Using Auto Accompaniment
E-25
6.
Press the L-15 (SYNCHRO/ENDING) button.
• This enters synchro standby (Auto Accompaniment 
waiting for you to play a chord), with the F 
indicator flashing on the display. The flashing F 
indicator means that the normal Auto Accompaniment 
pattern is standing by.
7.
You also can use the buttons described below 
to change to intro or variation pattern standby.
For details about intro and variation patterns, see “Modifying 
Auto Accompaniment Patterns” (page E-27).
8.
Play the chord you want on the chord keyboard 
(left keyboard keys).
• Auto Accompaniment will start playing when you play 
the chord.
• To start percussion part play without playing a chord, 
press the L-16 (START/STOP) button.
Example: To play a C chord
• The chord root and type that corresponds to the keys 
you press appear in the chord area of the display.
9.
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 
“Selecting a Chord Fingering Mode” in the following 
section.
• You can use the L-13 (NORMAL/FILL-IN) and L-14 
(VARIATION/FILL-IN) buttons to modify 
accompaniment patterns. For details, see “Modifying 
Auto Accompaniment Patterns” (page E-27).
10.
When you are finished, press the L-16 (START/
STOP) button again to stop Auto 
Accompaniment.
• Pressing the L-15 (SYNCHRO/ENDING) button instead 
of the L-16 (START/STOP) button will play an ending 
pattern before stopping Auto Accompaniment play. For 
details about ending patterns, see “Modifying Auto 
Accompaniment Patterns” (page E-27).
• You can use the following procedure to adjust the volume 
level of the Auto Accompaniment, without affecting the 
volume of Digital Keyboard output. For details, see 
“AccompVol. (Auto Accompaniment Volume)” (page E-97).
• You can change the size of the chord keyboard by using 
the split feature to move the split point (page E-17). The 
keyboard keys to the left of the split point make up the 
chord keyboard.
To enter synchro 
standby for this 
pattern:
Press this key:
Display 
Indicator:
Intro L-12 (INTRO) button E 
flashing
Variation L-14 (VARIATION/
FILL-IN) button
H 
flashing
Chord keyboard
Melody keyboard