Basic Operations; Playing The Keyboard; Selecting A Tone - Casio CTK-245 User Manual

Basic Operations

POWER/MODE
MAIN VOLUME
This section provides information on performing
basic keyboard operations.

Playing the Keyboard

To play the keyboard
1.
Set the POWER/MODE switch to
NORMAL.
2.
Use the MAIN VOLUME buttons to
lower the keyboard volume.
• It's always a good idea to set the keyboard
volume at a relatively low level before
playing.
• Pressing [e] or [r] causes the current
volume setting to appear on the display.
Press [e] or [r] again to change the
setting.
3.
Play something on the keyboard.

Selecting a Tone

This keyboard comes with 100 built-in tones. Use
the following procedure to select the tone you want
to use.
To select a tone
1.
Find the tone you want to use in the
tone list and note its tone number.
• Not all of the available tones are shown on
the tone list printed on the keyboard
console. For a complete list, see the "Tone
List" on page A-1.
E-16
TONE
[+]/[-]
Number buttons
2.
Press the TONE button.
Appears when TONE button is pressed
3.
Use the number buttons to input the
two digit tone number for the tone you
want to select.
Example: To select "26 WOOD BASS", input 2
and then 6 .
• Now notes played on the keyboard will be
played using an acoustical wood bass
sound.
• Always input both digits for the tone number,
including a leading zero (if any). If you input one
digit and stop, the display will automatically clear
your input after a few seconds.
• You can also increment the displayed tone
number by pressing [+] and decrement it by
pressing [–].
• Sound effect tones such as 77 VEHICLE sound
best when you keep a keyboard key depressed.
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