E-28Melody keyboardAccompanimentkeyboardNOTE• The accompaniment keyboard can be used for playingchords only. No sound will be produced if you try playingsingle melody notes on the accompaniment keyboard.Auto AccompanimentPlaying a RhythmUse the following procedure to start and stop rhythm play.To play a rhythm1 Set the POWER/MODE switch to NORMAL.2 Press the START/STOP button to start play of thecurrently selected rhythm.3 To stop rhythm play, press the START/STOP buttonagain.NOTE• All of the keyboard keys are melody keys while thePOWER/MODE switch is set to NORMAL.Using Auto AccompanimentThe following procedure describes how to use the keyboard’sAuto Accompaniment feature. Before starting, you shouldfirst select the rhythm you want to use and set the tempo ofthe rhythm to the value you want.To use Auto Accompaniment1 Set the POWER/MODE switch to CASIO CHORDor FINGERED.2 Press the START/STOP button to start play of thecurrently selected rhythm.3 Play a chord.• The actual procedure you should use to play a chorddepends on the current POWER/MODE switchposition. Refer to the following pages for details onchord play.CASIO CHORD .......................... Page E-28FINGERED ................................... Page E-294 To stop Auto Accompaniment play, press the START/STOP button again.NOTE• If you press the SYNCHRO/ENDING button and thenthe INTRO button in place of the START/STOP buttonin step 2, accompaniment will start with an intro patternwhen you perform the operation in step 3. For detailsabout these buttons, see pages E-30 and E-31.• If you press the SYNCHRO/ENDING button in place ofthe START/STOP button in step 4, an ending patternwill play before accompaniment play is ended. For detailsabout this button, see page E-31.• You can adjust the accompaniment part volume levelindependently of the main volume. For details, see“Adjusting Accompaniment and Song Bank Volume” onpage E-32.CASIO CHORDThis method of chord play makes it possible for anyone toeasily play chords, regardless of previous musical knowledgeand experience. The following describes the CASIO CHORD“Accompaniment keyboard” and “Melody keyboard”, andtells you how to play CASIO CHORDs.CASIO CHORD Accompaniment Keyboard and MelodyKeyboardR h u m b aChord name663A-E-030A