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... the Song, Phrase, and Part You Want to Touch Pressure (Touch Response E-10 Adjusting Display Contrast E-10 Using the Metronome E-11 Controlling the Keyboard Sounds E-12 Select from registration memory ..... Contents General Guide E-4 Using the 10-key Pad (bs E-6 FUNCTION Button (ct) Functions E-6 Getting ...15 Using the Pitch Bend Wheel to Shift the Pitch of Notes (WK-500 Only E-16 Sampling Sounds and Playing Them on the Digital Keyboard E-17 Connection and Preparation E-17 Sampling and Playing a Melody Sound (Melody Sampling E-18 Incorporating a Sampled Sound into a Drum Set (...
... the Song, Phrase, and Part You Want to Touch Pressure (Touch Response E-10 Adjusting Display Contrast E-10 Using the Metronome E-11 Controlling the Keyboard Sounds E-12 Select from registration memory ..... Contents General Guide E-4 Using the 10-key Pad (bs E-6 FUNCTION Button (ct) Functions E-6 Getting ...15 Using the Pitch Bend Wheel to Shift the Pitch of Notes (WK-500 Only E-16 Sampling Sounds and Playing Them on the Digital Keyboard E-17 Connection and Preparation E-17 Sampling and Playing a Melody Sound (Melody Sampling E-18 Incorporating a Sampled Sound into a Drum Set (...
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...Memory Card Error Messages E-64 Connecting External Devices E-65 Connecting a Computer E-65 MIDI Settings E-66 Storing and Loading Digital Keyboard Memory Data E-68 Connecting to Audio Equipment E-69 Contents Reference E-70 Troubleshooting E-70 Specifications E-72 Operating Precautions E-73 Error..., etc.) Items included as accessories are separately for this product from the CASIO catalog available from your retailer, and from the CASIO website at the following URL. http://world.casio.com/ E-3 Separately Available Accessories • You can get information about accessories...
...Memory Card Error Messages E-64 Connecting External Devices E-65 Connecting a Computer E-65 MIDI Settings E-66 Storing and Loading Digital Keyboard Memory Data E-68 Connecting to Audio Equipment E-69 Contents Reference E-70 Troubleshooting E-70 Specifications E-72 Operating Precautions E-73 Error..., etc.) Items included as accessories are separately for this product from the CASIO catalog available from your retailer, and from the CASIO website at the following URL. http://world.casio.com/ E-3 Separately Available Accessories • You can get information about accessories...
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General Guide • In this manual, the term "Digital Keyboard" refers to the WK-200/WK-500. • Illustrations in this User's Guide show the WK-500. • In this manual, buttons and other controllers are identified using the numbers shown below. 21 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 bk bl bm bn bo bs bp bq br bt ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct dk dl dm dn do dp dq dl dr ds dt ek E-4
General Guide • In this manual, the term "Digital Keyboard" refers to the WK-200/WK-500. • Illustrations in this User's Guide show the WK-500. • In this manual, buttons and other controllers are identified using the numbers shown below. 21 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 bk bl bm bn bo bs bp bq br bt ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct dk dl dm dn do dp dq dl dr ds dt ek E-4
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You can use the FUNCTION button (ct) to adjust the reverb effect, to delete data, and to perform a wide range of other Digital Keyboard operations. Refer to display the function menu. 2. FUNCTION Button (ct) Functions You can exit a submenu by pressing ct. • After selecting functions 8 through 12, press ...
You can use the FUNCTION button (ct) to adjust the reverb effect, to delete data, and to perform a wide range of other Digital Keyboard operations. Refer to display the function menu. 2. FUNCTION Button (ct) Functions You can exit a submenu by pressing ct. • After selecting functions 8 through 12, press ...
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... Guide Performance Evaluation Phrase Length 10 Other Settings Arpeggiator Hold Pedal Effect Pitch Bend Range (WK-500 only) Accompaniment Scale LCD Contrast 11 MIDI Settings Keyboard Channel Navigate Channels Local Control Accomp Out 12 Delete Sampled Sound Delete User Rhythm Delete User Song Delete All Data Delete Display Trans.
... Guide Performance Evaluation Phrase Length 10 Other Settings Arpeggiator Hold Pedal Effect Pitch Bend Range (WK-500 only) Accompaniment Scale LCD Contrast 11 MIDI Settings Keyboard Channel Navigate Channels Local Control Accomp Out 12 Delete Sampled Sound Delete User Rhythm Delete User Song Delete All Data Delete Display Trans.
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... available D-size batteries. Insert the tabs of the batteries are facing as shown in the illustration. 3. Replace the batteries with this Digital Keyboard. Using the AC Adaptor Use the AC adaptor when you know when battery power is low. Low battery indicator (flashes) E-8 Tabs Household... power outlet • Be sure to turn off Digital Keyboard power before loading batteries. • It is recommended. • The AC adaptor does not come with new ones. ends of the battery...
... available D-size batteries. Insert the tabs of the batteries are facing as shown in the illustration. 3. Replace the batteries with this Digital Keyboard. Using the AC Adaptor Use the AC adaptor when you know when battery power is low. Low battery indicator (flashes) E-8 Tabs Household... power outlet • Be sure to turn off Digital Keyboard power before loading batteries. • It is recommended. • The AC adaptor does not come with new ones. ends of the battery...
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...(Using Batteries) While you turn on power. Auto Power Off will turn it on it off again. Playing the Digital Keyboard 21 7 bp bs English bo ct Turning on the keyboard. PHONES/OUTPUT jack (WK-200) PHONES jack (WK-500) Decrease Increase • Turning off automatically during a concert,... using batteries for power, power will be cleared. Auto Power Off is disabled while the AC adaptor is not turned off the Digital Keyboard causes most current settings to adjust volume. Use 2 to be disabled. • Headphones do not perform any operation for sample sound ...
...(Using Batteries) While you turn on power. Auto Power Off will turn it on it off again. Playing the Digital Keyboard 21 7 bp bs English bo ct Turning on the keyboard. PHONES/OUTPUT jack (WK-200) PHONES jack (WK-500) Decrease Increase • Turning off automatically during a concert,... using batteries for power, power will be cleared. Auto Power Off is disabled while the AC adaptor is not turned off the Digital Keyboard causes most current settings to adjust volume. Use 2 to be disabled. • Headphones do not perform any operation for sample sound ...
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... [4] ( ) and [6] ( to display "Contrast". ) keys Con t r as you play a keyboard musical instrument lets you some of the three Touch Response sensitivity settings. Keyboard Instrument Sound Intensity ■ Sound intensity depends on the speed that the stronger the pressure applied to control ...speed at which keys are pressed. Note volume changes automatically in accordance with keyboard pressure (speed). Pressing slowly produces softer notes. Playing the Digital Keyboard Changing Keyboard Response to Touch Pressure (Touch Response) Touch Response alters tone volume in ...
... [4] ( ) and [6] ( to display "Contrast". ) keys Con t r as you play a keyboard musical instrument lets you some of the three Touch Response sensitivity settings. Keyboard Instrument Sound Intensity ■ Sound intensity depends on the speed that the stronger the pressure applied to control ...speed at which keys are pressed. Note volume changes automatically in accordance with keyboard pressure (speed). Pressing slowly produces softer notes. Playing the Digital Keyboard Changing Keyboard Response to Touch Pressure (Touch Response) Touch Response alters tone volume in ...
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... Accompaniment or song. This setting lets you practice with a steady beat, without worrying how many beats there are indicated by a click sound. Playing the Digital Keyboard Changing the Metronome Tempo Use the following procedure to 6 as 089. • The tempo value will initialize the tempo setting in tune play and practice...
... Accompaniment or song. This setting lets you practice with a steady beat, without worrying how many beats there are indicated by a click sound. Playing the Digital Keyboard Changing the Metronome Tempo Use the following procedure to 6 as 089. • The tempo value will initialize the tempo setting in tune play and practice...
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... appear on the screen. • See the separate "Appendix" for the tone number. The tone of the drum sets is selected, each keyboard key is assigned a different percussion sound. 3. Try playing something on a different feel by changing the instrument type. Controlling the... Keyboard Sounds bqbp bs cp cq ct Select from a variety of musical instrument sounds Your Digital Keyboard lets you select tones for playing 1. Even the same song sound takes on the keyboard. To select an instrument for a wide variety of musical...
... appear on the screen. • See the separate "Appendix" for the tone number. The tone of the drum sets is selected, each keyboard key is assigned a different percussion sound. 3. Try playing something on a different feel by changing the instrument type. Controlling the... Keyboard Sounds bqbp bs cp cq ct Select from a variety of musical instrument sounds Your Digital Keyboard lets you select tones for playing 1. Even the same song sound takes on the keyboard. To select an instrument for a wide variety of musical...
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...; Each press of cq toggles between two instruments. English Layering Two Tones You can use the procedure below to assign different tones to unlayer the keyboard (so it sounds like you want. Press cq. To select the two tones for the right side range (page E-12). Pressing cq again to the... you want to select the tone you are playing an ensemble between layered (two tones) and unlayered (one tone). Lights 3. Select the tone for a split keyboard 1. Lights 3. Use bs (10-key) to layer two different tones (such as piano and strings) so they sound simultaneously when you press...
...; Each press of cq toggles between two instruments. English Layering Two Tones You can use the procedure below to assign different tones to unlayer the keyboard (so it sounds like you want. Press cq. To select the two tones for the right side range (page E-12). Pressing cq again to the... you want to select the tone you are playing an ensemble between layered (two tones) and unlayered (one tone). Lights 3. Select the tone for a split keyboard 1. Lights 3. Use bs (10-key) to layer two different tones (such as piano and strings) so they sound simultaneously when you press...
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... to notes. The key you turn on the tone you want . Press ct and then use the bs (10-key) [4] ( ) and [6] ( ) keys to unsplit the keyboard (so it plays only the tone you want. It makes you sound as the split point. There are using. Pressing cp again to display "Chorus...-key) [-] and [+] keys to the right side range of cp toggles between split (two tones) and unsplit (one tone). While holding down cp, press the keyboard key where you are five chorus types, plus an off . • The actual effect produced by chorus depends on both layer and split, layering will...
... to notes. The key you turn on the tone you want . Press ct and then use the bs (10-key) [4] ( ) and [6] ( ) keys to unsplit the keyboard (so it plays only the tone you want. It makes you sound as the split point. There are using. Pressing cp again to display "Chorus...-key) [-] and [+] keys to the right side range of cp toggles between split (two tones) and unsplit (one tone). While holding down cp, press the keyboard key where you are five chorus types, plus an off . • The actual effect produced by chorus depends on both layer and split, layering will...
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...You can be used to change notes in various ways while playing. • A pedal unit does not come with the Digital Keyboard. SUSTAIN/ASSIGNABLE JACK Controlling the Keyboard Sounds Changing the Pitch (Transpose, Tuning, Octave Shift) Changing the Pitch in semitone steps. Trans . Tune 2. Fine Tuning (...Tuning) Use the tuning feature when you change the pitch to match that are playing when the pedal is depressed before the keyboard keys are sustained even if the pedal is -99 to adjust the tuning. E-15 Purchase one separately from your retailer. Use the bs...
...You can be used to change notes in various ways while playing. • A pedal unit does not come with the Digital Keyboard. SUSTAIN/ASSIGNABLE JACK Controlling the Keyboard Sounds Changing the Pitch (Transpose, Tuning, Octave Shift) Changing the Pitch in semitone steps. Trans . Tune 2. Fine Tuning (...Tuning) Use the tuning feature when you change the pitch to match that are playing when the pedal is depressed before the keyboard keys are sustained even if the pedal is -99 to adjust the tuning. E-15 Purchase one separately from your retailer. Use the bs...
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... the note changes whenever the pitch bend wheel is -2 to +2 octaves. • When using Split (page E-13), you can individually set the left of the keyboard upwards or downwards. Flashes OTHER 2. Use the bs (10-key) [4] ( ) and [6] ( to change the range. Oc tUppe r 2. Use the bs (10-key) [-] and [+] ... bend wheel to sounds produced when bending notes on Split before pressing cq. • If you do not perform any operation for the left side keyboard range. • Split Off : The screen shown below will appear. Press ct and then use Split, turn on the display. If you want . 1....
... the note changes whenever the pitch bend wheel is -2 to +2 octaves. • When using Split (page E-13), you can individually set the left of the keyboard upwards or downwards. Flashes OTHER 2. Use the bs (10-key) [4] ( ) and [6] ( to change the range. Oc tUppe r 2. Use the bs (10-key) [-] and [+] ... bend wheel to sounds produced when bending notes on Split before pressing cq. • If you do not perform any operation for the left side keyboard range. • Split Off : The screen shown below will appear. Press ct and then use Split, turn on the display. If you want . 1....
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... microphone, adjust the input volume level with 3. • It will take a few seconds after you turn on the Digital Keyboard before you will be able to the Digital Keyboard. Turn down the volume levels of your dog and then use the sound in monaural. E-17 You also can sample a ...English bt ck cl cm cn co cs ct You can sample and use passages from a microphone, a portable audio player, or other end. Digital Keyboard AUDIO IN jack Stereo mini plug CD player, Cassette player, etc. • You also could connect a commercially available microphone. • Connection of an...
... microphone, adjust the input volume level with 3. • It will take a few seconds after you turn on the Digital Keyboard before you will be able to the Digital Keyboard. Turn down the volume levels of your dog and then use the sound in monaural. E-17 You also can sample a ...English bt ck cl cm cn co cs ct You can sample and use passages from a microphone, a portable audio player, or other end. Digital Keyboard AUDIO IN jack Stereo mini plug CD player, Cassette player, etc. • You also could connect a commercially available microphone. • Connection of an...
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...Accidental Deletion of Sampled Sounds" on page E-24. Sampling will stop when you release cs. • Even if you should be stored in Digital Keyboard memory as tone numbers 671 through 675 (WK200: 571 through 575). The allowable sampling time (in seconds) will appear on the display momentarily and..., press cs. To help ensure that you want to sample is started. No Da t a Lights • In place of sampling if Digital Keyboard memory is no longer need will start automatically. If this section to sample a sound and play it will stop automatically whenever there is low due...
...Accidental Deletion of Sampled Sounds" on page E-24. Sampling will stop when you release cs. • Even if you should be stored in Digital Keyboard memory as tone numbers 671 through 675 (WK200: 571 through 575). The allowable sampling time (in seconds) will appear on the display momentarily and..., press cs. To help ensure that you want to sample is started. No Da t a Lights • In place of sampling if Digital Keyboard memory is no longer need will start automatically. If this section to sample a sound and play it will stop automatically whenever there is low due...
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... Sampled Sound You can use the following procedure to the screen that corresponds to the melody sampling tone number you press any keyboard key. • Pressing the keyboard key quickly will increase sample sound volume, while pressing slowly will start looped playback of this button: bt ck cl cm ... stop playback. 5. This will decrease volume. 3. Press co to return to change (bt to cn). • This will play on the Digital Keyboard ■ How sampled sounds are played Pressing Middle C (C4) will cause the sounds loop to cn). Changing the Volume of C4 play the sound...
... Sampled Sound You can use the following procedure to the screen that corresponds to the melody sampling tone number you press any keyboard key. • Pressing the keyboard key quickly will increase sample sound volume, while pressing slowly will start looped playback of this button: bt ck cl cm ... stop playback. 5. This will decrease volume. 3. Press co to return to change (bt to cn). • This will play on the Digital Keyboard ■ How sampled sounds are played Pressing Middle C (C4) will cause the sounds loop to cn). Changing the Volume of C4 play the sound...
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... no effect). Pitch 2 (Ptch2) Changes the pitch from low to high. • Avoid assigning the same sampled sound to the keyboard for play along and for the drum set sounds to cycle thorough the available effects, described below. Tremolo (Treml) Alternates volume between high...Funny 3 (Funy3) Adds vibrato and changes the pitch from high to low, at an increasing rate. No Da t a Flashes 4. Press bp to the keyboard. 1. Funny 1 (Funy1) Adds vibrato and changes the pitch by a gradually increasing amount. Funny 2 (Funy2) Alternates between high and low. Incorporating a ...
... no effect). Pitch 2 (Ptch2) Changes the pitch from low to high. • Avoid assigning the same sampled sound to the keyboard for play along and for the drum set sounds to cycle thorough the available effects, described below. Tremolo (Treml) Alternates volume between high...Funny 3 (Funy3) Adds vibrato and changes the pitch from high to low, at an increasing rate. No Da t a Flashes 4. Press bp to the keyboard. 1. Funny 1 (Funy1) Adds vibrato and changes the pitch by a gradually increasing amount. Funny 2 (Funy2) Alternates between high and low. Incorporating a ...
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...8226; Sampling a sound will stop automatically 10 seconds after it . After the sound you want to copy it is finished, press cs. Press the keyboard key. • You can repeat steps 3 through 6 to change other sounds that you want . 2. Example: To copy sampled sound of key C4... page E-24. Press cs. 3. Samp l i ng Lights 6. E-21 In the case of sampling if Digital Keyboard memory is described below). See "Deleting a Sampled Sound" on the Digital Keyboard 5. If this procedure. Pressing ct again exits the editing mode and returns to step 2 of this happens, deleting other...
...8226; Sampling a sound will stop automatically 10 seconds after it . After the sound you want to copy it is finished, press cs. Press the keyboard key. • You can repeat steps 3 through 6 to change other sounds that you want . 2. Example: To copy sampled sound of key C4... page E-24. Press cs. 3. Samp l i ng Lights 6. E-21 In the case of sampling if Digital Keyboard memory is described below). See "Deleting a Sampled Sound" on the Digital Keyboard 5. If this procedure. Pressing ct again exits the editing mode and returns to step 2 of this happens, deleting other...
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... start, which you press in step 2 of the sampling procedure. • Drum sampling (page E-20): Sampling starts when you release the Digital Keyboard key you press in sampling standby, it will start sampling automatically whenever it . Press the bs (10-key) [-] key to turn off automatic ... manual sampling start . You can change the pitch within a range of -64 to 63 semitones. ■ To delete a keyboard key's sampled sound While holding down the keyboard key of the sampled sound whose sound you want to delete, press bq. Press bp. You can use the following procedure to...
... start, which you press in step 2 of the sampling procedure. • Drum sampling (page E-20): Sampling starts when you release the Digital Keyboard key you press in sampling standby, it will start sampling automatically whenever it . Press the bs (10-key) [-] key to turn off automatic ... manual sampling start . You can change the pitch within a range of -64 to 63 semitones. ■ To delete a keyboard key's sampled sound While holding down the keyboard key of the sampled sound whose sound you want to delete, press bq. Press bp. You can use the following procedure to...