Casio PX-310 - Manual (Page 9)

E-7
Playing with Different Tones
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FUNCTION
VOLUME
REVERB VARIATION
CHORUS SPLIT
TONE SELECT
TONE ADVANCED
TONES/GM TONES BRILLIANCE
Selecting and Playing a Tone
Your piano has the following types of tones built in.
Main Tones 12
Variation Tones 12
Advanced Tones 40
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.
3 Press one of the 12 TONE buttons to select
the tone you want.
• The names of the main tones are marked above
the TONE buttons.
Example: To select JAZZ ORGAN
POWER button
4 Press the VARIATION button so the
indicator lamp above it is lit.
• This selects the variation tone assigned to each
TONE button.
Example: CLAVI
• 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.
NOTE
• Changing the main tone, variation tone or
advanced tone selection causes DSP* to switch
automatically to the default setting for the newly
selected tone. This causes any notes that are
sounding at the time of the change to be interrupted
momentarily. The DSP* will be set to the default
setting for the newly selected tone when the note
resumes. (*See page E-10)
Selecting an Advanced Tone,
GM Tone, or Drum Set
You can use the following procedure to assign one of
the piano’s 40 Advanced Tones, 128 GM tones, or 10
drum sets to the ADVANCED TONES/GM TONES
button.
1 Press the ADVANCED TONES/GM TONES
button.
• This selects the tone that is currently assigned
to the ADVANCED TONES/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
advanced tone, GM tone, or drum set
number you want.
Example: 008 (MARIMBA)