Casio Lk270 Instruction Manual

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LK270ES1C
GUÍA DEL USUARIO
USER’S GUIDE
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Safety Precautions 
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							NOTICE
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the 
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential 
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in 
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee 
that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or 
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct 
the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
FCC WARNING
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the userís authority to 
operate the equipment.
Declaration of Conformity
Model Number: LK-270
Trade Name: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
Responsible party: CASIO AMERICA, INC.
Address: 570 MT. PLEASANT AVENUE, DOVER, NEW JERSEY 07801
Telephone number: 973-361-5400
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules, Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including 
interference that may cause undesired operation. 
						

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Important!
Please note the following important information before using this product.
 Before using the optional AC Adaptor to power the unit, be sure to check the AC Adaptor for any damage first. Carefully check 
the power cord for breakage, cuts, exposed wire and other serious damage. Never let children use an AC adaptor that is 
seriously damaged.
 Never attempt to recharge batteries.
 Do not use rechargeable batteries.
 Never mix old batteries with new ones.
 Use recommended batteries or equivalent types.
 Always make sure that positive (+) and negative (–) poles are facing correctly as indicated near the battery compartment.
 Replace batteries as soon as possible after any sign they are getting weak.
 Do not short-circuit the battery terminals.
 The product is not intended for children under 3 years.
 Use only a CASIO AD-5 adaptor.
 The AC adaptor is not a toy.
 Be sure to disconnect the AC adaptor before cleaning the product.
This mark applies in EU countries only.
Manufacturer:
CASIO COMPUTER CO.,LTD.
6-2, Hon-machi 1-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8543, Japan
 Responsible within the European Union:
CASIO EUROPE GmbH
Bornbarch 10, 22848 Norderstedt, Germany
●Company and product names used in this manual may be registered trademarks of others.
●Any reproduction of the contents of this manual, either in part or its entirety, is prohibited. Except for your own, personal 
use, any other use of the contents of this manual without the consent of CASIO is prohibited under copyright laws.
●IN NO EVENT SHALL CASIO BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, 
DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF INFORMATION) ARISING OUT OF THE 
USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT, EVEN IF CASIO HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE 
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
●The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice. 
						

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Contents
General Guide ............................. E-4
Using the 10-key Pad (bs) .................................E-6
FUNCTION Button (
ct) Functions .....................E-6
Getting Ready to Play ................ E-8
Preparing the Music Stand .................................E-8
Power Supply .....................................................E-8
Playing the Digital Keyboard ..... E-9
Turning on Power and Playing ...........................E-9
Using Headphones ...........................................E-10
Changing Keyboard Response to 
Touch Pressure (Touch Response)..................E-10
Adjusting Display Contrast...............................E-11
Turning Off Keyboard Lighting .........................E-11
Using the Metronome .......................................E-12
Controlling the 
Keyboard Sounds..................... E-13
Select from a variety of 
musical instrument sounds...............................E-13
Layering Two Tones .........................................E-14
Splitting the Keyboard between Two 
Different Tones .................................................E-14
Using Reverb ....................................................E-15
Using Chorus ....................................................E-15
Using a Pedal ...................................................E-16
Changing the Pitch 
(Transpose, Tuning, Octave Shift)....................E-16
Sampling Sounds and 
Playing Them on the 
Digital Keyboard....................... E-18
Connection and Preparation .............................E-18
Sampling and Playing a Melody Sound 
(Melody Sampling) ...........................................E-19
Incorporating a Sampled Sound into a 
Drum Set (Drum Sampling) ..............................E-21
Other Sampling Functions ................................E-23
Playing Built-in Songs .............. E-26
Playing the Demo Songs ................................. E-26
Playing Back a Particular Song........................ E-27
Using the Karaoke Feature .............................. E-30
Increasing the Selection of Songs ................... E-30
Using Built-in Songs to 
Master Keyboard Play .............. E-31
Phrases ............................................................ E-31
Step Up Lesson Flow ....................................... E-31
Selecting the Song, Phrase, and 
Part You Want to Practice................................ E-32
Lessons 1, 2, and 3.......................................... E-33
Lesson Settings ............................................... E-34
Using Auto Step Up Lesson ............................. E-36
Music Challenge 
Keyboard Game ........................ E-37
Using Auto Accompaniment .... E-38
Playing the Rhythm Part Only .......................... E-38
Playing All Parts ............................................... E-39
Using Auto Accompaniment Effectively ........... E-41
Using One-Touch Preset ................................. E-42
Using Auto Harmonize ..................................... E-43
Recording Your 
Keyboard Play ........................... E-44
Recording and Playing Back 
Keyboard Play.................................................. E-44
Using Tracks to Record and Mix Parts ............ E-45
Recording Two or More Songs, and 
Selecting One for Playback.............................. E-47
Recording while Playing Along with a 
Built-in Song..................................................... E-47
Saving Recorded Data on an 
External Device ................................................ E-48 
						

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Other Useful Digital Keyboard 
Functions .................................. E-49
Changing the Scale of the Keyboard ................E-49
Using Music Preset ..........................................E-50
Using the Arpeggiator .......................................E-50
Deleting User Song Data..................................E-51
Deleting All Data in Digital Keyboard 
Memory ............................................................E-52
Using a Memory Card............... E-53
SD Memory Card and Card Slot 
Precautions ......................................................E-53
Inserting and Removing an 
SD Memory Card ..............................................E-54
Formatting an SD Memory Card.......................E-54
Saving Digital Keyboard Data to an 
SD Memory Card ..............................................E-55
Loading Data from an SD Memory Card 
into Digital Keyboard Memory ..........................E-56
Deleting Data from an SD Memory Card ..........E-57
Playing Back Data from an 
SD Memory Card ..............................................E-57
SD Memory Card Error Messages ...................E-57
Connecting External Devices..... E-58
Connecting a Computer ...................................E-58
MIDI Settings ....................................................E-59
Storing and Loading Digital Keyboard 
Memory Data ....................................................E-61
Connecting to Audio Equipment .......................E-62
Reference................................... E-63
Troubleshooting ............................................... E-63
Specifications ................................................... E-65
Operating Precautions ..................................... E-67
Error Messages................................................ E-68
Song List .......................................................... E-69
Chord Chart ..................................................... E-70
MIDI Implementation Chart
Included Accessories
●Music Stand
●Song Book
●Leaflets
 Safety Precautions
 Appendix
 Other (Warranty, etc.)
Items included as accessories are subject to change without notice.
Separately Available Accessories
 You can get information about accessories that 
are separately for this product from the CASIO 
catalog available from your retailer, and from the 
CASIO website at the following URL.
http://world.casio.com/ 
						

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General Guide
 In this manual, the term “Digital Keyboard” refers to the LK-270.
• In this manual, buttons and other controllers are identified using the numbers shown below. 
2 1
34
5
6
bp
bq
br 7
8
bt ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct dk 9bkbl bm bn
dl dldm do dpdn dq
dr ds dtbo
bs 
						

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General Guide
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1POWER button ☞E-9, 25, 45, 61
2VOLUME knob ☞E-9
3MIC VOLUME knob  ☞E-30
4PRESET SCALE button ☞E-49
5RECORDER button ☞E-30, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48
6SING ALONG button ☞E-30
7METRONOME, BEAT button ☞E-12
8REPEAT, INTRO button ☞E-28, 34, 41
9REW, NORMAL/FILL-IN button 
☞E-27, 32, 38, 41
bkFF, VARIATION/FILL-IN button 
☞E-27, 32, 41
blPAUSE, SYNCHRO/ENDING button 
☞E-27, 41, 42
bmPLAY/STOP, START/STOP button 
☞E-26, 27, 29, 30, 33, 34, 38, 44, 46, 47, 48, 57
bnPART SELECT, ACCOMP ON/OFF, 
CHORDS button ☞E-26, 29, 32, 34, 39, 43, 48, 60
boTEMPO buttons ☞E-12, 28, 42
bpTONE, MUSIC PRESET button
☞E-9, 13, 19, 21, 23, 25, 50
bqRHYTHM, ONE TOUCH PRESET button 
☞E-13, 20, 21, 23, 38, 42, 44, 47, 49
brSONG BANK button ☞E-27, 29, 32, 47
bsNumber buttons, [–]
/[+] buttons ☞E-6
btLISTEN, CHORD/TR1 button ☞E-20, 33
ckWATCH, TR2 button ☞E-20, 30, 33, 46
clREMEMBER, TR3 button ☞E-20, 34
cmNEXT, TR4 button ☞E-20, 32
cnAUTO, TR5 button ☞E-20, 36
coMUSIC CHALLENGE, TR6 button 
☞E-20, 37, 46
cpSPLIT button ☞E-14, 15
cqLAYER button ☞E-14, 17
crAUTO HARMONIZE/ARPEGGIATOR, TYPE button 
☞E-43, 50, 51
csSAMPLING button ☞E-19, 20, 21, 22, 54
ctFUNCTION, KEY LIGHT button ☞E-6
dkCARD, SAVE/LOAD button ☞E-54, 55, 56, 57
dlSpeakers
dmSong Bank list
dnDisplay
doMusic Preset list
dpRhythm list
dqTone list
drCHORD root names ☞E-39
dsPercussion instrument list ☞E-13
dtSD CARD SLOT ☞E-54
elemeoepen
ekUSB port ☞E-58
elSUSTAIN/ASSIGNABLE JACK ☞E-16
emPHONES/OUTPUT jack ☞E-10, 62
enAUDIO IN jack ☞E-18, 62
eoDC 9V terminal ☞E-8
epMIC IN jack ☞E-18
ek 
						

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Use the number buttons and the [–] and [+] buttons to change 
the settings of the parameters that appear in the upper left 
area of the display.
Use the number buttons to enter numbers and values.
 Enter the same number of digits as the currently displayed 
value.
Example:To enter tone number 001, input 0 3 0 3 1.
 Negative values cannot be input using the number buttons. 
Use [–] (decrease) and [+] (increase) instead.
You can use the [–] (decrease) and [+] (increase) buttons to 
change the displayed number or value.
 Holding down either button scrolls the displayed setting.
 Pressing both buttons at the same time will revert to the 
initial default setting or the recommended setting.You can use the FUNCTION button (
ct) to adjust the reverb 
effect, to delete data, and to perform a wide range of other 
Digital Keyboard operations.
1.Press ct to display the function menu.
2.Use the bs (10-key) [4] ( ) and [6] ( ) keys 
to display the function you want.
 You can exit the function menu by pressing ct.
 After selecting functions 8 through 12, press the 
bs 
(10-key) [7] (ENTER) key to display the menu item’s 
submenu. Then use [4] ( ) and [6] ( ) to select an 
item. 
You can exit a submenu by pressing the 
bs (10-key) 
[9] (EXIT) key.
3.Refer to the indicated pages for details about 
each function.
Using the 10-key Pad (bs)
Number Buttons
[–] and [+] Buttons
S t  . G r P n o
Setting
FUNCTION Button (ct) Functions
To select a function 
						

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 The tone and other parameters revert to their initial 
defaults whenever you turn on power (page E-9).
FunctionDisplaySee 
Page
1 Transpose Trans. E-16
2 Accompaniment Volume AcompVol E-42
3 Song Volume Song Vol E-29
4 Touch Response Touch E-10
5 Tuning Tune E-16
6 Reverb Reverb E-15
7 Chorus Chorus E-15
8 Sampling SAMPLING
Automatic Sampling Start AutoStrt E-23
Automatic Sampling Stop AutoStop E-24
Sampled Tone Protect (Protect) E-25
9 Step Up Lesson LESSON
Voice Fingering Guide Speak E-34
Note Guide NoteGuid E-35
Performance Evaluation Scoring E-35
Phrase Length PhraseLn E-35
10 Other Settings OTHER
Arpeggiator Hold ArpegHld E-51
Pedal Effect Jack E-16
Accompaniment Scale AcompScl E-49
LCD Contrast Contrast E-11
Power On Alert Demo2 E-9
11 MIDI Settings MIDI
Keyboard Channel Keybd Ch E-59
Navigate Channels Navi. Ch E-59
Local Control Local E-60
Accomp Out AcompOut E-60
12 Delete DELETE
Sampled Sound Delete (tone name) E-24
User Song Delete (song name) E-51
All Data Delete All Data E-52 
						

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Getting Ready to Play
Either an AC adaptor or batteries can be used to power this 
Digital Keyboard. Normally, use of AC adaptor power is 
recommended.
 The AC adaptor does not come with this Digital Keyboard. 
Purchase it separately from your retailer. See page E-3 for 
information about options.
Use the AC adaptor when you want to power the Digital 
Keyboard from a household electrical outlet.
Specified AC Adaptor: AD-5
 Be sure to turn off Digital Keyboard power before 
connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor.
 Be sure to turn off power before loading batteries.
 It is up to you to prepare six commercially available 
D-size batteries. Do not use oxyride batteries 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 cover.
■Low Battery Indication
The indicator shown below starts to flash to let you know 
when battery power is low. Replace the batteries with new 
ones.
Preparing the Music Stand
Power Supply
Using the AC Adaptor
Music stand
Household power outletAC adaptor
DC 9V terminal
Using Batteries
Tabs
Low battery indicator 
(flashes)