Casio AT-5 User Manual

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Playing with an Oriental ScaleE-23You can use the procedure below to instantly fine tune thenote assigned to all the keyboard keys that play it in 1 cent(1/100 semitone) steps.1. Use buttons D-6 (KEY C) through D-17 (KEY B)to specify the key whose note you want to finetune. Hold down the button you want until thescale fine tuning screen shown below appear.Example: To fine tune the E-note keys• The button you press will start flashing.2. Use the dial or the R-14 (–, +) buttons to adjustthe tuning value.• You can fine tune a note within in the range of –99through +99 cents. Play something on the keyboard tocheck the effect of your tuning.3. Press the button you pressed in step 1 (the onethat is flashing).• This will exit the scale fine tuning screen and the buttonwill change from flashing to lit, indicating that it is on.4. To return a note to its normal tuning, press theapplicable button again so it becomes unlit(off).• Each press of a button toggles it between on (note istuned) and off (normal tuning).• To return all 12 notes to their normal (equaltemperament) tuning, select 01 (Equal Temperament)for the setting under “Selecting a Preset Scale” (pageE-23).• While the scale fine tuning screen is displayed, you canchange the displayed note name by using the R-17 (t)button to select “Note”, and then the R-14 (–, +) buttons toscroll through note names. After selecting “Note” asdescribed above, you also can specify a note by pressing akey on the keyboard.• You also can display the scale fine tuning screen from thescale screen. For details, see the “NOTE” under “Selectinga Preset Scale” (page E-23).Your Digital Keyboard comes with a number of differentpreset scales built in, including Rast, Bayati, Pythagoreansystem, and more. You can select the scale you want to useby performing the following simple steps.1. While holding down the R-13 (FUNCTION)button, press the C-8 (SCALE) button to displaythe scale screen, with the 0 located at“Preset”.Fine Tuning Keyboard Keys(Scale Fine Tuning)Current tuning valueNote name Selecting a Preset Scale