This recycle mark indicates that the packaging conforms to the environmental protection legislation in Germany. English LK-170 LK-175 LK-260 EN/ES Español USER’S GUIDE Esta marca de reciclaje indica que el empaquetado se ajusta a la legislación de protección ambiental en Alemania. Please keep all information for future reference. Safety Precautions Before trying to use the Digital Keyboard, be sure to read the separate “Safety Precautions”.
LK260_A5_x1a_EN_ES.indd 2 O : Yes X : No Mode 2 : OMNI ON, MONO Mode 4 : OMNI OFF, MONO Mode 1 : OMNI ON, POLY Mode 3 : OMNI OFF, POLY *1: Depende del tono. *2: Para obtener información acerca de NRPN, RPN y los mensajes exclusivos del sistema, consulte Implementación MIDI en http://world.casio.com/. *3: De acuerdo con el ajuste de efecto de pedal. *1: Depends on tone. *2: For details about NRPN, RPN, and system exclusive messages, see MIDI Implementation at http://world.casio.com/.
General Guide ............................... EN-2 Playing Built-in Songs.................EN-18 Using the 10-key Pad (bp)...................................EN-4 Using the FUNCTION Button (3) .......................EN-4 Playing the Demo Songs ....................................EN-18 Playing Back a Particular Song ..........................EN-18 Getting Ready to Play................... EN-5 Using Built-in Songs to Master Keyboard Play .................EN-22 Preparing the Music Stand ...................
General Guide • In this manual, the term “Digital Keyboard” refers to the LK-170/LK-175/LK-260. • In this manual, buttons and other controllers are identified using the numbers shown below. 1 2 3 4 6 7 5 8 9 bk bl bm bnbo bq cm cn ct br cocp cq cr bp bs cs bt ck cl cm dk EN-2 LK260_A5_x1a_EN_ES.
General Guide • The following explains the meaning of the $ symbol that appears on the product console and with the key names below. 1 P(POWER) button ☞EN-6 2 VOLUME slider ☞EN-6 3 FUNCTION button ☞EN-4 4 METRONOME, $ BEAT button ☞EN-8 5 TEMPO buttons ☞EN-8, 20, 32 6 REPEAT, INTRO button ☞EN-19, 31 7 REW, NORMAL/FILL-IN button ☞EN-19, 31 8 FF, VAR.
General Guide 2. Next press 3 (FUNCTION) until the parameter bp) Using the 10-key Pad ( whose setting you want to change is displayed. • Each press of 3 (FUNCTION) cycles through the available parameters. • To scroll backwards through parameters, hold down 3 (FUNCTION) as you press 4 (METRONOME). Use the number buttons and the [–] and [+] keys to change the settings of the parameters that appear in the upper left area of the display.
Preparing the Music Stand Music stand English Getting Ready to Play Using Batteries • Be sure to turn off power before loading batteries. • It is up to you to prepare six commercially available AA-size batteries. Do not use oxyride batteries or any other nickel based batteries. 1. Open the battery cover on the bottom of the Digital Keyboard. Power Supply Either an AC adaptor or batteries can be used to power this Digital Keyboard. Normally, use of AC adaptor power is recommended.
Playing the Digital Keyboard 1 2 3 4 bm 5 Turning on Power and Playing 1. Press 1. This turns on power. • To turn off the Digital Keyboard, press 1 again. 2. Try playing something on the keyboard. Use 2 to adjust volume. bp Power On Alert (Using the AC Adaptor) While you are using the AC adaptor for power, the keyboard keys will light to remind you that power is on if you do not perform any operation for about six minutes. Power on alert is disabled while batteries are being used for power.
Playing the Digital Keyboard Changing Touch Response Sensitivity Use the procedure below to control how much the volume of played notes change in accordance with playing speed. Select the setting that best matches your playing style. English • Headphones do not come with the Digital Keyboard. • Use commercially available headphones. See page EN-1 for information about options. 1. Press 3 (FUNCTION) a number of times until • Do not listen to very high volume output over headphones for long period.
Playing the Digital Keyboard Using the Metronome The metronome lets you play and practice along with a steady beat to help keep you on tempo. Changing the Metronome Tempo Use the following procedure to change the tempo of the metronome. 1. Press 5. Start/Stop 1. Press 4. This starts the metronome. This pattern changes with each beat. 2. Press 4 again to stop the metronome.
bmbn 3 Select from a variety of musical instrument sounds English Controlling the Keyboard Sounds bp 3. Try playing something on the keyboard. The tone of the instrument you selected will sound. Your Digital Keyboard lets you select tones for a wide variety of musical instrument sounds, including violin, flute, orchestra, and more. Even the same song sound takes on a different feel by changing the instrument type. To select an instrument for playing 1. Press bm (TONE).
Controlling the Keyboard Sounds Using Reverb Using a Pedal Reverb adds reverberation to notes. You can change the duration of the reverb. 1. Press 3 (FUNCTION) a number of times until “Reverb” appears on the display (page EN-4). A pedal can be used to change notes in various ways while playing. • A pedal unit does not come with the Digital Keyboard. Purchase one separately from your retailer. See page EN-1 for information about options.
Controlling the Keyboard Sounds English Changing the Pitch (Transpose, Tuning) Changing the Pitch in Semitone Steps (Transpose) The transpose feature lets you change the pitch, in semitone steps. A simple operation lets you instantly change the pitch to match that of a singer. • The transpose setting range is –12 to +12 semitones. 1. Press 3 (FUNCTION). Trans . 2. Use the bp (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to select the transpose setting you want.
Sampling a Sound and Playing it on the Keyboard (Sampling) 1 3 bmbn bo bp cq bk You can use the digital keyboard’s built-in microphone to record a sound and then play it with the keyboard keys. The sampling feature is a great way to create your own original sounds. bq br bs bt ck cl Playing the SAMPLING DEMO Use the procedure below to play a demo tune that features sampled sounds. 1. Hold down bm (SAMPLING DEMO). This starts playback. 2. To stop demo play, press bm or bk.
Sampling a Sound and Playing it on the Keyboard (Sampling) This enters sampling standby. Speak ! ■ Short Sampling With short sampling, you can record up to five samples, each with a length of up to approximately 0.4 seconds. Short samples are assigned rhythm parts, and can be sounded as voice percussion. For details, see “Using a Sampled Sound in a Rhythm (VOICE PERCUSSION)” (page EN-16). English 2. Press cq (SAMPLING) and release it.
Sampling a Sound and Playing it on the Keyboard (Sampling) Sounding Sampled Sounds Samp l e d ! ■ Long Sample In the Song Bank Mode, the five SAMPLED TONES/ EFFECTS buttons have the functions described below. 1: Sounds the original sampled tone as-is. 2 to 5: Select effects. Lights • The SAMPLING L indicator appears on the display when there is a long sample (sample created with long sampling) available.
Sampling a Sound and Playing it on the Keyboard (Sampling) Applying an Effect to a Sound Sample English Use the procedure below to apply effects to a sample that was recorded using either long sampling or short sampling. 1. Press one of the five bq - ck (SAMPLED TONES/EFFECTS) buttons to cycle through available effects.
Sampling a Sound and Playing it on the Keyboard (Sampling) Using a Sampled Sound in a Rhythm (VOICE PERCUSSION) Use the following procedure to replace a percussive instrument with a sampled sound you sampled with short sampling and play auto accompaniment rhythms (page EN-28) with it. 1. Each press of cl (VOICE PERCUSSION) button toggles between the VOICE PERCUSSION mode and the normal rhythm mode. • The VOICE PERCUSSION indicator will be on the display while the VOICE PERCUSSION mode is selected.
Sampling a Sound and Playing it on the Keyboard (Sampling) English Enabling or Disabling the Sampling Play Back Use the procedure below to enable or disable the auto playback routine (song or rhythm using sampled sound) that is performed after sampling is complete. 1. Keep pressing 3 (FUNCTION) until “SampPB” appears on the display. 2. Press bp (10-key) [–] key to disable the demo routine.
Playing Built-in Songs 3 bo bp 5 6 7 8 9 bk bl With this Digital Keyboard, built-in tune data is referred to as “songs”. You can listen to the built-in songs for your own enjoyment, or you can play along with them for practice. • In addition to simple listening enjoyment, the built-in songs can be used with the lesson system (page EN-22) for practice. Playing the Demo Songs Playing Back a Particular Song Use the procedure below to play back one of the built-in songs.
Playing Built-in Songs 3. Press bk. ■ Skip Forward Sustain pedal Key Note 1. Press 8. English This starts playback of the song. Keyboard keys will light as notes are played. This skips song playback forward to the next measure. Each press of 8 skips ahead one measure. Holding down 8 skips forward at high speed until you release it. • Pressing 8 while song playback is stopped performs lesson function phrase skip forward (page EN-23). Measure Beat Tempo Fingering 4.
Playing Built-in Songs 2. When song playback reaches the measure you want to specify as the start measure, press 6. This specifies the measure as the start measure. Changing Playback Speed (Tempo) You can use the following procedure to change the speed (tempo) in order to slow down playback to practice difficult passages, etc. 1. Press 5. Flashes 3. When playback reaches the measure you want to select as the end measure, press 6 again.
Playing Built-in Songs Playing with the Tone as Song Playback English The procedure below lets you select the same keyboard tone as the one being used in the song and play along with your favorite tunes. 1. After selecting a song, hold down bo (SONG BANK) for about two seconds until the displayed tone name changes to the tone name of the song. • If your currently selected tone is the same as the song tone, the display contents will not change. 2. Play along with song playback.
Using Built-in Songs to Master Keyboard Play bo bp 3 6 7 8 bk bl bq br bs bt ck cl To master a song, it is best to break it up into shorter parts (phrases), master the phrases, and then put everything together. Your Digital Keyboard comes with a Step Up Lesson feature that helps you to do just that. Phrases The built-in songs are pre-divided into phrases to help you master keyboard play. Song start Phrase 1 Song end Phrase 2 Phrase 3 . . . .
Using Built-in Songs to Master Keyboard Play Message NextPhrs Description Appears when you select a phrase, when a lesson starts, etc. • Note that certain phrases will cause “” to appear instead of “”. Appears when the lesson starts with an intro or fill-in phrase that is not included in the phrases to be practiced. Play toll advance automatically to the next phrase after the unincluded phrase plays, so wait until then to start playing on the keyboard.
Using Built-in Songs to Master Keyboard Play Lessons 1, 2, and 3 Now it is time to start the lessons. First, select the song and part you want to practice. Lesson 1: Listen to the song. 2. Play notes on the keyboard in accordance with the instructions provided on the display and by voice fingering guide. During this lesson, the display shows the key you need to press next. Voice fingering guide uses a simulate voice to announce which finger you should use.
Using Built-in Songs to Master Keyboard Play Though song playback stands by waiting for you to press the correct keys as in Lesson 2, the Digital Keyboard does not provide any guidance about what note you need to play next. Remember everything you have learned up to Lesson 2 as you play. Playing a Particular Song All the Way Through After you successfully complete all of the phrases in Lessons 1, 2, and 3, it is time to try playing the entire song from beginning to end.
Using Built-in Songs to Master Keyboard Play Turning Off Note Guide Use the following procedure to turn off note guide, which sounds the note to be played next in Lesson 2 and Lesson 3. 1. Press 3 (FUNCTION) a number of times until “NoteGuid” appears on the display (page EN-4). Using Auto Step Up Lesson With Auto Step Up Lesson, the Digital Keyboard advances through each lesson automatically. 1. Select the song and part you want to practice (page EN-18). 2. Press ck. No t eGu i d 2.
Using Built-in Songs to Master Keyboard Play ■ Auto Step Up Lesson Procedure English Phrase 1 Lesson 1 4 Lesson 2 4 Lesson 3 4 Phrase 2 Lesson 1 4 Lesson 2 4 Lesson 3 4 Phrase 1, 2 • Lesson 3* 4 Phrase 3 Lesson 1 4 Lesson 2 4 Lesson 3 4 Phrase 1, 2, 3 • Lesson 3* 4 Next phrase practice using the same procedure 4 Final phrase Lesson 1 4 Lesson 2 4 Lesson 3 4 From Phrase 1 to the final phrase • Lesson 3* 4 Lesson complete * Auto Step Up Lesson advances to the next phrase, regardless of whether the “Brav
Using Auto Accompaniment 3 bn 5 bp 6 7 8 9 bk bl With Auto Accompaniment, simply select an accompaniment pattern. Each time you play a chord with your left hand the appropriate accompaniment will play automatically. It’s like having a personal backup group along with you wherever you go. Starting and Stopping the Rhythm Part only 1. Press bn (RHYTHM). Rhythm number • Auto Accompaniments are made up of the following three parts.
Using Auto Accompaniment 5. Pressing bl again returns to rhythm only Playing All Parts English accompaniment. Auto Accompaniment with Chords Playing a chord with your left hand automatically adds bass and harmony accompaniment parts to the currently selected rhythm. It is just like having your own personal back up group on call. 1. Start play of the Auto Accompaniment rhythm part. 2. Press bl. This enables chord input on the accompaniment keyboard.
Using Auto Accompaniment ■ FINGERED 1, 2, and 3 With these three input modes, you play chords on the accompaniment keyboard using their normal chord fingerings. Some chord forms are abbreviated, and can be fingered with one or two keys. See page EN-42 for information about chords that are supported and how they are fingered on the keyboard. Accompaniment keyboard ● FINGERED 1 Play the component notes of the chord on the keyboard. ● FINGERED 2 Unlike FINGERED 1, 6th input is not possible.
Using Auto Accompaniment Auto Accompaniment Pattern Variations Use the following procedures to play intro and ending patterns, to play fill-in patterns, and to play variations of basic Auto Accompaniment patterns. ■ Auto Accompaniment Variation Each Auto Accompaniment pattern has a basic “normal pattern” as well as a “variation pattern”. 1. Press 8. ■ Auto Accompaniment Fill-in Use the procedure below to play a fill-in pattern during a performance.
Using Auto Accompaniment ■ Using Synchro Start Use the following procedure to configure the Digital Keyboard to start Auto Accompaniment play as soon as you press a keyboard key. 1. Press 9. This enters accompaniment start standby. Flashes Adjusting the Accompaniment Volume Use the following procedure to adjust the balance between what you are playing on the keyboard and the volume of the Auto Accompaniment. 1. Press 3 (FUNCTION) a number of times until “AcompVol” appears on the display (page EN-4).
English Connecting External Devices bp 3 bl Connecting a Computer You can connect the Digital Keyboard to a computer and exchange MIDI data between them. You can send play data from the Digital Keyboard to music software running on your computer, or you can send MIDI data from your computer to the Digital Keyboard for playback. Minimum Computer System Requirements The following shows the minimum computer system requirements for sending and receiving MIDI data.
Connecting External Devices 5. Configure the music software settings to select one of the following as the MIDI device. CASIO USB-MIDI: For Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Mac OS X USB Audio Device: For Windows XP • For information about how to select the MIDI device, see the user documentation that comes with the music software you are using. MIDI Settings Keyboard Channel A keyboard channel is the channel used for sending Digital Keyboard data to a computer.
Connecting External Devices You can turn off the sound on one or both of the navigate channels and play the cancelled part on the keyboard yourself. 1. Press bl to select the channel setting you want to turn off. Each press of bl cycles through settings (1) through (4) described below. • If you turn off one channel, you can play the cancelled part on the keyboard using the same tone as the channel you turned off.
Connecting External Devices Connecting to Audio Equipment This Digital Keyboard can be connected to commercially available stereo, amplifier, or recording equipment, to a portable audio player or other equipment. Outputting Digital Keyboard Notes to Audio Equipment Connection requires commercially available connecting cords, supplied by you. The connecting cords should have a stereo standard plug on one end and a plug that matches the configuration of the external device on the other end.
English Reference Troubleshooting Symptom Action Included Accessories I can’t find something that should be here. Carefully check inside all of the packing materials. Power Requirements Power will not turned on. • Check the AC adaptor or make sure that the batteries are facing correctly (page EN-5). • Replace the batteries with new ones or switch over to AC adaptor power (page EN-5). The Digital Keyboard outputs a loud sound and then suddenly powers down.
Reference Symptom Action Notes keep sounding, without stopping. • Turn power off and then back on to initialize all Digital Keyboard settings (page EN-6). • Replace the batteries with new ones or switch over to AC adaptor power (page EN-5). Some notes are cut off while they are playing. Notes are cut off whenever the number of notes being sounded exceeds the maximum polyphony value of 48 (24 for some tones). This does not indicate malfunction. The volume or tone setting I made has changed.
Reference Model LK-170/LK-175/LK-260 Keyboard 61 standard-size keys Touch Response (LK-260 only) English Specifications 2 types, Off Key Light System Up to 4 keys can be lit at the same time Maximum Polyphony 48 notes (24 for certain tones) Tones Built-in Tones 400 Sampling Tones 1 (Long Sampling) or 5 (Short Sampling) Sampling Time: 2 second (Long Sampling) or approximately 0.
Reference Weight LK-170/LK-175: Approximately 3.5 kg (7.7 lbs) (without batteries) LK-260: Approximately 3.6 kg (7.9 lbs) (without batteries) • Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. Operating Precautions Be sure to read and observe the following operating precautions. ■ Location Avoid the following locations for this product.
Reference English Song List SONG BANK 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 WORLD TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR LIGHTLY ROW LONG LONG AGO ON TOP OF OLD SMOKEY SAKURA SAKURA WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN AMAZING GRACE AULD LANG SYNE COME BIRDS DID YOU EVER SEE A LASSIE? MICHAEL ROW THE BOAT ASHORE DANNY BOY MY BONNIE HOME SWEET HOME AURA LEE HOME ON THE RANGE ALOHA O
Reference Fingering Guide Fingered 1, Fingered 2 Chords Fingered 3, Full Range Chords In addition to the chords that can be fingered with Fingered 1 and Fingered 2, the following chords also are recognized. C # C C Cm Gm Am C C D C E C F C b Bm C G C Ddim C b A C b B C b A7 C B C F7 C # Cm C Fm7 C Dm C Gm7 C Fm C b A add9 C Cdim • With Fingered 3, the lowest note fingered is interpreted as the base note.
Root LK260_A5_x1a_EN_ES.indd 45 C C#/(Db) D (D#)/Eb E F F#/(Gb) • Since the chord input range is limited, this model may not support some of the chords shown above.
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LK260_A5_x1a_EN_ES.indd 2 O : Yes X : No Mode 2 : OMNI ON, MONO Mode 4 : OMNI OFF, MONO Mode 1 : OMNI ON, POLY Mode 3 : OMNI OFF, POLY *1: Depende del tono. *2: Para obtener información acerca de NRPN, RPN y los mensajes exclusivos del sistema, consulte Implementación MIDI en http://world.casio.com/. *3: De acuerdo con el ajuste de efecto de pedal. *1: Depends on tone. *2: For details about NRPN, RPN, and system exclusive messages, see MIDI Implementation at http://world.casio.com/.
This recycle mark indicates that the packaging conforms to the environmental protection legislation in Germany. English LK-170 LK-175 LK-260 EN/ES Español USER’S GUIDE Esta marca de reciclaje indica que el empaquetado se ajusta a la legislación de protección ambiental en Alemania. Please keep all information for future reference. Safety Precautions Before trying to use the Digital Keyboard, be sure to read the separate “Safety Precautions”.
