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ELECTRONIC

MUSICAL

INSTRUMENT

Thank

you

very

much

for

purchasing

the

Casiotone

MT-400V.

This

revolutionary

electronic

keyboard

fea-

tures

a

filter

control

function

incorporating

the

latest

in

electronic

technology

and

Casio

originality,

allow-

ing

you

to

easily

create

your

very

own

sounds.

Its

two

speakers

can

be

attached

and

removed

at

will

and

offer

a

particularly

impressive

sound

in

combi-

nation

with

the

stereo

chorus

effect.

There

are

20

preset

tones,

12

auto-rhythms

and

a

variety

of

auto-

accompaniment

functions

and

basic

features

all

packed

into

a

compact

body.

And

thanks

to

its

3-way

AC/DC

power

source,

you

can

play

music

on

your

MT-400V

anytime,

anywhere.

In

order

to

be

able

to

enjoy

this

new

musical

instru-

ment

to

the

full

and

ensure

long

service

life,

please

read

this

manual

thoroughly

and

operate

the

unit

correctly.

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Breath

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Main

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Main

power

switch

@®Casio

Chord

switch

@

Bass

selector

®

Chord

selector

®Bass

volume

control

@Chord

volume

control

®

Tempo

control

@

Fill-in

button

(@

Start/Stop

button

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Tempo

indicator

lamp

(2

Synchro

Start

button

4

Rhythm

volume

control

(@

Rhythm

selection

buttons

{Select

button

(@

@®

Speaker

jacks

For

connection

for

the

supplied

speakers.

@

Pitch

control

knob

This

adjusts

the

pitch

of

the

entire

keyboard

within

1/4

tone

and

provides

easy

tuning

with

other

instruments.

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Headphone

jack

To

enjoy

playing

your

MT-400V

in

privacy,

connect

a

headphone

(optional)

to

this

jack.

‘4

4@

Tone

color

selection

buttons

d?

Select

button

(@

Source

selector

13

WAW

switch

@

Stereo

chorus/WAW

speed

control

@)

Attack

control

@

Decay

control

@

Sustain

level

control

@

Cutoff

control

@

Resonance

contro!

2

Main

volume

control

@

Vibrato

switch

@®

Sustain/Reverb.

switch

@

Stereo

chorus

switch

§

Accompaniment

keyboard

@®

®

Output

jacks

To

get

more

powerful

sound

from

the

Casiotone,

con-

nect

it

to

audio

equipment

or

a

keyboard

amplifier.

The

volume

can

be

adjusted

by

using

the

volume

control

on

the

Casiotone.

®

AC

adaptor

jack

ak

in

an

AC

adaptor

AD-5

or

a

car

battery

adaptor

@

Filter

Control

jack

If

the

Breath

Filter

Controller

(BFC-1,

soon

available)

is

connected,

the

Filter

Control

function

of

this

instru-

ment

(—

p.14)

can

be

regulated

by

the

pressure

of

your

breath

(—

p.24).

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The

Casiotone

MT-400V

is

a

stereophonic

keyboard.

Fit

two

speak-

ers

to

the

instrument

as

follows.

@

Insert

hooks

of

speaker's

stand

into

slots

on

rear

panel.

One

speaker

for

the

aot

and

the

other

for

the

left.

The

speakers

e.

are

interchangeab

@

Connect

each

speaker's

cord

to

its

corresponding

jack.

@

Adjust

the

angle

of

speaker

by

turning

lock

knob

to

the

left,

°

then

fix

it

by

turning

the

knob

to

the

right.

*

Speakers

can

be

used

remote

from

the

instrument

by

using

stands.

The

unit

operates

on

both

AC

and

DC

power.

Dry

batteries:

The

unit

works

on

six

D

size

(SUM-1)

manganese

dry

batteries,

Weakened

batteries

will

result

in

lower

volume

or

poor

tonal

quality.

The

power

indicator

lamp

will

gradually

lose

its

brightness

when

the

battery

power

weakens.

At

this

time

change

batteries

or

shift

to

power

sources

as

mentioned

below.

Battery

replacement:

1.

Slide

open

the

battery

compartment

cover

on

the

bottom

of

the

unit

and

take

out

used

batteries.

2.

Insert

new

batteries,

taking

care

that

polarity

is

not

reversed.

*

It

is

advisable

to

replace

all

six

batteries

at

the

same

time

for

longer

battery

life.

*

For

battery

life,

refer

to

the

specifications.

Car

battery

adaptor:

With

the

car

battery

adaptor

(CA-5,

optional),

you

can

take

DC

power

from

your

car

battery

via

a

cigarette

lighter

socket.

To

connect

the

unit

to

an

AC

outlet,

the

AC

adaptor

(AD-5,

optional)

is

required.

aa,

Use

only

an

adaptor

with

the

same

voltage

rating

(100,

117,

220,

or

240V)

as

your

power

supply

to

prevent

com-

nent

damage.

lug

the

AC

adaptor

into

the

AC

outlet

and

the

cord

into

the

unit;

this

automatically

cuts

off

battery

power

supply.

1

When

batteries

are

not

used

for

a

long

period

of

time,

it

is

advisable

to

remove

them

from

the

battery

com-

partment.

(Battery

leakage

may

occur

and

damage

electrical

parts.)

*

Auto

power-off

function

For

power

economy,

an

automatic

power

cut-off

func-

tion

activates

after

approximately

6

minutes,

if

you

do

not

touch

the

keys.

r

supply

will

be

resumed

by

switching

the

main

power

switch

off

and

then

on

again.

CAUTION

*

WHERE

USED

FROM

THE

MAINS

THIS

UNIT

MUST

ONLY

BE

USED

WITH

A

CASIO

MAINS

ADAPTOR

TO

PREVENT

THE

RISK

OF

DAMAGE.

*

When

the

adaptor

is

left

connected

to

an

AC

outlet,

it

may

warm

up,

but

this

is

quite

normal.

Disconnect

the

adaptor

whenever

possible,

especially

if

not

used

for

a

long

time.

The

following

misuse

may

lead

to

battery

burst.

1.

Use

of

an

AC

adaptor

other

than

a

genuine

Casio

adaptor.

2.

Insertion

of

batteries

with

incorrect

polarities

(+,

—).

When

the

Select

button

is

off.

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the

Select

button

is

on.

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buttons

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to

whether

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button

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or

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sound

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by

sliding

each

switch

to

the

correspond-

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a

sound

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the

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Start/Stop

button

Rhythm

Selection

buttons

Select

button

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Selecting

an

auto-rhythm

Select

one

of

above

12

auto-rhythms

by

pressing

a

Rhythm

Selection

button.

When

the

Select

button

is

off

(

m2),

the

rhythm

written

above

the

button

is

selected.

When

on

(=),

the

rhythm

written

below

is

selected.

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Fill-in

button

If

pressed

during

rhythm

Play,

fill-in

(percussive

or-

nament)

will

be

perform

tae

®

Synchronizing

Auto-rhythm

and

*

Tempo

indicator

lamp

Auto-accompaniment

Blinks

on

the

first

beat

of

rhythm

play.

If

you

use

[How

to

use

the

Synchro

Start

button]

the

Synchro

Start

button

as

mentioned,

it

stays

lit

and

“waits”

for

you

to

play

a

chord.

To

start

Auto-rhythm

and

Auto-accompaniment

at

the

same

time,

press

the

Synchro

Start

button

afterselect-

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Start/Stop

button

ing

an

Auto-rhythm.

The

tempo

indicator

lamp

lights

Each

time

you

want

to

start

or

stop

the

rhythm,

press

up,

meaning

that

the

Casiotone

is

waiting

for

you

to

this

button.

a

ol

on

the

Accompaniment

Keyboard

keys

(—

fig.).

The

rhythm,

synchronized

with

Auto-accompaniment,

will

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Rhythm

volume

control

start

the

moment

you

play

a

chord.

(For

Auto-

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the

volume

of

the

Auto-rhythm.

accompaniment,

see

*if

main

volume

control

is

at

minimum,

no

rhythm

sound

can

be

heard.

*®

Tempo

control

Adjusts

the

tempo

of

the

Auto-rhythm.

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The

auto-accompaniment

function

of

the

MT-400V

offers

two

ways

of

playing

chords.

One

is

the

normal

way

in

which

you

play

three

or

four

notes

at

the

same

time,

and

the

other

is

an

easier

way

named

“One-finger

method”,

which

is

accomplished

by

the

Casio

Chord

system.

bass

volume

control

chord

volume

control

Casio

Chord

switch

bass

selector

|

chord

selector

[Accompaniment

Variation

selectors]

*

Casio

Chord

switch

pee

keyboard

keys,

and

the

upper

part

of

the

Turns

auto-accompaniment

on

and

off.

eyboard

becomes

4-note

polyphonic.

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jal

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without

auto-

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Accompaniment

Variation

selectors

Four

kinds

(I

to

IV)

of

bass

and

chord

patterns

can.

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by

pressing

be'selectad

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each

rhythm.

Set

each

selector

to

any

RRO

For

auto-accompaniment

by

the

ren

according

to

your

choice

of

accompaniment

Casio

Chord

system.

sp

aga

*If

the

Casio

Chord

switch

is

set

to

“fingered”

or

“on”,

These

selectors

do

not

function

if

auto-

the

lower

one-and-a-half

octaves

become

accom-

accompaniment

is

not

used,

ie.,

if

the

Casio

Chord

-l1-

switch

is

set

to

“off”.

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The

sounds

of

bass

and

chords

vary

according

to

which

one

of

the

12

auto-rhythms

and

which

type

of

Accompaniment

Variation

is

selected.

*

Set

the

two

selectors

to

position

|

for

a

pice!

ac-

companiment

style

corresponding

to

each

rhythm.

*®

Bass

Volume

Control

Adjusts

the

volume

of

the

bass

sound.

*

Chord

Volume

Control

Adjusts

the

volume

of

the

chord

sound.

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Auto-accompaniment

by

the

Casio

Chord

System

(One-finger

Method)

The

Casio

Chord

system

has

been

developed

so

you

can

play

the

four

main

types

of

chords

more

easily.

Playing

of

the

chords

is

simplified

as

shown

below:

Pressing

one

of

the

accompaniment

keyboard

keys

produces

a

major

chord

corresponding

to

that

note.

Simultaneously

pressing

any

key

to

the

right

(two

keys

at

the

same

time)

results

in

a

minor

chord,

Simi-

larly,

pressing

one

more

key

to

the

right

(three

keys

in

all)

produces

a

seventh

chord,

and

pressing

the

fourth

key

to

the

right

(four

keys

in

all)

creates

a

minor

seventh

chord.

(Example)

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(C

major

chord)

—

Press®.

Cm

(C

minor

chord)

—

Press®,

@together.

Ci(C

seventh

chord)

—

Press

®,@,®together.

Cmz(C

minor

seventh

chord)

—

Press@®,

®@,

@,

Dtogether.

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Not

only

@,@and@,

but

any

black

or

white

keys

can

be

used

as

long

as

they

are

to

the

right

of

@.

@Set

the

Casio

Chord

switch

to

“on’.

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Auto-accompaniment

by

playing

chords

as

usual.

@MSet

the

Casio

Chord

switch

to

“fingered”.

@Set

the

Accompaniment

Variation

chord

selectors

(bass

&

chord)

to

suitable

a

@Set

the

Accompaniment

Variation

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selectors

(bass

&

chord)

to

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@®Select

one

of

the

auto-rhythms

and

press

the

Syn-

—

chro

Start

button.

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*

The

lamp

above

the

Synchro

Start

button

lights

up,

meaning

that

the

accompaniment

keyboard

keys

are

ready

for

you

to

play.

@Play

on

the

accompaniment

keyboard

keys

accord-

ing

to

the

Casio

Chord

system.

»

djust

the

tempo,

bass

volume,

chord

volume

and

rhythm

volume

by

using

the

respective

controls.

@®Select

one

of

the

auto-rhythms

and

press

the

Syn-

chro

Start

button.

*

The

lamp

above

the

Synchro

Start

button

lights

up,

meaning

that

the

accompaniment

keyboard

keys

are

ready

for

you

to

play.

@

Play

a

chord

on

the

accompaniment

keyboard

keys.

*

Adjust

the

tempo,

bass

volume,

chord

volume

and

rhythm

volume

by

using

the

respective

controls.

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tone

colors

very

easily.

MT-400V

allows

anyone

to

enjoy

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on

the

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can

create

original

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level”,

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sound

materials

with

the

filter

controls

such

as

“cutoff”,

“resonance”,

“attack”,

“decay

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Cutoff

and

Resonance

When

you

play

a

la

(A)

on

an

Instrument,

the

sound

Includes

.

variety

of

frequency

components,

The

lowest

among

them

if

called

the

fundamental

tone,

while

the

other

components

hear

simultaneously

with

the

fundamental

tone

which

are

multiples

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example,

playing

a

220

Hz

la

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on

the

piano

a

Casa

440

Hz

(2x),

660

Hz

(3x),

880

Hz

(4x)

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sounds

to

be

hea

=

the

same

time.

One

of

the

reasons

why

the

tone

color

differs

:

tween,

say,

a

piano

and

a

harpsichord,

even

when

the

same

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is

played,

is

that

the

amount

end

frequency

of

their

har-

.

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monics

are

different.

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oat

|

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cutoff

contro!

on

the

MT-400V

cuts

off any

harmonic

frequen-

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rears

epectted

pokek

(dus

ciholt

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caming

the

tone

wos

bey

a

ite

=

to

change.

The

resonance

control

allows

further

variation

of

the

sound

by

emphasizing

the

harmonics

near

the

cutoff

frequency,

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uated

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The

Envelope

Curve,

Controlled

by

“Attack”,

Decay",

and

“Sustain”.

Every

sound

has

its

own

specific

variations

over

time.

That

is

to

say,

both

the

volume

and

the

tone

color

change

along

with

time

from

the

starting

point

of

the

sound

until

it

dies

out

completely,

Take

a

guitar,

for

example.

You

will

realize

that

volume

and

tone

color

differ

considerably

between

the

momenta

String

is

plucked

and

the

moment

just

before

the

sound

fades

away.

When

this

change

over

time

is

expressed

in

the

form

of

2

graph,

you

get

what

is

called

an

“envelope

curve"

or

just

“envelope”

for

short.

The

MT-400V

has

controls

for

“attack”

“decay”

and

“sustain”

which

allow

you

to

regulate

the

variation

of

the

harmonics

over

time®.

thus

providing

further

control

over

tone

color.

*

As

shown

in

the

illustration,

the

envelope

determines

which

har-

monics

are

heard

at

what

time.

For

example,

after

attack

is

com-

pleted

(the

ee

I

has

peaked),

the

sound

contains

the

greatest

number

of

harmonics

(f

—5f

in

our

case).

Then

after

decay

time

is

over

and

sustain

level

is

reached,

the

sound

will

only

contain

harmonics

f—3f.

*

Adding

a

‘‘Wah-Wah"

Effect

to

a

Sound

While

the

envelope's

attack,

sustain

and

decay

determine

the

change

in

tonal

color

from

the

time

the

sound

starts

to

be

heard

until

it

fades

away,

the

so-called

“wah-wah”

effect

causes

a

sort

of

grow!

by

changing

tone

color

rapidly

and

periodically,

*

Since

the

MT-400V

controls

the

inclusion

of

harmonics

in

a

sound

mentioned

above

opening

and

closing

the

filter,

this

function

is

called

“Fitter

Control”

Pie

5

@®

Source

selector

want

to

modify.

f

the

four

sound

materials

according

to

which

one

you

pe

when

the

Filter

Control

is

not

necessary.

pes

ahaatceeel

when

using

one

of

the

20

preset

tone

colors

as

sound

material

to

be

modified.

rhythm

oo...

when

modifying

foe

oe

the

:

reese

Boa

ab

oo

scecumsnnsiedte

i

e

bass

and

chor

!

a.

on

emt

al

einy

fo

aia

constituent

as

sound

material.

(This

allows

natural

sounds

such

as

wind,

a.

waves,

steam

locomotive

etc.

to

be

created.)

eae

te

partpaical

effect

of

“wah-wah”

growling.

When

the

wah

effect

is

on,

the

three

controls

attack,

decay

and

sustain

level

do

not

function.

®

Attack

Control

Determines

the

period

of

time

from

when

you

press

a

key

to

the

point

where

the

amount

of

harmonics

reaches

its

peak.

(This

peak

level

is

determined

by

the

“cutoff

control”)

As

the

control

approaches

10

(max.),

this

period

becomes

longer,

ie.,

the

amount

of

harmonics

rises

more

slowly

to

the

peak.

@

Decay

Control

Determines

the

period

of

time

from

the

point

where

the

amount

of

harmonics

peaks

to

the

point

where

an

amount

of

harmonics

determined

by

“sustain

level”

is

maintained.

As

the

control

approaches

10

(max.),

this

period

becomes

longer,

Le.,

the

amount

of

harmonics

decreases

more

slowly.

@

Sustain

Level

Control

Determines

the

amount

of

harmonics

maintained

while

you

press

the

key

after

decay

time

(-*

fig.).

As

the

control

approaches

10

(max,),

the

amount

is

increased.

®Cutoff

Control

Cuts

off

some

of

the

harmonics

in

the

series

which

constitutes

the

sound

material.

As

the

control

is

slid

away

from

10,

higher

harmonics

begins

to

be

cut

off,

produc-

ing

a

milder

sound.

Also

determines

the

uppermost

point

to

which

the

amount

of

harmonics

rises

after

the

attack

time

(~

fig.).

(Resonance

Control

Puts

emphasis

on

harmonics

near

the

point

(or

frequency)

determined

by

the

“cutoff”,

and

gives

various

nuances,

for

instance

a

nasal

timbre.

As

the

control

approaches

10,

the

degree

of

emphasis

is

increased.

®Stereo

Chorus/Waw

Speed

Control

Determines

the

speed

(cycle)

of

the

“waw”

effect.

When

the

stereo

chorus

switch

is

on,

the

speed

of

the

stereo

chorus

effect

can

also

be

adjusted.

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Amount

of

harmonics

volume

As

a

reference,

several

examples

of

filter

control

settings

which

produce

interesting

sounds

are

given

here.

Please

be

sure

to

try

creating

your

very

own

original

sounds

as

well.

——

Modifying

one

of

the

20

preset

tones

——

@Set

the

source

selector

to

“tone”.

@Select

one

of

the

20

preset

tones.

@)Adjust

the

level

of

the

five

controls

(Attack,

Decay,

Sustain

Level,

Cutoff,

Resonance).

*

When

the

cutoff

control

is

set

to

minimum,

the

sound

will

become

almost

inaudible.

erent

*

Sound

effect—delayed

vibrato.

.

Iso

be

used

with

wah

effect

o

LLL

aie

ss

Ne}eleley

af

trtile

Esriverinrrrss

*

Sound

effects—vibrato,

sustain,

stereo

chorus.

SSR

ER

ERE

*

When

wah

effect

is

on,

the

three

con:

|

jeleys

trols

attack,

decay

and

sustain

do

VALAIS

|

not

function.

:

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|

J

*

Sound

effect—stereo

chorus

*

Set

chorus/wah

speed

to

about

1.

*

Best

effects

obtained

with

chords.

*

Sound

effect—vibrato.

*

Play

middle

to

high

notes.

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