Casio CTK-860IN Owner's Manual

USER’S GUIDEENCTK860IN-E-1BPlease keep all information for future reference.Safety Precautions Before trying to use the Digital Keyboard, be sure to r

EN-9Getting Ready to PlayEither an AC adaptor or batteries can be used to power this Digital Keyboard. Normally, use of AC adaptor power is recommende

EN-10Playing the Digital Keyboard1.Press 1 (P) to turn on Digital Keyboard power.2.Try playing something on the keyboard. Use 2 to adjust volume.3.To

Playing the Digital KeyboardEN-11Using headphones cuts off output from the built-in speakers, which means you can practice playing even late at night

Playing the Digital KeyboardEN-121.Press ct (FUNCTION) and then use the br (10-key) [4] (o) and [6] (p) keys to display “OTHER” (page EN-7).2.Press br

Playing the Digital KeyboardEN-13Use the following procedure to change the tempo of the metronome.1.Press bm.Use y (slower) and t (faster) to change t

EN-14Controlling the Keyboard SoundsYour Digital Keyboard lets you select tones for a wide variety of musical instrument sounds, including violin, flu

Controlling the Keyboard SoundsEN-15You can use the following procedure to layer two different tones (such as piano and strings) so they sound simulta

Controlling the Keyboard SoundsEN-165.Pressing co again to unsplit the keyboard (so it plays only the tone you selected in step 1).• Each press of co

Controlling the Keyboard SoundsEN-17A pedal can be used to change notes in various ways while playing.• A pedal unit does not come with the Digital Ke

Controlling the Keyboard SoundsEN-18Octave Shift lets you raise or lower the pitch of the keyboard notes in octave units.• The octave shift setting ra

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EN-19Sampling Sounds and Playing Them on the Digital KeyboardYou can sample a sound from a portable audio player or other device, and then play the so

Sampling Sounds and Playing Them on the Digital KeyboardEN-202.Hold down cs until the display changes to the screen shown below.This enters sampling s

Sampling Sounds and Playing Them on the Digital KeyboardEN-21You can use the following procedure to loop a sampled sound so it continues to repeat, as

Sampling Sounds and Playing Them on the Digital KeyboardEN-22You can apply various effects to sampled sounds.1.Press bn (TONE) and then use br (10-key

Sampling Sounds and Playing Them on the Digital KeyboardEN-234.Press the keyboard key* to which you want to assign the drum sound you are about to sam

Sampling Sounds and Playing Them on the Digital KeyboardEN-24You can use the procedures in this section to copy the drum sound assigned to one keyboar

Sampling Sounds and Playing Them on the Digital KeyboardEN-25Normally when the Digital Keyboard is in sampling standby, it will start sampling automat

Sampling Sounds and Playing Them on the Digital KeyboardEN-26You can use the following procedure to specify a sampled tone number and delete its data.

EN-27Playing Built-in SongsWith this Digital Keyboard, built-in tune data is referred to as “songs”. You can listen to the built-in songs for your own

Playing Built-in SongsEN-28Use the procedure below to play back one of the built-in songs. You can play along on the keyboard with song playback.1.Pre

EN-2ContentsGeneral Guide ... EN-4Using the 10-key Pad (br)... EN-7FUNCTION Button (ct) Functio

Playing Built-in SongsEN-29You can use the procedure in this section to repeat particular measures for practice playing along until you master it. You

Playing Built-in SongsEN-30Use the following procedure to adjust the balance between the volume of what you play on the keyboard and song playback vol

EN-31Using Built-in Songs to Master Keyboard PlayTo master a song, it is best to break it up into shorter parts (phrases), master the phrases, and the

Using Built-in Songs to Master Keyboard PlayEN-32The following are the messages that appear on the display during Step Lessons.First, select the song,

Using Built-in Songs to Master Keyboard PlayEN-33Now it is time to start the lessons. First, select the song and part you want to practice.First, list

Using Built-in Songs to Master Keyboard PlayEN-34Though song playback stands by waiting for you to press the correct keys as in Lesson 2, the Digital

Using Built-in Songs to Master Keyboard PlayEN-35Use the following procedure to turn off note guide, which sounds the note to be played next in Lesson

Using Built-in Songs to Master Keyboard PlayEN-36With Auto Step Up Lesson, the Digital Keyboard advances through each lesson automatically.1.Select th

EN-37Music Challenge Keyboard GameMusic Challenge is a game that measures your reaction speed as you press keys in response to on-screen keyboard indi

EN-38Using Auto AccompanimentWith Auto Accompaniment, simply select an accompaniment pattern. Each time you play a chord with your left hand the appro

ContentsEN-3Other Useful Digital Keyboard Functions... EN-55Changing the Scale of the Keyboard... EN-55Usi

Using Auto AccompanimentEN-39Playing a chord with your left hand automatically adds bass and harmony accompaniment parts to the currently selected rhy

Using Auto AccompanimentEN-40 FINGERED 1, 2, and 3With these three input modes, you play chords on the accompaniment keyboard using their normal chor

Using Auto AccompanimentEN-41Use the following procedures to play intro and ending patterns, to play fill-in patterns, and to play variations of basic

Using Auto AccompanimentEN-42 Using Synchro StartUse the following procedure to configure the Digital Keyboard to start Auto Accompaniment play as so

Using Auto AccompanimentEN-43Auto Harmonize automatically adds harmony to notes you play with your right hand, which adds rich depth to the melody of

Using Auto AccompanimentEN-44You can use the Chord Book to look up chords that you do not know how to play.1.Hold down cr until the message “ChordBK”

EN-45Editing Auto Accompaniment PatternsYou can use the procedure in this section to edit the Digital Keyboard’s built-in Auto Accompaniment rhythm pa

Editing Auto Accompaniment PatternsEN-463.Press a button from 6 to 9 to select the Accompaniment Pattern you want to edit.The name of the pattern will

Editing Auto Accompaniment PatternsEN-4711-1.Press the br (10-key) [–] key to exit without saving.This displays the delete confirmation message.Press

EN-48Saving Keyboard Setups to Registration MemoryRegistration memory lets you store Digital Keyboard setups (tone, rhythm, etc.) for instant recall w

EN-4General Guide• In this manual, the term “Digital Keyboard” refers to the CTK-860IN.• In this manual, buttons and other controllers are identified

Saving Keyboard Setups to Registration MemoryEN-491.Press bo (RHYTHM).2.Configure the tone, rhythm, and other settings you can to include in the setup

EN-50Recording Your Keyboard PlayThe recorder feature lets you record your keyboard play.Use the following procedure to record everything you play on

Recording Your Keyboard PlayEN-518.Press cs twice to exit the recorder mode.• The flashing on the screen shown in step 3 becomes faster when remaining

Recording Your Keyboard PlayEN-521.Record the first part to Track 1.To record to Track 1, perform steps 1 through 4 under “Recording and Playing Back

Recording Your Keyboard PlayEN-53You can record up to five songs (numbered 1 through 5) in memory. After that, you can select a specific song for play

Recording Your Keyboard PlayEN-545.Press bl to cycle through the parts in the sequence shown below.• Configure tone and tempo settings at this time as

EN-55Other Useful Digital Keyboard FunctionsYou can use the following procedure to select from among 17 preset scales, including the standard Equal Te

Other Useful Digital Keyboard FunctionsEN-56You can use the following procedure to reflect the preset scale you selected in Auto Accompaniments.1.Pres

Other Useful Digital Keyboard FunctionsEN-57The Arpeggiator makes it possible to play an arpeggio pattern automatically. There are 90 different arpegg

Other Useful Digital Keyboard FunctionsEN-58You can use the following procedure to delete user song data stored as song numbers 153 through 162.1.Pres

General GuideEN-5• The following explains the meaning of the $ symbol that appears on the product console and with the key names below.$ : Indicates a

EN-59Using a Memory CardYou can save Digital Keyboard user area data to a memory card and load data from a memory card to Digital Keyboard memory. You

Using a Memory CardEN-60• Note that the memory card must be oriented correctly when you insert it into the memory card slot. Trying to force the memor

Using a Memory CardEN-61Use the following procedure to save Digital Keyboard data to a memory card.1.On the Digital Keyboard, select the data you want

Using a Memory CardEN-62• You can input the following characters in a file name.• The Digital Keyboard displays the “~” character as “3”. Memory Card

Using a Memory CardEN-635.Press the br (10-key) [9] (ENTER) key.• Pressing [7] (EXIT) will return to the screen that was displayed before you pressed

Using a Memory CardEN-645.Press the br (10-key) [9] (ENTER) key.• Pressing [7] (EXIT) will return to the screen that was displayed before you pressed

EN-65Connecting External DevicesYou can connect the Digital Keyboard to a computer and exchange MIDI data between them. You can send play data from th

Connecting External DevicesEN-665.Configure the music software settings to select one of the following as the MIDI device.• For information about how

Connecting External DevicesEN-67 Turning Off the Navigate Channel Sound and Playing the Part on the KeyboardYou can turn off the sound on one or both

Connecting External DevicesEN-68You can transfer sampled sounds, recorded songs, and other data in Digital Keyboard memory to a computer for storage.

General GuideEN-6dtSD CARD SLOT ☞EN-59ekUSB port ☞EN-65elSUSTAIN/ASSIGNABLE JACK ☞EN-17emAUDIO IN jack ☞EN-19enDC 9.5V terminal ☞EN-9eoPHONES/OUTPUT j

Connecting External DevicesEN-69This Digital Keyboard can be connected to commercially available stereo, amplifier, or recording equipment, to a porta

EN-70ReferenceTroubleshootingSymptom ActionIncluded AccessoriesI can’t find something that should be here. Carefully check inside all of the packing m

ReferenceEN-71The metronome does not sound. • Check and adjust the accompaniment volume setting (page EN-42).• Check and adjust the song volume (page

ReferenceEN-72SpecificationsModels CTK-860INKeyboard 61 standard size keysTouch Response 2 types, OffMaximum Polyphony 48 notes (24 for certain tones)

ReferenceEN-73• Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.* This data is stored in a shared memory area with a total capacity of

ReferenceEN-74Error MessagesDisplay MessageCause ActionErr CardFull There is not enough room available on the memory card.• Delete some of the files o

ReferenceEN-75* Asterisks indicate songs played as demo songs.Song ListSONG BANKWORLD001 TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR002 LIGHTLY ROW003 LONG LONG AGO00

ReferenceEN-76In addition to the chords that can be fingered with Fingered 1 and Fingered 2, the following chords also are recognized.• With Fingered

ReferenceEN-77Chord Example ListMmdimaugsus4sus27m7M7m7b57b57sus4add9madd9mM7dim7696m6(A#)/BbBF#/(Gb)G(G#)/AbAFCC#/(Db)D(D#)/EbE*2*1• Since the chord

CTK-860IN5511 22brbrbnbn66 77 88 99 bkbk blbl bsbs btbt ckck clcl cmcm4433 bpbpbqbq bobocncn coco cpcp crcr cscs ctctcqcqbmbm• Cut this page along the

General GuideEN-7Use the number buttons and the [–] and [+] keys to change the settings of the parameters that appear in the upper left area of the di

Function Transmitted Recognized RemarksBasic Channel11 - 161 - 161 - 16Default ChangedNoteNumber0 - 1270 - 127 *112 - 120True voiceAfter TouchControlC

Function Transmitted Recognized RemarksBasic Channel11 - 161 - 161 - 16Default ChangedNoteNumber0 - 1270 - 127 *112 - 120True voiceProgramChangeO 0 -

USER’S GUIDEENCTK860IN-E-1BPlease keep all information for future reference.Safety Precautions Before trying to use the Digital Keyboard, be sure to r

General GuideEN-8• The tone and other parameters revert to their initial defaults whenever you turn on power (page EN-10).Perform the following proced