USER’S GUIDE GUÍA DEL USUARIO MODE D’EMPLOI P MA150-ESF-1 MA150_esf_cover1.p65 Page 1 03.10.8, 10:45 AM Adobe PageMaker 6.
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. 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.
• • • • 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.
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.
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.
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.
Contents Safety Precautions ............... E-1 Contents ................................ E-7 General Guide ....................... E-8 Power Supply ..................... E-10 Using batteries .............................. E-10 Using the AC Adaptor .................... E-11 Using Song Bank Tunes for Practice (3-Step Lesson) ... E-21 Using Step 1 ................................. E-21 Using Steps 2 and 3 ..................... E-22 Other Functions ................. E-23 Turning on the Metronome ...........
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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
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 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 C-size batteries into the battery compartment. • Make sure that the positive (+) and negative (–) ends are facing correctly.
WARNING WARNING Misuse of batteries can cause them to leak, resulting in damage to nearby objects, or to explode, creating the risk of fire and personal injury. Always make sure you observe the following precautions. • Never try to take batteries apart or allow them to become shorted. • Never expose batteries to heat or dispose of them by incineration. • Never mix old batteries with new ones. • Never mix batteries of different types. • Do not charge the batteries.
Connections Phones/Output Terminal Before connecting phones 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. [Rear Panel] PHONES/OUTPUT Terminal Audio connection Musical Instrument Amplifier (Figure 3) Use a commercially available connecting cord* to connect the keyboard to a musical instrument amplifier.
Playing the Keyboard 1. 2. 3. Set the POWER switch to “ON” to turn on power. Now try playing something on the keyboard. Use the VOLUME buttons to adjust the volume level. • Press [왖] to raise the volume and [왔] 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 position of the note on the keyboard as shown below.
Selecting a Tone You can select from among 50 built-in tones. A tone list on the console shows the names and numbers of all the tones. 1. Press the TONE button. • This causes “TONE” to appear on the display, along with the number of the currently selected tone. 2. ❚ NOTE • The initial power on default tone setting is “00 GRAND PIANO”. • This keyboard has 8-note polyphony, which means it can play up to eight notes at the same time.
Selecting a Rhythm You can select from among 30 rhythms. See the rhythm list at the end of this manual (page A-1) for information about what rhythms are available. 1. Press the RHYTHM button. • This causes “RHYTHM” to appear on the display, along with the number of the currently selected rhythm. 2. Find the rhythm you want in the “Rhythm List” on page A-1, and then use the number buttons to input its two-digit number. • To select “02 DANCE”, for example, press [0] then [2].
Using Auto Accompaniment CASIO CHORD The 19 keys (C2 through F 3) on the far left of the keyboard are the “auto accompaniment keyboard”. Pressing the keys of the auto accompaniment keyboard plays the chords marked above them. This method of chord play makes it possible for anyone to easily play chords, regardless of previous musical knowledge and experience. The following describes the CASIO CHORD “accompaniment keyboard” and “melody keyboard”, and tells you how to play CASIO CHORDs.
Chord Types Chord Types CASIO CHORD accompaniment lets you play four types of chords with minimal fingering. Chord Types Major chords Chord names are marked above the keys of the accompaniment keyboard. Press any single key plays the chord whose name is marked above it. Note that the chord produced when you press an accompaniment keyboard does not change octave, regardless of which key you use to play it.
C Caug*1 Cm Csus4 Cdim C6*1, 3 Using Synchro Start When synchro start is turned on, rhythm play starts from the point when you play something on the keyboard. ❚ PREPARATION Cm6 C7*2 Cm7*2, 4 • Select a rhythm and set its tempo. • Select the accompaniment mode you want to use. 1. CM7*2 C7sus4 • This causes a black dot to appear on the display under the tempo indicator. The black dot indicates that synchro start is turned on.
Using One-Touch Preset The One-Touch Preset feature automatically makes the tone and tempo settings that are most suitable for the rhythm pattern you select. 1. 2. 3. Press the RHYTHM button. Input the two-digit number of the rhythm you want to use. Press the ONE TOUCH PRESET button. • This causes the ONE TOUCH PRESET indicator to appear on the display. • This keyboard automatically sets the tone and tempo in accordance with the rhythm you selected.
Playing Song Bank Tunes A selection of 50 built-in Song Bank tunes is available for playback and practice. A Song Bank list on the console shows the names and numbers of the Song Bank tunes. 4. ❚ NOTE 5. • The names of Song Bank tune numbers 45 through 49 are not marked on the console. See the Song Bank List on page A-1 of this manual for more information. Selecting a Song Bank Tune 1. You can use the TEMPO buttons to adjust the tempo of Song Bank tune play.
Using Song Bank Tunes for Practice (3-Step Lesson) 3-Step Lesson makes it easy to master Song Bank tunes. You can learn to play melodies by viewing the guide indicators that appear on the display. In Step 1 you learn to master the timing of the notes, in Step 2 you play at your own pace, and finally in Step 3 you play along at normal speed. Using Step 1 1.
2. 3. Find the Song Bank tune you want in the “Song Bank list” and then enter its two-digit tune number. Using Steps 2 and 3 Press the START/STOP button. • In Step 2, you learn correct keyboard keys you need to press. The on-screen music staff and graphic keyboard show you the notes to play and the keys to press. You can play at your own pace, even if it is very slow. Both the onscreen indicators and the accompaniment wait until you play the correct note.
Other Functions Turning on the Metronome 1. Press the TONE button or RHYTHM button, and then press the METRONOME button. • This causes the metronome to sound in accordance with the current tempo setting. A graphic metronome bar on the screen rocks left and right with each beat. 2. Use the [왖] and [왔] TEMPO buttons to adjust the tempo. • You can set the tempo value in the range of 40 to 240. 3. Turning on sustain causes notes you play to linger after you release the keyboard keys. 1.
Percussion Pads Transpose Using the Percussion Pads The initial power default setting is middle C (00). You can transpose the key of the keyboard in semitone steps in the range of –6 to +6 (12 semitone steps). Each of the five built-in percussion pads is assigned the sound of a percussion instrument (ACOUSTIC SNARE 1, OPEN HI-HAT, CLOSED HI-HAT, BASS DRUM 1, HIGH TOM). Tapping a pad with your finger plays the sound assigned to it.
Using MIDI A MIDI OUT terminal on the back of the console lets you connect to other MIDI devices. 4. • Each press of the MIDI button increments the MIDI channel setting. The current setting is shown on the display. • You can select a MIDI channel in the range of 01 through 16. The Initial default setting is 01 (Channel 1). What is MIDI? The letters “MIDI” stand for “Musical Instrument Digital Interface”.
Troubleshooting Symptom No sound when keyboard keys are pressed. Cause 1. Power supply problem. 2. Main volume is set to 0. 3. Headphones are plugged into the keyboard. 4. T h e a c c o m p a n i m e n t keyboard does not play notes while CASIO CHORD or FINGERED is selected as the accompaniment mode. 5. Some keys are not assigned any sounds while “49 PERCUSSION” is selected as the tone. 1.
Symptom Cause Action See page The TRANSPOSE function does not work. MODE button does not work. 1. “ 4 9 P E R C U S S I O N ” i s selected as the tone. 2. The instrument is in the Song Bank Mode. 1. Select any other tone besides “49 PERCUSSION”. 2. P r e s s t h e T O N E o r RHYTHM button to exit the Song Bank Mode. 3. Stop demo tune play and press the TONE or RHYTHM button to exit the Song Bank Mode. Page E-14 Pages E-14, 15 Page E-20 3. A demo tune is playing.
Specifications Model: MA-150 Number of Keys: 49 (mini-size) Maximum Polyphony: 8 notes Number of Tones: 50 Auto Accompaniment Rhythm Patterns: 30 Tempo: Variable (201 steps, = 40 to 240) Chords: 2 fingering methods (CASIO CHORD, FINGERED) Rhythm Controller: SYNCHRO/FILL-IN, START/STOP Accomp Volume: 0 to 10 (11 steps) Number of Song Bank Tunes: 50 Percussion Pads: 5 Main Volume: 0 to 10 (11 steps) Other Functions: 3-Step Lesson; One-Touch Preset; Metronome; Transpose; Sustain; Demo
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/Appendice Rhythm List Lista de ritmos Liste des rythmes Song Bank List Lista del banco de canciones Liste des morceaux préenregistrés 45 46 47 DANCE/POPS 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 DISCO 1 DISCO 2 DANCE POP BALLAD POP WALTZ FUSION FUNK 16 BEAT SOUL 48 49 O CHRISTMAS TREE HOME ON THE RANGE IF YOU’RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT, CLAP YOUR HANDS TROIKA LONDON BRIDGE ROCK/JAZZ 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ROCK 1 ROCK 2 8 BEAT R&B BLUES SLOW ROCK SHUFFLE ROCK SHUFFLE BOOGIE ROCK 3 SWING
Fingered Chord Chart Cuadro de acordes Fingered Charte des accords FINGERED Chord Type Root M m 7 m7 M7 dim C C /(D ) D (D )/E E F F /(G ) G (G )/A A (A )/B B A-2 MA150_esf_Appendix.p65 274B-E-094A Page 2 03.10.8, 10:45 AM Adobe PageMaker 6.
Chord Type Root aug sus4 7sus4 6 m6 dim7 C C /(D ) D (D )/E E F F /(G ) G (G )/A A (A )/B B ❚ NOTE • You can use the above fingerings to finger chords within the accompaniment keyboard range. ❚ NOTA • Para digitar los acordes dentro de la gama del teclado de acompañamiento puede usar las digitaciones anteriores. ❚ REMARQUE • Vous pouvez utiliser les doigtés ci-dessus pour jouer des accords dans la plage du clavier d’accompagnement. A-3 274B-E-095A MA150_esf_Appendix.
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