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USER’S GUIDE
GUÍA DEL USUARIO
MODE D’EMPLOI
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MA150-ESF-1
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GUIDELINES LAID DOWN BY FCC RULES FOR USE OF THE UNIT IN THE U.S.A. (not applicable to other areas) NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, m
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Safety Precautions Congratulations on your selection of the CASIO electronic musical instrument. • Before using the instrument, be sure to carefully read through the instructions contained in this manual. • Please keep all information for future reference. Symbols Various symbols are used in this user’s guide and on the product itself to ensure that the product is used safely and correctly, and to prevent injury to the user and other persons as well as damage to property. Those symbols along wit
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DANGER Alkaline Batteries Perform the following steps immediately if fluid leaking from alkaline batteries ever gets into your eyes. 1. Do not rub your eyes! Rinse them with water. 2. Contact your physician immediately. Leaving alkaline battery fluid in your eyes can lead to loss of sight. WARNING Smoke, Strange Odor, Overheating Continued use of the product while it is emitting smoke, a strange odor, or heat creates the risk of fire and electric shock. Take the following steps immediately. 1.
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• Never mix old batteries with new ones. • Never mix batteries of different types. • Do not charge the batteries. • Make sure the positive (+) and negative (–) ends of the batteries are facing correctly. Do not incinerate the product. Never throw the product into fire. Doing so can cause it to explode, creating the risk of fire and personal injury. Water and Foreign Matter Water, other liquids, and foreign matter (such as pieces of metal) getting into the product create the risk of fire and elec
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CAUTION AC Adaptor Misuse of the AC adaptor creates the risk of fire and electric shock. Always make sure you observe the following precautions. • Do not locate the electric cord near a stove or other sources of heat. • Never pull on the cord when unplugging from the electrical outlet. Always grasp the AC adaptor when unplugging. AC Adaptor Misuse of the AC adaptor creates the risk of fire and electric shock. Always make sure you observe the following precautions. • Insert the AC adaptor into t
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Location Avoid the following locations for this product. Such locations create the risk of fire and electric shock. • Areas subject to high humidity or large amounts of dust. • In food preparation areas or other areas subject to oil smoke. • Near air conditioning equipment, on a heated carpet, in areas exposed to direct sunlight, inside of a vehicle parked in the sun, or any other area that subjects the product to high temperatures. Display Screen • Never push on the display screen’s LCD panel o
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IMPORTANT! When using batteries, be sure to replace them or shift to one of the alternate power sources whenever you notice any of the following symptoms. • Instrument does not turn on • Display that is flickering, dim, or difficult to read • Abnormally low speaker/headphone volume • Distortion of sound output • Occasional interruption of sound when playing at high volume • Sudden power failure when playing at high volume • Flickering or dimming of the display when playing at high volume • Conti
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Contents Safety Precautions ............... E-1 Using Song Bank Tunes for Practice (3-Step Lesson) ... E-21 Contents................................ E-7 Using Step 1 ................................. E-21 Using Steps 2 and 3 ..................... E-22 General Guide....................... E-8 Other Functions ................. E-23 Power Supply ..................... E-10 Turning on the Metronome ........... E-23 Using batteries .............................. E-10 Using Sustain.....................
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1 POWER switch F TRANSPOSE buttons 2 DEMO button G TEMPO buttons 3 METRONOME button H 3-STEP LESSON button 4 MIDI button I RHYTHM button 5 BEAT button J SONG BANK button 6 MODE button K Speakers 7 SYNCHRO/FILL-IN button L Rhythm list 8 START/STOP button M Tone list 9 ONE TOUCH PRESET button N Display 0 SUSTAIN button O Song Bank list A TONE button P Chord names B Number buttons Q Percussion instrument list C Percussion pads R MIDI OUT terminal D VOLUME buttons S PHONES/OUTPUT jack E ACCOMP VOLUM
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Power Supply This keyboard can be powered by current from Important Battery Information a standard household wall outlet (using the The following shows the approximate specified AC adaptor) or by batteries. battery life. Always make sure you turn the keyboard off Manganese batteries .......... 5 hours* whenever you are not using it. * The above value is standard battery life at normal temperature, with the keyboard volume at medium setting. Temperature Using batteries extremes or playing at ve
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WARNING WARNING Misuse of batteries can cause them to leak, Misuse of the AC adaptor creates the risk of fire resulting in damage to nearby objects, or to and electric shock. Always make sure you observe explode, creating the risk of fire and personal injury. the following precautions. Always make sure you observe the following • Be sure to use only the AC adaptor that is precautions. specified for this product. • Never try to take batteries apart or allow • Use only a power source whose voltag
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Connections Musical Instrument Amplifier (Figure 3) Phones/Output Terminal Use a commercially available connecting cord* Before connecting phones or other external to connect the keyboard to a musical instrument equipment, be sure to first turn down the amplifier. volume settings of the keyboard and the * Be sure to use a connecting cord that has a connected equipment. You can then adjust stereo mini plug on the end you connect to volume to the desired level after connections the keyboard, and a
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Playing the Keyboard 1. Set the POWER switch to “ON” to 3. Now try playing something on the turn on power. keyboard. 2. Use the VOLUME buttons to adjust the volume level. • Press [] to raise the volume and [] to lower it. • The “MAIN” (main volume) value on the display indicates the current volume level. • You can set the main volume to one of 11 levels, from 0 to 10. ❚ NOTE A value next to a note name indicates the relative Note Names position of the note on the keyboard as shown below.
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Selecting a Tone You can select from among 50 built-in tones. A ❚ NOTE tone list on the console shows the names and • The initial power on default tone setting is “00 numbers of all the tones. GRAND PIANO”. • This keyboard has 8-note polyphony, which means it can play up to eight notes at the same 1. Press the TONE button. time. • This causes “TONE” to appear on the • When tone “49 PERCUSSION” is selected, display, along with the number of the keyboard keys are assigned the percussion currently
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Selecting a Rhythm You can select from among 30 rhythms. See the Initial Default Tempo Settings rhythm list at the end of this manual (page A-1) The following are the rules that govern the for information about what rhythms are initial default tempo settings of built-in available. rhythms. 1. Press the RHYTHM button. • Each rhythm has an initial default tempo setting that best matches the rhythm. • This causes “RHYTHM” to appear on • Changing the selected rhythm while rhythm the display, along w
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CASIO CHORD Using Auto Accompaniment This method of chord play makes it possible for The 19 keys (C2 through F 3) on the far left of anyone to easily play chords, regardless of the keyboard are the “auto accompaniment previous musical knowledge and experience. keyboard”. Pressing the keys of the auto The following describes the CASIO CHORD accompaniment keyboard plays the chords “accompaniment keyboard” and “melody marked above them. keyboard”, and tells you how to play CASIO CHORDs. ❚ PREPARA
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Chord Types Chord Types Example CASIO CHORD accompaniment lets you play Minor seventh chords four types of chords with minimal fingering. (m7) To play a minor C minor seventh Chord Types Example seventh chord, keep (Cm7) # CDEG F ABCDF E F Major chords the major chord key Chord names are depressed and press marked above the C Major (C) any other three # CDEG F ABCDF E F keys of the accompaniment accompaniment keyboard keys located keyboard. Press any to the right of the single key plays the majo
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CCm Cdim Using Synchro Start When synchro start is turned on, rhythm play starts from the point when you play something on the keyboard. 1 1, 3 Caug* Csus4 C6* ❚ PREPARATION • Select a rhythm and set its tempo. • Select the accompaniment mode you want to 2 2, 4 Cm6 C7* Cm7* use. 1. Press the SYNCHRO/FILL-IN button. • This causes a black dot to appear on the 2 1 CM7* C7sus4 Cdim7* display under the tempo indicator. The black dot indicates that synchro start is turned on. 2. Play a chord on the ac
