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Welcome... Main Features To the happy family of satisfied CASIO electronic musical instrument owners! To get the most out of the many features and functions of the CTK-520L, be sure to carefully I00 amazingly realistic tones read this manual and keep it on hand for future reference.
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• If the power cord should become damaged (exposed wires, disconnection, authorized CASIO service provider. etc.), purchase a new AC adaptor. Use of a damaged power cord may cause fire or electrical shock. When the instrument has been dropped: .
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Do not place keyboard on lacquered furniture. * The instrument's silicone rubber feet may eventually blacken or scar lac- quered surfaces. Use felt cloth pads to insulate the feet or preferably use a CASIO musical instrument stand designed for your keyboard.
Contents To play a CASIO CHORD auto-accompaniment ........E-25 Using standard fingerings ................E-25 To play a FINGERED auto-accompaniment ..........E-26 Safety Precautions ..............Improvising with the preset patterns ............ E-27 Care of Your Keyboard ............Using fill-in rhythm ...................
Control Locations _) PHONES/OUTPUT jack For connection of commercially available headphones. Output from the speakers automatically cut when headphones connected. ® (_ DC 9V jack Note (_) POWER/MODE selector Speakers * Attachment of Score Stand * You may notice lines in the finish _) VOLUME buttons (_) 100 TONES list Insert both ends of the music...
Melody Guide Reference Melody guide uses the Three Step Lesson System to teach you how to play each of the 40 Song Bank tunes in three steps. The following is an overview of steps I and 2. See page E-28 for detailed explanations of these steps.
An AC adaptor (AD-5, optional) is required when using household current. Use only optional AC adaptor). genuine CASIO adaptor with the same voltage rating (100, 120, 220, 230 or 240V) as the power supply in your area to prevent damage to internal components. Be sure to...
Basic operations Power On Alert (when using the AC adaptor) If you leave power on without performing any operation for about six minutes, all of the keyboard keys light to alert you (no audible alarm sounds). Pressing any button This part of the manual provides you with the basic information you need to use your...
• There are no sounds assigned to any keyboard keys from B4 onward when the "99 3. Use the 0-9 buttons to input the 2-digit number that identifies the tone you want to select. PERCUSSION" tone is selected. • Alwasy enter two digits for the tone number.
Notes <Keys and their indicators> • In step 2 of the above procedure, you could also use 0-9 buttons to input a value Key: G I) A_ I) A I) B_m)B I) C I) C#l) D_ E Q F from 00 to 50. •...
You get a choice between two different methods for chord play. FINGERED lets you To select "11 SLOW ROCK", for example, input 1, 1. play chords as you normally do, while CASIO CHORD makes it possible to play fully Be sure to always specify a 2-digit number.
CHORD system 4. Press either one or up to four keys on the accompaniment keyboard, and the corresponding The CASIO CHORD system lets you easily play the four main types of chords. Play of accompaniment starts to play automatically. chords is simplified as shown in the chart below.
To do this, follow the steps below. Accompaniment keyboard 1. Set the POWER/MODE selector to the CASIO CHORD or FINGERED position. • See the "Fingered Chord Charts" on page A-1 for information on the fingerings Powtmaaoc_ chords for all roots.
Three Step Lesson System Pressing the ONE KEY PLAY buttons plays the melody for an auto-accompa- [] Using Three Step Lesson System niment tune or the right hand part for two-hand tunes. In both cases, the auto- accompaniment (the right hand part in the case of two-hand tunes) is played Even individuals who cannot play the keyboard...
3. Input the two digit number for the song you want to play. Two-hand Song Bank Tune • Example: 18 "Stand By Me" Left hand and right hand part keys light. .oo.oo. 4. Press the START/STOP button to start play of the selected song. _'_' * The song you select plays repeatedly, with the keyboard...
Turning Off the Three Step Lesson System • Step I: Easy Play 1. While holding down the TONE button, press the PART SELECT button. You can press the ONE KEY PLAY buttons or any of the keyboard keys to play along * Repeat the above to turn the Three Step Lesson System back on.
• To practice the left hand part 2. Play the notes indicated by the Three Step Lesson System. • The accompaniment (left hand) part of the tune follows along as you play the Once you master melody (right hand) part play, you can use the two-hand tunes melody (right hand) part.
m_i_1 Appendix/Ap6ndice [] Fingered Chord Charts [] Cuadros de acordes digitados dim7 (D')/E I' F_/(G _) (G')/A L' (A')/B U...
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ii i iiii iiiii 7sus4 rn add9 add9 sus4 m7-5 C'/(Db (D*)/E _' F*/(G _') F*/(G t') [G_)/A _' [G_)/A _' (A*)/B [' (A_)/B l' • No puede especificarse en el ajuste FINGERED debido alas limitaciones • Cannot be specified in FINGERED setting because of accompaniment keyboard teclado de acompafiamiento,...
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This recycle mark indicates that the packaging conforms to the environmental protection legislation in Germany. Esta marca de reciclaje indica que el empaquetado se ajusta a la legislaci6n de protecci6n ambiental en Alemania. CASIO. CASIO COMPUTER CO.,LTD. 6-1, Nishi-Shinjuku 2-chome MA9610-B _) (_)Printed in Malaysia...