Casio Lk270 Instruction Manual

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Playing the Digital Keyboard
1.Press 1.
This turns on power.
2.Try playing something on the keyboard. Use 2 
to adjust volume.
 Turning off the keyboard causes most current settings 
to be cleared. The keyboard will revert to initial settings 
the next time you turn it on.
 This is true for all settings except for sample sound 
protection. Once you turn it on it remains on until you 
turn it off again.While you are using batteries for power, power will turn off 
automatically if you do not...

Playing the Digital Keyboard
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3.Use the bs (10-key) [4] ( ) and [6] ( ) keys to 
display “Demo2”.
4.Press the bs (10-key) [–] key to select the OFF 
setting.
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. See page E-3 for 
information about...

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Playing the Digital Keyboard
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Use the procedure below to control how much the volume of 
played notes change in accordance with playing speed. 
Select the setting that best matches your playing style.
1.Press ct and then use the bs (10-key) [4] ( ) 
and [6] ( ) keys to display “Touch” (page E-6).
2.Use bs (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to select one of 
the three Touch Response sensitivity settings.
1.Press ct and then use the bs (10-key) [4] ( ) 
and [6] ( ) keys to display “OTHER” (page E-6)....

Playing the Digital Keyboard
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The metronome lets you play and practice along with a steady 
beat to help keep you on tempo.
1.Press 7.
This starts the metronome.
2.Press 7 again to stop the metronome.
You can configure the metronome to use a bell sound for the 
first beat of each measure of the song you are playing.
 You can specify 0, or a value from 2 to 6 as the number of 
beat per measure.
 When playing a built-in song, the beats per measure setting 
(which determines when the bell sounds) is...

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Controlling the Keyboard Sounds
Your Digital Keyboard lets you select tones for a wide variety 
of musical instrument sounds, including violin, flute, orchestra, 
and more. Even the same song sound takes on a different feel 
by changing the instrument type.
1.Press bp.
2.Use bs (10-key) to select the tone number you 
want.
The corresponding tone number and tone name will 
appear on the screen.
 See the separate “Appendix” for a complete list of available 
tones.
 Use the number buttons to...

Controlling the Keyboard Sounds
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You can use the following procedure to layer two different 
tones (such as piano and strings) so they sound 
simultaneously when you press a keyboard key.
1.Select the first tone you want to use.
Press bp and then use bs (10-key) to select the tone you 
want.
Example:021 ELEC.PIANO 1
2.Press cq.
3.Use bs (10-key) to select the second tone you 
want.
Example:175 STRINGS
4.Play something on the keyboard.
Both tones sound at the same time.
5.Pressing cq again to unlayer...

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Controlling the Keyboard Sounds
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5.Pressing cp again to unsplit the keyboard (so it 
plays only the tone you selected in step 1).
 Each press of cp toggles between split (two tones) and 
unsplit (one tone).
 If you turn on both layer and split, layering will be applied to 
the right side range of the keyboard only.
1.While holding down cp, press the keyboard key 
where you want the split point to be.
The key you press will become the lowest note of the right 
side range of the split...

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A pedal can be used to change notes in various ways while 
playing.
 A pedal unit does not come with the Digital Keyboard. 
Purchase one separately from your retailer. See page E-3 
for information about options.
Connect an optional pedal unit.
1.Press ct and then use the bs (10-key) [4] ( ) 
and [6] ( ) keys to display “OTHER” (page E-6).
2.Press bs (10-key) [7] (ENTER) key.
3.Use the bs (10-key) [4] ( ) and [6] ( ) keys 
to display “Jack”.
4.Use the bs (10-key) [–]...

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Controlling the Keyboard Sounds
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Octave Shift lets you raise or lower the pitch of the keyboard 
notes in octave units.
 The octave shift setting range is –2 to +2 octaves.
 When using Split (page E-14), you can individually set the 
left and right keyboard ranges to the pitches you want.
1.Keep pressing cq until the screen shown below 
appears on the display.
If you want to use Split, turn on Split before pressing cq.
 If you do not perform any operation for a few seconds 
after this...

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Sampling Sounds and Playing Them on the Digital 
Keyboard
You can sample a sound from a microphone, a portable audio 
player, or other device, and then play the sound with keyboard 
keys. For example, you could sample the bark of your dog 
and then use the sound in a melody. You also can sample and 
use passages from a CD. The sampling feature is a great way 
to create new sounds that are highly creative.
 Before connecting, make sure that the Digital 
Keyboard, external devices, and/or the...