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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.
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.
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. C o n t a c t y o u r p h y s i c i a n 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.
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 electric shock. Take the following steps immediately. 1. Turn off power. 2. If you are using the AC adaptor for power, unplug it from the wall outlet. 3.
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.
Display Screen • Never push on the display screen’s LCD panel or subject it to strong impact. Doing so can cause the LCD panel’s glass to crack, creating the risk of personal injury. • Should the LCD panel ever crack or break, never touch the liquid inside of the panel. LCD panel liquid can cause skin irritation. • Should LCD panel liquid ever get inside your mouth, immediately wash out your mouth with water and contact your physician.
Main Features ❐ On-screen fingering and timing indicators • Easy-to-understand on-screen indicators help to simplify keyboard play, even for novices. ❐ 100 amazingly realistic tones ❐ Enhanced auto-accompaniment function for greater versatility • 50 built in auto-accompaniment patterns. ❐ 100 Built-in Song Bank tunes • A total of 100 built-in Song Bank tunes comes built in for playback enjoyment or play-along practice.
Contents Safety Precautions ................ E-1 3-Step Lesson System ........ E-22 Using 3-Step Lesson System ..................E-22 Main Features ........................ E-6 Contents ................................. E-7 General Guide ........................ E-8 Voice Fingering Guide .............................E-24 Timing Indicator ....................................... E-25 Step 1: Master the timing .........................E-26 Step 2: Master the melody .......................
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2 Power indicator H TRANSPOSE/TUNE/LOCAL CONTROL operation guide 3 VOLUME buttons I Speakers 4 SYNCHRO/FILL-IN button J 50 RHYTHMS list 1 POWER/MODE selector 5 START/STOP button See “Rhythm List” on page A-2 for details.
About the Display 1 Tw i n k l e 6 2 5 4 3 1. Currently selected tone number and name, rhythm number and name, song number and name. This area is also used to display other types of information, depending on the mode. 2. Timing Indicator shows the timing of upcoming notes during lesson and Song Bank play. 3. Fingering and finger crossing during 3-Step Lesson and Song Bank play. R indicates right-hand and L indicates left-hand. 4. Chord names during auto-accompaniment and Song Bank play. 5.
Quick Reference This section provides a quick overview of keyboard operation using steps one and two of the 3-step lesson feature. See page E-22 for detailed explanations of these steps. 1 2 5 1 Set the POWER/MODE selector to NORMAL. 5 3 4 5 Play the melody part on the keyboard. Play the notes with the ONE KEY PLAY buttons. • The accompaniment tempo automatically adjusts to play along with your melody. 2 Press the SONG BANK button.
Power Supply This keyboard can be powered by current from a standard household wall outlet (using the specified AC adaptor) or by batteries. Always make sure you turn the keyboard off whenever you are not using it. Using batteries WARNING Always make sure you turn off the keyboard before loading or replacing batteries. To load batteries 1. 2. Remove the battery compartment cover. Load 6 AA-size batteries into the battery compartment.
Power On Alert WARNING Misuse of the AC adaptor creates the risk of fire and electric shock. Always make sure you observe the following precautions. • Be sure to use only the AC adaptor that is specified for this product. • Use only a power source whose voltage is within the rating marked on the AC adaptor. • Do not overload electrical outlets and extension cords. Keyboard keys light to alert you if you leave power on and do not perform any operation for about 6 minutes.
Connections [Connection Example] Phones/Output Jack Before connecting headphones or other external equipment, be sure to first turn down the volume settings of the keyboard and the connected equipment. You can then adjust volume to the desired level after connections are complete.
Basic Operations VOLUME TONE Number buttons POWER/MODE This part of the manual provides you with the basic information you need to use your keyboard. To change tones 1. To switch power on and off 1. Set the POWER/MODE selector to NORMAL. 2. Look at the tone list printed on the keyboard’s console and find the one you want. Press the TONE button. Indicator appears 2. 3. Press the keyboard keys. • Volume can be adjusted over a range of 0 (minimum) to 9 (maximum).
TEMPO TONE RHYTHM SONG BANK Keyboard split tones Some of the preset tones split the keyboard and assign two or more sounds. With such a preset tone, the sound produced depends on what position of the keyboard you play. For example, BASS/PIANO (tone 90) puts BASS on the left and PIANO on the right of the keyboard. PERCUSSION (No.99) • PERCUSSION (Tone 99) assigns 35 percussion sounds and five voice sounds to the keyboard as shown below. The sounds assigned to each key are indicated above the keyboard.
Polyphony The term polyphony refers to the maximum number of notes you can play at the same time. This keyboard has 12-note polyphony, which includes the notes you play as well as the rhythms and auto-accompaniment patterns that are played by the keyboard. This means that when a rhythm or autoaccompaniment pattern is being played by the keyboard, the number of notes (polyphony) available for keyboard play is reduced. Also note that some of the tones offer only 6-note polyphony.
START/STOP TEMPO RHYTHM Number buttons POWER/MODE 2. Use the TEMPO buttons to change the tuning of the keyboard. 3. Example: To lower tuning by 20 Tune DEMO You can change the demo tune play being played by pressing the number buttons. • The Song Bank tunes play back in tune number sequence, starting from the one you select. ( –) To stop demo tune play Press the DEMO button or START/STOP button again to stop demo tune play.
4. Use the number buttons to input the 2-digit rhythm number for the rhythm you want to use. Example: To select “37 SAMBA”, input 3 and then 7. S amb a • Be sure to always specify a 2-digit number. • If you discover a mistake before you input the second digit, press the RHYTHM button to return to the previously set rhythm number. • You can change to another rhythm even while the current rhythm is sounding. 5. Press the START/STOP button to start play of the rhythm.
SYNCHRO/FILL-IN START/STOP POWER/MODE To play a CASIO CHORD auto-accompaniment 1. 2. 3. 4. Use the POWER/MODE selector to select CASIO CHORD. Select an auto-rhythm as described under “To select and play a rhythm” on page E-18. Using standard fingerings The FINGERED mode lets you play a wider variety of chords. In this mode, you can start play of an accompaniment pattern by pressing three or four of the accompaniment keyboard keys. This keyboard is capable of recognizing 15 different chords.
IMPORTANT! • If you play one or two notes only in the left hand, or three notes that do not make up a recognizable chord formation, no sound will be produced. The FINGERED mode requires a conventional three or four-note chord formation to produce an auto-accompaniment. Also, note that autochords only work in conjunction with rhythm patterns, and not independently of them. ❚ NOTE • The above examples show only one of the possible fingerings for each chord.
3-Step Lesson System START/STOP Using 3-Step Lesson System Even individuals who cannot play the keyboard at all can follow along with the 100 built-in Song Bank tunes with the ONE KEY PLAY buttons. You can also use the 3-Step Lesson System to learn at your own pace. Play slowly at first until you are able to play along at normal speed. Of the 100 built-in tunes, numbers 00 through 84 feature autoaccompaniment (auto-accompaniment tunes), while 85 through 99 are played using both hands (two-hand tunes).
5. 6. To stop Song Bank tune play, press the START/ STOP button again. To exit the Song Bank Mode, press the SONG BANK button again. Crossed Finger Indications The display also shows when you have to cross fingers to play notes, and in which direction your fingers should cross. Example: Display for playing the notes below with the right hand • When you do, the SONG BANK indicator goes out. ❚ NOTE • Always enter two digits for the Song Bank number.
KEY LIGHT TONE Key Lighting System Operation and Display Contents During 3-step Lesson Play Whenever you select an Auto Accompaniment tune (00 to 84) for 3-step lesson play, the key lighting system shows you which keys to press, while the display shows you the fingerings. Note Pitch ❚ NOTE • Note length is not indicated when you are using two-hand tunes (85 to 99) with 3-Step Lesson Steps 1 and 2. As soon as you press a lit key, it goes out and the next key to be played starts to flash.
Timing Indicator Turning Off Key Lighting The timing indicator helps you become familiar with tunes you are playing for the first time by indicating the timing of notes you play on the keyboard. Timing is easier to see when you use a slow tempo during lesson play. 1. Press the KEY LIGHT button. • The KEY LIGHT indicator disappears when the key light system is turned off. • Press the KEY LIGHT button again to turn key lighting back on.
START/STOP STEP 1 ONE KEY PLAY STEP 3 STEP 2 Step 1: Master the timing You can press the ONE KEY PLAY buttons or any of the keyboard keys to play along with the melody (right hand part) of the Song Bank tune. You do not have to worry about pressing the right key, so you can concentrate on getting the timing right. 1. The correct note is played even if you do not press the key that is lit. 4. Press the STEP 1 button. • When you do, the STEP 1 indicator appears.
Step 2: Master the melody Step 3: Play at normal speed With Step 2 you have to play the note that the 3-Step Lesson System indicates. But don’t worry - the accompaniment (left hand part) waits until you can play the correct note before continuing. This means you can take your time and play at your own pace. Step 3 also shows you which notes to play, but unlike Step 2, it does not wait for you to press the key.
START/STOP SONG BANK STEP 1 PART SELECT STEP 3 STEP 2 To practice the left hand part Once you master right hand part play, you can use the twohand tunes (numbers 85 through 99) to practice left hand part. 1. Press the SONG BANK button until the SONG BANK indicator appears. • This causes the number and name of the currently selected Song Bank tune to appear on the display. 2. 3. Input the two digit number for the tune you want to play. Press the PART SELECT button to switch the left hand play.
MIDI What is MIDI? MIDI Channels The letters MIDI stand for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which is the name of a worldwide standard for digital signals and connectors that makes it possible to exchange musical data between musical instruments and computers (machines) produced by different manufacturers. MIDI compatible equipment can exchange keyboard key press, key release, tone change, and other data as messages.
RHYTHM TEMPO SONG BANK NOTE ON/OFF CONTROL CHANGE This message sends data when a key is pressed (NOTE ON) or released (NOTE OFF). A NOTE ON/OFF message includes a note number (to indicate note whose key is being pressed or released) and velocity (velocity=100 when the volume value of this unit is 9 to 2, and velocity=75 when the volume value is 1 or 0). NOTE ON velocity is always used to determine the relative volume of the note. This keyboard does not receive NOTE OFF velocity data.
LOCAL CONTROL On Notes played on the keyboard are sounded by the internal sound source and output as MIDI messages from the MIDI OUT terminal. To turn off LOCAL CONTROL/To turn on GM mapping 1. MIDI OUT Sound Source While in any mode besides the Song Bank Mode (indicated when the SONG BANK indicator is lit), hold down the RHYTHM button and press the SONG BANK button. • Perform step 2 within five seconds after performing step 1. 2. LOCAL CONTROL Off Use the TEMPO button ( control.
Technical Reference Troubleshooting Be sure to check the following table whenever you experience problems with keyboard operation. Symptom Cause • No sound when keyboard keys are pressed. 1. Power supply problem. 2. Volume is set to 0. 3. Headphones are plugged into the keyboard. 4. The POWER/MODE selector is in the CASIO CHORD or FINGERED position. 5. Tone “99 PERCUSSION” is selected and you are pressing keys that are not assigned tones. 6. LOCAL CONTROL is off. Action See Page 1.
Symptom Cause Action • Keyboard keys light but no sound is produced. • Power on alert is telling you that power is left on. • Press any button or keyboard key to resume normal operation with the keyboard in its initial power on setting. Page E-13 • RHYTHM button does not work. • Keyboard is in the Song Bank Mode. • Press the SONG BANK button to return to the normal mode. Page E-23 • Cannot change TRANSPOSE/ TUNE/LOCAL CONTROL settings. • Keyboard is in the Song Bank Mode.
Specifications Model: LK-43 Keyboard: 61 standard-size keys; 5 octaves Key Light System: Can be turned on and off (up to 4 keys can be lit at the same time) Tones: 100 presets Polyphony: 12 notes maximum 3-Step Lesson System: Number of simultaneosly lit keys; 4 3-Steps 1 tune repeat playback On/Off Playback: Voice Fingering Guide: Auto-accompaniment Rhythm patterns: Tempo: 50 presets Adjustable, (216 steps, = 40 to 255), initial value; 120 Two systems; CASIO CHORD, FINGERED Fill-in pattern, Syn
Care of Your Keyboard Avoid heat, humidity or direct sunlight. Do not overexpose the instrument to direct sunlight, or place it near an air conditioner, or in any extremely hot place. Do not use near a TV or radio. This instrument can cause video or audio interference with TV and radio reception. If this happens, move the instrument away from the TV or radio. Do not use lacquer, thinner or similar chemicals for cleaning.
Appendix/Apéndice GM Tone Map List Lista de asignaciones de sonido GM Tone No.
Rhythm List Lista de ritmos POPS DANCE/FUNK 00 CLUB POP 26 TECHNO 01 FUNKY POP 27 TRANCE 02 SOUL BALLAD 28 DISCO 03 POP BALLAD 29 FUNK 04 LITE POP 30 RAP 05 16 BEAT FUNK EUROPEAN 06 8 BEAT POP 07 POP ROCK 08 DANCE POP 09 POP FUSION 10 FOLKIE POP 31 ROCK POLKA 32 MARCH 33 WALTZ 34 SLOW WALTZ 35 TANGO LATIN/VARIOUS I 11 ROCK WALTZ 12 SLOW ROCK 13 SOFT ROCK 14 50’S ROCK 15 60’S SOUL 16 4 BEAT ROCK 17 ROCK 18 TWIST 19 NEW ORLNS R&R 20 R&B BIG BA
Fingered Chord Charts Cuadros de acordes digitados This table shows the left-hand fingerings (including inverted forms) for a number of often-used chords. Esta tabla muestra las digitaciones (incluyendo las formas invertidas) para varios de los acordes más a menudo usados. 5 432 A-3 LK43_es_A1-A5.p65 1 : Left hand finger numbers : Números de los dedos de la mano izquierda 640A-E-076A Page 4 02.2.25, 9:51 PM Adobe PageMaker 6.
* Cannot be specified in FINGERED setting because of accompaniment keyboard limitations, but augmented and diminished (seventh) chords made up of the same component notes (with different base note) can be used instead. Chords with same component notes as B aug ........... D aug, F aug Chords with same component notes as B aug ............ E aug, G aug Chords with same component notes as A dim7 ......... C dim7, E dim7, F dim7 Chords with same component notes as B dim7 ........
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