Casio PL-40R Musical Instrument User Manual


 
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Auto Accompaniment
5. To turn off the metronome, press the
METRONOME/(BEAT) button.
Transpose lets you raise and lower the overall key of the
piano in semitone units. If you want to play accompaniment
for a vocalist whose sings in a specific key, for example, you
can use transpose to change the key of the piano without
having to learn to play the song in another key.
1. While the indicator lamp above the
TRANSPOSE buttons is lit, use the
TRANSPOSE buttons [ ]/[ ] to change the
transpose setting.
The TRANSPOSE button indicator lamp is not lit
and transpose adjustment cannot be performed
while the menu screen is on the display. To exit
the menu screen, press the FUNCTION button.
Example:
To transpose the piano five semitones upwards.
You can change the setting on the transpose
setting screen using the [ ] and [ ] buttons or
the selector dial.
Note that the display exits the transpose setting
screen if you do not change the setting within 10
seconds after displaying it. To exit the transpose
setting screen, press the EXIT/NO button.
The piano can be transposed within a range of –12 (one
octave downwards) to +12 (one octave upwards).
To return the transpose setting its initial default of “0”,
display the transpose screen and press the [ ] and [ ]
buttons at the same time.
The transpose setting also affects the sequencer and auto
accompaniment. It does not, however, affect auto
accompaniment drum parts.
The tuning feature lets you fine tune the piano to match the
tuning of another musical instrument.
1. Press the FUNCTION button.
2. Use the [ ] and [ ] buttons or the selector
dial to display the “Tune” menu screen.
3. Press the ENTER/YES button once to display
the tuning screen.
4. Use [+] and [–] to change the tuning setting of
the piano.
Example:
To lower the tuning by 10.
You can also change the tuning setting by
rotating the selector dial.
The piano can be tuned within a range of 415.3Hz to
466.2Hz (±100 cents*).
* 100 cents is equivalent to one semitone.
To return the tuning setting to its initial default of 440.0Hz,
display the tuning screen and press the [+] and [–] buttons
at the same time.
The tuning setting also affects the sequencer and auto
accompaniment.
When you have baroque pitch turned on, the tuning range
becomes 390.6Hz to 441.5Hz. In this case, holding down
the [+] and [–] buttons at the same time sets an initial
default value of 415.3Hz.
Transposing the Piano
To transpose the piano
Tuning the Piano
To tune the piano
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