Casio LK210/215ES1A User Manual

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E-16Basic OperationsThis section provides information on performing basickeyboard operations.To play the keyboard1 Set the POWER/MODE switch to NORMAL.2 Use the MAIN VOLUME slider to set the volumeto a relatively low level.3 Play something on the keyboard.Selecting a ToneThis keyboard comes with 264 built-in tones. Use thefollowing procedure to select the tone you want.To select a tone1 Find the tone you want to use in the TONE List andnote its tone number.• Not all of the available tones are shown on the tonelist printed on the keyboard console. For a completelist, see the “Tone List” on page A-1.2 Press the TONE button.3 Use the number buttons to input the three-digit tonenumber of the tone you want to select.Example: To select “049 ACOUSTIC BASS”, input 0, 4and then 9.NOTE• Always input all three digits for the tone number,including leading zeros (if any). If you input one or twodigits and stop, the display will automatically clear yourinput after a few seconds.• You can also increment the displayed tone number bypressing [+] and decrement it by pressing [–].• When one of the drum sets is selected (tone numbers256 through 263), each keyboard key is assigned adifferent percussion sound. See page A-4 for details.PolyphonyThe term polyphony refers to the maximum number of notesyou can play at the same time. The keyboard has 32-notepolyphony, which includes the notes you play as well as therhythms and auto-accompaniment patterns that are playedby the keyboard. This means that when a rhythm or auto-accompaniment pattern is being played by the keyboard, thenumber of notes (polyphony) available for keyboard play isreduced. Also note that some of the tones offer only 16-notepolyphony.• When rhythm or auto accompaniment is playing, thenumber of sounds simultaneously played is reduced.A c o . B sa sIndicator appearsMIC VOLUME Number buttonsKEY LIGHTPOWER/MODE [+] / [–]MAIN VOLUME TONEREVERB/CHORUS