Casio WK-3800 User Manual

Explanation of symbols used to ensure safe and correct product usage.

Crucial warnings and guidelines for safe battery and AC adaptor handling.

Covers hazards from dropping, impact, plastic bags, placement, and disassembly.

Advice on safe handling of display screens, sound volume, and product placement.

Critical notes on battery replacement and potential data loss during power interruption.

Highlights key features like Tones, Drawbar Organs, Flash Memory, and PIANO SETTING.

Explains USB port, Mixer, Registration Memory, and data transfer options.

Identifies and describes the main buttons and controls on the keyboard.

Instructions on how to install the optional score stand.

Details rear panel connections and front panel controls like wheels and buttons.

Guide on how to play the built-in demonstration tunes.

Instructions for loading batteries and important safety warnings.

Guidelines for AC adaptor use and auto power-off features.

How settings and memory contents are retained after power off.

Explains how to connect headphones, audio equipment, and musical instrument amplifiers.

Details on connecting an optional sustain pedal.

Steps for turning on the keyboard and selecting tones.

How to change tones, configure DSP effects, and optimize settings for piano play.

Explains the use of the pitch bend and modulation wheels for expression.

Introduction to altering drawbar organ tones using digital drawbars.

How channel buttons function during drawbar organ tone selection.

Procedure to select, edit, and save drawbar organ tones.

Detailed explanation of drawbar position, click, and percussion parameters.

How to display and save edited drawbar organ tone parameters.

Overview of DSP, Reverb, Chorus, and Equalizer effect blocks.

How to select DSP types, change parameters, and save DSP settings.

Explains the DSP button function and how to select reverb effects.

Adjusting reverb and chorus parameters for desired sound.

How to select equalizer types and adjust band gain.

Explains how the keyboard plays bass/chord parts automatically with selected rhythms.

Steps for selecting rhythms, adjusting tempo, and playing rhythms.

Details on CASIO CHORD, FINGERED, and FULL RANGE CHORD playing methods.

Using intro, fill-in, rhythm variations, and synchro start for performances.

How to end performances with an ending pattern.

Using one-touch presets and auto harmonize for enhanced playing.

How to adjust the volume of accompaniment parts.

Explains mixer capabilities and assignments of parts to channels.

How to turn channels on/off and edit parameters using the Parameter Edit Mode.

Details on tone, part, volume, pan pot, and effect parameters within the mixer.

Introduction to creating original tones by editing parameters.

Breakdown of tone characteristic, volume, pitch, and setting parameters.

Steps for saving and creating custom user tones.

Explanation of parameters and their settings for user tones.

How to assign modulation effects and adjust vibrato parameters.

Adjusting touch sensitivity, reverb, chorus, and DSP line settings.

Guide to DSP settings and tips for creating user tones.

Procedure for naming and storing user tones in memory.

Explains storing keyboard setups and naming them.

Steps for saving and recalling registration memory setups.

Introduction to recording songs and selecting tracks.

Instructions for recording songs in real-time, including variations.

Details on data recorded in Track 1 and memory data storage.

How to play back recorded songs and use step recording.

Guide on recording chords using step recording.

How to specify chords in Normal Mode and note lengths for step recording.

Variations for step recording and recording multiple tracks.

Procedures for recording tracks 2-6 and correcting step recording errors.

Understanding the level meter and correcting step recording mistakes.

How to edit recorded notes, parameters, and song data.

Details on changing key pressure, pitch, chords, and tone numbers.

How to change rhythm numbers and controller operations.

Procedures for editing songs, deleting songs, tracks, and rewriting header data.

Explains keyboard parts and how to layer two different tones.

How to assign different tones to the left and right sides of the keyboard.

Combining layer and split functions for complex sound setups.

Adjusting keyboard pitch and touch sensitivity.

Fine-tuning the keyboard to match other instruments.

Overview of various keyboard settings like transpose, MIDI, and initialization.

How to access and change various keyboard settings.

List and descriptions of the 10 available auto harmonize types.

Details on contrast, MIDI settings, and delete/initialize options.

Explains SMF files and preparation for playback from media.

Steps for operating the SMF player and playing SMF files.

Instructions for preparing Flash memory, SD card, or floppy diskette.

How to set playback modes, output modes, and handle SMF errors.

Explains causes and actions for SMF player error messages.

Steps to install the USB MIDI driver and system requirements.

Connecting to a computer via USB and configuring MIDI settings.

Using the CASIO MUSIC SITE and Music Data Management Software.

Lists savable file types and contents of package files.

Guidelines for using SD memory cards and handling memory cards.

Procedures for inserting and removing SD memory cards.

Using the floppy disk drive and its precautions.

How to insert/eject diskettes and basic memory card operations.

Procedures for saving various data types to external storage media.

Specific steps for saving data using a floppy diskette.

How to recall file data from SD memory cards or floppy diskettes.

Procedure for renaming files saved to external storage.

Steps for deleting files from SD memory cards and floppy diskettes.

Guide on formatting SD memory cards and floppy diskettes.

Character input methods and troubleshooting SD card errors.

Lists and explains error messages specific to the floppy disk drive.

Troubleshooting steps for no sound or abnormal operation.

Solutions for issues related to battery power and auto accompaniment.

Troubleshooting MIDI synchronization and data transfer problems.

Solutions for memory full errors and data corruption problems.

Details on models, keyboard, tones, polyphony, and drawbar organ functions.

Information on memory capacity, MIDI, SMF player, and storage media.

Details on terminals, power supply, dimensions, and weight.

Precautions regarding product location, user maintenance, and accessories.

Details on transmitted and recognized MIDI messages by function.

Specifics on control change and system common MIDI messages.