Casio Musical Toy Instrument MZ x300 User Manual

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MZ X500  
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MZ X300  
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USER’S GUIDE Basics  
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GUÍA DEL USUARIO Conceptos básicos  
Please keep all information for future reference.  
Guarde toda información para tener como referencia futura.  
You can download the separate “Tutorial Manual”  
and “Appendix” from the website below.  
Safety Precautions  
Before trying to use the Digital Keyboard, be sure  
to read the separate “Safety Precautions”.  
El manual “Tutorial” por separado y el “Apéndice”  
pueden descargarse del siguiente sitio web.  
Precauciones de seguridad  
Antes de utilizar el teclado digital, asegúrese de leer las  
“Precauciones de seguridad” definidas por separado.  
MZX500/300-ES-1A  
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Contents  
General Guide  
EN-4  
Using Pads  
EN-32  
Installing the Music Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-6  
Returning the Digital Keyboard to Its Factory  
Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-6  
Playing Back Short Phrases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-32  
Sounding Sampled Sounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-33  
Specifying an Auto Accompaniment Chord  
Progression (Chord Play)  
(MZ-X500 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-33  
Separate Tutorial Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-6  
Power Outlet  
EN-7  
Assigning Multiple Functions  
(MZ-X500 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-34  
Using an AC Adaptor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-7  
Turning Power On or Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-7  
Changing the Function of a Specific Pad . . . . EN-34  
Changing Pad Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-35  
Saving a Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-35  
Stopping Playback of All Pads . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-35  
Synchronizing Pads with Accompaniment . . . EN-36  
Recording Data to a Pad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-36  
Connections  
EN-9  
Connecting Headphones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-9  
Connecting Audio Equipment or an  
Amplifier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-9  
Bundled and Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . EN-11  
Music Presets  
EN-38  
Operations Common to All Modes EN-12  
Using the Display Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-12  
Performing Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-13  
Recalling Preset Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-38  
Registering Tone and Rhythm  
Setups  
EN-39  
EN-41  
Demo Song  
EN-16  
Recording and Playback  
Playing the Demo Tunes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-16  
Recording to Digital Keyboard Memory  
(MIDI Recorder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-43  
Playing with Different Tones  
EN-17  
Recording to a USB Flash Drive  
Selecting a Tone with the TONE Buttons . . . . EN-17  
Splitting the Keyboard between Two Tones . . EN-17  
Layering Two Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-19  
Adjusting the Keyboard Volume Balance . . . . EN-19  
Using the Metronome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-19  
Changing the Tempo Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-20  
(Audio Recorder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-46  
Configuring Digital Keyboard  
Settings  
Configuring Digital Keyboard Settings . . . . . . EN-49  
EN-49  
Sounding Arpeggio Phrases Automatically  
(Arpeggiator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-21  
USB Flash Drive  
Connecting a USB Flash Drive to and  
EN-61  
Detaching It from the Digital Keyboard . . . . EN-62  
Formatting a USB Flash Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-63  
Saving Standard Song Data to a  
USB Flash Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-63  
Saving Digital Keyboard Data to a  
USB Flash Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-63  
Loading Data from a USB Flash Drive to  
Digital Keyboard Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-64  
Controlling Sounds  
EN-22  
Using a Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-22  
Sustaining Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-23  
Using the Pitch Bend Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-23  
Modifying Notes with the Modulation  
Wheel and/or Knobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-23  
Using the Sliders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-24  
Changing the Pitch of Notes  
(Transpose, Octave Shift) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-25  
Deleting Data from a USB Flash Drive . . . . . . EN-64  
Connecting to a Computer  
Minimum Computer System Requirements . . EN-65  
Using MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-66  
EN-65  
Using Auto Accompaniment  
Playing an Auto Accompaniment . . . . . . . . . . EN-27  
Using Recommended Tones and Tempos  
EN-27  
(One-Touch Presets) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-31  
Adding Harmony to Melody Notes  
(Auto Harmonize). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-31  
EN-2  
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Contents  
Reference  
EN-67  
Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-67  
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-68  
Product Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-70  
Operating Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-72  
Information  
A-1  
Fingering Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1  
Chord Example List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3  
Company and product names used in this  
manual may be registered trademarks of others.  
EN-3  
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General Guide  
All of the illustrations in this manual show the MZ-X500.  
The actual appearance of the product may be different from that shown in the illustrations in this User’s Guide.  
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bq  
br  
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cm  
br  
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MZ-X300  
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EN-4  
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General Guide  
This manual uses the numbers and names below to refer to buttons and controllers.  
1P (Power) button  
2VOLUME controller  
3TONE area  
PAD CONTROLLER area (MZ-X300)  
brSYNCHRO button  
bsPHRASE button  
PIANO button  
btSAMPLING button  
ckBANKq button  
ORGAN button  
GUITAR/BASS button  
STRINGS button  
BRASS/REED/PIPE button  
SYNTH button  
clBANKw button  
cmSTOP button  
cnPads 1 to 4  
DRAWBAR ORGAN/MIXER area  
coSLOW/FAST, PORT buttons  
ETHNIC button  
VARIOUS button  
4RHYTHM area  
POPS button  
cpPERCUSSION SECOND, 1-8/9-16 button  
cqPERCUSSION THIRD button  
crSliders  
ROCK button  
RHYTHM CONTROLLER area  
csINTRO1, 2 buttons  
DANCE button  
JAZZ/EUROPEAN button  
LATIN button  
ctVARIATION/FILL-IN 1 to 4 buttons  
dkBREAK button  
WORLD/VARIOUS button  
BALLAD button  
dlFADE IN/OUT button  
dmENDING1, 2 buttons  
dnSYNCHRO START button  
doSYNCHRO STOP button  
dpa (start/stop) button  
dqACCOMP ON/OFF button  
REGISTRATION area  
PIANO RHYTHMS button  
BEAT area  
5METRONOME button  
6TAP TEMPO button  
7TEMPO w, q buttons  
SETTING area  
drBANK button  
8TONE button  
dsREGISTRATION 1 to 8 buttons  
dtSTORE button  
9w/NO, q/YES buttons  
bkRHYTHM button  
blDisplay  
ekFREEZE button  
elREC MODE button  
bmMENU  
emMIDI a button  
enAUDIO a button  
eoTRANSPOSE w, q buttons  
epOCTAVE w, q buttons  
eqSUSTAIN button  
bnMAIN  
boEXIT  
bpVALUE dial  
bqK1, K2 knobs  
PAD CONTROLLER area (MZ-X500)  
brSYNCHRO button  
bsPHRASE button  
btSAMPLING button  
ckCHORD button  
clMULTI button  
cmSTOP button  
erPITCH BEND wheel  
esMODULATION wheel  
etUSB flash drive port  
fkPHONES jack  
cnPads 1 to 16  
EN-5  
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General Guide  
Back  
LINE IN R, L/MONO jacks  
PEDAL2, EXPRESSION jack MIC VOLUME controller  
LINE OUT R, L/MONO jacks  
PEDAL1 jack  
MIDI OUT/THRU, IN terminals  
USB port  
MIC IN jack  
DC 24V terminal  
AUDIO IN jack  
AUDIO VOLUME  
controller  
* Installing the Music Stand  
Insert the bottom of the music stand into the groove on  
the top of the Digital Keyboard’s console.  
Returning the Digital  
Keyboard to Its Factory  
Default Settings  
Perform the following procedure when you want to  
return the Digital Keyboard’s stored data and settings  
to their initial factory defaults.  
1.  
2.  
Turn off the Digital Keyboard.  
While holding down the 7 TEMPO w, q  
buttons, press the 1 P button.  
The Digital Keyboard will turn on and initialize its  
internal system. You will be able to use the Digital  
Keyboard in a short while.  
LCD Panel  
The liquid crystal panel of the monitor screen uses  
high-precision technology that provides a pixel yield in  
excess of 99.99%. This means that some very small  
number of pixels may not light or may remain lit at all  
times. This is due to the characteristics of the liquid  
crystal panel, and does not indicate malfunction.  
See “Turning Power On or Off” (page EN-7) for  
information about turning power on and off.  
Separate Tutorial Manual  
You can download the separate “Tutorial Manual” and  
“Appendix”* from the website below.  
* Tone and rhythm lists  
EN-6  
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Power Outlet  
Your Digital Keyboard runs on standard household  
power. Be sure to turn off power whenever you are not  
using the Digital Keyboard.  
Turning Power On or Off  
1.  
Press the 1 P button to turn on power.  
Do not touch the keyboard, pedals, or buttons while  
the startup screen is on the display. Doing so will  
cause malfunction.  
Using an AC Adaptor  
Use only the AC adaptor (JEITA Standard, with unified  
polarity plug) that comes with this Digital Keyboard.  
Use of a different type of AC adaptor can cause  
malfunction of the Digital Keyboard.  
Specified AC Adaptor: AD-E24250LW  
Use the Digital Keyboard’s VOLUME controller (2)  
to adjust the volume.  
Use the supplied power cord to connect the AC  
adaptor as shown in the illustration below.  
Household power outlet  
2.  
To turn off the Digital Keyboard, hold down  
the 1 P button until the Digital Keyboard’s  
display goes blank.  
Power cord  
• The message shown below may appear while data is  
being saved to Digital Keyboard memory or  
immediately after you turn on the Digital Keyboard.  
DC 24V terminal  
AC adaptor  
• Configuration and type depends on  
your geographic location.  
Note the following important precautions to avoid  
damage to the power cord.  
During Use  
Never pull on the cord with excessive force.  
Never repeatedly pull on the cord.  
Never twist the cord at the base of the plug or  
connector.  
Never turn off the Digital Keyboard while this  
message is displayed.  
Pressing the 1 P button to turn off power actually  
puts the Digital Keyboard into a standby state.  
Minute amounts of current continue to flow within  
the Digital Keyboard in the standby state. If you do  
not plan to use the Digital Keyboard for a long time  
or if there is a lightning storm in your area, be sure  
to unplug the AC adaptor from the power outlet.  
During Movement  
Before moving the Digital Keyboard, be sure to  
unplug the AC adaptor from the power outlet.  
During Storage  
Loop and bundle the power cord, but never wind it  
around the AC adaptor.  
• Never connect the AC adaptor (JEITA Standard,  
with unified polarity plug) that comes with this Digital  
Keyboard to any other device besides this Digital  
Keyboard. Doing so creates the risk of malfunction.  
• Make sure the Digital Keyboard is turned off before  
plugging in or unplugging the AC adaptor.  
• The AC adaptor will become warm to the touch after  
very long use. This is normal and does not indicate  
malfunction.  
• Use the AC adaptor so its label surface is pointed  
downwards. The AC adaptor becomes prone to  
emitting electromagnetic waves when the label  
surface is facing upwards.  
EN-7  
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Power Outlet  
Auto Power Off  
This Digital Keyboard is designed to turn off  
automatically to avoid wasting power after no  
operation is performed for a preset amount of time.  
The Auto Power Off trigger time is about four hours.  
You can disable Auto Power Off, if you want. For  
details, see “Auto Power Off” under “SYSTEM  
SETTING Screen” (page EN-55).  
EN-8  
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Connections  
Connecting Headphones  
Connecting Audio Equipment  
or an Amplifier  
You can connect audio equipment or a music amplifier  
to the Digital Keyboard and then play through external  
speakers for more powerful volume and better sound  
quality.  
• Before connecting headphones, be sure to use the  
Digital Keyboard’s 2 VOLUME controller to turn the  
volume down to a low level. After connecting, you  
can adjust the volume to the level you want.  
fk PHONES jack  
Headphones  
• While sound output from the speakers is disabled,*  
the Digital Keyboard automatically optimizes sound  
for headphones and LINE OUT listening. During  
speaker output, it automatically switches to  
optimization for listening with speakers.  
* Plug inserted into the PHONES jack or “Speaker”  
SYSTEM SETTING Screen (page EN-55) turned  
off.  
Front  
• Whenever connecting a device to the Digital  
Keyboard, first use the VOLUME controller to set the  
volume to a low level. After connecting, you can  
adjust the volume to the level you want.  
• Whenever you connect any device to the Digital  
Keyboard, be sure to read the user documentation  
that comes with the device.  
Connect headphones to the PHONES jack. Connecting  
headphones to the PHONES jack cuts off output to the  
speakers, which means you can practice even late at  
night without bothering others. To protect your  
hearing, make sure that you do not set the volume level  
too high when using headphones.  
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MIDI sound source, etc.  
Be sure to push the headphones plug into the  
PHONES jack as far as it will go. If you don’t, you  
may hear sound from only one side of the  
headphones.  
If the plug of the headphones you are using does not  
match the PHONES jack, use the applicable  
commercially available adaptor plug.  
If you are using headphones that require an adaptor  
plug, make sure you do not leave the adaptor  
plugged in when you unplug the headphones. If you  
do, nothing will sound from the speakers when you  
play.  
Audio amplifier AUX IN jack, etc.2  
Pin plug  
LEFT (White)  
RIGHT (Red)  
AUDIO VOLUME controller  
Standard jack  
Stereo mini plug  
Guitar amplifier  
Keyboard amplifier, etc.3  
INPUT 1  
INPUT 2  
Standard plug  
Smartphone, etc.4  
EN-9  
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Connections  
Using the Digital Keyboard to Produce  
Sounds from an External Source  
Connecting to a Musical Instrument  
Amplifier (Figure  
Use commercially available cables to connect the  
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(Figures  
and  
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amplifier to the Digital Keyboard’s LINE OUT jacks as  
An external source connected to LINE IN R (right) is  
output from the Digital Keyboard’s right speaker,  
while a source connected to LINE IN L/MONO is  
output from the left speaker. Use commercially  
available connection cords that match the equipment  
being connected to. When an external source is  
connected to LINE IN L/MONO only, the input is  
output from both speakers.  
shown in Figure . LINE OUT R jack output is right  
channel sound, while LINE OUT L/MONO jack  
output is left channel sound. Connecting to the  
LINE OUT L/MONO jack only outputs a mixture of  
both channels. It is up to you to purchase a connecting  
cable like the one shown in the illustration for  
connection of the amplifier. Use the Digital Keyboard’s  
VOLUME controller to adjust the volume level.  
You can connect a smartphone or other music player to  
AUDIO IN.  
Outputting Sound from a Microphone  
Use the AUDIO VOLUME controller to adjust the  
volume level of sound input from the AUDIO IN  
terminal. This volume level cannot be adjusted using  
the 2 VOLUME controller.  
You can connect an optionally available or  
commercially available microphone* to the MIC IN  
terminal and output the sound from the microphone  
thorough the Digital Keyboard’s speakers.  
* Use a dynamic microphone.  
Digital Keyboard built-in effects (reverb, chorus,  
DSP) are also applied to sound input from the LINE  
IN/MIC IN terminal. LINE IN/MIC IN input can be  
recorded with the Audio Recorder.  
Digital Keyboard built-in effects (reverb, chorus,  
DSP) are not applied to AUDIO IN terminal input.  
AUDIO IN input cannot be recorded with the  
Audio Recorder.  
You can adjust the volume level of microphone input  
with the MIC VOLUME controller. Microphone  
volume control is independent from overall keyboard  
volume.  
MIC VOLUME controller  
MIC IN jack  
Connecting to Audio Equipment  
(Figure  
)
Use commercially available cables to connect the  
external audio equipment to the Digital Keyboard’s  
LINE OUT jacks as shown in Figure . LINE OUT R  
• Before connecting a microphone, make sure that the  
Digital Keyboard and microphone are turned off.  
• Before connecting, set both the VOLUME and MIC  
VOLUME controllers to low levels. Adjust volume  
settings to appropriate levels after connecting the  
microphone.  
jack output is right channel sound, while LINE OUT  
L/MONO jack output is left channel sound. It is up to  
you to purchase connecting cables like the ones shown  
in the illustration for connection of audio equipment.  
Normally in this configuration you must set the audio  
equipment’s input selector to the setting that specifies  
the terminal (such as AUX IN) to which the Digital  
Keyboard is connected. Use the Digital Keyboard’s  
VOLUME controller to adjust the volume level.  
EN-10  
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Connections  
Bundled and Optional  
Accessories  
Use only accessories that are specified for use with this  
Digital Keyboard.  
Use of unauthorized accessories creates the risk of fire,  
electric shock, and personal injury.  
You can get information about accessories that are  
sold separately for this product from the CASIO  
catalog available from your retailer, and from the  
CASIO website at the following URL.  
EN-11  
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Operations Common to All Modes  
Quick Palette  
The Quick Palette is always displayed along the right  
Using the Display Screen  
side of the screen. Touch the Quick Palette icons to  
navigate between screens.  
Display Screen Layout  
When you turn on the Digital Keyboard, a MENU  
screen and a MAIN screen (which shows the current  
setup) appear on the display. You can use these screens  
to configure a variety of different functions. A quick  
palette of navigation icons along the right side of the  
display are for navigating between screens.  
bm MENU: Displays the MENU screen.  
bn MAIN: Displays the MAIN screen.  
bo EXIT: Returns to a previous screen.  
MENU screen  
Touching a menu icon displays a screen for configuring  
tone, rhythm, and other settings.  
Screen Contents  
You can tell the currently selected items and operation  
enabled icons by their colors;  
Red: Currently selected or turned on  
Blue: Operation enabled  
Displays the MAIN  
screen.  
All of the screens in this manual show MZ-X500  
screens.  
Returns to the  
previous screen.  
Displays the next page.  
Quick Palette  
Example: Pops groups “16 Beat 1” selected  
Goes to the next group.  
MAIN screen  
The MAIN screen is for checking and modifying main  
settings. Current settings are shown along the bottom  
of the screen.  
  
Displays the  
MENU screen.  
Goes to the previous or next page.  
• The meanings of symbols that appear after data is  
recorded or edited are explained below.  
! : Unsaved data  
Quick Palette  
      
*: Saved data  
USB flash drive mounted  
Speakers off  
Chord  
Unsaved data ( ! ) will be discarded if you exit the  
editing or recording operation by selecting a different  
number. If you do not want edited data to be  
discarded, be sure to save it before doing anything  
else.  
Tempo  
Measure  
Beat  
Transpose  
Split point  
Registration bank  
EN-12  
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Operations Common to All Modes  
To input text characters  
Performing Operations  
You can touch the keys of an on-screen touch keyboard  
to input data file names. The Digital Keyboard  
supports input of alpha characters and symbols.  
To use the touch panel  
Your Digital Keyboard has a touch panel. You can use  
the touch panel to configure a variety of different  
functions.  
• Do not perform touch panel operations with a sharp  
or hard pointed object. Doing so can damage the  
LCD.  
Touch  
Press the display lightly with your finger.  
Shows the letters you input.  
Selects the character type.  
Moves the cursor forward and back.  
Deletes the letter to the left at the cursor.  
Input letters at the cursor position.  
Inputs a space at the cursor position.  
Swipe  
Swipe the display from left to right with your finger.  
Swiping a MENU screen changes to another page of  
menu items.  
EN-13  
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Operations Common to All Modes  
To select an item in a list  
To change a setting value  
An item that can be selected using a list is indicated by  
A setting value that can be changed is indicated by a  
the “” icon.  
” icon. You can use either of the two procedures  
below to change a setting value.  
1.  
Touch the item whose setting you want to  
change.  
To change a setting value using buttons or a  
dial operation  
1.  
Touch the item whose setting you want to  
change.  
2.  
On the list that appears, touch the item to  
which you want to change.  
2.  
Use the bp VALUE dial or the 9 w/NO,  
q/YES buttons to change setting value.  
Holding down either of the 9 w/NO, q/YES  
buttons scrolls through values at high speed.  
Pressing the 9 w/NO, q/YES buttons at the same  
time returns the setting to its initial default.  
EN-14  
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Operations Common to All Modes  
Performing Screen Operations  
1.  
2.  
Touch the item whose setting you want to  
change to select it.  
Touch the numeric input icon.  
This causes a soft keyboard to appear on the display.  
Soft keyboard  
Numeric keyboard icon  
3.  
Use the soft keyboard to input numbers.  
Shows the value you input.  
Touch to delete an input value.  
Touch to close the value input window.  
Touch to input numbers.  
Touch to register an input value.  
To toggle a function on or off  
To toggle a function between on or off, touch its item or  
icon.  
EN-15  
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Demo Song  
8
bk9  
dp  
Playing the Demo Tunes  
1.  
Press the 8 TONE button and bk RHYTHM  
button at the same time.  
This will start sequential playback of the demo songs,  
starting from song 1.  
You can use the 9 w/NO, q/YES buttons to  
change to another demo song.  
2.  
Press the dp a button.  
This stops demo song playback.  
Playback of the demo songs will continue in an endless  
loop until you press the dp a button to stop it.  
Only the operations described above can be  
performed while demo song playback is in progress.  
EN-16  
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Playing with Different Tones  
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56 7  
bm  
bn  
bo  
9
Your Digital Keyboard comes with a large collection of  
tones. You can select a tone and play it on the  
keyboard.  
2.  
Touch the tone you want to use.  
You can navigate between tone group pages by  
touching “ ” or “ ”.  
Refer to the separate “Appendix” for details about  
tones.  
If you touching the Upper 1 icon to turn it off,  
nothing will sound when you press a keyboard key.  
Selecting a Tone with the  
TONE Buttons  
Splitting the Keyboard  
between Two Tones  
1.  
In the 3 TONE area, press the button of the  
tone group that contains the tone you want.  
You can split the keyboard so the left side (lower  
range) plays one tone and the right side (upper range)  
plays a different tone.  
On a split keyboard, a tone assigned to the low range  
is called a “split tone” (Lower 1).  
This will display the tone group on the UPPER 1  
TONE SELECT screen.  
Touching the subgroup icon displays subgroup  
tones.  
To select a part and change its tone setting, touch  
“Select” on the TONE screen before performing the  
above operation, and then select a part (Upper 1,  
Lower 1, etc.) For details, see the separate “Tutorial”  
manual.  
You can display the UPPER 1 TONE SELECT screen  
from any other screen by pressing a button in the 3  
TONE area.  
Example: “LA Piano” is selected for the main tone, and  
“Acoustic Bass 1” is selected for the split tone  
Split tone:  
Acoustic Bass 1  
Main tone:  
LA Piano  
On the MAIN screen, you can touch “Upper 1”  
and then use the UPPER 1 TONE SELECT  
screen to select a tone.  
Lower 1  
Lower 2  
Upper 1  
Upper 2  
Subgroup  
1.  
2.  
On the screen, touch bn MAIN.  
This displays the MAIN screen.  
Touch “Upper 1” and then select the main  
tone.  
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3.  
On the MAIN screen, touch “Split”.  
This turns on split.  
To move the keyboard split point  
You can use the procedure below to specify the  
location on the keyboard where it splits between the  
left side and the right side. That location is called the  
“split point”.  
Low Range  
High Range  
Split Point  
4.  
5.  
Touch “Lower 1”.  
This displays the TONE SELECT screen.  
1.  
2.  
On the screen, touch bn MAIN.  
This displays the MAIN screen.  
Touch the group that contains the tone you  
want to use as the split tone.  
Touch “Split Point”.  
Use the tone group buttons in the 3 TONE area to  
select the tone group you want.  
6.  
7.  
8.  
Touch the tone you want to use as the split  
tone.  
On the screen, touch bn MAIN to return to  
the MAIN screen.  
To unsplit the keyboard and return it to a  
single tone, touch “Split” on the MAIN screen.  
This unsplits the keyboard.  
3.  
Use the 9 w/NO, q/YES buttons to  
specify the split point, which is the leftmost  
key of the upper range.  
You can layer both the main tone and the split tone  
with another by turning on layer (page EN-19). You  
can also configure the layer setting after turning on  
the split.  
You can also specify the split point by touching and  
holding “Split Point” as you press the desired  
keyboard key.  
Turning off Upper 1, Upper 2, Lower 1, or Lower 2  
by touching its icon will mute the applicable tone.  
When tones with DSP are assigned as both the main  
tone and the split tone, the effect of one of the tones  
becomes disabled.  
You can also turn each part (Upper 1, 2 and Lower 1,  
2) on or off, and change the range of each part. For  
details, see “TONE Screen” under “Configuring  
Digital Keyboard Settings” (page EN-50).  
If you use the 3 TONE area buttons to select a tone  
group, you can specify whether you want to directly  
select tones of the Upper 1 and 2, the Lower 1 and 2,  
and other parts. For details, see “TONE Screen”  
under “Configuring Digital Keyboard Settings”  
(page EN-50).  
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Layering Two Tones  
You can layer two different tones so they play at the  
same time when you press a keyboard key.  
The Upper 1 tone is called the “main tone”, while the  
Upper 2 tone is called the “layered tone”.  
Adjusting the Keyboard  
Volume Balance  
Use this procedure to adjust the volume balance  
between the main tone and the layered tone.  
1.  
On the screen, touch bm MENU.  
This displays the MENU screen.  
1.  
On the screen, touch bn MAIN.  
This displays the MAIN screen.  
2.  
3.  
Touch “BALANCE”.  
2.  
3.  
Select the main tone.  
Touch the tone you want to adjust and then  
use the 9 w/NO, q/YES buttons to adjust  
volume.  
Touch the Upper 2 icon.  
This turns on layer and layers the two tones.  
Upper 1: Main tone  
Upper 2: Layered tone  
Lower 1: Split (main) tone  
Lower 2: Split (layered) tone  
4.  
On the screen, touch bn MAIN to return to  
the MAIN screen.  
For other BALANCE screen settings, see  
“BALANCE Screen” under “Configuring Digital  
Keyboard Settings” (page EN-52).  
4.  
5.  
Touch the “Upper 2” tone.  
This displays the TONE SELECT screen.  
Using the Metronome  
Touch the group that contains the tone you  
want to use as the layer tone.  
1.  
Press the 5 METRONOME button.  
This starts the metronome.  
6.  
7.  
8.  
Touch the tone you want to use as the layer  
tone.  
Flashes in time with the beat.  
On the screen, touch bn MAIN to return to  
the MAIN screen.  
To unlayer the keyboard and return to a  
single tone, touch the Upper 2 icon on the  
MAIN screen.  
2.  
Press the 5 METRONOME button again to  
stop the metronome.  
This unlayers the tones.  
This stops the metronome.  
You can adjust the balance between the main tone  
and layered tone.  
See “Adjusting the Keyboard Volume Balance”  
(page EN-19).  
Touching the Upper 1 or Upper 2 icon will turn off  
the applicable tone so it does not sound.  
When tones with DSP are assigned as both the main  
tone and the layered tone, the effect of one of the  
tones becomes disabled.  
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To change the beats per measure  
You can specify from 0 to nine beats per measure for  
the metronome.  
Specifying 0 will cause each beat to be indicated by the  
same sound. This setting lets you practice with a steady  
beat.  
Changing the Tempo Setting  
There are two different methods you can use to change  
the tempo setting: using the 7 TEMPO w, q  
buttons for gradual change, or by tapping a beat with  
the 6 TAP TEMPO button (tap input).  
Method 1:  
To adjust the tempo setting using the 7  
TEMPO w, q buttons  
1.  
On the MENU screen, touch “SYSTEM  
SETTING”.  
2.  
3.  
Touch “Metronome Beat”.  
1.  
Use the 7 TEMPO w, q buttons to adjust  
the tempo setting.  
Use the 9 w/NO, q/YES buttons to  
select a beats per measure value.  
Each press of a button increases or decreases the tempo  
value (beats per minute) by one.  
Holding down either button changes the value at  
high speed.  
You can specify a tempo value in the range of 20 to  
255.  
4.  
On the screen, touch bn MAIN.  
This returns to the MAIN screen.  
Adjusting the Balance between  
Metronome and Keyboard Volume  
(Metronome Volume)  
You can use the following procedure to adjust the  
volume level of the metronome, without affecting the  
volume of keyboard output.  
1.  
On the screen, touch bm MENU.  
This displays the MENU screen.  
2.  
3.  
4.  
Touch “BALANCE”.  
Method 2:  
To adjust the tempo by tapping a beat (tap  
input)  
Touch “Metronome Volume”.  
Use the 9 w/NO, q/YES buttons to  
adjust the metronome volume setting (0 to  
127).  
1.  
Tap the 6 TAP TEMPO button a number of  
times at the tempo you want to set.  
The tempo setting will change in accordance with  
your tapping.  
5.  
On the screen, touch bn MAIN.  
This returns to the MAIN screen.  
Tap two or more times.  
After you use this method to specify the approximate  
tempo, you can then use the procedure under “To  
adjust the tempo setting using the 7 TEMPO w,  
q buttons” to adjust the setting to a more exact  
value.  
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6.  
Configure arpeggiator settings as required.  
Sounding Arpeggio Phrases  
Automatically (Arpeggiator)  
With the arpeggiator, you can play various arpeggios  
and other phrases automatically by simply pressing  
keys on the keyboard. You can select from a number of  
different arpeggio options, including playing  
arpeggios from a chord, playing various phrases  
automatically, and more.  
Item  
Description  
Setting  
Arpeggiator You can specify either Upper or Upper All,  
Part  
Lower as the keyboard that  
plays the arpeggio.  
Upper 1,  
Upper 2,  
Lower All,  
Lower 1,  
Lower 2  
Hold  
ON: The arpeggio will continue  
to play even after keyboard  
keys are released.  
OFF: The arpeggio will play  
while keyboard keys are  
pressed.  
1.  
2.  
On the MENU screen, touch  
“ARPEGGIATOR”.  
This displays the ARPEGGIATOR screen.  
One Touch Touching “One Touch”  
automatically selects the tone  
recommended for the currently  
selected arpeggiator type. The  
tone is assigned to the part  
To enable the arpeggiator, touch “  
You can also toggle the arpeggiator between on and  
”.  
off by touching “Arpeggiator” on the MAIN screen.  
selected by Arpeggiator Part.  
7.  
8.  
On the keyboard, play a chord or a single  
note.  
Arpeggio is played in accordance with the currently  
selected arpeggiator type and the note(s) you play.  
To disable the arpeggiator, touch “  
”.  
You can edit an arpeggio phrase as desired. For  
details, see the separate “Tutorial” manual.  
3.  
Touch the displayed arpeggio name.  
4.  
5.  
Touch the arpeggiator type you want to use.  
Touch bo EXIT to return to the  
ARPEGGIATOR screen.  
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Controlling Sounds  
bn  
8
bq  
eo ep eq  
Connecting a Pedal  
Your Digital Keyboard has two pedal jacks.  
Using a Pedal  
Connecting a pedal lets you perform pedal operations  
that add various effects during your performances.  
Some representative effects are described below. You  
can also assign a variety of other functions to the pedal.  
For details, see “CONTROLLER Screen” under  
To connect to the pedal jack  
Depending on the type of operation you want the  
pedal to perform, connect the pedal’s cable either to the  
Digital Keyboard’s PEDAL1 jack or PEDAL2/  
EXPRESSION jack.  
“Configuring Digital Keyboard Settings” (page EN-56).  
Damper Pedal  
Pressing the damper pedal while playing will cause the  
notes you play to reverberate.  
Back  
Pedal jacks  
Soft Pedal  
Pressing this pedal suppresses notes played on the  
keyboard after the pedal was pressed, and makes them  
sound softer.  
Sostenuto Pedal  
Only the notes of the keys that are depressed when this  
pedal is pressed are sustained, even if the keyboard  
keys are released, until the pedal is released.  
Expression Pedal  
You can use a pedal to control the volume level and  
effect application.  
• Use a commercially available expression pedal that  
meets the specifications below.* Note that the  
polarity of the pedals of some manufacturers is  
different from the polarity required by this Digital  
Keyboard.  
* Operation has been verified for the pedals below.  
Roland EV-5 (Set minimum volume to “0”.)  
KURZWEIL CC-1  
FATAR VP-25, VP-26  
10KΩ 20%  
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Sustaining Notes  
You can sustain notes producing the same effect as that  
produced by pressing a sustain pedal.  
Modifying Notes with the  
Modulation Wheel and/or  
Knobs  
You can modify notes even while you are playing. Each  
tone is preset with effects that are appropriate for it.  
1.  
While playing, press the eq SUSTAIN button.  
This causes the button lamp to light.  
The sustain effect (note sustained even after its  
keyboard key is released) is applied to notes played  
on the keyboard while the lamp is lit.  
1.  
While playing on the keyboard with your right  
hand, use your left hand to operate the es  
MODULATION wheel or the bq K1 or K2  
knobs.  
The amount effect applied depends on how much the  
applicable control is moved.  
Do not touch the wheel or knobs as you turn on the  
Digital Keyboard.  
You can change the part to which the effect is applied  
when you press the eq SUSTAIN button. Before  
pressing the eq SUSTAIN button in the step above,  
touch “Advanced” on the SYSTEM SETTING screen,  
and then select Upper 1 or Lower 1 for the “Sustain  
Button Target” setting. For details, see the separate  
“Tutorial” manual.  
Using the Pitch Bend Wheel  
You can use the pitch bend wheel to slide the pitch of  
notes smoothly upwards and downwards. This  
capability makes it possible to reproduce saxophone  
and electric guitar choking effects.  
You can change the effects and functions assigned to  
the modulation wheel and knobs. See  
“CONTROLLER Screen” under “Configuring  
1.  
While playing a note on the  
keyboard, rotate the er PITCH  
BEND wheel on the left of the  
keyboard upwards or  
Digital Keyboard Settings” (page EN-56).  
downwards.  
The amount the note bends depends on  
how much you rotate the pitch bend  
wheel.  
Do not touch the pitch bend wheel as  
you turn on the Digital Keyboard.  
You also can configure pitch bend wheel operation  
by specifying the amount of pitch change at  
maximum rotation in either direction. See  
“CONTROLLER Screen” (page EN-56) for more  
information.  
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Controlling Sounds  
To change a function assigned to a knob  
Adjusting Drawbar Organ Tones  
Your Digital Keyboard comes with a built-in virtual  
wheel drawbar organ function that lets you modify  
tones just as you would on a drawbar organ. The nine  
sliders, which correspond to drawbars, can be used to  
change harmonic overtone level settings, and to add  
percussion and click sounds for real-time sound  
creation as you play.  
1.  
2.  
On the screen, touch bn MAIN.  
This displays the MAIN screen.  
On the MAIN screen, touch the knob whose  
setting you want to change.  
co SLOW/FAST button:  
Switches the rotary effect rotation speed.  
cp PERCUSSION SECOND,  
cq PERCUSSION THIRD buttons:  
Adds 2nd overtone or 3rd overtone percussion to the  
drawbar organ for metallic sound with a strong  
attack.  
1.  
2.  
In the Drawbar Organ group, select the tone  
you want.  
Current setting, Assigned target  
Shift the sliders upwards and downwards to  
adjust the feet settings.  
3.  
Change the setting.  
For detailed information about settings, see  
“CONTROLLER Screen” under “Configuring Digital  
Keyboard Settings” (page EN-56).  
Two targets can be assigned to a knob. When there  
are two targets assigned to a knob, the display  
shows the first target and its setting.  
When there is a control change (CC) or other MIDI  
message that can be assigned to each part assigned  
to the first target, the display shows the setting of  
Part 1.  
Using the Sliders  
co cp cq  
cr  
You can use the nine sliders (cr) for easy adjustment  
of the volume balance and some tone parameters of the  
variety of sounds that make up the tones below.  
Drawbar Organ Tones:  
Volume of each harmonic overtone  
Hex Layer Tones (MZ-X500 only):*  
Volume of each of the six component tones  
* A Hex Layer Tone is a rich ensemble tone created  
by layering up to six tones. Hex Layer Tones are  
included in the Hex Layer group and Bass Synth  
group on the TONE SELECT screen.  
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Controlling Sounds  
Using the Mixer  
Changing the Pitch of Notes  
The sound source of this Digital Keyboard is capable of  
sounding multiple parts simultaneously. Each part can  
be controlled individually, and each part can be  
assigned a different tone.  
The mixer can be used to assign tones and to configure  
other settings for each part, to configure global effect  
settings applied to all parts, and to configure other  
detailed settings.  
(Transpose, Octave Shift)  
Transposing the Keyboard Semitone  
Units  
The transpose feature lets you raise or lower the overall  
pitch of the Digital Keyboard in semitone steps. You  
can use this feature to adjust keyboard tuning to a key  
that better matches a vocalist, another musical  
instrument, etc.  
1.  
2.  
On the MENU screen, touch “MIXER”.  
This displays the MIXER screen.  
Press the co PORT button to select port A,  
B, or C.  
1.  
Use the eo TRANSPOSE w, q buttons to  
change the setting value.  
You can also select a port by touching “PORT” on the  
screen. For details about ports, see the separate  
“Tutorial” manual.  
You can change the tuning of the keyboard within the  
range of –12 to 00 to +12.  
Pressing the eo TRANSPOSE w, q buttons at the  
same time changes the setting to 0.  
3.  
Use the cp 1-8/9-16 button to select which  
group of eight parts (01 through 08, or 09  
through 16) whose settings you want to  
configure.  
The current transpose setting is shown on the MAIN  
screen.  
Each press of the cp 1-8/9-16 button toggles the  
selection between parts 01 through 08 (The button is  
unlit) and parts 09 through 16 (The button is lit).  
Buttons for four of the parts in the group you select  
will appear along the top of the MIXER screen.  
Parts 01 through 08 can be modified while the cp 1-8/  
9-16 button lamp is unlit, while parts 09 through 16  
tones can be modified while the lamp is lit.  
4.  
Shift the cr sliders to change the setting of  
the corresponding part.  
For information about tuning the pitch in Hertz  
units, see “SYSTEM SETTING Screen” under  
“Configuring Digital Keyboard Settings” (page  
EN-55).  
The MIX slider on the far right changes the settings of  
all the parameters.  
For information about parameters that can be  
modified on the MIXER screen, see “MIXER Screen”  
under “Configuring Digital Keyboard Settings” (page  
EN-57).  
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Controlling Sounds  
Changing the Pitch in Octave Units  
(Octave Shift)  
You can change the pitch of the keyboard in octave  
units. This comes in handy when playing music that  
exceeds the range of the keyboard.  
1.  
Use the ep OCTAVE w, q buttons to  
change the keyboard pitch in octave units.  
The setting range for this operation is 3 (–3 octaves  
to +3 octaves).  
You can check the current pitch setting on the TONE  
screen, which is displayed by pressing the 8 TONE  
button in the SETTING area.  
Pressing the ep OCTAVE w, q buttons at the  
same time returns the pitch to its initial factory  
default setting.  
To select a part and change its pitch setting, touch  
“Advanced” on the SYSTEM SETTING screen before  
performing the above operation, and then use  
“Octave Button Target” to select a part (Upper 1,  
Lower 1, etc.) For details, see the separate “Tutorial”  
manual.  
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Using Auto Accompaniment  
7
bm  
bn  
4
bk  
cs  
ct  
dkdl  
dm dndo dp dq  
With Auto Accompaniment, simply select the  
accompaniment rhythm you want and the matching  
accompaniment (drums, guitar, etc.) will play  
automatically when you play a chord with your left  
hand. It’s like having your own personal backup group  
along with you wherever you go.  
2.  
Touch the rhythm you want to use.  
You can navigate between rhythm group pages by  
touching “ ” or “ ”.  
You can also display the RHYTHM SELECT screen  
by touching the rhythm name displayed for  
“Rhythm” on the MAIN screen.  
You can edit built-in rhythms and produce original  
rhythms (user rhythms) and save them in memory. For  
details, see the separate “Tutorial” manual.  
Playing an Auto  
Accompaniment  
1.  
In the 4 RHYTHM area, press the button of  
the rhythm group that contains the rhythm  
you want.  
3.  
4.  
Use the 7 TEMPO w, q buttons to adjust  
the tempo setting.  
The RHYTHM SELECT screen will appear with a list of  
rhythms in the selected rhythm group.  
Touching the subgroup icon displays subgroup  
rhythms.  
You can display the RHYTHM SELECT screen from  
any other screen by pressing a button in the 4  
RHYTHM area.  
For information about the tempo adjustment method,  
see “Changing the Tempo Setting” (page EN-20).  
To return a rhythm to its recommended tempo  
setting, press the 7 TEMPO w, q buttons at the  
same time.  
Press the dq ACCOMP ON/OFF button so its  
lamp is lit.  
This turns ACCOMP on, so all accompaniment parts  
sound.  
Turning ACCOMP off so the ACCOMP lamp is unlit  
causes only the percussion instrument parts (Drums,  
Percussion) to sound.  
Each press of the button toggles ACCOMP between  
on and off.  
Lit  
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Using Auto Accompaniment  
5.  
Press the dn SYNCHRO START button.  
This puts Auto Accompaniment into “synchro  
standby”. Playing a chord during synchro standby will  
cause Auto Accompaniment to start to play  
automatically.  
Next, pressing an cs INTRO 1, 2 button or a ct  
VARIATION/FILL-IN 1 to 4 button will enter intro  
or variation standby. For details about intro and  
variation patterns, see “Modifying Auto  
Accompaniment Patterns” (page EN-30).  
You can adjust the volume level of the Auto  
Accompaniment, without affecting the volume of  
Digital Keyboard output. For details, see  
“BALANCE Screen” (page EN-52).  
You can change the size of the Auto Accompaniment  
keyboard using the split function to move the split  
point (page EN-18). The keyboard keys to the left of  
the split point are the Auto Accompaniment  
keyboard.  
Flashing  
6.  
Play a chord on the Auto Accompaniment  
keyboard (left-side keyboard).  
Auto Accompaniment will start playing when you play  
the chord.  
To start percussion part play without playing a  
chord, press the dp a button.  
Example: To play a C chord  
Auto Accompaniment keyboard  
Melody keyboard  
7.  
8.  
Play other chords with your left hand as you  
play the melody with your right hand.  
You can use “CASIO Chord” or other simplified  
chord fingering modes to play chords. For details, see  
“To select a chord fingering mode” in the following  
section.  
You can also modify Auto Accompaniment patterns  
using the ct VARIATION/FILL-IN 1 to 4 buttons,  
the dk BREAK button, and the dl FADE IN/OUT  
button. For details, see “Modifying Auto  
Accompaniment Patterns” (page EN-30).  
When you are finished, press the dp a  
button to stop Auto Accompaniment.  
Pressing the dm ENDING 1, 2 button instead of the  
dp a button will play an ending pattern before  
stopping Auto Accompaniment play. For details  
about ending patterns, see “Modifying Auto  
Accompaniment Patterns” (page EN-30).  
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Using Auto Accompaniment  
CASIO CHORD  
To select a chord fingering mode  
With “CASIO Chord”, you can use simplified  
fingerings to play the four types of chords described  
below.  
You can select from among the following five chord  
fingering modes.  
Fingered 1  
Fingered 2  
Fingered 3  
CASIO Chord  
Full Range  
Auto Accompaniment keyboard  
Melody keyboard  
1.  
2.  
3.  
On the MENU screen, touch “RHYTHM”.  
Touch “Chord Input Type”.  
Chord Type  
Example  
Major Chords  
C (C Major)  
b
b
b
b
CC#DE  
E
F
F#GA AB  
B
CC#DE  
E
F
Press one key, whose note  
corresponds to the chord  
name.  
• To play C Major, press any  
C key in the chord  
Note name  
Touch the chord input method you want to  
use.  
This changes to the selected chord input method.  
keyboard. The octave of the  
note does not matter.  
Fingered 1, 2, 3  
With these three chord fingering modes, you play  
chords on the chord keyboard using their normal  
chord fingerings. Some chord forms are abbreviated,  
and can be fingered with one or two keys.  
For information about the types of chords you can  
finger and their fingerings, see the “Fingering Guide”  
(page A-1).  
Minor Chords  
Cm (C minor)  
b
b
b
b
CC#DE  
E
F
F#GA AB  
B
CC#DE  
E
F
Press the chord keyboard key  
that corresponds to the major  
chord, while also pressing one  
other chord keyboard key to  
the right.  
Seventh Chords  
C7 (C seventh)  
b
b
b
b
CC#DE  
E
F
F#GA AB  
B
CC#DE  
E
F
Press the chord keyboard key  
that corresponds to the major  
chord, while also pressing  
two other chord keyboard  
keys to the right.  
Auto Accompaniment keyboard  
Melody keyboard  
Minor Seventh Chords  
Press the chord keyboard key  
that corresponds to the major  
chord, while also pressing  
three other chord keyboard  
keys to the right.  
Cm7 (C minor seventh)  
b
b
b
b
CC#DE  
E
F
F#GA AB  
B
CC#DE  
E
F
Fingered 1: Play the component notes of the chord on the  
keyboard.  
Fingered 2: Unlike Fingered 1, 6th input is not possible with  
this mode.  
Fingered 3: Unlike Fingered 1, this mode allows input of  
fraction chords with the lowest keyboard note as  
the bass note.  
When pressing more than one chord keyboard key,  
makes no difference whether the additional keys are  
white or black.  
FULL RANGE CHORD  
With this chord fingering mode, you can use the full  
range of the keyboard to play chords and the melody.  
For information about the types of chords you can  
finger and their fingerings, see the “Fingering Guide”  
(page A-1).  
Melody keyboard  
Auto Accompaniment keyboard  
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Using Auto Accompaniment  
Modifying Auto Accompaniment Patterns  
The different types of Auto Accompaniment phrases  
(patterns) are shown in the illustration below. You can  
switch between patterns during accompaniment play  
and even modify patterns.  
FADE IN and FADE OUT also affect not only Auto  
Accompaniment, but also the volume of notes  
played on the keyboard.  
dm ENDING 1, 2 buttons:  
These buttons sound an ending rhythm pattern at the  
end of a song. Two ending patterns are provided.  
cs  
ct  
dk  
dl  
dn SYNCHRO START button:  
While this button is lit, Auto Accompaniment will start  
when you play a chord on the keyboard.  
do SYNCHRO STOP button:  
While this button is lit, Auto Accompaniment and  
rhythm stop simultaneously when Auto  
Accompaniment keyboard keys are released. The dn  
SYNCHRO START button automatically lights after  
Auto Accompaniment is complete.  
dm  
dn  
do  
dp  
dq  
For details about other rhythm settings, see  
“RHYTHM Screen” under “Configuring Digital  
Keyboard Settings” (page EN-51).  
cs INTRO 1, 2 buttons:  
Press at the beginning of a song. Two intro patterns are  
provided. Auto Accompaniment normally proceeds to  
Variation 1 automatically after the intro pattern is  
complete. If you press a different variation button  
before pressing an intro button, Auto Accompaniment  
will proceed to the selected variation after the intro  
pattern is complete.  
ct VARIATION/FILL-IN 1 to 4 buttons:  
The Digital Keyboard has four built-in rhythm  
variations. Pressing the same button again while its  
variation pattern is sounding will play a fill-in pattern  
that momentarily modifies the rhythm.  
dk BREAK button:  
Inserts an interval of silence into an Auto  
Accompaniment that is playing. Pressing this button  
while Auto Accompaniment is playing will stop Auto  
Accompaniment until the beginning of the next  
measure. From there, Auto Accompaniment play  
returns to normal.  
dl FADE IN/OUT button:  
FADE IN: Gradually increases volume as Auto  
Accompaniment starts. If Auto Accompaniment is  
not playing, pressing this button causes the button  
to light. Next, pressing a cs INTRO 1, 2, dn  
SYNCHRO START, do SYNCHRO STOP, or ct  
VARIATION/FILL-IN 1 to 4 button starts Auto  
Accompaniment play as the volume level is raised.  
The button lamp becomes unlit when the volume  
reaches normal level.  
FADE OUT: Gradually decreases volume as Auto  
Accompaniment ends. If Auto Accompaniment is  
playing, pressing this button causes the button to  
light, and volume is gradually decreased as Auto  
Accompaniment ends. The button lamp becomes  
unlit when Auto Accompaniment ends.  
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Using Auto Accompaniment  
5.  
6.  
Touch “Auto Harmonize Type”.  
Using Recommended Tones  
and Tempos (One-Touch  
Presets)  
One-Touch Preset gives you one-touch access to tone  
and tempo settings that go well with the currently  
selected Auto Accompaniment rhythm pattern.  
Touch the Auto Harmonize type you want to  
use.  
Type Name  
Description  
Duet 1  
Adds close (separated by two to four  
degrees) 1-note harmony below the  
melody note.  
Duet 2  
Adds open (separated by more than 4 to 6  
degrees) 1-note harmony below the  
melody note.  
1.  
On the MENU screen, touch “RHYTHM”.  
This displays the RHYTHM screen.  
You can also display the RHYTHM screen by  
pressing the bk RHYTHM button.  
Country  
Octave  
Adds country style harmony.  
Adds the note from the next lower octave.  
Adds the fifth degree note.  
2.  
Touch “One Touch”.  
5th  
This configures tone, tempo, and other settings to  
match the currently selected rhythm pattern.  
At this time, Auto Accompaniment play also will go  
into synchro standby, which means that Auto  
Accompaniment will start to play automatically when  
you finger a chord.  
3-Way Open  
Adds 2-note open harmony, for a total of  
three notes.  
3-Way Close  
Adds 2-note close harmony, for a total of  
three notes.  
Strings  
Adds harmony that is optimal for strings.  
3.  
Play a chord on the keyboard.  
This will start Auto Accompaniment play.  
4-Way Open  
Adds 3-note open harmony, for a total of  
four notes.  
4-Way Close  
Adds 3-note close harmony, for a total of  
four notes.  
One-Touch Presets are not supported for user  
rhythms. For information about user rhythms, see  
the separate “Tutorial” manual.  
Block  
Adds block chord notes.  
Big Band  
Adds big band style harmony.  
7.  
Play chords and the melody on the keyboard.  
Harmony will be added to your melody notes based on  
the chords you play.  
Adding Harmony to Melody  
Notes (Auto Harmonize)  
Auto Harmonize lets you add harmony to melody  
notes you play with your right hand for more melodic  
depth. You can select any one of 12 Auto Harmonize  
types.  
1.  
2.  
On the screen, touch bn MAIN.  
This displays the MAIN screen.  
Touch “Auto Harmonize” to turn it on.  
3.  
4.  
Touch bm MENU.  
On the MENU screen, touch “RHYTHM”.  
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bs  
bt  
ck  
cl  
cn  
dndo  
You can assign various sampled sound or short  
phrases* to the Digital Keyboard’s pads. You can  
sound what is assigned to pads individually, you can  
sound multiple pads at the same time. A collection of  
pad sounds is called a “bank”.  
* The MZ-X500 (only) also has built-in chord  
progressions that can be used as Auto  
Accompaniments.  
4.  
5.  
Touch the bank you want.  
Playing Back Short Phrases  
You can assign short phrases to the Digital Keyboard’s  
pads, which you can then play along with Auto  
Accompaniment. These phrases can be used to add  
accents to your performance or to Auto  
Tap a pad (cn) to hear the phrase assigned  
to it.  
Accompaniment.  
You can also automatically assign phrases that are  
appropriate for the currently selected tone (Upper 1) to  
pads with the touch of a button.  
Removing your finger from a pad causes the phrase  
to stop. For information about how to sustain a  
phrase when the pad is released, see “Configuring a  
Pad to Remain Depressed (Hold Function)” (page  
EN-35).  
To select a short phrase with the PAD  
screen  
To assign phrases appropriate for the  
Upper 1 tone  
1.  
2.  
On the MENU screen, touch “PAD”.  
This displays the PAD screen.  
1.  
2.  
Press the bs PHRASE button.  
This assigns phrases to the pads that are appropriated  
for the current Upper 1 tone.  
On the PAD screen, touch the bank name  
you want to select.  
This displays the PAD BANK SELECT screen.  
Tap a pad (cn) to hear the phrase assigned  
to it.  
3.  
On the PAD BANK SELECT screen, touch  
the “Phrase” category.  
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Using Pads  
To assign sampled sounds appropriate  
for the Upper 1 tone  
Sounding Sampled Sounds  
Use the procedures in this section to assign sampled  
sounds to pads and to sound the samples.  
You can also automatically assign sampled sounds that  
are appropriate for the currently selected tone  
(Upper 1) to pads with the touch of a button.  
1.  
Press the bt SAMPLING button.  
You can use the procedure below to assign sampled  
sounds that match the selected Upper 1 tone to pads  
automatically.  
2.  
Tap a pad (cn) to hear the sound assigned to  
it.  
To select a sampled sound with the PAD  
screen  
1.  
2.  
On the MENU screen, touch “PAD”.  
This displays the PAD screen.  
Banks can also be switched using the ck BANK q  
and cl BANK w buttons (MZ-X300 only).  
Bank name  
Specifying an Auto  
Accompaniment Chord  
Progression (Chord Play)  
(MZ-X500 only)  
You can tap a pad while Auto Accompaniment play is  
in progress to play Auto Accompaniment in  
accordance with the chord progress assigned to the  
pad. You can also automatically assign chord  
progressions that are appropriate for the currently  
selected Auto Accompaniment to pads with the touch  
of a button.  
On the PAD screen, touch the bank name  
you want to select.  
This displays the PAD BANK SELECT screen.  
Category  
To select a short phrase with the PAD  
screen  
1.  
On the PAD BANK SELECT screen, touch  
the “Chord” category.  
2.  
3.  
Touch the bank you want.  
While Auto Accompaniment is playing, tap a  
pad (cn).  
The chord progression assigned to the pad you tap is  
reflected in the Auto Accompaniment.  
3.  
On the PAD BANK SELECT screen, touch  
the “Sampling” category.  
4.  
5.  
Touch the bank you want.  
Tap a pad (cn) to hear the sample assigned  
to it.  
Removing your finger from a pad that has a long  
sample causes the sound to stop. For information  
about how to sustain a sound when the pad is  
released, see “Configuring a Pad to Remain  
Depressed (Hold Function)” (page EN-35).  
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1.  
2.  
Press the ck CHORD button.  
This assigns chord progressions that match the  
currently selected Auto Accompaniment to the pads.  
While Auto Accompaniment is playing, tap a  
pad (cn).  
The chord progression assigned to the pad you tap is  
reflected in the Auto Accompaniment.  
An assigned chord progression can be a single chord  
or a full progression of multiple chords. For details,  
see the separate “Tutorial” manual.  
You can use the procedures in this section to assign  
different types of data (sample, phrase, chord  
progression) to pads. The ability to use multiple  
functions simultaneously greatly expands the potential  
of performances using pads.  
You can also automatically assign functions that are  
appropriate for the currently selected tone (Upper 1)  
and/or Auto Accompaniment to pads with the touch  
of a button.  
1.  
On the PAD BANK SELECT screen, touch  
the “Multi” category.  
2.  
3.  
Touch the bank you want.  
Tap a pad (cn).  
An operation in accordance with the function assigned  
to the pad is performed.  
1.  
Press the cl MULTI button.  
This assigns functions that match current settings to  
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Changing Pad Settings  
Saving a Bank  
This section explains how to use the loop function and  
hold function. You can also change the settings of other  
functions. For details, see the separate “Tutorial”  
manual.  
A bank whose pad functions have been changed can be  
saved as a user bank.  
1.  
2.  
Touch “PAD BANK EDIT”.  
This displays the PAD BANK EDIT screen.  
Repeating Pad Playback (Loop Function)  
On the PAD BANK EDIT screen, touch  
“Write”.  
You can use the loop function to play back the same  
sample or phrase repeatedly.  
3.  
4.  
After inputting the bank name, touch “Enter”.  
Touch the destination user bank.  
If a user bank already contains data, there will be an  
asterisk (*) next to the bank name.  
1.  
On the PAD screen, touch the number of the  
pad whose setting you want to configure.  
2.  
3.  
Touch “Loop” to turn it on.  
5.  
6.  
Touch “Execute”.  
Press and hold the pad whose setting you  
changed.  
If the selected bank does not have any data stored to it,  
the message “Sure?” will appear. If it does have data  
stored to it, the message “Replace?” will appear.  
This will repeatedly play the sampled sound or phrase.  
Touch “Yes”.  
If the selected bank has data stored to it, existing data  
will be overwritten with the new data.  
With the MZ-X500, you can also use the loop  
function for chord progressions.  
Configuring a Pad to Remain Depressed  
(Hold Function)  
Stopping Playback of All Pads  
You can use the operation below to stop pad playback  
when you have multiple pads with the Hold Function  
enabled playing back at the same time.  
With the Hold Function, you can ensure that a long  
sample or phrase is played back even if you release a  
pad after pressing it.  
1.  
Press the do SYNCHRO STOP button.  
This stops all pads that are currently playing.  
1.  
On the PAD screen, touch the number of the  
pad whose setting you want to configure.  
2.  
3.  
Touch “Hold” to turn it on.  
Tap the pad whose setting you changed.  
This will cause the pad to behave as if you have kept it  
depressed.  
While a pad for which “Hold” has been turned on is  
playing back, tapping the pad again will stop  
playback.  
With the MZ-X500, you can also use the hold  
function for chord progressions.  
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Using Pads  
Use the procedure below to synchronize Auto  
Accompaniment and pad playback start timing  
automatically. Phrase and/or sample playback is  
performed simultaneously with the start of Auto  
Accompaniment, which enables richer sound and more  
powerful impact that is not possible with normal Auto  
Accompaniment.  
1.  
While holding down the dn SYNCHRO  
START button, tap the pad you want to  
synchronize with.  
This will cause the pad and the dn SYNCHRO START  
button lamp to start to flash. (MZ-X500 only: Pad will  
flash.)  
2.  
Starting Auto Accompaniment will also start  
playback of the synchronized pad at the  
same time.  
Enable the pad’s Hold Function if the pad has a long  
sample, phrase, or chord progression assigned to it.  
You can repeat step 1 as many times as required to  
synchronize with multiple pads, if you want.  
You can use the procedures in this section to record a  
sampled sound, phrase, or chord progression to each  
pad.  
1.  
On the PAD screen, select the pad to which  
you want to record the sampled sound.  
2.  
3.  
4.  
Touch “0” (REC).  
This displays the PAD RECORD SELECT screen.  
Touch “Sampling”.  
This displays the PAD RECORD WAIT screen.  
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Using Pads  
To record a chord progression  
(MZ-X500 only)  
1.  
Select an Auto Accompaniment chord  
fingering mode.  
For details, see “To select a chord fingering mode”  
(page EN-29).  
2.  
On the PAD screen, select the pad to which  
you want to record the chord progression.  
3.  
4.  
Touch “0” (REC).  
This displays the PAD RECORD SELECT screen.  
On the PAD RECORD SELECT screen,  
touch “Chord”.  
This displays the PAD RECORD WAIT screen.  
5.  
Play a chord with the Auto Accompaniment  
keyboard.  
This will automatically record the chord progression.  
For information about how to use the Auto  
Accompaniment keyboard, see “Playing an Auto  
Accompaniment” (page EN-27).  
To stop recording, touch “Y” (STOP).  
6.  
While the Auto Accompaniment is playing,  
press the pad that you selected in step 2 as  
the recording destination.  
This will cause the recorded chord progression to be  
reflected in the accompaniment.  
To save recording data  
If you don’t save recorded data, it will be deleted  
automatically the next you perform a record operation.  
1.  
While the data you want to save is recorded  
to a pad, touch “PAD EDIT” on the PAD  
screen.  
This displays the PAD DATA EDIT screen.  
2.  
On the PAD DATA EDIT screen, touch  
“Write”.  
3.  
4.  
After inputting the data name, touch “Enter”.  
Touch the save destination user data and  
then touch “Execute”.  
5.  
Touch “Yes”.  
To cancel the save operation, touch “No”.  
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Music Presets  
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dp dq  
Music Presets provide you with one-touch tone,  
rhythm, chord, and other settings that are optimized  
for specific musical genres and songs.  
In addition to built-in presets, you can create your own  
original Music Presets (user presets). For information  
about user presets, see the separate “Tutorial” manual.  
4.  
Press the dp a button to start Auto  
Accompaniment with the preset chord  
progression. Play the melody on the  
keyboard.  
The preset chord progression repeats until you stop it  
by pressing the dp a button again.  
Touching “Auto Chord” to turn it off turns off the  
preset chord progression, which enables play of the  
normal Auto Accompaniment pattern.  
Recalling Preset Data  
To change the key of a preset chord progression,  
touch “Key Shift” and then use the 9 w/NO, q/  
YES buttons to make the change.  
1.  
On the MENU screen, touch “MUSIC  
PRESET”.  
This displays the MUSIC PRESET screen and turns on  
Auto Chord.  
To turn off Auto Chord, press the dq ACCOMP  
ON/OFF button.  
Flashing  
For details about the settings for a recalled preset,  
see the separate Appendix.  
2.  
Touch the preset name.  
3.  
Touch the group that contains the preset you  
want to recall and then touch the preset  
name.  
This configures the Digital Keyboard with the settings  
(tone, rhythm, etc.) of the selected preset.  
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Registering Tone and Rhythm Setups  
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dr  
ds  
dt  
ek  
Registration memory lets you store Digital Keyboard  
setups (tone, rhythm, etc.) for instant recall whenever  
you need them. Registration memory simplifies  
performance of complex pieces that require successive  
tone and rhythm changes.  
To save registration data  
1.  
2.  
Configure the Digital Keyboard with the tone,  
rhythm, and other settings you want to save.  
While holding down the dt STORE button,  
perform the operation below.  
You can have up to 96 setups in Registration memory  
at one time. To select a setup, use the dr BANK button  
and ds REGISTRATION buttons 1 through 8.  
Use the 9 w/NO, q/YES buttons to select the bank  
where you want to store the data, and then press a ds  
REGISTRATION button (1 through 8) to specify an  
area.  
The data will be saved to the bank and area you specify.  
ds  
dt  
dr  
ds  
Example: Bank 4, Area 1  
Area 1  
Area 2  
...  
Area 7  
Area 8  
Bank 1  
Bank 2  
Setup 1-1 Setup 1-2 ... Setup 1-7 Setup 1-8  
Setup 2-1 Setup 2-2 ... Setup 2-7 Setup 2-8  
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
...  
Bank 12  
Setup 12-1 Setup 12-2 ... Setup 12-7 Setup 12-8  
Press the dr BANK button and then use the 9 w/  
NO, q/YES buttons to change the bank number.  
Pressing a ds REGISTRATION button (1 through  
8) selects the corresponding area in the currently  
selected bank.  
Bank  
Lit  
Refer to the separate Appendix for details.  
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2.  
3.  
On the REGISTRATION screen, touch “Filter  
Edit”.  
To recall a registration setup  
1.  
Press the dr BANK button to select the bank  
that contains the setup you want to recall.  
The currently selected bank and area numbers are  
shown on the MAIN screen and button lamps.  
Touch the items you want to remain  
unchanged (overwrite disabled) when you  
recall setup data.  
An item that is “On” is overwrite disabled.  
2.  
Press the button (ds REGISTRATION 1 to 8)  
of the area whose setup you want to recall.  
This recalls the registration memory setup and  
automatically configure the Digital Keyboard settings  
accordingly.  
Example: When recalling the registration data in Bank 4,  
Area 1  
4.  
5.  
Press the ek FREEZE button.  
This causes the button’s lamp to light.  
Lit  
Lit  
Press an area button to recall the setup data  
registered to it.  
While the ek FREEZE button lamp is lit, any item  
whose filter setting is “On” will not be overwritten  
when registered setup data is recalled.  
You can also navigate between registration areas by  
pressing the pedal. For details, see the separate  
“Tutorial” manual.  
Disabling Overwrite of Specific Settings  
(Freeze Function)  
Recalling setup data registered to an area button  
normally causes the applicable Digital Keyboard  
settings to be overwritten by the recalled settings.  
With the Freeze Function, you can disable overwriting  
of specific setting items whenever setup data is  
recalled.  
1.  
On the menu screen, touch  
“REGISTRATION”.  
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Recording and Playback  
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el en  
em  
Your Digital Keyboard can record what you play on the keyboard and play it back when you want. The Digital  
Keyboard has two recording functions: a MIDI Recorder and an Audio Recorder. Select the function that suits the  
needs for the type of recording you want to make.  
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Recording Features  
MIDI Recorder  
Audio Recorder  
Keyboard performance information is recorded as MIDI data* Keyboard performance information is recorded to a USB flash  
to a system track or 16 tracks (storage areas for keyboard  
performance data) in Digital Keyboard memory.  
drive as audio data.  
USB  
MIDI  
• Keyboard performance information (keyboard keys press/ • Like a portable music player or tape recorder, notes are  
release, touch pressure, etc.) is recorded as MIDI data. recorded as audio data.  
• The size of MIDI data is much smaller when compared with • Audio data files are much larger compared to MIDI data  
audio data, making it easier to edit later on a computer, etc.  
• Supported recording capacity: 100 songs approximately  
50,000 notes per song (total of all tracks)  
files. The advantage of audio data files is that they can be  
easily played back on a computer, portable music player,  
etc.  
• Supported recording capacity: Up to 100 files, each file up to  
a maximum length of 90 minutes  
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Recording and Playback  
MIDI Recorder  
Audio Recorder  
What you can do...  
What you can do...  
Record to one track while playing back from the other track  
Record performance while playing back a song recorded  
with the MIDI Recorder  
While playing  
System Track  
Keyboard play  
back...  
MIDI Recorder  
+
Keyboard play 3  
Record  
3
song playback  
Track 1  
Keyboard play  
Record input of an external device connected to the LINE  
IN or MIC IN terminal along with Digital Keyboard  
performance and playback  
·
·
·
• AUDIO IN terminal input is not recorded.  
Playback Features  
MIDI Recorder  
Audio Recorder  
Playback plays the system track and tracks 1 through 16.  
You can play back audio data from a USB flash drive.  
• With the MIDI Recorder, the Digital Keyboard automatically • The Audio Recorder plays back the waveform of sound  
performs playback using its internal sound source in  
accordance with the performance information recorded as  
MIDI data.  
recorded as audio data.  
What you can do...  
What you can do...  
Play on the keyboard along with playback of tracks  
You can play along on the keyboard while the audio data is  
playing.  
System Track 3  
Track 1 3  
While playing back...  
While playing back...  
Keyboard play  
Playback of a song on a  
+
Keyboard play  
USB flash drive  
* MIDI  
MIDI is short for “Musical Instrument Digital Interface”. It is a universal standard that makes it possible for  
musical instruments, computers, and other devices to exchange performance information (keyboard key press/  
release, touch pressure, etc.) regardless of manufacturer. Performance data in this case is called “MIDI data”.  
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Recording and Playback  
4.  
5.  
Touch “New Data”.  
This enables recording of new data to the system track.  
Recording to Digital Keyboard  
Memory (MIDI Recorder)  
Perform the steps below to record your keyboard play  
to Digital Keyboard Memory.  
Play something on the keyboard.  
Recording starts as soon as you play something.  
You can also start recording by touching “”.  
You also can configure the Digital Keyboard so Auto  
Accompaniment is included in the recorded data.  
The em MIDI a button is lit while recording is in  
progress.  
1.  
Configure the tone, rhythm, and other  
settings you want to use.  
The settings you configure here will be included as  
part of the recorded MIDI data.  
For details about the type of input that can be  
recorded, see the separate “Tutorial” manual.  
6.  
After you finish recording, touch “Y”.  
This causes the el REC MODE button and em MIDI  
a button lamps to become unlit, and enters the  
playback mode.  
2.  
3.  
On the MENU screen, touch “MIDI  
RECORDER”.  
Touch “0”.  
This turns on the recorder and enters record mode.  
Each touch of “0” cycles through modes as shown  
below.  
Playback mode  
You can also enter the recording mode by pressing  
the el REC MODE button and then touching  
“MIDI RECORDER”. This method can be used to  
enter the recording mode only for making a new  
recording.  
Recording memory capacity is approximately 50,000  
notes per song. When remaining capacity is 100 or  
fewer notes, the em MIDI a button lamp will  
flash at high speed. Recording will stop  
automatically when the allowable limit is reached.  
Your Digital Keyboard has a variety of other  
recording and editing functions, such as track  
recording for individual Auto Accompaniment  
parts, punch-in recording for re-recording of as  
specific section of the an Auto Accompaniment. etc.  
For details, see the separate “Tutorial” manual.  
Unlit  
Recording mode  
• The Digital Keyboard has memory for 100 songs.  
• If power to the Digital Keyboard is cut off while  
recording is in progress, everything you recorded up  
to that point will be lost. Take care so power is not  
turned off accidentally during recording operations.  
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Recording and Playback  
5.  
Touch “”.  
This starts playback.  
To delete recorded data  
1.  
On the MENU screen, touch “MIDI  
RECORDER”.  
You can also start playback by pressing the em MIDI  
a button.  
The operations below are supported while MIDI data  
is playing back, during playback standby, or while  
playback is paused.  
2.  
3.  
4.  
5.  
6.  
7.  
Touch the data name.  
Touch “User Data Edit”.  
Touch “Delete”.  
This icon:  
Does this:  
Performs repeat play. Each touch of an  
icon cycles the setting in the following  
sequence: 1 song repeat 3 All song  
repeat 3 Off.  
Touch the data you want to delete.  
Touch “Execute”.  
Y
Returns to the beginning of a song.  
s
d
k
Rewinds. A single touch rewinds one  
measure, holding down performs  
continuous rewind.  
Touch “Yes”.  
This deletes the MIDI data you selected.  
To cancel the delete operation, touch “No”.  
Fast forwards. A single touch fast  
forwards one measure, holding down  
performs continuous fast forward.  
To play MIDI data  
Pauses or resumes the currently playing  
MIDI data.  
The icon flashes while playback is  
paused.  
You can use the procedure below to perform auto play  
of MIDI data (MIDI recording data or SMF files) stored  
in Digital Keyboard memory or on a USB flash drive,  
and practice along on the keyboard.  
For information about loading a USB flash drive on  
the Digital Keyboard and importing MIDI data to  
Digital Keyboard memory, see “Loading Data from  
a USB Flash Drive to Digital Keyboard Memory”  
(page EN-64).  
a
0
Starts playback MIDI data or stops  
playback.  
Toggles between the recording mode and  
playback mode.  
6.  
To stop playback, touch “Y”.  
You can also stop playback by pressing the em MIDI  
a button.  
1.  
On the MENU screen, touch “MIDI  
RECORDER”.  
This displays a MIDI RECORDER screen.  
2.  
Touch the file name.  
3.  
4.  
Touch the “User” tab to play back MIDI data  
stored in Digital Keyboard memory or the  
“Media” tab to play back from a USB flash  
drive.  
Touch the MIDI data you want to play.  
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You can change the volume level of the MIDI data auto  
play only, without affecting the volume of the  
keyboard. For details, see “BALANCE Screen” under  
“Configuring Digital Keyboard Settings” (page EN-52).  
You can configure the Digital Keyboard to repeat the  
section of a song you want to practice. You could, for  
example, specify repeat play from measure 5 to  
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3.  
Touch “0”.  
This turns on the recorder and enters recording mode.  
Each touch of “0”cycles through modes as shown  
below.  
Recording to a USB Flash  
Drive (Audio Recorder)  
Anything played on the Digital Keyboard is recorded  
to the USB flash drive as audio data (WAV files*). If  
you play along on the Digital Keyboard as you play  
back data stored in Digital Keyboard memory, the  
memory playback and your keyboard play are both  
recorded to USB flash drive.  
Playback mode  
* Linear PCM, 16bit, 44.1 kHz, Stereo  
Each new recording of audio data to a USB flash  
drive is automatically assigned a new file name, so  
existing data is not overwritten.  
Never remove the USB flash drive while Audio  
Recorder recording or playback is in progress. Doing  
so can corrupt the data on the USB flash drive and  
damage the USB flash drive port.  
Unlit  
To record keyboard play to a USB flash  
drive  
Recording mode  
PREPARATION  
Be sure to format the USB flash drive on the Digital  
Keyboard before using it. See “USB Flash Drive” on  
page EN-61 for more information.  
1.  
Insert the USB flash drive into the Digital  
Keyboard’s USB flash drive port.  
When you perform a USB flash drive operation or  
turn on the Digital Keyboard while a USB flash drive  
is plugged in, the Digital Keyboard initially needs to  
perform a “mounting” sequence to prepare for data  
exchange with the USB flash drive. Digital Keyboard  
operations may be momentarily disabled while a  
mounting sequence is being performed. While the  
mounting process is in progress, the message “Media  
Mounting” will be displayed on the display. It may  
take up to 10 or 20 seconds or even longer for a USB  
flash drive to be mounted. Do not attempt to perform  
any operation on the Digital Keyboard while a  
mounting sequence is in progress. A USB flash drive  
needs to be mounted each time it is connected to the  
Digital Keyboard.  
Lit  
Flashing  
4.  
5.  
Start playing something on the keyboard.  
This will cause recording to the USB flash drive to start.  
You can also start recording by touching “”.  
The en AUDIO a button is lit while recording is  
in progress.  
2.  
On the MENU screen, touch “AUDIO  
RECORDER”.  
To stop recording, touch “Y”.  
Do not remove the USB flash drive from the USB  
flash drive port while the en AUDIO a button  
lamp is lit or flashing. Doing so will interrupt  
recording and may corrupt data.  
You can also enter the recording mode by pressing  
the el REC MODE button and then touching  
“AUDIO RECORDER”.  
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To record keyboard play with playback  
from Digital Keyboard memory  
To play along with data recorded on a  
USB flash drive  
1.  
2.  
On the MENU screen, touch “AUDIO  
RECORDER”.  
1.  
On the MENU screen, touch “AUDIO  
RECORDER”.  
The above step is not necessary if you are playing  
back recorded data immediately after recording it  
(while the AUDIO RECORDER screen is displayed).  
Touch “0” to enter the recording mode.  
2.  
Touch the file name.  
This displays the audio file selection screen.  
Lit  
Flashing  
3.  
4.  
Touch the song you want to play.  
3.  
4.  
Touch “”.  
Touch “”.  
This starts playback of the selected song.  
You can also start playback by pressing the en  
AUDIO a button.  
Press the em MIDI a button.  
This starts playback of the Digital Keyboard’s  
memory contents. Play along on the keyboard.  
The en AUDIO a button is flashing while  
playback is in progress.  
5.  
To stop recording, touch “Y”.  
The operations below are supported while audio data  
is playing back, during playback standby, or while  
playback is paused.  
Note that rewind (s) and fast forward (d)  
operations are supported only while audio data is  
playing back or while playback is paused.  
This icon:  
Prev  
Does this:  
Plays the previous audio data.  
Plays the next audio data.  
Returns to the beginning of a song.  
Next  
Y  
s
d
k
Rewinds. A single touch rewinds one  
second, holding down performs  
continuous rewind.  
Fast forwards. A single touch fast  
forwards one second, holding down  
performs continuous fast forward.  
Pauses or resumes the currently playing  
audio data.  
The icon flashes while playback is  
paused.  
a
0
Starts playback from the beginning of  
audio data or stops playback.  
Toggles between the recording mode and  
playback mode.  
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5.  
To stop the song, touch “Y”.  
You can also stop playback by pressing the en  
AUDIO a button.  
This effect lets you eliminate (delete or reduce the  
volume of) the vocal part of a song. Note that this  
function cancels the sound in the center position of the  
audio, which may (depending on how the original  
audio was mixed) end up canceling something else  
other than the vocal part. How the effect is applied  
depends on the audio being played back.  
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8 9  
bp  
bq  
On the MENU screen, you can change the selected tone  
and rhythm, and also change the keyboard key and  
touch settings, pedal and MIDI settings, and more. This  
means you can tailor Digital Keyboard operation to  
suit your particular needs.  
Configuring Digital Keyboard  
Settings  
1.  
On the MENU screen, touch the menu for the  
settings you want to configure.  
2.  
3.  
Touch the item whose setting you want to  
change.  
Use the bp VALUE dial or the 9 w/NO,  
q/YES buttons to change the setting.  
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TONE Screen  
Use this screen to configure tone and other keyboard settings.  
You can also display the TONE screen by pressing the 8 TONE button.  
Item  
Upper 1, Upper 2, Lower 1, Lower 2  
Edit  
Description  
Turns each part on or off, and specifies its tone.  
Use these settings to edit tones.  
Setting  
Off, On  
See the separate  
“Tutorial” manual.  
Select  
Selects a part for tone editing.  
See the separate  
“Tutorial” manual.  
Octave  
Position  
Feet  
Change the range of each part in octave units.  
Toggles a tone between Upper and Lower.  
–3 to 0 to 3  
Upper, Lower  
Adjusts the harmonic overtone level of each tone footage (16' 0 to 8  
(When a drawbar organ tone is selected) to 1').  
Volume  
Adjusts the volume of each layer.  
0 to 127  
(When a Hex Layer Tone is selected)  
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RHYTHM Screen  
Use this screen to configure Auto Accompaniment settings.  
Item  
Description  
Setting  
Rhythm  
Edit  
Sets the rhythm.  
Use this item to create an original rhythm. See the separate “Tutorial”  
manual.  
One Touch  
Auto Fill-In  
rit  
One Touch preset. Touching overwrite tone information to match the  
rhythm.  
When enabled (turned on), a temporary fill-in pattern is played  
whenever you switch to another rhythm variation.  
Off, On  
Ritardando. Touching this item while accompaniment is playing  
causes the Auto Accompaniment tempo to slow down gradually.  
Advanced  
Select to configure the settings below. Use the 9 w/NO, q/YES to  
change number settings.  
Fade In Measure  
Specifies the number of measures from fade-in start to finish.  
Specifies the volume at the start of fade-in.  
1 to 16  
0 to 100  
1 to 16  
1 to 16  
0 to 100  
Fade In Value  
Fade Out Measure  
Ritardando Measure  
Specifies the number of measures from fade-out start to finish.  
Specifies the number of ritardando measures.  
Ritardando Reach Tempo Starting from the ritardando start tempo, specifies how much the  
tempo drops within the number of measures specified by Ritardando  
Measure.  
Tap Start  
When “On”, starts Auto Accompaniment when the 6 TAP TEMPO Off, On  
button is tapped.  
Chord Input Type  
Auto Harmonize  
Specifies the Auto Accompaniment fingering mode. See page EN-29.  
See page EN-31.  
Off, On  
Auto Harmonize Type  
Selects the Auto Harmonize type. See page EN-31.  
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BALANCE Screen  
Use this screen to adjust volume settings for the keyboard, Auto Accompaniment, etc.  
Item  
Upper 1 Volume  
Upper 2 Volume  
Lower 1 Volume  
Lower 2 Volume  
Keyboard Volume  
Accomp Volume  
Description  
Setting  
0 to 127  
See page EN-19.  
See page EN-19.  
See page EN-19.  
See page EN-19.  
0 to 127  
0 to 127  
0 to 127  
0 to 127  
Adjusts the volume levels of all parts that are controlled by the keyboard.  
Adjusts the volume level of the Auto Accompaniment without changing the 0 to 127  
keyboard tone volume level.  
MIDI Volume  
Adjusts the volume level of the MIDI data without changing the keyboard  
tone volume level.  
0 to 127  
Metronome Volume  
Audio Volume  
See page EN-20.  
0 to 127  
0 to 127  
0 to 127  
Adjusts the volume level of audio data stored on a USB flash drive.  
External In Volume  
Adjusts the volume of the sound input from the LINE IN and MIC IN  
terminals.  
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EFFECT Screen  
Use this screen to apply variety of acoustic effects to notes.  
Your Digital Keyboard has three types of effects, each of which includes the effects described below.  
A) Digital Signal Processor (DSP)  
A collection of versatile Normal DSP effects help to enhance the sound of tones. For example, distortion can be  
applied to an electric guitar sound to make it sound more powerful. There are 20 different Normal DSP types, and  
the most appropriate one for the selected tone is applied automatically.  
B) System Effects (SYSTEM)  
These effects are shared by all Digital Keyboard parts. The depth of an effect can be adjusted by specifying the send  
level from the part to each system effect.  
Chorus: Combines multiple layers of the same note to create a sound with more depth.  
Delay: Delays the input signal and feeds it back to create a repeating effect and give notes more breadth.  
Reverb: Adds reverberation to make it sound like you are playing in a room or in a hall.  
C) Master Effects (MASTER)  
These effects are applied to the Digital Keyboard master output signal.  
Equalizer (Master Equalizer (EQ)): Adjusts the master frequency characteristics. The Master Equalizer can be  
used to adjust the frequency and gain of four frequency bands: low, mid1, mid2, and high.  
Compressor (Master Compressor): Compresses the instrument master output signal. This effect can be used to  
suppress level dispersion and limit the level of the input signal so it does not exceed the setting value.  
Item  
Reverb Edit  
Description  
Setting  
See the separate “Tutorial”  
manual.  
Chorus Edit  
Delay Edit  
See the separate “Tutorial”  
manual.  
See the separate “Tutorial”  
manual.  
Master Comp Edit  
Threshold  
Adjusts the threshold (where application of an effect starts)  
level. Set a lower value for a compressor effect, and a higher  
value for a limiter effect.  
0 to 127  
0 to 127  
0 to 127  
Ratio  
Adjusts the compression ratio. Set a lower value to for a  
compressor effect, and the maximum value to for a limiter  
effect.  
Level  
Adjusts the output level.  
Attack  
Adjusts the time until the compression effect starts. A smaller 0 to 127  
value causes prompt compressor operation, which suppresses  
the attack of the input signal. A larger values delays  
compressor operation, which causes the attack of the input  
signal to be output as-is.  
Release  
Position  
Adjusts the release time. Adjusts the time until the  
compression effect is released.  
0 to 127  
Selects the connection position with the compressor EQ.  
PreEQ, PostEQ  
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Item  
Description  
Setting  
Master EQ Edit  
SysFX Bypass  
MasFX Bypass  
DSP1 Select  
See page EN-60.  
Temporarily disables (bypasses) system effects.  
Temporarily disables (bypasses) master effects.  
Selects the DSP Line 1 algorithm.  
Off, On  
Off, On  
See the separate “Tutorial”  
manual.  
DSP1 Bypass  
DSP2 Select  
Temporarily disables (bypasses) DSP1 effects.  
Selects the DSP Line 2 algorithm.  
Off, On  
See the separate “Tutorial”  
manual.  
DSP2 Bypass  
Temporarily disables (bypasses) DSP2 effects.  
Off, On  
MIDI RECORDER Screen  
Use this screen to record a performance to Digital Keyboard memory and to play back recordings. For more  
information, see “Recording to Digital Keyboard Memory (MIDI Recorder)” (page EN-43).  
AUDIO RECORDER Screen  
Use this screen to record a performance on a commercially available USB flash drive, and to play back recorded  
audio data on the Digital Keyboard. For more information, see “Recording to a USB Flash Drive (Audio Recorder)”  
(page EN-46).  
MUSIC PRESET Screen  
Music presets provide you with one-touch tone, rhythm, chord, and other settings that are optimized for specific  
musical genres and songs. In addition to built-in presets, you can create your own original music presets (user  
presets). For more information, see “Music Presets” (page EN-38).  
PAD screen  
Use this screen to assign, record, configure settings, and perform other operations for phrases and samples to be  
used by pads. For details, see “Using Pads” (page EN-32).  
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SYSTEM SETTING Screen  
Use this screen to configure global Digital Keyboard settings.  
Item  
Description  
Setting  
Speaker  
Specifies whether sound should be output from the Digital  
Keyboard speakers (On) or muted (Off).  
Off, On  
Touch Response  
Adjusts keyboard touch.  
Off: Disabled  
Light: Strong sound even  
with light pressure  
Normal: Normal key  
touch  
Heavy: Normal sound  
even with strong pressure  
Touch Off Velocity  
Metronome Beat  
Tuning  
Specifies the velocity value when the Touch Response setting is Off. 0 to 127  
Specifies the number of metronome beats per measure.  
0 to 9  
Raises or lowers the overall pitch of the Digital Keyboard from the  
standard pitch of A4 = 440 Hz in 0.1Hz units.  
415.5Hz to 440.0Hz to  
465.9Hz  
Temperament  
Changes the temperament of the keyboard and Auto  
Accompaniment from the standard equal temperament to another  
tuning more suitable for playing classics, Arabian music, etc.  
Equal, Pure Major,  
Pure Minor, Pythagorean,  
Kirnberger 3,  
Werckmeister,  
Mean-Tone, Rast, Bayati,  
Hijaz, Saba, Dashti,  
Chahargah, Segah,  
Gurjari Todi,  
Chandrakauns,  
Charukeshi  
Temperament Base Note  
Acmp Temperament  
Pressing a keyboard key makes the pressed key the root of the  
temperament.  
C to B (12 types)  
Turn this setting off to play Auto Accompaniment using standard  
equal temperament, regardless of the current scale setting selected  
with the Temperament Base Note parameter above.  
Off, On  
Brightness  
Use this item to adjust display brightness.  
1 to 13  
Auto Resume  
When “On” is selected for this setting, the Digital Keyboard will  
remember its settings whenever it is turned off, and restore them  
when it is turned on again.  
Off, On  
When “Off” is selected, settings are reset to their initial defaults  
whenever the Digital Keyboard is turned on.  
Auto Power Off  
Factory Reset  
Advanced  
Specifies if Auto Power Off (page EN-8) is enabled (On) or disabled Off, On  
(Off).  
Use this screen to return the Digital Keyboard’s stored data and  
settings to their initial factory defaults.  
Select to configure more advanced system settings. See the separate  
“Tutorial” manual.  
Information  
Shows the version of the firmware installed on the Digital  
Keyboard. Also use this item when updating the Digital Keyboard  
firmware.  
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CONTROLLER Screen  
Use this to configure pedal and pitch bend wheel settings.  
Item  
Description  
This is a group editable parameters for bq knobs (K1, K2).  
Selects the parameters to be controlled by a controller. For example, the “CC67:Soft” See the  
Setting  
Knob1-2 Edit  
Target  
setting specifies a soft pedal effect.  
• Two targets can be specified for a single controller.  
separate  
“Tutorial”  
manual.  
Min Value  
Controller minimum output value setting.  
0 to 127  
0 to 127  
Off, On  
Off, On  
Off, On  
Off, On  
Max Value  
Controller maximum output value setting.  
Upper1 Enable  
Upper2 Enable  
Lower1 Enable  
Lower2 Enable  
Turning on this setting applies output MIDI messages to the Upper1 tone.  
Turning on this setting applies output MIDI messages to the Upper2 tone.  
Turning on this setting applies output MIDI messages to the Lower1 tone.  
Turning on this setting applies output MIDI messages to the Lower2 tone.  
Auto Resolution  
(Knobs 1, 2 only)  
Turning on this setting causes the amount of change applied when a knob is rotated Off, On  
to be in accordance with the “Target”, “Min Value”, and “Max Value” settings.  
When this setting is off, each click of a knob changes the applicable setting by one.  
Modulation Edit  
This is a group of es MODULATION wheel editable parameters. Details of the  
editable parameters are the same as “Knob1 Edit”, above.  
Pedal 1-2 Edit  
Pedal 2 Type  
Group of editable parameters for pedals connected to the PEDAL1, PEDAL2  
terminals. Details of the editable parameters are the same as “Knob1 Edit”, above.  
Specifies whether the pedal connected to the PEDAL2 jack is to be used as a foot  
switch or an expression pedal. Do not change this setting while the pedal is  
depressed.  
Foot Switch,  
Exp. Pedal  
Pedal 1 Mode  
Pedal 2 Mode  
Selects the operation performed when the pedal is pressed.  
Momentary: On while the pedal is depressed, off while the pedal is released.  
Toggle: On after the pedal is pressed and remains on even if the pedal is released.  
Off when the pedal is pressed again.  
Momentary,  
Toggle  
Bend Range  
Specifies (in semitone units) how much the pitch of the keyboard performance parts 00 to 24  
(Port A parts 1 through 5) changes when the pitch bend wheel is rotated all the way  
upwards or downwards.  
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MIXER Screen  
This screen mixer lets you adjust the source tone, volume level, and other setting items of the Digital Keyboard  
sound source parts (Parts 01 through 16), while viewing the balance between the parts on the display. For details,  
see “Using the Sliders” (page EN-24).  
Level meter  
Item  
Meaning  
Setting  
Part  
A part that is turned on is sounded. Turn off parts you do not want to sound. Off, On  
Tone  
Changes the tone.  
1100 (MZ-X500),  
900 (MZ-X300)  
Solo  
Turn on to sound the applicable part only.  
Off, On  
Volume  
Adjusts the volume. The volume level of each part is shown by an on-screen 0 to 127  
level meter.  
Pan  
Specifies the stereo pan position of the sound output by the Digital  
Keyboard. 0 indicates the center, while a smaller values shifts to the left and  
a larger value shifts to the right.  
–64 to 0 to +63  
Coarse Tune  
Fine Tune  
Specifies, in semitone steps, the pitch of the notes of each part.  
Specifies, in cent steps, the pitch of the notes of each part.  
Adjusts, in semitone steps, the bend range of each part.  
–24 to 0 to +24  
–99 to 0 to +99  
0 to 24  
Bend Range  
Reverb Send  
Specifies how much reverb is applied to each part.  
No reverb is applied at all when this setting is 0, while maximum reverb is  
applied when it is 127.  
0 to 127  
Chorus Send  
Delay Send  
Specifies how much chorus is applied to each part.  
No chorus is applied at all when this setting is 0, while maximum chorus is  
applied when it is 127.  
0 to 127  
Specifies how much delay is applied to each part.  
No delay is applied at all when this setting is 0, while maximum delay is  
applied when it is 127.  
0 to 127  
Line Select  
Port  
Specifies which DSP is applied to the selected part.  
Off, DSP1, DSP2  
Specifies the port. For information about MIDI channels assigned to each  
port, see “Part and MIDI Channel Assignments and Diagram” in the  
separate “Tutorial” manual.  
Port A, Port B,  
Port C  
Level/Param switch  
Level meter  
Toggles the level meter display between volume levels and parameter  
settings.  
Param, Level  
Shows the volume level or setting of each part.  
Besides part 01 through 16, the MIXER screen can be used to change External (external parts) and Mix (all parts)  
settings. Note, however, that External and Mix can be used to change only the parameters below.  
External: Volume, Reverb Send, Chorus Send, Delay Send, Line Select  
Mix: Volume  
When “Solo” is turned on, pressing a keyboard key sounds that part only. All other types of performance  
operations (layer, split, Auto Accompaniment, etc.) are disabled.  
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MIDI Screen  
Use this screen to configure MIDI settings.  
For information about MIDI channels assigned to each port, see the separate “Tutorial” manual.  
Item  
Description  
Setting  
01 to 16  
Keyboard Channel  
Selects the channel for sending keyboard play MIDI data to an external  
device (keyboard channel).  
Accomp Out  
Chord Judge  
Turn on this setting to send MIDI data corresponding to Auto  
Accompaniment to an external device.  
Off, On  
Off, On  
Turning on this setting enables Auto Accompaniment chord input in  
accordance with the keyboard key press information input in the MIDI  
channel (any one of ports A, B, or C) specified by the Keyboard Channel  
from MIDI IN. Just as when chords are input on the keyboard, the chord  
input keyboard range is for Auto Accompaniment chord input.  
Local Control  
Selecting “Off” for Local Control cuts off the Digital Keyboard’s sound  
source, so no sound is produced by the Digital Keyboard when keys are  
pressed.  
Off, On  
MIDI Out/Thru  
MIDI In Port  
Specifies either Out or Thru as the MIDI OUT terminal function.  
Select the port to be used for input from the MIDI In.  
Out, Thru  
A, B, C  
MEDIA Screen  
Use this screen to save data to a USB flash drive inserted in the Digital Keyboard and to import data from a USB  
flash drive to Digital Keyboard memory. For more information, see “USB Flash Drive” (page EN-61).  
ARPEGGIATOR Screen  
Screen for configuring arpeggiator settings. For details, see “Sounding Arpeggio Phrases Automatically  
(Arpeggiator)” (page EN-21).  
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REGISTRATION Screen  
You can specify which current settings should be left unchanged when parameter settings are recalled using the  
registration function.  
Item  
Registration Area  
Filter Edit  
Description  
Setting  
Selects a registration area.  
Touching this button displays the REGISTRATION FILTER screen.  
Use the screen to enable or disable overwriting of each setting item.  
See page EN-40.  
Off, On  
Sequence Enable  
Enables/disables registration sequence.  
Sequence Data No. Shows the data number of the currently selected sequence data.  
Position  
Shows what sequential number the current sequence is.  
Shows the bank number of the currently selected sequence data.  
Moves the sequence position to “Top”.  
Bank  
Reset Position  
Position Synchro  
On: Automatically shows previous and following sequences in accordance  
with the current position.  
Off, On  
Off: Shows a fixed range of sequences, regardless of the current position.  
Sequence End Type Specifies the operation to be performed when the sequence “End” is reached.  
No: No operation.  
Repeat: Returns to item number 1, without changing the sequence number.  
Next Seq Data: Advances to the next sequence data.  
Sequence Data X: Goes to the Xth sequence data.  
Sequence Edit  
Touching this button displays the REGISTRATION SEQUENCE EDIT  
screen. Use this screen to specify the sequence data number to be edited.  
See the separate  
“Tutorial” manual.  
For details about setting items saved by registration, refer to the separate “Tutorial” manual.  
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Configuring Digital Keyboard Settings  
EQUALIZER Screen  
Adjusts the frequency characteristics of all tones.  
Item  
Description  
Setting  
Low Frequency  
Selects the low-range cutoff frequency.  
50, 63, 80, 100, 125, 160, 200, 250, 315, 400, 500, 630,  
800 (Hz)  
Low Gain  
Adjusts the low-range gain.  
–12 to 0 to +12  
Mid1 Frequency  
Selects the low mid-range frequency.  
100, 125, 160, 200, 250, 315, 400, 500, 630, 800, 1.0k,  
1.3k, 1.6k, 2.0k, 2.5k, 3.2k, 4.0k, 5.0k, 6.3k, 8.0k (Hz)  
Mid1 Gain  
Adjusts the low mid-range gain.  
–12 to 0 to +12  
Mid2 Frequency  
Selects the middle high-range frequency.  
100, 125, 160, 200, 250, 315, 400, 500, 630, 800, 1.0k,  
1.3k, 1.6k, 2.0k, 2.5k, 3.2k, 4.0k, 5.0k, 6.3k, 8.0k (Hz)  
Mid2 Gain  
Adjusts the middle high-range gain.  
Selects the high-range cutoff frequency.  
–12 to 0 to +12  
High Frequency  
2.0k, 2.5k, 3.2k, 4.0k, 5.0k, 6.0k, 8.0k, 10k, 13k,  
16k (Hz)  
High Gain  
Adjusts the high-range gain.  
Adjusts the input level.  
Adjusts the output level.  
–12 to 0 to +12  
0 to 127  
Input Level  
Output Level  
0 to 127  
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USB Flash Drive  
Your Digital Keyboard supports the following USB  
flash drive operations.  
Supported  
Operations  
USB flash drive formatting  
Data storage to a USB flash drive  
Description  
(File Name Extension)  
Save to  
Load  
fromUSB  
Flash  
Data Type  
USB  
Flash  
Drive  
Song data recorded with the Digital Keyboard’s  
MIDI recorder is stored on a USB flash drive as-is  
or stored as a MIDI file (SMF format 0).  
Standard audio data from a computer (WAV files)  
can also be stored on a USB flash drive and  
played back on the Digital Keyboard.  
Digital Keyboard play can be recorded directly to  
a USB flash drive.  
For details, see “Recording to a USB Flash Drive  
(Audio Recorder)” (page EN-46).  
Storage of edited Auto Accompaniment data on a  
USB flash drive  
Drive  
User Music  
Music Preset data edited  
Presets(page on this Digital Keyboard  
EN-38) (ZMP)  
O
O
Registration Tone and rhythm setup  
(page EN-39) settings (ZRM)  
O
O
O
O
Pad bank  
Pad bank information  
(ZPB)  
Sampling  
data  
Sampled data and user  
wave tones (ZWT)  
O
O
O
O
Phrase data Phrase data (ZPH)  
USB flash drive data loading to Digital Keyboard  
memory  
Chord  
sequence  
data  
Chord sequence data  
(ZCD)  
O
O
MIDI files and CASIO format files stored on a  
USB flash drive can be loaded into the Digital  
Keyboard memory (page EN-44).  
Arpeggios  
All tones  
All Auto  
Arpeggio data (ZAR)  
All user tone data (ZTA)  
All user Auto  
O
O
O
O
Delete data from a USB flash drive  
Easy play back of song data from a USB flash drive  
Accompani- Accompaniment data  
O
O
Types of Data  
ments  
(ZAA)  
All  
All registration data  
Supported  
Operations  
O
O
registrations (ZRA)  
Description  
(File Name Extension)  
* Your Digital Keyboard also supports import of  
rhythm data created on another device. Supported  
file name extensions are: ac7, z00, and ckf.  
Save to  
USB  
Flash  
Drive  
Load  
fromUSB  
Flash  
Data Type  
Drive  
User  
rhythms*  
See the  
Auto Accompaniment  
data edited with this  
Digital Keyboard (AC7)  
O
O
O
O
separate  
“Tutorial”  
manual.  
User Tones  
See the  
separate  
“Tutorial”  
manual.  
The tone data below  
edited with this Digital  
Keyboard.  
Melody tones  
1. Normal tone (ZTN)  
2. Versatile tones (ZVT)  
3. Piano tones (ZPF)  
Hex layer tones  
(MZ-X500 only) (ZLT)  
Drum sound data (ZDR)  
Drawbar organ tones  
(ZDO)  
User MIDI  
data (pages  
EN-44,  
One of the following  
two types of music data  
1. Standard MIDI files  
(MID)  
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SMF Format 0 or  
Format 1  
O
O
2. MIDI data recorded  
on this Digital  
Keyboard (ZMF)  
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USB Flash Drive  
USB Flash Drive and USB Flash Drive Port  
Handling Precautions  
Connecting a USB Flash Drive  
to and Detaching It from the  
Digital Keyboard  
• Be sure to observe the precautions provided in the  
documentation that comes with the USB flash drive.  
• Avoid using a USB flash drive under the following  
conditions. Such conditions can corrupt data stored  
on the USB flash drive.  
• Never plug any other device besides a USB flash  
drive into the USB flash drive port.  
• When you perform a USB flash drive operation or  
turn on the Digital Keyboard while a USB flash drive  
is plugged in, the Digital Keyboard initially needs to  
perform a “mounting” sequence to prepare for data  
exchange with the USB flash drive. Digital Keyboard  
operations may be momentarily disabled while a  
mounting sequence is being performed. While the  
mounting process is in progress, the message  
“Media Mounting” will be displayed. It may take up to  
10 or 20 seconds or even longer for a USB flash  
drive to be mounted. Do not attempt to perform any  
operation on the Digital Keyboard while a mounting  
sequence is in progress. A USB flash drive needs to  
be mounted each time it is connected to the Digital  
Keyboard.  
• Areas subjected to high temperature, high  
humidity, or corrosive gas  
• Areas subjected to strong electrostatic charge and  
digital noise  
• Never remove the USB flash drive while data is  
being written to or loaded from it. Doing so can  
corrupt the data on the USB flash drive and damage  
the USB flash drive port.  
• Never insert anything besides a USB flash drive into  
the USB flash drive port. Doing so creates the risk of  
malfunction.  
• A USB flash drive can become warm after very long  
use. This is normal and does not indicate  
malfunction.  
• Static electricity conducted to the USB flash drive  
port from your hand or from a USB flash drive can  
cause malfunction of the Digital Keyboard. If this  
happens, turn the Digital Keyboard off and then back  
on again.  
To insert a USB flash drive  
1.  
As shown in the illustration below, insert the  
USB flash drive into the Digital Keyboard’s  
USB flash drive port.  
Carefully push the USB flash drive in as far as it will  
go. Do not use undue force when inserting the USB  
flash drive.  
Copyrights  
You are allowed to use recordings for your own  
personal use. Any reproduction of an audio or music  
format file, without the permission of its copyright  
holder, is strictly prohibited under copyright laws  
and international treaties. Also, making such files  
available on the Internet or distributing them to third  
parties, regardless of whether such activities are  
conducted with or without compensation, is strictly  
prohibited under copyright laws and international  
treaties. CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be  
held in any way liable for any use of this Digital  
Keyboard that is illegal under copyright laws.  
USB flash drive port  
USB flash drive  
To remove a USB flash drive  
1.  
Check to confirm that there is no data  
exchange operation being performed, and  
then pull the USB flash drive straight out.  
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USB Flash Drive  
Formatting a USB Flash Drive  
Saving Digital Keyboard Data  
to a USB Flash Drive  
Digital Keyboard memory data (MIDI recorder songs)  
can be saved to a USB flash drive.  
• Be sure to format a USB flash drive on the Digital  
Keyboard before using it for the first time.  
MIDI Recorder songs can be converted to standard  
MIDI (SMF) files and stored on the USB flash drive.  
During recording of an Audio Recorder song, the  
data is stored directly to the USB flash drive, so the  
operation below is not required.  
• Before formatting a USB flash drive, make sure it  
does not have any valuable data stored on it.  
• The format operation performed by this Digital  
Keyboard is a “quick format”. If you want to  
completely delete all of the data in USB flash drive,  
format it on your computer or some other device.  
1.  
Insert the USB flash drive into the Digital  
Keyboard’s USB flash drive port.  
Supported USB Flash Drives  
This Digital Keyboard supports USB flash drives  
formatted to FAT32. If your USB flash drive is  
formatted to a different file system, use the Windows  
format function to reformat it to FAT32. Do not use  
quick format.  
2.  
3.  
4.  
5.  
6.  
7.  
On the MENU screen, touch “MEDIA”.  
Touch “Save”.  
Touch the data type you want to save.  
Touch the data you want to save.  
Rename the file as required.  
1.  
Insert the USB flash drive to be formatted into  
the Digital Keyboard’s USB flash drive port.  
2.  
3.  
On the MENU screen, touch “MEDIA”.  
After renaming the file, touch “Enter”.  
Touch “FORMAT”.  
This displays a confirmation message (“Sure?”).  
This displays a confirmation message (“Sure?”). If there  
already a file with the same name on the USB flash  
drive, a confirmation message (“Replace?”) will appear  
asking if you want to overwrite it with the new data.  
4.  
Touch “Yes”.  
The message “Please Wait” remains on the display  
while the operation is being performed. Do not  
perform any operation while this message is on the  
display. “Complete” appears on the display after  
formatting is complete.  
8.  
Touch “Yes”.  
The message “Please Wait” remains on the display  
while the operation is being performed. Do not  
perform any operation while this message is on the  
display. “Complete” appears on the display after  
data save is complete.  
To cancel the format operation, touch “No”.  
To cancel the save operation, touch “No”.  
Saving Standard Song Data to  
a USB Flash Drive  
Even when the file format is WAV (general audio data)  
or SMF (standard MIDI file), the procedure below can  
be used to save data to USB flash drive and play it back  
on the Digital Keyboard.  
1.  
2.  
Connect the USB flash drive to your  
computer.  
Move the song data file you want to play back  
to the MUSICDAT folder on the USB flash  
drive.  
For information about playback see “To play along  
with data recorded on a USB flash drive” (page  
EN-47).  
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USB Flash Drive  
Loading Data from a USB  
Flash Drive to Digital  
Keyboard Memory  
You can use the procedure below to load data from a  
USB flash drive into Digital Keyboard memory.  
Deleting Data from a USB  
Flash Drive  
Use the following procedure to delete USB flash drive  
data (files).  
1.  
Insert the USB flash drive into the Digital  
Keyboard’s USB flash drive port.  
• Place the data (file) you want to load into the  
MUSICDAT folder on the USB flash drive.  
2.  
3.  
4.  
On the MENU screen, touch “MEDIA”.  
Touch “Delete”.  
1.  
Insert the USB flash drive into the Digital  
Keyboard’s USB flash drive port.  
Touch the data type of the data you want to  
delete.  
2.  
3.  
4.  
On the MENU screen, touch “MEDIA”.  
Touch “Load”.  
5.  
6.  
Touch the data you want to delete.  
Touch “Execute”.  
This displays a delete confirmation message (“Sure?”).  
Touch the data type of the data you want to  
import.  
7.  
Touch “Yes”.  
5.  
6.  
On the “USB” list, touch the data you want to  
import.  
The message “Please Wait” remains on the display  
while the operation is being performed. Do not  
perform any operation while this message is on the  
display. “Complete” appears on the display after  
data delete is complete.  
On the “User Area” list, touch the import  
destination you want.  
To cancel the delete operation, touch “No”.  
If you are importing MIDI data, you will not be able  
to specify an import destination.  
7.  
8.  
Touch “Execute”.  
This displays an import confirmation message  
(“Sure?”). If there is already data in the import  
destination in Digital Keyboard memory, a message  
(“Replace?”) will appear asking if you want to replace it  
with the new data.  
Touch “Yes”.  
The message “Please Wait” remains on the display  
while the operation is being performed. Do not  
perform any operation while this message is on the  
display. “Complete” appears on the display after  
data import is complete.  
To cancel the import operation, touch “No”.  
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Connecting to a Computer  
You can connect the Digital Keyboard to a computer  
To connect the Digital Keyboard to your  
computer  
and exchange MIDI data between them. You can send  
play data from the Digital Keyboard to commercially  
available music software running on your computer, or  
you can send MIDI data from your computer to the  
Digital Keyboard for playback.  
• Make sure you follow the steps of the procedure  
below exactly. Connecting incorrectly can make data  
send and receive impossible.  
Minimum Computer System  
Requirements  
1.  
Turn off the Digital Keyboard and then start  
up your computer.  
Do not start up the music software on your computer  
yet!  
The following shows the minimum computer system  
requirements for sending and receiving MIDI data.  
Check to make sure that your computer complies with  
these requirements before connecting the Digital  
Keyboard to it.  
2.  
After starting up your computer, use a  
commercially available USB cable to connect  
it to the Digital Keyboard.  
Operating System  
Digital Keyboard USB port  
Windows Vista® *1  
USB cable  
(A-B type)  
Windows® 7 *2  
Windows® 8 *3  
A connector  
Windows® 8.1 *4  
Windows® 10 *5  
B connector  
Mac OS® X (10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10)  
*1: Windows Vista (32-bit)  
*2: Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)  
*3: Windows 8 (32-bit, 64-bit)  
*4: Windows 8.1 (32-bit, 64-bit)  
*5: Windows 10 (32-bit, 64-bit)  
Computer USB port  
3.  
Turn on the Digital Keyboard.  
If this is the first time you are connecting the Digital  
Keyboard to your computer, the driver software  
required to send and receive data will be installed on  
your computer automatically.  
USB port  
4.  
5.  
Start up commercially available music  
software on your computer.  
• Never connect to a computer that does not conform  
to the above requirements. Doing so can cause  
problems with your computer.  
Configure the music software settings to  
select “CASIO USB-MIDI” as the MIDI device.  
For information about how to select the MIDI device,  
see the user documentation that comes with the  
music software you are using.  
For the latest news about supported operating  
systems, visit the website at the URL below.  
• Be sure to turn on the Digital Keyboard first before  
starting up your computer’s music software.  
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Connecting to a Computer  
Once you are able to connect successfully, there is no  
problem with leaving the USB cable connected when  
you turn off your computer and/or Digital  
Keyboard.  
This Digital Keyboard conforms to General MIDI  
Level 1 (GM).  
For detailed specifications and connections that  
apply to MIDI data send and receive by this Digital  
Keyboard, see the latest support information  
provided by the website at the following URL.  
Using MIDI  
What is MIDI?  
The letters MIDI stand for Musical Instrument Digital  
Interface, which is the name of a worldwide standard  
for digital signals and connectors that makes it possible  
to exchange musical data between musical instruments  
and computers (machines) produced by different  
manufacturers.  
For details about the MIDI specifications of this Digital  
Keyboard, see the “MIDI Implementation” document  
at the website located at the URL below.  
You can alter the Digital Keyboard’s MIDI setup by  
changing the MIDI data send channel or other  
settings. For details, see “MIDI Screen” (page  
EN-58).  
Use a separately available or commercially available  
MIDI cable to connect the MIDI terminals of your  
Digital Keyboard and another electronic musical  
instrument for exchange of MIDI data.  
MIDI terminals are disabled while the Digital  
Keyboard is connected to a computer via the USB  
port.  
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Error Messages  
One of the error messages below appears on the display when a problem occurs.  
To clear an error message and return to the normal display, touch bo EXIT on the display.  
Display Message  
No Media  
Cause  
Action  
1. The USB flash drive is not connected to the  
Digital Keyboard’s USB flash drive port.  
1. Correctly plug the USB flash drive into the USB  
flash drive port.  
2. The USB flash drive was removed while some  
operation was in progress.  
2. Do not remove the USB flash drive while any  
operation is in progress.  
3. The USB flash drive is write-protected.  
3. Unprotect the USB flash drive.  
4. The USB flash drive has anti-virus software.  
4. Use a USB flash drive that does not have anti-  
virus software.  
No File  
There is no loadable file or no playable file in the  
“MUSICDAT” folder.  
Move the file you want to load or play into the  
appropriate location (pages EN-63, EN-64) in the  
“MUSICDAT” folder.  
No Data  
Read Only  
You are attempting to save user data (user preset,  
user rhythm, MIDI data, etc.) when there is no data save.  
to save.  
Select a user data item for which there is data to  
A read-only file with the same name you are trying • Change the name and then save the new data.  
to use is already stored on USB flash drive.  
• Remove the read-only attribute from the existing  
USB flash drive file and overwrite it with the new  
data.  
• Use a different USB flash drive.  
Media Full  
There is not enough space available on the USB flash Delete some of the files on the USB flash drive to  
drive.  
make room for new data (page EN-64) or use a  
different USB flash drive.  
Too Many Files  
1. There are too many files on the USB flash drive. 1. Delete some of the files on the USB flash drive to  
make room for new data.  
2. There is a file named TAKE99.WAV in the  
“MUSICDAT” folder.  
2. Delete the WAV file in the “MUSICDAT” folder.  
Not SMF01  
Size Over  
You are attempting to play back SMF Format 2 song This Digital Keyboard supports playback of SMF  
data. Format 0 or Format 1 only.  
1. The MIDI recording data on the USB flash drive 1. The Digital Keyboard supports playback of MIDI  
cannot be played because it is too big.  
recording data up to approximately 700KB.  
2. The SMF file on the USB flash drive cannot be  
played because it is too big.  
2. The Digital Keyboard supports playback of SMF  
files up to 320 KB.  
3. The data you are trying to import cannot be  
imported because it is too big.  
3. The Digital Keyboard supports import of data  
(per item) up to the maximum sizes shown  
below.  
User Rhythms: Approximately 64 KB  
User Presets: Approximately 6 KB  
Wrong Data  
Memory Full  
1. The USB flash drive data is corrupted.  
2. USB flash drive contains data that is not  
supported by this Digital Keyboard.  
1. There is not enough Digital Keyboard memory  
available to convert a MIDI recorder song to SMF  
data and store it on the USB flash drive.  
1. Reduce the size of the song data.  
Example:  
Delete any tracks that are not required.  
2. There is not enough memory remaining for  
pattern sequencer operation.  
2. The maximum allowable size of data that can be  
written by the pattern sequencer (per user  
rhythm) is approximately 64 KB.  
3. Remaining memory became too low during  
music preset editing.  
3. The Digital Keyboard supports input of  
approximately 1,000 chords.  
Format Error  
Media Error  
1. The USB flash drive format is not compatible  
with this Digital Keyboard.  
2. The USB flash drive is corrupted.  
The USB flash drive is corrupted.  
1. Format the USB flash drive on the Digital  
Keyboard.  
2. Use a different USB flash drive.  
Use a different USB flash drive.  
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Display Message  
Measure Limit  
Cause  
Action  
Attempting to input MIDI recording data or music  
preset that has more than 999 measures.  
The Digital Keyboard supports input of up to 999  
measures.  
Data Full  
Attempting to store data that exceeds the maximum Delete unneeded data.  
allowable number of data items.  
Troubleshooting  
See  
Page  
Problem  
Cause  
Action  
No sound is produced when I 1. The VOLUME controller is set to 1. Rotate the VOLUME controller more  
EN-7  
press a keyboard key.  
“MIN”.  
towards “MAX”.  
2. Headphones or an adaptor plug is 2. Disconnect whatever is connected to the EN-9  
plugged into one of the PHONES  
PHONES jack.  
jack.  
3. Upper 1 icon is off.  
3. Touch the Upper 1 icon to turn it on.  
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EN-55  
4. The “Speaker” SYSTEM  
SETTING is off.  
4. Turn on the “Speaker” SYSTEM  
SETTING.  
The pitch of the Digital  
Keyboard is off.  
1. Digital Keyboard tuning is  
incorrect.  
1. Adjust Digital Keyboard tuning, or turn  
the Digital Keyboard off and then back  
on again.  
EN-25  
2. The Digital Keyboard’s key  
setting is something other than  
“440.0 Hz”.  
2. Change the key setting to “440.0 Hz”, or EN-55  
turn Digital Keyboard power off and then  
back on again.  
3. A non-standard temperament  
setting is being used.  
3. Change the temperament setting to  
“Equal”, which is the standard modern  
tuning.  
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4. Octave shift is enabled.  
4. Change the octave shift setting to 0.  
EN-50  
EN-55  
Tones and/or effects sound  
strange. Turning power off  
and then back on again does  
not eliminate the problem.  
The “Auto Resume” feature is turned Turn off “Auto Resume”. Next, turn power  
on.  
off and then back on again.  
Example: Note intensity does  
not change even though I alter  
key pressure.  
I cannot transfer data after  
connecting the Digital  
Keyboard to a computer.  
1. Check to make sure that the USB cable EN-65  
is connected to the Digital Keyboard and  
computer, and that the correct device is  
selected with your computer’s music  
software.  
2. Turn off the Digital Keyboard and then  
exit the music software on your  
computer. Next, turn the Digital  
Keyboard back on and then restart the  
music software on your computer.  
I cannot record chord  
accompaniment data on my  
computer.  
“Accomp Out” is turned off.  
Turn on “Accomp Out”.  
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I cannot store data to a USB  
flash drive or load data from a  
USB flash drive.  
See “Error Messages”.  
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See  
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Problem  
Cause  
Action  
Playback stops part way  
through while transferring  
song data from my computer. communication between your  
Digital noise from the USB cable or Stop song playback, disconnect the USB  
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power cord caused data  
cable from the Digital Keyboard, and then  
reconnect it. Next, try playing back the song  
computer and Digital Keyboard to be again.  
interrupted.  
If this does not solve the problem, quit the  
MIDI software you are using, disconnect the  
USB cable from the Digital Keyboard, and  
then reconnect it. Next, restart the MIDI  
software and then try playing back the song  
again.  
A tone’s quality and volume  
sounds slightly different  
depending where it is played  
on the keyboard.  
This is an unavoidable result of the digital sampling process,* and does not indicate  
malfunction.  
* Multiple digital samples are taken for the low range, middle range, and high range of the  
original musical instrument. Because of this, there may be a very slight difference in tonal  
quality and volume between sample ranges.  
When I press a button, the  
Performing a button operation while playing with the Auto Accompaniment, recorder, or other  
note that is sounding cuts out functions can cause such phenomena when the Digital Keyboard switches internal tone  
momentarily or there is a  
slight change in how effects  
are applied.  
effects. It does not indicate malfunction.  
Even though I play on  
different ranges of the  
keyboard, the notes do not  
change octaves.  
The ranges of certain tones are limited, which means that octaves change normally up to a  
certain low note or high note. With such a tone, the notes of the lowest octave will be  
repeated to the left of the lowest possible note, and the highest octave will be repeated to the  
right of the highest possible note. This is due do limitations in the range of the original musical  
instrument for each tone, and does not indicate malfunction of the Digital Keyboard.  
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Product Specifications  
Model  
MZ-X500  
MZ-X300  
Keyboard  
61 standard-size keys  
Layer, Split  
Transpose: 2 octaves (–12 to 0 to +12)  
Octave shift: 6 octaves (–3 to 0 to +3)  
Key off velocity  
Sound Source  
Number of Tones: 1100 (MZ-X500), 900 (MZ-X300)  
Melody Tones: 795  
Drawbar Organ Tones: 75  
Drum Sounds: 30  
Hex Layer Tones (MZ-X500 only) (Including Bass Synth tones.): 200  
Maximum polyphony: 128 notes  
Touch Response (3 sensitivity levels, Off)  
Tuning: 415.5 Hz to 440.0 Hz to 465.9 Hz (0.1 Hz units)  
Temperament: Equal temperaments plus 16 other types  
Display  
Effects  
5.3-inch touch panel (5.0-inch 528 × 320-dot TFT color LCD)  
Reverb, Chorus, Delay, DSP, 4-band equalizer  
Editable  
Auto Accompaniment  
Music Preset  
Demo Song  
Pads  
Number of Auto Accompaniments: 330 (MZ-X500), 280 (MZ-X300)  
Data items: 305 preset, 100 user  
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Number of pads: 16 (MZ-X500), 4 (MZ-X300)  
Touch Response (MZ-X500 only), Samples, Phrases, Chord Sequences (MZ-X500 only)  
MIDI Recorder  
Functions: Real-time recording, playback  
Number of Song: 100  
Number of Tracks: 17  
Capacity: Up to approximately 50,000 notes per song  
Recorded Data Protection: Built-in flash memory  
MIDI Recorder Volume Level: Adjustable  
Audio Recorder  
Real-time recording and playback to USB flash drive*  
* Linear PCM, 16bit, 44.1 kHz, stereo .WAV format  
Songs: 100 files  
Approximately 90 minutes maximum recording per file.  
Audio Recorder Volume Level: Adjustable  
Registration  
Metronome  
96 (4 setups × 24 banks)  
Beats: 0 to 9  
Tempo Range: 20 to 255  
Metronome Volume Level: Adjustable  
Pedals  
Damper, Soft, Sostenuto, Expression  
Other Functions  
Modulation wheel  
Arpeggiator  
Control knobs  
Balance adjustment  
Setting backup  
MIDI  
16-channel multi-timbre receive  
Pitch Bend Wheel  
USB Flash Drive  
Pitch Bend Range: 00 to 24 semitones  
Capacity: 32GB or less recommended  
SMF direct playback, data storage, data loading, USB flash drive format,  
audio data playback and storage  
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Inputs/Outputs  
PHONES jack: Stereo standard jack × 1  
PEDAL1 jack: Standard jack × 1  
PEDAL2, EXPRESSION jack: Standard jack × 1  
Power: 24V DC  
MIDI OUT/THRU, IN terminals  
LINE IN R, L/MONO jacks: Standard jacks × 2  
Input impedance: 9.0KΩ  
Input voltage: 200mV  
LINE OUT R, L/MONO jacks: Standard jacks × 2  
Output impedance: 2.3KΩ  
Output voltage: 1.8V (RMS) MAX  
Audio In: Stereo mini jack  
Input impedance: 9.0KΩ  
Input voltage: 200mV  
USB port: Type B  
USB flash drive port: Type A  
Microphone input terminal: Standard jack (Connect a dynamic microphone.)  
Input impedance: 3.0KΩ  
Input sensitivity: 10mV  
Speakers  
φ 12cm × 2 + φ 5cm × 2 (Output 20W + 20W)  
Power Requirements  
AC Adaptor: AD-E24250LW  
Auto Power Off: Approximately 4 hours after last operation. Auto Power Off can be disabled.  
Power Consumption  
Dimensions  
24V = 20W  
95.0 (W) × 40.0 (D) × 15.1 (H) cm (37 7  
/ / /16 inch)  
16 × 15 3 4 × 5 15  
Weight  
approximately 7.6kg (16.8 lbs)  
Specifications and designs are subject to change without notice.  
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Any reproduction of the contents of this manual,  
either in part or its entirety, is prohibited. Except for  
your own, personal use, any other use of the  
contents of this manual without the consent of  
CASIO is prohibited under copyright laws.  
IN NO EVENT SHALL CASIO BE LIABLE FOR  
ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING,  
WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS  
OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS  
OF INFORMATION) ARISING OUT OF THE USE  
OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS MANUAL OR  
PRODUCT, EVEN IF CASIO HAS BEEN ADVISED  
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.  
The contents of this manual are subject to change  
without notice.  
Operating Precautions  
Be sure to read and observe the following operating  
precautions.  
With a model that has a recording function or other  
data storage function, be sure to back up any data  
you want to maintain to another medium before  
submitting this product for servicing or repair.  
Stored data may be accessed or even deleted as part  
of servicing or repair procedures.  
Location  
Avoid the following locations for this product.  
Areas exposed to direct sunlight and high humidity  
Areas subjected to temperature extremes  
Near a radio, TV, video deck, or tuner  
AC Adaptor Handling Precautions  
The above devices will not cause malfunction of the  
product, but the product can cause interference in  
the audio or video of a nearby device.  
Use a power outlet that is easily accessible so you  
can unplug the AC adaptor when a malfunction  
occurs or whenever else you need to do so.  
The AC adaptor is intended for indoor use only. Do  
not use it where it might be exposed to splashing or  
moisture. Do not place any container, such as a  
flower vase, that contains liquid on the AC adaptor.  
Store the AC adaptor in a dry place.  
Use the AC adaptor in an open, well-ventilated area.  
Never cover the AC adaptor with newspaper, a table  
cloth, a curtain, or any other similar item.  
Unplug the AC adaptor from the power outlet if you  
do not plan to use the Digital Keyboard for a long  
time.  
Never try to repair the AC adaptor or modify it in  
any way.  
AC adaptor operating environment  
Temperature: 0 to 40°C  
Humidity: 10% to 90% RH  
Output polarity:&  
User Maintenance  
Never use benzine, alcohol, thinner, or other  
chemical agents to clean the product.  
To clean the product or its keyboard, wipe with a  
soft cloth moistened in a weak solution of water and  
a mild neutral detergent. Wring all excess moisture  
from the cloth before wiping.  
Included and Optional Accessories  
Use only accessories that are specified for use with this  
product. Use of unauthorized accessories creates the  
risk of fire, electric shock, and personal injury.  
Weld Lines  
Lines may be visible on the exterior of the product.  
These are “weld lines” that result from the plastic  
molding process. They are not cracks or scratches.  
Musical Instrument Etiquette  
Always be aware of others around you whenever using  
this product. Be especially careful when playing late at  
night to keep the volume at levels that do not disturb  
others. Other steps you can take when playing late at  
night are closing windows and using headphones.  
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AC Adaptor Handling Precautions  
Model: AD-E24250LW  
1. Read these instructions.  
2. Keep these instructions on hand.  
3. Heed all warnings.  
4. Follow all instructions.  
5. Do not use this product near water.  
6. Clean only with a dry cloth.  
7. Do not install near radiators, heat registers, stoves, or any other source of heat (including amplifiers).  
8. Use only attachments and accessories specified by the manufacturer.  
9. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required after any of the following occurs:  
when the product is damaged, when the power supply cord or plug is damaged, when liquid is spilled into  
the product, when a foreign object falls into the product, when the product is exposed to rain or moisture,  
when the product does not operate normally, when the product is dropped.  
10. Do not allow the product to be exposed to dripping or splashing liquid. Do not place any object containing  
liquid on the product.  
11. Do not allow the electrical load output to exceed the label rating.  
12. Make sure the surrounding area is dry before plugging into a power source.  
13. Make sure the product is oriented correctly.  
14. Unplug the product during lightning storms or when you do not plan to use it for a long time.  
15. Do not allow product ventilation openings to become blocked. Install the product in accordance with the  
manufacturer’s instructions.  
16. Take care the power cord is located where it will not be stepped upon or bent severely, particularly in  
locations close to plugs and convenience receptacles, and in locations where it exits from the product.  
17. The AC adaptor should be plugged into a power outlet as close to the product as possible to allow  
immediate disconnection of the plug in case of emergency.  
The symbol below is an alert indicating un-insulated hazardous voltage inside the product’s enclosure, which  
may be sufficient to constitute the risk of electric shock to users.  
The symbol below is an alert indicating the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing)  
instructions in the documentation that accompanies the product.  
*
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STLport  
Copyright 1994 Hewlett-Packard Company  
Copyright 1996,97 Silicon Graphics Computer Systems, Inc.  
Copyright 1997 Moscow Center for SPARC Technology.  
Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute and sell this software and  
its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee,  
provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that  
both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in  
supporting documentation. Hewlett-Packard Company makes no  
representations about the suitability of this software for any  
purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.  
Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute and sell this software and  
its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee,  
provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that  
both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in  
supporting documentation. Silicon Graphics makes no representations  
about the suitability of this software for any purpose. It is provided  
"as is" without express or implied warranty.  
Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute and sell this software and  
its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee,  
provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that  
both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in  
supporting documentation. Moscow Center for SPARC Technology makes no  
representations about the suitability of this software for any  
purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.  
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Fingering Guide/Guía de digitación  
Fingered 1, Fingered 2 Chords/Acordes Fingered 1, Fingered 2  
C
C6 *1 *3  
Cm6 *2 *3  
Cadd9  
Cm  
Cdim  
Caug *3  
Cmadd9  
C69 *3  
5  
C
Csus4 *3  
Csus2 *3  
C7  
Cm69 *3  
C7 ( 9)  
C7 (9)  
Cm7 *3  
CM7  
C7 ( 9)  
C7 ( 11)  
CmM7  
Cdim7 *3  
CdimM7  
C7 ( 13)  
C7 (13)  
Cm7 (9)  
5 *3  
C7  
Cm7 (11) *3  
CM7 (9)  
5 *3  
Cm7  
5  
CM7  
CmM7 (9)  
4
(Root and 5th only) *  
(La raíz y la 5ta. solamente) *  
Caug7  
C5  
4
4
(Root only, or root plus octave) *  
(La raíz solamente o la raíz más la  
CaugM7  
C7sus4  
C8  
4
octava) *  
*1With Fingered 2, interpreted as Am7.  
*2With Fingered 2, interpreted as Am7b5.  
*3Inverted form not supported in some cases.  
*4Full Range Chord not supported.  
*1Con Fingered 2, se interpreta como Am7.  
b
*2Con Fingered 2, se interpreta como Am7 5.  
*3En algunos casos no se puede usar de forma invertida.  
*4No es compatible con Full Range Chord.  
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Fingered 3, Full Range Chords/  
Acordes Fingered 3, Full Range  
In addition to the chords that can be fingered with  
Fingered 1 and Fingered 2, the following chords also  
are recognized.  
Además de los acordes que se pueden digitar con  
Fingered 1 y Fingered 2, también se pueden reconocer  
los siguientes acordes.  
#
#
b
b
#
C
D
C
F
C
F
G
C
A
A
C
B
C m Dm Fm  
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
#
b
b
#
F m Gm A m Am B m Bm C dim Ddim  
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
#
b
b
Fdim F din Gdim A din Adin Bdin A 7 F7  
C
C
C
C
#
C
C
b
C
C
b
b
Fm7 FM7 A M7 F m7 5 Gm7 A add9  
C
C
C
C
C
C
With Fingered 3, the lowest note fingered is  
interpreted as the base note. Inverted forms are not  
supported.  
With Full Range Chord, when the lowest fingered is  
a certain distance from the neighboring note, the  
chord is interpreted as a fraction chord.  
Unlike Fingered 1, 2, and 3, Full Range Chord  
requires pressing of at least three keys to form a  
chord.  
Con Fingered 3, la nota más baja digitada se  
interpreta como nota base. No se pueden usar  
formas invertidas.  
Con Full Range Chord, cuando la nota digitada más  
baja se encuentre a cierta distancia de la nota  
adyacente, el acorde se interpreta como un acorde  
bitonal.  
A diferencia de Fingered 1, 2, y 3, Full Range Chord  
requiere la pulsación de tres teclas como mínimo  
para formar un acorde.  
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the environmental protection legislation in Germany.  
Esta marca de reciclaje indica que el empaquetado se  
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