Casio Lk270 Instruction Manual

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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 bq.
2.Press 4.
3.Use the bs (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).
4.After you are finished, press 4 to assign the 
scale to the keyboard.
You can use the following procedure to reflect the preset 
scale you selected in Auto Accompaniments.
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 “AcompScl”.
4.Use the bs (10-key) [+] key to select on.
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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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Scale Name
Using the Current Scale Notes for Auto 
Accompaniments
OTHER
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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 bp until the indicator shown below 
appears on the display.
2.Use bs (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-42).
Pressing 
bp, bq, or br 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.
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 cr as 
Auto Harmonize (page E-43). Because of this, these two 
functions cannot be used at the same time.
1.Hold down cr 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 bs (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to select the 
Arpeggiator type you want.
 001 through 012 are Auto Harmonize types (page 
E-43). Do not select them when using the Arpeggiator.
Using Music Preset
I L o v e H e r
Preset number
Preset name
Lights
Using the Arpeggiator
D u  e  t  1
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.
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3.Press cr to turn on Arpeggiator.
Playing a chord on the keyboard will start arpeggio play.
Press 
cr 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 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.Press the bs (10-key) [+] key to select the ON 
setting.
You can use the following procedure to delete user song data 
stored as song numbers 153 through 162.
1.Press ct and then use the bs (10-key) [4] ( ) 
and [6] ( ) keys to display “DELETE” (page E-6).
2.Press the bs (10-key) [7] (ENTER) key.
3.Press the bs (10-key) [6] ( ) button.
4.Use the bs (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to select the 
user song you want to delete.
5.Press the bs (10-key) [7] (ENTER) key.
This displays a delete confirmation message.
6.Press the bs (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 [9] 
(EXIT) in place of [+] (YES).
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
Sustaining an Arpeggio (Arpeggiator Hold)
S t  . G r P n o
Lit when on
A r p e g H  l  d
Deleting User Song Data
DELETE
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Used memory (Unit: Kbytes)
Remaining memory capacity
USERSONG
User song name
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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 a memory card (page 
E-53) or your computer’s hard disk (page E-58).
 This operation does not delete recorded song data.
1.Press ct and then use the bs (10-key) [4] ( ) 
and [6] ( ) keys to display “DELETE” (page E-6).
2.Press the bs (10-key) [7] (ENTER) key.
3.Use the bs (10-key) [4] ( ) and [6] ( ) keys 
to display “All Data”.
4.Press the bs (10-key) [7] (ENTER) key.
This displays a delete confirmation message.
5.Press the bs (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 [9] 
(EXIT) in place of [+] (YES).Deleting All Data in Digital 
Keyboard Memory
DELETE
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Used memory (Unit: Kbytes)
Remaining memory capacity
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Using a Memory Card
Your Digital Keyboard’s SD memory card 
slot makes it possible for you to store 
record memory and other data on a 
commercially available SD memory card.
●Supported SD Memory Cards
Your Digital Keyboard supports the use of memory cards up 
to 2 GB. Use of any SD memory card with greater capacity is 
not supported. See the instructions that come with the SD 
memory card for information about its capacity.
User data that can be saved and loaded
 Use only SD memory cards. Operation is not 
guaranteed when any other type of memory card is 
used.
 When using an SD memory card, make sure you 
observe all of the precautions in the instructions that 
come with it.
 SD memory cards have a write-protect switch that you 
can use to protect against accidental deletion of data.
 Avoid using an SD 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 an SD memory card when 
loading it or removing it from the Digital Keyboard.
 While data is being stored to or recalled from an SD 
memory card, never perform any other Digital 
Keyboard operation or remove the SD memory card. 
Doing so can corrupt the data on the card and damage 
the card slot.
 Never insert anything besides an SD memory card into 
the card slot. Doing so creates the risk of malfunction.
 Electrostatic charge discharging from your fingers or 
the SD 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.
 An SD memory card can become quite warm after very 
long use in the SD memory card slot. This is normal 
and does not indicate malfunction.
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Data TypeDescriptionFile Name 
Extension
Sampled sound 
(page E-19)Sampled sound dataTW7
DW7
*1
User songs 
(page E-30)Song data imported from 
an external device (cannot 
be saved to an SD 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
SD Memory Card and Card Slot 
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 Note that the SD memory card must be oriented 
correctly when you insert it into the SD 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 SD memory card facing 
upwards (so you can see it), carefully insert the 
card into the keyboard’s SD memory card slot 
(
dt) until stops with a click.
2.Press the SD 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 an SD Memory card, first be sure to 
format it on the Digital Keyboard.
 Before performing the procedure below, check to make 
sure that the SD memory card does not contain any 
data you might need.
 The SD 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 SD memory card you want to format 
into the Digital Keyboard’s card slot.
 Make sure that the write-protect switch of the SD 
memory card is not in the write-protect position.
2.Press ct and dk at the same time.
3.Press the bs (10-key) [7] (ENTER) key.
This will display the format confirmation screen.
4.Press the bs (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 [9] 
(EXIT) in place of [+] (YES).
Inserting and Removing an SD 
Memory Card
Front
Formatting an SD Memory Card
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Use the following procedure to save Digital Keyboard data to 
an SD 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 an SD memory card.
 See page E-53 for information about data types.
2.Insert a SD memory card into the Digital 
Keyboard’s card slot.
3.Hold down dk until the button lights.
 To cancel data save, press dk again.
Example:Saving a sampled sound
4.Use the bs (10-key) [4] ( ) and [6] ( ) 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 bs (10-key) [7] (ENTER) key.
 Enter the file name of the data you are saving. Use the 
bs (10-key) [4] ( ) and [6] ( ) keys to move the 
cursor to the character you want to change, and then 
use [+] and [–] to change the character.
 Pressing [9] (EXIT) will return to the screen that was 
displayed before you pressed [7] (ENTER).
6.Press the bs (10-key) [7] (ENTER) key.
This will save the data to the SD memory card.
 If there is a file with the same name already on the SD 
memory card, a message will appear asking if you want 
to overwrite it. Press the 
bs (10-key) [+] (YES) key to 
overwrite, or [–] (NO) or [9] (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 
an SD 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 or rhythms.
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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■SD Memory Card Data (File) Storage Locations
The above procedure stores Digital Keyboard data in a folder 
named “MUSICDAT” on the SD memory card.
 The “MUSICDAT” folder is created automatically when you 
format the SD 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 an SD memory 
card into Digital Keyboard memory.
 Whenever you copy a file to the SD memory card that 
you plan to recall on the Digital Keyboard, be sure to 
store the file in the SD memory card’s “MUSICDAT” 
folder.
1.On the Digital Keyboard, select the data you 
want to load as described below.
2.Insert the SD memory card that contains the 
data into the Digital Keyboard’s card slot.
3.Hold down dk until the button lights.
 To cancel data load, press dk again.
4.Use the bs (10-key) [4] ( ) and [6] ( ) keys 
to display one of the settings shown below.
 You also could use [–] and [+].
5.Press the bs (10-key) [7] (ENTER) key.
 Pressing [9] (EXIT) will return to the screen that was 
displayed before you pressed [7] (ENTER).
6.Use the bs (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to select the 
data (file) you want to load.
7.Press the bs (10-key) [7] (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 
bs (10-key) [+] (YES) 
key to overwrite, or [–] (NO) or [9] (EXIT) key to cancel.
Loading Data from an SD 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, rhythms, 
etc.
To load this dataDisplay this screen
Sampled sound “Lod” “SmplTone”
User song “Lod” “UserSong”
Recorded song “Lod” “Rec.Song”
All data “Lod” “All Data”
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Use the following procedure to delete data saved on an SD 
memory card.
1.On the Digital Keyboard, select the data you 
want to delete as described below.
2.Insert a SD memory card into the Digital 
Keyboard’s card slot.
3.Hold down dk until the button lights.
 To cancel data delete, press dk again.
4.Use the bs (10-key) [4] ( ) and [6] ( ) keys 
to display one of the settings shown below.
 You also could use [–] and [+].
5.Press the bs (10-key) [7] (ENTER) key.
 Pressing [9] (EXIT) will return to the screen that was 
displayed before you pressed [7] (ENTER).
6.Use the bs (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to select the 
number of the data (file) you want to delete.
7.Press the bs (10-key) [7] (ENTER) key.
This will display the delete confirmation screen.
8.Press the bs (10-key) [+] (YES) key.
 To cancel the delete operation, press [–] (NO) or [9] 
(EXIT) in place of [+] (YES).
You can use the following procedure to play back user song 
data (page E-53) directly from an SD memory card.
 Whenever you copy a file to the SD memory card that 
you plan to play on the Digital Keyboard, be sure to 
store the file in the SD memory card’s “MUSICDAT” 
folder (page E-56).
1.Insert the SD memory card that contains the 
data into the Digital Keyboard’s card slot.
2.Press dk.
This will display the file numbers and song names for the 
data stored on the display.
3.Use bs (10-key) to select the song you want to 
play.
4.Press bm.
This will start playback.
 Each press of 
bm starts and stops playback.
For information about SD memory card error messages, see 
page E-68.
Deleting Data from an SD 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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Connecting External Devices
You can connect the Digital Keyboard to a computer and 
exchange MIDI data between them. You can send play data 
from the Digital Keyboard to music software running on your 
computer, or you can send MIDI data from your computer to 
the Digital Keyboard for playback.
The following shows the minimum computer system 
requirements for sending and receiving MIDI data. Check to 
make sure that your computer complies with these 
requirements before connecting the Digital Keyboard to it.
 Operating System
Windows
® XP (SP2 or later)*1
Windows Vista® *2
Mac OS® X (10.3.9, 10.4.11 or later, 10.5.2 or later)
USB port
 Never connect to a computer that does not conform to 
the above requirements. Doing so can cause problems 
with your computer.
 Make sure you follow the steps of the procedure below 
exactly. Connecting incorrectly can make data send 
and receive impossible.
1.Turn off the Digital Keyboard and then start up 
your computer.
 Do not start up the music software on your computer 
yet!
2.After starting up your computer, use a 
commercially available USB cable to connect it 
to the Digital Keyboard.
3.Turn on the Digital Keyboard.
 If this is the first time you are connecting the Digital 
Keyboard to your computer, the driver software 
required to send and receive data will be installed on 
your computer automatically.
4.Start up your computer’s music software.
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Connecting a Computer
Minimum Computer System Requirements
*1: Windows XP Home Edition
Windows XP Professional (32- bit)
*2: Windows Vista (32- bit)
Connecting the Digital Keyboard to Your 
Computer
Computer USB port A connectorB connector
Digital Keyboard USB port USB cable
(A-B type)