Casio MA-170 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
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Other Functions
Turning on the Metronome
1
Press the TONE button or RHYTHM button,
and then press the METRONOME button.
This causes the metronome to sound in
accordance with the current tempo setting.
A graphic metronome bar on the screen
rocks left and right with each beat.
2
Use the [̆] and [̄] TEMPO buttons to
adjust the tempo.
You can set the tempo value in the range
of 40 to 240.
3
Press the METRONOME button again to
turn off the metronome.
Specifying the Meter
1
While the metronome is sounding, press the
BEAT button to cycle through the available
meter settings.
You can select one of nine meter settings:
00 and 02 through 09.
Using Sustain
Turning on sustain causes notes you play to linger
after you release the keyboard keys.
1
Press the SUSTAIN button.
Each press of the SUSTAIN button toggles
sustain on and off. The SUSTAIN indicator
on the display indicates that sustain is
turned on.
2
Press the SUSTAIN button again to turn off
sustain (indicated when there is no
SUSTAIN indicator on the display).
NOTE
The sustain effect differs according to the tone
you are using. With some tones, you may not
be able to hear much difference between
sustain on and sustain off. Also note that
sustain is not applied to percussion pad
sounds and to percussion sounds produced
when 49 PERCUSSION is selected as the
tone.
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