Casio PX500L - Manual (Page 8)

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Playing with Different Tones
Selecting and Playing a Tone
Your piano has the following types of tones built in.
Main Tones 15
Variation Tones 15
GM Tones 128
Drum Sets 10
Selecting Main Tones and
Variation Tones
1 Press the POWER button.
2 Use the VOLUME knob to adjust the
volume level.
• Before playing, it is a good idea to set the
volume to a relatively low level.
3 Press one of the 15 TONE buttons to select
the tone you want.
• The names of the main tones are marked above
the TONE buttons.
Example: To select VIBRAPHONE
4 Press the VARIATION button so the
indicator lamp above it is lit.
• This selects the variation tone assigned to each
TONE button.
Example: MARIMBA
• For information about variation tone assigned
to each button, see the Tone List on page A-1.
5 To toggle between the main tone
(VARIATION indicator lamp off) and
variation tone (VARIATION indicator lamp
on), press the VARIATION button or the
TONE button.
Selecting a GM Tone or Drum Set
You can use the following procedure to assign one
of the piano’s 128 GM tones or 10 drum sets to the
GM TONES button. After you assign a GM tone,
you can select it by pressing the GM TONES button.
In addition, you can also assign a second GM tone
or drum set as the variation tone of the GM TONES
button. See “Selecting the GM TONES Button
Variation Tone” on page E-7.
1 Press the GM TONES button.
• This selects the GM tone that is currently
assigned to the GM TONES button.
• The display continues to display the tune or
rhythm number.
2 Use the Tone List on page A-1 to find the
GM tone or drum set number you want.
Example: 008 (GM CELESTA)
414A-E-008C
VOLUME
REVERB
CHORUS
METRONOME
VARIATION
SPLIT TONE
GM SELECT CONTROL TEMPO BEAT
GM TONES
POWER button