Casio CTK720AD User Guide - Page 17

Basic Operations POWER/MODE MAIN VOLUME TONE Number buttons MIC 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 slider to lower the keyboard volume. • It's always a good idea to set the keyboard volume at a relatively low level before playing. 3 Play something on the keyboard. Selecting a Tone This keyboard comes with 242 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. 2 Press the TONE button. Indicator appears 3 Use the number buttons to input the three digit tone number for the tone you want to select. Example: To select "041 ACOUSTIC BASS", input 0, 4 and then 1. Acous .Bs NOTE • Always input all three digits for the tone number, including leading zeros (if any). If you input one or two digits 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 [-]. Combination tones The following describes the two types of combination tones that are available. Layered Tones (Tone Numbers: 098 through 107) Example: 098 STRINGS PIANO This tone layers a strings tone with a piano tone so they both sound when a keyboard key is pressed. Split Tones (Tone Numbers: 108 through 112) Example: 108 BASS/PIANO This tone splits the keyboard so one range is assigned a bass tone and another range is assigned a piano tone. BASS PIANO 628A-E-017A E-15