Casio PS-3000 User Manual

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E-14Using the MetronomeThe metronome provides a reference beat that you can useduring your performances or practice sessions. You canchange the beat and the tempo of the metronome.• The names of the settings are marked above the keyboardkeys to which they are assigned.Using the MetronomePREPARATION• Check to make sure that the indicator above theRECORD button is off. If the indicator is on, press theRECORD button to turn it off.• See the section of this User’s Guide covering thememory for details on using the metronome incombination with the function.To use the metronome1 Press the METRONOME button to start themetronome.• This starts the metronome sound.2 Set the beat of the metronome.While holding down the CONTROL button, press thekeyboard key that corresponds to the beat setting youwant to select.• A note does not sound when you press a keyboardkey while holding down the CONTROL button.• The first value of the beat can be set to a value of 2through 6, or 0 (unaccented beat).B1 B2C2 D2 E2 F2 G2 C3 D3 E3 F3 G3A2B2F2 A2 F3 A3C2 E2 C3 E3Beat Keys Tempo KeysNumber Input KeysMetronome Volume KeysBasic Operations417A-E-016AUsing the PedalsThe digital piano is equipped with two pedal jacks, one for adamper pedal and one for a soft/sostenuto pedal. Whetherthe pedal connected to the SOFT/SOSTENUTO jack operatesas a soft pedal or sostenuto pedal depends on what you dowhen you turn on the digital piano power.SP-20Pedal functions• Damper pedalPressing this pedal causes notes to reverberate and tosustain longer.• Soft pedalPressing this pedal dampens notes and slightly reducestheir volume. Only notes played after the pedal is depressedare affected, and any notes played before the pedal ispressed sound at their normal volume.• Sostenuto pedalLike the damper pedal, this pedal causes notes toreverberate and to sustain longer. The difference betweenthe two pedals is the timing when they are pressed. Withthe sostenuto pedal, you press the pedal after depressingthe notes you want to sustain. Only the notes whosekeyboard keys are depressed when the sostenuto pedal ispressed are affected.To use the SOFT/SOSTENUTO pedal as a soft pedalPress the POWER button to turn on the digital piano power.Soft pedal is the normal effect of the pedal connected to theSOFT/SOSTENUTO jack.To use the SOFT/SOSTENUTO pedal as a sostenuto pedalWhile holding down the pedal connected to the SOFT/SOSTENUTO jack, turn on the digital piano power.NOTE• The following shows how pedal effects are applied duringdifferent types of operations.Memory playback, demo tune play................... Pedal effects applied to notes played on thekeyboard only.PS3000_e_08_15.p65 03.10.8, 2:22 PM14