User manual CASIO PX-300

[. . . ] ES USER'S GUIDE GUÍA DEL USUARIO Please keep all information for future reference. Guarde toda información para tener como referencia futura. Safety Precautions Before trying to use the piano, be sure to read the separate "Safety Precautions". Precauciones de seguridad Antes de intentar usar el piano, asegúrese de leer las "Precauciones de seguridad" separadas. PX300-ES-1 NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. [. . . ] I CASIO CHORD This method of chord play makes it possible for anyone to easily play chords, regardless of previous musical knowledge and experience. The following describes the CASIO CHORD "Accompaniment keyboard" and "Melody keyboard", and tells you how to play CASIO CHORDs. CASIO CHORD Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody Keyboard 5 Use CASIO CHORD fingerings to play other chords. · You can insert a fill-in pattern while an auto accompaniment is playing by pressing the SYNCHRO/FILL-IN button. A fill-in helps to change the mood of the auto accompaniment pattern. 6 To stop auto accompaniment play, press the INTRO/ENDING button. · This will play an ending pattern for the selected rhythm before stopping auto accompaniment play. NOTE · You can start or stop auto accompaniment play without an intro or ending pattern by pressing the START/STOP button in steps 3 and 6. Accompaniment keyboard Melody keyboard IMPORTANT! · The accompaniment keyboard can be used for playing chords only. No sound will be produced if you try playing single melody notes on the accompaniment keyboard. E-14 413A-E-016A Playing Rhythms Chord Types CASIO CHORD accompaniment lets you play four types of chords with minimal fingering. Chord Types Major chords Press one accompaniment key. Note that the chord produced when you press an accompaniment keyboard key does not change octave, regardless of which key you use to play it. Minor chords (m) To play a minor chord, keep the major chord key depressed and press any other accompaniment keyboard key located to the right of the major chord key. Seventh chords (7) To play a seventh chord, keep the major chord key depressed and press any other two accompaniment keyboard keys located to the right of the major chord key. Minor seventh chords (m7) To play a minor seventh chord, keep the major chord key depressed and press any other three accompaniment keyboard keys located to the right of the major chord key. Example C Major (C) C C#DE E F F#GA A B B C C#DE E F C Cm Cdim Caug *1 Csus4 C7 *2 Cm7 *2 Cmaj7 *2 Cm7 5 C7 C minor (Cm) C C#DE E F F#GA A B B C C#DE E F 5 *1 C7sus4 Cadd9 Cmadd9 C seventh (C7) C C#DE E F F#GA A B B C C#DE E F CmM7 *2 Cdim7 *1 NOTE · See the "Fingered Chord Chart" on page A-4 for details on playing chords with other roots. C minor seventh (Cm7) C C#DE E F F#GA A B B C C#DE E F *1: Inverted fingerings cannot be used. *2: The same chord can be played without pressing the 5th G. NOTE NOTE · It makes no difference whether you press black or white keys to the right of a major chord key when playing minor and seventh chords. · Except for the chords specified in note*1 above, inverted fingerings (i. e. playing E-G-C or G-C-E instead of C-E-G) will produce the same chords as the standard fingering. · Except for the exception specified in note*2 above, all of the keys that make up a chord must be pressed. Failure to press even a single key will not play the desired FINGERED chord. I FINGERED In this mode, you specify chords by playing them as you would on a piano, inside the accompaniment keyboard range. To specify a C-chord, you would play C-E-G. FINGERED Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody Keyboard Accompaniment keyboard Melody keyboard IMPORTANT! · The accompaniment keyboard can be used for playing chords only. No sound will be produced if you try playing single melody notes on the accompaniment keyboard. 413A-E-017A E-15 Playing Rhythms I FULL RANGE CHORD This accompaniment method makes it possible to play a total of 38 chord variations: the 15 available with FINGERED plus 23 additional variations. The keyboard interprets any input of three or more keys that matches a FULL RANGE CHORD pattern to be a chord. Any multi-key input that is not a FULL RANGE CHORD pattern is interpreted as melody play. Because of this, there is no need for a separate accompaniment keyboard, and the entire keyboard from end-to-end can be used for both melody and chords. [. . . ] They are not cracks or breaks in the plastic, and are no cause for concern. Care of the Unit · Never use benzene, alcohol, thinner or other such chemicals to clean the exterior of the unit. · To clean the keyboard, use a soft cloth dampened with a weak solution of a mild neutral detergent and water. Wring out all excess moisture from the cloth before wiping. NOTE · Unauthorized reproduction of this manual in its entirety or in part is expressly forbidden. shall not be held liable for any damages or losses or any claims by third parties arising from use of this product or this manual. [. . . ]