Tuning the keyboard, Transposing the keyboard – Casio LK-215 User Manual

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Keyboard Settings

NOTE

• The keyboard can be transposed within a range of –12

to +12.

• The default transpose setting is “00” when keyboard

power is turned on.

• If you leave the transpose screen on the display for about

five seconds without doing anything, the screen is
automatically cleared.

• The transpose setting also affects playback from Auto

Accompaniment.

• To return the keyboard to its default key, perform the

above procedure and press the [+] and [–] buttons at
the same time in step 3.

• The effect of a transpose operation depends on the pitch

of each note and on the tone you are currently using. If
a transpose operation causes a note to be outside of
the allowable range for a tone, the same note in the
nearest octave within the range will be substituted.

Tuning the Keyboard

Use the following procedure to fine tune the keyboard to
match the tuning of another musical instrument.

To tune the keyboard

1

Press the FUNCTION (LK-215: TOUCH RESPONSE/
FUNCTION) button until the tuning screen appears.

2

Use the [+], [–], and the number buttons to adjust
the tuning value.

Example: To lower tuning by 20

NOTE

• The keyboard can be tuned within a range of –50 cents

to +50 cents.
* 100 cents is equivalent to one semitone.

• The default tuning setting is “00” when keyboard power

is turned on.

• If you leave the tuning screen on the display for about

five seconds without doing anything, the screen is
automatically cleared.

• The tuning setting also affects playback from Auto

Accompaniment.

• To return the keyboard to its default tuning, perform the

above procedure and press the [+] and [–] buttons at
the same time in step 2.

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To adjust built-in tune volume

Enter the Song Bank mode or Piano Bank mode, and then
perform the procedure under “To adjust the accompaniment
volume”.
• In this case, a song volume screen will appear in place of

the accompaniment volume screen.

NOTE

• Pressing [+] and [–] buttons at the same time

automatically sets an accompaniment volume of 127.

To adjust volume for playback of SMF
data from a memory card

Load a memory card into the card slot, and then perform the
procedure under “To adjust the accompaniment volume”.
• In this case, a song volume screen will appear in place of

the accompaniment volume screen.

Transposing the Keyboard

Transpose lets you raise and lower the overall key of the
keyboard in semitone units. If you want to play an
accompaniment for a vocalist who sings in a key that’s
different from the keyboard, for example, simply use
transpose to change the key of the keyboard.

To transpose the keyboard

1

Press the RHYTHM button to enter the Rhythm
Mode.

• Note that you cannot transpose the keyboard while

in the Song Bank Mode or Piano Bank Mode.

2

Press the FUNCTION (LK-215: TOUCH RESPONSE/
FUNCTION) button until the transpose screen
appears on the display.

3

Use [+] and [–] to change the transpose setting of
the keyboard.

Example: To transpose the keyboard five semitones

upwards.

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