Casio Lk200s User Guide

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Example
C Major (C)
C minor (Cm)
C seventh (C7)
C minor seventh (Cm7)
Chord Types
Major chords
Major chord names are marked above
the keys of the accompaniment
keyboard. Note that the chord
produced when you press an
accompaniment keyboard does not
change octave, regardless of which
key you use to play it.
Minor chords (m)
To play a minor chord, keep the major
chord key depressed and press any
other accompaniment keyboard key
located to the right of the major chord
key.
Seventh chords (7)
To play a seventh chord, keep the
major chord key depressed and press
any other two accompaniment
keyboard keys located to the right of
the major chord key.
Minor seventh chords (m7)
To play a minor seventh chord, keep
the major chord key depressed and
press any other three  accompaniment
keyboard keys located to the right of
the major chord key.
CDE F GABCDEF
CDE F GABCDEF
CDE F GAB C DEF
CDE F GABCDEF
NOTE
•It makes no difference whether you press black or white
keys to the right of a major chord key when playing minor
and seventh chords.
Auto Accompaniment
FINGERED
FINGERED provides you with a total of 15 different chord
types. The following describes the FINGERED
“Accompaniment keyboard” and “Melody keyboard”, and
tells you how to play a C-root chord using FINGERED.
FINGERED Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody
Keyboard
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.
C
Caug
 *1
Cm7 *2
C7
5 *1
Cmadd9 *2
Cm
Csus4
Cmaj7
 *2
C7sus4
CmM7
 *2
Cdim
C7
 *2
Cm7
5
Cadd9 *2
Cdim7 *1
See the FINGERED Chord Chart on page A-5 for details on
playing chords with other roots.
*1: Inverted fingerings cannot be used. The lowest note is
the root.
*2: The same chord can be played without pressing the 5th
G.
Chord Types
CASIO CHORD accompaniment lets you play four types of
chords with minimal fingering.
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NOTE
•Except for the chords specified in note*1 above, inverted
fingerings (i.e. playing E-G-C or G-C-E instead of C-E-
G) will produce the same chords as the standard
fingering.
•Except for the exception specified in note*
2 above, all
of the keys that make up a chord must be pressed.
Failure to press even a single key will not play the desired
FINGERED chord.
Using an Intro Pattern
This keyboard lets you insert a short intro into a rhythm
pattern to make startup smoother and more natural.
The following procedure describes how to use the Intro
feature. Before starting, you should first select the rhythm
you want to use, and set the tempo.
To insert an intro
1Press the INTRO button to start the selected rhythm
with an intro pattern.
•With the above setup, the intro pattern is played and
the auto accompaniment with intro pattern starts as
soon as you play chords on the accompaniment
keyboard.
NOTE
•The standard rhythm pattern starts to play after the intro
pattern is complete.
•Pressing the VARIATION/FILL-IN button while an intro
pattern is playing causes the variation pattern to sound
after the intro pattern is complete.
Auto Accompaniment
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Using a Fill-in Pattern
Fill-in patterns let you momentarily change the rhythm
pattern to add some interesting variation to your
performances.
The following procedure describes how to use the Fill-in
feature.
To insert a fill-in
1Press the START/STOP button to start rhythm play.
2Press the NORMAL/FILL-IN button to insert a fill-
in pattern for the rhythm you are using.
NOTE
•The fill-in pattern does not play if you press the
NORMAL/FILL-IN button while an intro pattern is playing.
Using a Rhythm Variation
In addition to the standard rhythm pattern, you can also
switch to a secondary “variation” rhythm pattern for a bit of
variety.
To insert the variation rhythm pattern
1Press the START/STOP button to start rhythm play.
2Press the VARIATION/FILL-IN button to switch to
the variation pattern for the rhythm you are using.
NOTE
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Auto Accompaniment
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Using a Fill-in Pattern with a
Variation Rhythm
You can also insert a fill-in pattern while a variation rhythm
pattern is playing.
To insert a fill-in into a rhythm variation
1While a variation rhythm pattern is playing, press
the VARIATION/FILL-IN button to insert a fill-in
pattern for the variation rhythm you are using.
Synchro Starting Accompaniment
with Rhythm Play
You can set up the keyboard to start rhythm play at the same
time you play the accompaniment on the keyboard.
The following procedure describes how to use synchro start.
Before starting, you should first select the rhythm you want
to use, set the tempo, and use the POWER/MODE switch to
select the chord play method you want to use (NORMAL,
CASIO CHORD, FINGERED).
To use synchro start
1Press the SYNCHRO/ENDING button to put the
keyboard into synchro start standby.
2Playing a chord and the rhythm pattern starts to
play automatically.
NOTE
•If the POWER/MODE switch is set to NORMAL, only
the rhythm plays (without a chord) when you play on the
accompaniment keyboard.
•If you press the INTRO button before playing anything
on the keyboard, the rhythm starts automatically with
an intro pattern when you play something on the
accompaniment keyboard.
•Pressing the VARIATION/FILL-IN button before playing
anything on the keyboard causes play to start with the
variation pattern when something is played on the
keyboard.
•To cancel synchro start standby, press the SYNCHRO/
ENDING button one more time.
Finishing with an Ending Pattern
You can end your performances with an ending pattern that
brings the rhythm pattern you are using to a natural-sounding
conclusion.
The following procedure describes how to insert an ending
pattern. Note that the actual ending pattern played depends
on the rhythm pattern you are using.
To finish with an ending pattern
1While the rhythm is playing, press the SYNCHRO/
ENDING button.
•This causes the ending pattern to play, which brings
rhythm accompaniment to an end.
NOTE
•The timing when the ending pattern starts depends on
when you press the SYNCHRO/ENDING button. If you
press the button before the second beat of the current
measure, the ending pattern starts playing immediately.
Pressing the button at any point in the measure after
the second beat results in the ending pattern playing
from the beginning of the following measure.
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Keyboard Settings
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FUNCTION
Number buttons
[+] / [–]
About FUNCTION button
Each press of the FUNCTION button cycles through the
setting screens. If you accidentally pass the screen you want
to use, keep pressing the FUNCTION button until the screen
appears again.
Adjusting Accompaniment and
Song Bank Volume
You can adjust the volume of the accompaniment and Song
Bank tunes independently of the notes you play on the
keyboard. You can specify a volume level in the range of 000
(minimum) to 127 (maximum).
To adjust the accompaniment volume
1Press the FUNCTION button until the
accompaniment volume adjustment screen
appears.
2Use the number buttons or the [+]/[–] buttons to
change the current volume setting value.
Example:110
NOTE
•The current accompaniment volume value that appears
in Step 1 automatically clears from the display if you do
not input anything within about five seconds.
•Pressing [+] and [–] buttons at the same time
automatically sets an accompaniment volume of 115.
Ac ompo Vl
Ac ompo Vl
Current accompaniment volume setting
To adjust built-in tune volume
Enter the Song Bank mode or Piano Bank mode, and then
perform the procedure under “To adjust the accompaniment
volume”.
•In this case, a song volume screen will appear in place of
the accompaniment volume screen.
NOTE
•Pressing [+] and [–] buttons at the same time
automatically sets an accompaniment volume of 127.
To adjust volume for playback of SMF
data from a memory card
Load a memory card into the card slot, and then perform the
procedure under “To adjust the accompaniment volume”.
•In this case, a song volume screen will appear in place of
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Keyboard Settings
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Transposing the Keyboard
Transpose lets you raise and lower the overall key of the
keyboard in semitone units. If you want to play an
accompaniment for a vocalist who sings in a key that’s
different from the keyboard, for example, simply use
transpose to change the key of the keyboard.
To transpose the keyboard
1Press the FUNCTION button until the transpose
screen appears on the display.
2Use [+] and [–] to change the transpose setting of
the keyboard.
Example: To transpose the keyboard five semitones
upwards.
NOTE
•The keyboard can be transposed within a range of –12
to +12.
•The default transpose setting is “00” when keyboard
power is turned on.
•If you leave the transpose screen on the display for about
five seconds without doing anything, the screen is
automatically cleared.
•The transpose setting also affects playback from Auto
Accompaniment.
•To return the keyboard to its default key, perform the
above procedure and press the [+] and [–] buttons at
the same time in step 2.
•The effect of a transpose operation depends on the pitch
of each note and on the tone you are currently using. If
a transpose operation causes a note to be outside of
the allowable range for a tone, the same note in the
nearest octave within the range will be substituted.
Tuning the Keyboard
Use the following procedure to fine tune the keyboard to
match the tuning of another musical instrument.
To tune the keyboard
1Press the FUNCTION button until the tuning screen
appears.
2Use the [+], [–], and the number buttons to adjust
the tuning value.
Example: To lower tuning by 20
NOTE
•The keyboard can be tuned within a range of –50 cents
to +50 cents.
*100 cents is equivalent to one semitone.
•The default tuning setting is “00” when keyboard power
is turned on.
•If you leave the tuning screen on the display for about
five seconds without doing anything, the screen is
automatically cleared.
•The tuning setting also affects playback from Auto
Accompaniment.
•To return the keyboard to its default tuning, perform the
above procedure and press the [+] and [–] buttons at
the same time in step 2.
Tune      
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Connection to a Computer
Connecting to a Computer
The keyboard’s USB port makes it quick and simple to connect
to a computer. After installing the USB MIDI driver onto your
computer from the CD-ROM that comes with the keyboard,
you will be able to use commercially available MIDI software
on your computer to exchange data between the keyboard
and your computer.
To install the USB MIDI driver
1On the computer to which you plan to connect,
install the USB MIDI driver that comes on the CD-
ROM that comes bundled with the keyboard.
•For information about installing the USB MIDI driver,
see the “CASIO USB MIDI Driver User’s Guide”
(manual_e.pdf) on the “USB Manual and Driver CD-
ROM”.
NOTE
•Before starting actual installation of USB MIDI driver,
be sure to read the contents of the “readme.txt” file in
the “English” folder on the CD-ROM.
•Use Adobe Reader or Acrobat Reader to access the USB
MIDI driver user’s guide.*
*You need to have Adobe Reader or Acrobat Reader installed on
your computer in order to view the contents of the “CASIO USB
MIDI Driver User’s Guide” (manual_e.pdf). If your computer
does not have either Adobe Reader or Acrobat Reader installed,
use the procedure below to install it.
Installing Adobe Reader (Acrobat Reader**)
•Place the “USB Manual and Driver CD-ROM” into your
computer’s CD-ROM drive.
•On the CD-ROM, navigate to the folder named “Adobe”,
open the folder named “English”, and then double-click
“ar601enu.exe” (“ar505enu.exe”**). Follow the instructions
that appear on your computer screen to install Adobe
Reader.
**Adobe Reader cannot be installed on a computer running
Windows 98. If your computer is running under Windows 98,
double-click “ar505enu.exe” to install Acrobat Reader.
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FUNCTION
Number buttons
[+] / [–]
RIGHTLEFT
Minimum Computer system Requirements
Supported Operating Systems
Operation is supported under Windows® XP, Windows® 2000,
Windows® Me, Windows® 98SE, and Windows® 98.

 Universal
•IBM AT or compatible computer
•USB port that provides normal operation under Windows
•CD-ROM drive (for installation)
•At least 2MB of free hard disk space (not including space
required for Adobe Reader)

 Windows XP
•300MHz or higher Pentium processor
•At least 128MB of memory

 Windows 2000
•166MHz or higher Pentium processor
•At least 64MB of memory

 Windows Me, Windows 98SE, Windows 98
•166MHz or higher Pentium processor
•At least 32MB of memory
Driver Signing

 Windows XP
1Log on to Windows XP using a Computer
administrator account. See the documentation that
comes with Windows XP for information about
Computer administrator accounts.
2On the Windows [Start] menu, click [Control
Panel].
•If you cannot see the [System] icon on the Control
Panel, click [Switch to Classic View].
3Click the [System] icon. On the dialog box that
appears, click the [Hardware] tab, and then click
the [Driver Signing] button.
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Connection to a Computer
Expanding the Selections in the
Song Bank Tunes
You can transfer song data from your computer to the
keyboard. You can store up to 10 tunes (about 320 KB) as
Song Bank tunes 65 through 74. For SMF data you purchase
or create, you need to use an SMF Converter to convert it to
CASIO format before transferring it to the keyboard.
To install the SMF Converter
1On the computer to which you plan to connect,
install the SMF Converter that comes on the CD-
ROM that comes bundled with the keyboard.
•On the CD-ROM, double-click “SMFConv-e.exe”, and
then follow the instructions that appear on your
computer screen to install SMF Converter.
*Before installing SMF Converter, be sure to read the contents of
the “smfreadme.txt” file in each language folder on the CD-ROM.
For information about using SMF Converter, double-click
“index.html” in the [help] folder, which was created when
you installed SMF Converter. You can also access user
documentation from the Windows [Start] menu by clicking
[Programs] - [CASIO] - [SMF Converter] - [manual].
*A browser that supports frames (like Internet Explorer 4 or
Netscape Navigator 4.04 or higher) is required to view the SMF
Converter manual.
Minimum Computer System Requirements
*Operating System:
Windows 98SE
Windows Me
Windows XP
*Storage
At least 10MB free HDD space
*USB interface
•You can also obtain a copy of the SMF Converter by
downloading it at the Web page shown below. After
downloading, install the software on your computer.
CASIO MUSIC SITE
http://music.casio.com/
•In addition to the software itself, the CASIO MUSIC SITE
will also provide you with information about its installation
and use. You can also find out about the latest news about
your keyboard and other CASIO musical instruments, and
much more.
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Computer
USB port
USB cable
USB connector
Keyboard USB port

 Windows 2000
1Log on using an Administrators group account. See
the documentation that comes with Windows 2000
for information about the Administrators group.
2On the Windows [Start] menu, point to [Settings]
and then click [Control Panel].
3Click the [System] icon. On the dialog box that
appears, click the [Hardware] tab, and then click
the [Driver Signing] button.
4On the dialog box that appears, select [Ignore], and
then click [OK].
NOTE
•Company and product names used herein aretrademarks of their respective owners.
Using the USB port
Note that you need to purchase a commercially available USB
cable to connect the keyboard to a computer using the USB
port. Once you establish a USB connection between the
keyboard and a computer, you can exchange data between
them.
To connect to a computer using the
USB port
1Use a commercially available USB cable to connect
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Connection to a Computer
NAVIGATE CHANNEL (Default: 4)
When messages are received from a computer for play on
this keyboard, the navigate channel is the channel whose note
data appears on the display. You can select one channel from
01 to 16 as the navigate channel. Since this setting lets you
use the data on any channel of commercially available SMF
data to light on the on-screen keyboard guide, you can
analyze how different parts of an arrangement are played.
1Press the FUNCTION button until the NAVIGATE
CHANNEL screen appears.
2Use the [+], [–], and the number buttons [0] through
[9] to change the channel number.
Example: To specify channel 2
To turn off specific sounds before playing back tune data
that is being received

1While playing tune data, press the RIGHT button.
•This cuts the sound of the navigate channel, but on-
screen keyboard guide keys continue to light in
accordance with the channel’s data as it is received.
Press RIGHT button again to turn the channel back
on.

1While playing tune data, press the LEFT button.
•This cuts the sound of the channel whose number is
one less than the navigate channel, but on-screen
keyboard guide keys continue to light in accordance
with the channel’s data as it is received. Press LEFT
button again to turn the channel back on.
Example: If the navigate channel is channel 4, the above
operation turns off channel 3.
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Song Data Storage
Song data saved as Song Bank tunes are retained even when
power is turned off, as long as the keyboard is being supplied
battery or AC adaptor power. If you remove the batteries or
should the batteries go dead while the keyboard is not being
supplied power by the AC adaptor, song data will be deleted.
Be sure to supply power to the keyboard with the AC adaptor
when replacing batteries.
NOTE
•This keyboard supports SMF 0 and 1 format data.
•Voice Fingering Guide and on-screen fingering indicators
are not supported for commercially available SMF data.
General MIDI Tone
The General MIDI standard defines the tone numbering
sequence, the drum sound numbering sequence, the number
of MIDI channels that can be used, and other general factors
that determine the sound source configuration. Because of
this, musical data produced on a General MIDI sound source
can be played back using similar tones and identical nuances
as the original, even when played on another manufacturers
sound source.
This keyboard conforms with General MIDI standards, so it
can be connected to a computer and used to play back General
MIDI data that has been purchased, downloaded from the
Internet, or obtained from any other source.
Changing the Settings
This section tells you how to make the settings required when
connecting to a computer.
KEYBOARD CHANNEL (Default: 1)
The keyboard channel is the channel used to send messages
from this keyboard to a computer. You can specify one channel
from 1 to 16 as the keyboard channel.
1Press the FUNCTION button until the KEYBOARD
CHANNEL screen appears.
2Use the [+], [–], and the number buttons to change
the channel number.
Example: To specify channel 4
KeybC   dh
KeybC   dh
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LOCAL CONTROL (Default: On)
oFF:Anything played on the keyboard is output as a message
from the USB port, without being sounded by the
internal sound source.
•Note that no sound is produced by the keyboard if LOCAL
CONTROL is turned off and no external device is
connected.
1Press the FUNCTION button until the LOCAL
CONTROL screen appears.
Example: When LOCAL CONTROL is on
2Use the [+] and [–] or [0] and [1] buttons to turn
the setting on and off.
Example: To turn LOCAL CONTROL off
ACCOMP OUT (Default: Off)
on:Auto Accompaniment is played by the keyboard and
the corresponding message is output from the USB port.
oFF:Auto Accompaniment messages are not output from the
USB port.
1Press the FUNCTION button until the ACCOMP
OUT screen appears.
Example: When ACCOMP OUT is off
2Use the [+] and [–] or [0] and [1] buttons to turn
the setting on and off.
Example: To turn ACCOMP OUT on
Lo ac    l 
Ac mou Opt
Ac mou Opt
GM Mode Receive
When GM off is received and the mode switch is set to a chord
mode, the Auto Accompaniment chord is specified in
accordance with the received message.
When GM on is received, Auto Accompaniment chords
cannot be specified by received messages.
SUSTAIN/ASSIGNABLE JACK
(Default: SUS)
SUS(sustain):Specifies a sustain*1 effect when the pedal is
depressed.
SoS (sostenuto):Specifies a sostenuto*
2 effect when the
pedal is depressed.
SFt (soft):Specifies reduction of the sound’s volume when
the pedal is depressed.
rHy (rhythm):Specifies START/STOP button operation
when the pedal is depressed.
1Press the FUNCTION button until the SUSTAIN/
ASSIGNABLE JACK screen appears.
Example: When sustain is currently set
2Use the [+] and [–] or [0], [1], [2], and [3] buttons
to change the setting.
Example: To select rhythm
*1 Sustain
With piano tones and other sounds that decay, the pedal acts
as a damper pedal, with sounds being sustained longer when
the pedal is depressed. With organ tones and other continuous
sounds, notes played on the keyboard continue to sound until
the pedal is released. In either case, the sustain effect is also
applied to any notes that are played while the pedal is
depressed.
*2 Sostenuto
This effect performs the same way as sustain, except that it is
applied only to notes that are sounding already when the
pedal is depressed. It does not affect notes that are played
after the pedal is depressed.
Lo ac    l 
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Using a Memory Card
Your keyboard is equipped with a card slot
that supports use of memory cards
(commercially available SD memory card
or optional CASIO song data card*). This makes it possible
for the keyboard to directly read commercially available SMF
data, which has been saved to a memory card from your
computer, for listening pleasure and lessons. Memory card
data can be used the same way as built-in tunes.

Supported Memory Cards:
SD memory cards, optional CASIO song data cards*

Supported SD Cards:
1 GB or less (Cards with capacity greater than 1 GB are
not supported.)

Maximum Number of Importable Songs: Up to 1,000
•The actual number of songs that can be imported
depends on the size of each file. The actual number will
be less than 1,000 when individual song files are large.

Supported Data:
SMF Format 0, CASIO Original Format CM2
 IMPORTANT!
•Use only an SD memory card or an optional CASIO song
data card* with this keyboard. Proper operation is not
guaranteed when any other type of card is used.
Memory Card and Card Slot
Precautions
IMPORTANT!
•Be sure to carefully read all documentation that comes
with the memory card for important information about
how to handle it.
•SD memory cards have a write protect switch, which
you can use to protect against accidental deletion of
data. After saving important data to an SD memory card,
be sure to use the write protect switch to protect the
data against accidental changes or deletion.•Avoid storing and using memory cards in the following
types of locations. Such conditions can cause corruption
of data stored on the card.
•Areas subject to high temperatures, high humidity, or
corrosive agents
•Areas subject to strong electrostatic charge or
electrical noise
•Whenever handling a memory card, make sure that you
never touch its contacts with your fingers.
•If the data access lamp is lit and the message “Pls Wait”
is on the display, it means that data on the memory card
is being accessed by a save, read, or delete operation.
Never remove the memory card from the card slot or
turn off the keyboard while the card is being accessed.
Doing so can corrupt the data on the memory card or
even damage the card slot.
•Never try to insert anything that is not an SD memory
card or optional CASIO song data card* into the
Keyboard’s memory card slot. Doing so can cause
malfunction of the keyboard.
•Inserting a memory card that is charged with static
electricity into the card slot can cause malfunction of
the keyboard. If this happens, turn the keyboard off and
then back on again.
•A memory card that has been in the card slot for a long
time may feel hot when you remove it. This is normal
and does not indicate malfunction.
•Note that a memory card has a limited service life. After
long use, you may not be able to store data to, read
data from, and/or delete data from a card. When this
happens, you will need to purchase a new memory card.
*May not be available in some geographic areas.
CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. assumes no responsibility
for any loss or damage to you or any third party arising
out of the loss or corruption of data.
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CARD
START/STOPSD CARD SLOTSTEP 2
STEP 1
STEP 3
SCORING
[+] / [–]FUNCTIONNumber buttons