Casio 1933 Watch User Manual


 
1856/1933/2065-3
Number Rhythm Name Number Rhythm Name
01 16 beat 09 Country
02 New jack swing 10 Swing
03 Mambo 11 House
04 Rock 12 R&B
05 Bossa nova 13 Soul
06 Ballad 14 Oriental
07 Samba 15 Hip hop
08 Reggae 16 Techno
Pressing
DD
DD
D plays a sample of the currently displayed rhythm. Press any button to
interrupt play of a rhythm.
3.After setting the rhythm, press
EE
EE
E to cycle through the available tempo values in
the sequence shown below.
130
170 160 150 140180
60 70 80 90 100 110 120
200 190
The initial tempo setting is the one that is recommended for the currently selected
rhythm.
Pressing
DD
DD
D plays a sample of the currently selected rhythm and tempo. Press any
button to interrupt play of a rhythm.
Selecting a Phrase
While rhythm and tempo selection screen is on the dis-
play, press
CC
CC
C to display the phrase selection screen.
You can assign one of 10 musical phrases each to but-
tons
BB
BB
B,
CC
CC
C,
DD
DD
D and
EE
EE
E. A button mark (flashing) and the
phrase mark on the display shows which phrase is as-
signed to which button.
The following table shows the meaning of each phrase mark.
Phrase Mark
Instrument
Phrase Mark
Instrument
Electric guitar
Timbales
Trumpet
Piano
Maracas
Bell
Cymbal
Violin
Accordion
Marimba
Each phrase is written in a style that is representative of its phrase mark instru-
ment.
To assign a phrase to a button
1.Use
EE
EE
E to select the button to which you want
to assign the phrase.
2.Use
BB
BB
B to select a phrase.
Repeat steps 1 and 2 to assign phrases to all
four buttons.
Pressing
DD
DD
D plays a sample of the currently se-
lected phrase. Press any button to interrupt play
of a phrase.
Rhythm number
Tempo value
Button position number
Phrase mark
Button marks
P-1
P-2
P-3
P-4
Hold down
AA
AA
A
Press
AA
AA
A
Press
DD
DD
D
Press
CC
CC
C
no operation
for a few minutes
Press
CC
CC
C
Selecting a
Melody Number Selecting a
Rhythm and Tempo
Selecting a Phrase Insert Phrases
Assign a title
The above illustration shows the general flow of the Mix Mode only.
Note that you will also have to press other keys in addition to those noted above.
Press
CC
CC
C
Press
DD
DD
D
The Mix Mode lets you arrange your own melody and store it in watch memory. You
can select a rhythm, tempo and phrase to create a melody eight measures long.
Rhythm
Measure
1
Measure
2
Measure
3
Measure
4
Measure
5
Measure
6
Measure
7
Measure
8
Phrase
You can arrange a melody using the watch’s pre-pro-
grammed rhythms and phrases only. You cannot input
your own melodies.
After you arrange a melody, you can play it back in the
Mix Mode or use it for an alarm sound.
In the Timekeeping Mode, press
CC
CC
C to enter the Mix
Mode.
The following shows the default rhythm patterns that are assigned to each melody
number. These patterns are automatically restored whenever you delete the melo-
dy.
Melody Number 001 002 003
Melody Name 001 002 003
Rhythm Number 01 02 03
Rhythm Name 16 beat New jack swing Mambo
Tempo Value 120 190 110
P-1 Electric guitar Trumpet Violin
P-2 Trumpet Marimba Accordion
P-3 Maracas Bell Timbales
P-4 Cymbal Cymbal Piano
Phrases
Assign
General Procedure
The following are the general steps for arranging a melody in the Mix Mode. Details
for each step are provided in the following sections.
1.Select a melody number (001~003).
2.Select a rhythm and tempo that you want to use as a basis for your melody.
3.Assign phrases to each button.
4.Insert phrases by pressing buttons in accordance with the rhythm.
5.Assign a melody name to the completed melody.
Important!
If you do not perform any button operation for a few minutes while arranging a melo-
dy, the watch automatically returns from the input screen to the standard Mix Mode
screen. If this happens, restart from step 1 of the General Procedure.
Selecting a Melody Number
There are three melody memory areas numbered 001, 002 and 003. Press
EE
EE
E to
select the memory area where you want to store the melody you will arrange.
001 003002
Until you input your own melody name, the default melody name is the same as the
melody number.
Selecting a melody number that already has a melody assigned to it and inputting a
new melody causes the existing melody to be replaced by the new one.
Pressing
DD
DD
D while the melody number that already has a melody assigned to it is on
the display plays back the melody. Press any button to interrupt melody playback.
Pressing
BB
BB
B while the melody number that already has a melody assigned to it is on
the display displays an evaluation of the melody. See “Mixing a Melody” below for
details.
Holding down
BB
BB
B for about two seconds while a melody number that already has a
melody assigned to it is on the display deletes the melody and restores the melody
number’s default pattern.
Selecting a Rhythm and Tempo
Select a rhythm and tempo that you want to use as a ba-
sis for your melody.
1.Hold down
AA
AA
A until the rhythm selection screen appears.
The indicators “REC” and “TEMPO” appear on the dis-
play.
2.Press
BB
BB
B to advance to the next rhythm number. The
following table shows the meaning of each rhythm num-
ber.
Melody name Melody number
USING THE MIX MODE
Mixing a Melody
Use the following procedure to play phrases in time with
the rhythm you selected to arrange the melody you want.
The melody stops automatically after eight measures.
1.When the phrase assignment screen is on the display,
press
CC
CC
C to display the Mix Mode standby screen.
Pressing
CC
CC
C again returns to the rhythm and tempo set-
ting screen.
Holding down
BB
BB
B at this time displays the numbers of
the currently selected rhythm and tempo.
Pressing
EE
EE
E at this time displays the MUTE indicator,
which means that output is muted. While MUTE is on
the display, you can arrange your melody without out-
putting any sound. Press
EE
EE
E again to clear the MUTE
indicator and unmute the output.
Melody number
[Standby screen]