CTS500 Casiotone Portable Keyboard User Guide

CTS500 Casiotone Portable Keyboard

Quick Start Guide
For more detailed information about the product and its operation, visit the CASIO website.
Available Information: User’s Guide, etc.
https://support.casio.com/global/en/emi/manual/CT-S500/

After reading this document, keep it in a safe place along with the warranty certificate.
Be sure to read the “Safety Precautions” in the separate “READ THIS!” sheet, and use the product correctly.

Included Accessories

• Music Stand
• Wireless MIDI & audio adaptor
• Strap Lock (enclosed with music stand)
• Leaflets
• READ THIS! Sheet
• Other (Warranty, etc.)

Items included as accessories are subject to change without notice.

Preparation

Playing with a Different Sound

Basic Operation

Applying the Effect You Want to a Tone (Active DSP)

Selecting a Rhythm for Ensemble Play

Recording Your Performance

Product Specifications

Model: CT-S500
Keyboard: 61 keys
Touch Response: 3 levels, Off
Maximum Polyphony: 64 notes
Tone Functions: 800 preset tones
Effects: Reverb (24 types, Tone, Off); Chorus (12 types, Tone); Delay (15 types, Tone);
Active DSP (100 types, Tone); Equalizer (10 types, User); Surround
Metronome: Bell sound off, 1 to 16 beats;
Tempo Range: 20 to 255
Auto Accompaniment: 243 preset rhythms, 50 user rhythms, 243 one-touch presets,
INTRO, ENDING; chord input mode switching
Registration: Maximum 64 setups (4 setups × 16 banks), Registration sequence, Freeze Demo Function: 1 Demo Song
Function Volume Adjustment: Metronome, Rhythm, Song
MIDI Recorder: Real-time Recording, Playback; Tone recording songs: 1 song, Rhythm
recording songs: 1 song, Multi-track recording songs: 5 songs, 6 tracks (1 system track,
5 solo tracks); Capacity: Approximately 40,000 notes (one song)
Sampling: 1 sampling melody, 1 sampling drum set, Sampling frequency: 44.1 kHz,
Sampling channels: stereo, Sampling bits: 16, Loop
Other Functions: Transpose (±1 octave, –12 to 0 to +12 semitones); Octave Shift (–3 to 0 to +3 octave); Tuning (A4 = 415.5 to 465.9 Hz; Default = 440.0 Hz), 12 Auto Harmonize types; 150 Arpeggiator types; MIDI controller
Pitch Bend Wheel: 0 to 24 semitones
Control Knobs: 3, Knob parameter control
APP Function : iOS, Android supported (connected via the USB terminal)
MIDI: 16-channel multi-timbre receive; GM Level 1 standard
Input/Output Terminals: PHONES jack: Stereo mini jack (3.5mm); LINE OUT jack:
Standard jack (6.3mm) × 2; AUDIO IN jack: Stereo mini jack (3.5mm) (Input impedance:
10kΩ, Input sensitivity: 200mV); USB TO HOST port: micro B; USB TO DEVICE port:
Type A; PEDAL 1 jack: Standard jack (6.3mm) (pedal sustain, sostenuto, soft, start/stop, fill-in, arpeggiator hold, registration sequence): PEDAL 2/EXPRESSION jack: Standard jack (6.3mm) (expression, master volume, balance, tempo)
Power Jack: 12VDC
Power Supply: 2-way power supply; Auto Power Off (30-minute trigger time; Can be disabled)
Batteries: 6 AA-size alkaline batteries or AA-size rechargeable nickel metal hydride batteries; Approximately 3 hours (alkaline batteries) or approximately 3 hours (nickel metal hydride batteries) continuous operation*

• Measured values while using eneloop batteries.
  eneloop is a trademark of Panasonic Corporation.

  • Actual continuous operation time may be shorter due to battery type, performance type, and usage environment.
  • Specifying the wrong battery type can cause incorrect display of the battery level and sudden loss of power.

AC Adaptor: AD-A12150LW (JEITA Standard, with unified polarity plug) Speakers: 13 cm × 6 cm (oval) × 2 (Output: 2.5W+2.5W)
Power consumption: 12V = 7.5W
LCD: Adjustable contrast
Dimensions: 93.0(W) × 25.8(D) × 9.1(H) cm (36 5/8 × 10 3/16 × 3 9/16 inch) Weight: Approximately 4.7 kg (10.4 lbs) (Excluding batteries)
Specifications and designs are subject to change without notice.

Configuring Function Settings

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Declaration of Conformity
Model Number: CT-S500
Trade Name: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
Responsible party: CASIO AMERICA, INC.
Address: 570 MT. PLEASANT AVENUE, DOVER, NEW JERSEY 07801
Telephone number: 973-361-5400
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules, Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

A labels rating is affixed to the bottom of the product.

Functions Not Covered in This Manual
These instructions provide general information about main functions. For more detailed information, refer to the “User’s Guide”.
https://support.casio.com/global/en/emi/manual/CT-S500/
The “User’s Guide” includes information on the topics listed below.

• Saving a Setup (My Setup)
• Saving and Recalling Setups (Registration)
• Changing the Pitch in Octave Units (Octave Shift)
• Changing the Pitch in Semitone Units (Transpose)
• Changing the Scale (Scale Tuning)
• Playing with a More Expanded Sound (Surround)
• Changing the Volume Balance Between Keyboard Play and Rhythm Play (Balance)
• Making Transitions Between Upper Part Notes Smoother (Upper Portamento)
• Other

Registering and Recalling Performance Setups

Using Knobs to Change the Tone

K1 knob: Cut off (initial default)
K2 knob: Resonance (initial default)
K3 knob: Modulation (initial default)
Enabling Active DSP switches to special Active DSP settings.

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