as indicated by the lit keys.
Two-hand Song Bank Tune
Left hand and right hand part keys light.
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Melody note lights. Chord
The root (the C-note of
a C-chord) and other
notes that make up the
chord alternately light.
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Key Lighting System Operation and Display
Contents During 3-step Lesson Play
Whenever you select an Auto Accompaniment tune (00 to
83) for 3-step lesson play, the key lighting system shows you
which keys to press, while the display shows you the
fingerings.
Note Pitch
The keyboard key that should be pressed lights. 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 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 fingerings
also turn off and back on again.
Flash Next note
Current note
Lit
FlashLit
Flash 1st Note 2nd Note 3rd Note
Lit
Key light
Example: When play requires pressing keys with fingers
3, 2, and then 1
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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.
To turn voice fingering guide on and off
Use the SPEAK button to turn voice fingering guide on and
off.
Timing Indicator
The timing indicator helps you become familiar with tunes
you are playing for the first time by indicating the timing of
notes you play on the keyboard. Timing is easier to see when
you use a slow tempo during lesson play.
Using the Timing Indicator
The timing indicator shows the timing of notes contained in
the currently selected part (R or L). Notes are indicated as
two-segment blocks that scroll from the top of the display,
down to the bottom. A note is played when its block reaches
the bottom of the display.
•Each two-segment block can indicate one or more notes,
depending on the tune you are playing.
❚ NOTE
•The Timing Indicator shows note timing whenever you play back
a Song Bank tune and during a 3-Step Lesson.
•Note that the Timing Indicator shows approximate timing only.
During a tune, the indicated timing can be anywhere from an
eight note to a 32nd off of actual timing.
Voice fingering guide indicator
❚ NOTE
•Note length is not indicated when you are using two-hand tunes
(84 to 99) 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.
Upcoming note
timing
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Turning Off Key Lighting
1.Press the KEY LIGHT button.
•The KEY LIGHT indicator disappears when the key
light system is turned off.
•Press the KEY LIGHT button again to turn key lighting
back on.
❚ NOTE
Key lighting turns on automatically in any of the following cases:
•When keyboard power is turned on.
•When demo tune play is started.
•When the SONG BANK button is pressed in the normal mode
(page E-21).
•When the power on alert function operates (page E-12).
Number of Simultaneously Lit Keys
Up to four keyboard keys can be lit at the same time.
To change the tone used for the melody
of a Song Bank tune
1.Following step 3 of the procedure on page E-21,
press the TONE button.
•Both the SONG BANK indicator and TONE indicator
appear, along with the tone number and name of the
tone that is currently assigned to the keyboard.
2.Input a value to select the tone you want to use.
❚ NOTE
•Selecting another Song Bank tune switches the tone setting to
the newly selected tune’s preset melody tone.
•The tone assigned to the keyboard is the same one specified
for the melody of the Song Bank tune.
•The above procedure can be used to change the Song Bank
melody tone before starting play or while play is already in
progress.
•You can also change the tone of two-hand tunes (tune numbers
84 to 99). Note however, that selecting a sustainable tone (like
an organ tone) when using 3-Step Lesson Step 1 or Step 2 (in
which accompaniment waits for correct input from you before
proceeding), can cause notes of the auto accompaniment to
be sustained while the keyboard is waiting for your input. If this
happens, play something on the keyboard to stop the sustained
note.
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Step 1: Master the timing
1.Press the STEP 1 button.
•When you do, the STEP 1 indicator appears.
•After a count sounds, the keyboard stands by and
waits for you to play the first note of the tune. If the
tune includes intro measures, the keyboard enters
standby after the intro measures are complete.
2.Press the ONE KEY PLAY buttons to play each
note of the tune.
•The accompaniment (left hand) part of the tune
follows along as you play the melody (right hand)
part.
•The keyboard key that corresponds to the next note
to be played flashes, and lights when you play the
note.
•The rhythm (percussion) part does not sound.
3.Try pressing any one of the keyboard keys in
place of the ONE KEY PLAY buttons.
•Pressing any keyboard key plays the correct melody
(right hand part) note.
•Pressing more than one key at the same time counts
as a single melody note. Pressing a key while another
key is held down is counted as two melody notes.
4.To stop play at any time, press the START/STOP
button.
•When you do, the STEP 1 indicator goes out.
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Fingering
The correct note is played even if you do
not press the key that is lit.
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Step 3: Play at normal speed
1.Press the STEP 3 button.
•When you do, the STEP 3 indicator appears.
•Play starts after a count sounds.
2.Play along on the keyboard, following the keys
as they light.
•The accompaniment (left hand) part of the tune plays
at normal speed, regardless of what you play on the
keyboard.
•With an auto-accompaniment tune, the keyboard key
that corresponds to the next note to be played flashes,
and lights when the note should be played.
•With a two-hand tune, the applicable keyboard key
remains lit as long as its note plays. In this case,
however, the key for the next note to be played does
not flash. Keys light when their notes start to play.
3.To stop play at any time, press the START/STOP
button.
•When you do, the STEP 3 indicator goes out.
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Step 2: Master the melody
1.Press the STEP 2 button.
•When you do, the STEP 2 indicator appears.
•After a count sounds, the keyboard stands by and
waits for you to play the first note of the tune. If the
tune includes intro measures, the keyboard enters
standby after the intro measures are complete.
2.Play the notes indicated by the 3-Step Lesson
System.
•The accompaniment (left hand) part of the tune
follows along as you play the melody (right hand)
part.
•The keyboard key that corresponds to the next note
to be played flashes, and lights when you play the
note.
•The rhythm (percussion) part does not sound.
3.To stop play at any time, press the START/STOP
button.
•When you do, the STEP 2 indicator goes out.
Press keyboard keys as they light. More than one
key may light when you are playing a two-hand tune.
Press all keys that light.Fingering
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To practice the left hand part
Once you master right hand part play, you can use the two-
hand tunes (numbers 84 through 99) to practice left hand part.
1.Press the SONG BANK button until the SONG
BANK indicator appears.
•This causes the number and name of the currently
selected Song Bank tune to appear on the display.
2.Input the two digit number for the tune you want
to play.
3.Press the PART SELECT button to switch the left
hand play.
4.Press the STEP 1, STEP 2, or STEP 3 button.
•When you do, the STEP 1, STEP 2, or STEP 3 indicator
appears.
•After a count beat sounds, the right-hand part starts
to play and the keys for the left-hand part notes flash.
5.Press the PART SELECT button to return the part
selection to its previous setting.
6.To interrupt play of the melody, press the START/
STOP button.
•When you do, the STEP 1, STEP 2, or STEP 3 indicator
disappears.
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MIDI
What is MIDI?
The letters MIDI stand for Musical Instrument Digital
Interface, which is the name of a worldwide standard for
digital signals and connectors that makes it possible to
exchange musical data between musical instruments and
computers (machines) produced by different manufacturers.
MIDI Connections
General MIDI
General MIDI standardizes MIDI data for all sound source
types, regardless of manufacturer. General MIDI specifies
such factors as tone numbering, drum sounds, and available
MIDI channels for all sound sources. This standard makes it
possible for all MIDI equipment to reproduce the same
nuances when playing General MIDI data, regardless of the
manufacturer of the sound source.
Though the sound source of this keyboard is not General
MIDI compatible, you can still connect the keyboard to a
computer or other MIDI equipment to playback General MIDI
data that is widely available in stores, over computer
networks, and from other sources.
❚ NOTE
•General MIDI data made up of a large number of parts may not
play correctly on this keyboard.
•You will have most success playing back General MIDI data
that has few parts and is made up of parts on channels 1, 2, 3,
4, and 10.
Messages
There is a wide variety of messages defined under the MIDI
standard, and this section details the particular messages that
can be sent and received by this keyboard.
NOTE ON/OFF
This message sends data when a key is pressed (NOTE ON)
or released (NOTE OFF).
A NOTE ON/OFF message includes a note number (to
indicate note whose key is being pressed or released) and
velocity (velocity=100 when the volume value of this unit is
9 to 2, and velocity=75 when the volume value is 1 or 0).
NOTE ON velocity is always used to determine the relative
volume of the note. This keyboard does not receive NOTE
OFF velocity data.
Whenever you press or release a key on this keyboard, the
corresponding NOTE ON or NOTE OFF message is sent by
constant velocity from the MIDI OUT terminal.
PROGRAM CHANGE
This is the tone selection message. PROGRAM CHANGE can
contain tone data within the range of 0 to 127.
A PROGRAM CHANGE message (0 to 99) is sent out through
this keyboard’s MIDI OUT terminal whenever you manually
change its tone number. Receipt of a PROGRAM CHANGE
message from an external machine changes the tone setting
of this keyboard.
This keyboard can send tone data within the range of 00 to
99 and receive tone data within the range of 0 to 127*. Each
of the 128 General MIDI tones is automatically assigned to
one of the keyboard’s 100 built-in tones as shown on page A-
1. Select this setting when you want to listen to General MIDI
data from a computer or other external equipment.
*When GM mapping is turned on (page E-28). When turned
off, tone data is received in the range of 0 to 99.
❚ NOTE
•Channel 10 is for the drum part only, and it does not receive
Program Change messages.  When receiving MIDI data, it
sounds percussion sounds produced by this keyboard.
PITCH BEND
This message carries pitch bend information for smoothly
sliding the pitch upwards or downwards during keyboard
play. This keyboard does not send pitch bend data, but it can
receive such data.
CONTROL CHANGE
This message adds effects such as vibrato and volume changes
applied during keyboard play. CONTROL CHANGE data
includes a control number (to identify the effect type) and a
control value (to specify the on/off status and depth of the
effect).
The following is a list of data that can be received using
CONTROL CHANGE.
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MIDI IN MIDI OUTMIDI IN MIDI OUT
Computer etc.
Effect Control Number
VOLUME 7
HOLD1 64
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TEMPORHYTHMSONG BANK
To turn on LOCAL CONTROL/To turn off GM
mapping
1.While in any mode besides the Song Bank Mode
(indicated when the SONG BANK indicator is
lit), hold down the RHYTHM button and press
the SONG BANK button.
•Perform step 2 within five seconds after performing
step 1.
2.Use the TEMPO button () to turn on local
control.
•This also turns off GM mapping.
Local   
❚ NOTE
•Note that LOCAL CONTROL is also turned on automatically
whenever you turn on power, or when you press any of the
following buttons.
•START/STOP (to start rhythm or Song Bank tune play)
•ONE-KEY PLAY
•STEP 1
•STEP 2
•STEP 3
•DEMO (to start demo tune play)
•See the GM Tone Map List at the back of this manual for
information about tone assignments while GM mapping is turned
on.
LOCAL CONTROL (Default: on) /GM mapping
(Default: off)
This setting determines whether or not the keyboard and
sound source of this keyboard are connected internally. When
recording to a computer or other external device connected
to this keyboard’s MIDI IN/OUT terminal, it helps if you
turn LOCAL CONTROL off.
on:Anything played on the keyboard is sounded by the
internal sound source and simultaneously output as a
MIDI message from the MIDI OUT terminal.
oFF:Anything played on the keyboard is output as a MIDI
message from the MIDI OUT terminal, without being
sounded by the internal sound source. Turn LOCAL
CONTROL off whenever you are using the MIDI THRU
function of a computer or other external device. Also
note that no sound is produced by the keyboard if
LOCAL CONTROL is turned off and no external device
is connected.
❚ NOTE
•When you are using this keyboard in a stand-alone
configuration, keyboard keys do not light while local control is
turned off.
To turn off LOCAL CONTROL/To turn on GM
mapping
1.While in any mode besides the Song Bank Mode
(indicated when the SONG BANK indicator is
lit), hold down the RHYTHM button and press
the SONG BANK button.
•Perform step 2 within five seconds after performing
step 1.
2.Use the TEMPO button () to turn off local
control.
•This also turns on GM mapping.
Local