• Has 180 preset rhythms built into the keyboard that expand your music composition, creativity and fun.
• Offers 48 notes of polyphony so you don’t have to worry about dropping notes.
• The combination of the exclusive Step Up Lesson system and lighted piano-style keys make learning to play the piano entertaining and fun.
• Featuring 600 total onboard Tones, 180 Rhythms, and Reverb plus Chorus Digital Effects.
• Comes with an included power supply but it can run on batteries if you’d like to take your music with you.
• Features a built-in library of 152 songs, a 5-track recorder, MP3 player audio inputs, and a USB port that connects to Mac or Windows computers without downloading drivers.
• Can be used as a controller for the Apple iPad simply by using Apple’s Camera Connection Kit.

The Casio LK280 61-key lighted USB keyboard is the perfect instrument for beginners who want to learn the keyboard. The LK280 includes a Step-teaching function to get great instruction from the very beginning. The Step Lesson's songs are separated into smaller phrases that are easy for anyone to understand and recreate. The keyboard will have you play a phrase of music and when that phrase is mastered you are ready to advance to the next phrase. After completing phrase after phrase you will find that you have learned to play a whole song, one section at a time. Talk about an effective teacher, this keyboard has lighted keys that show you where to play next and will also call out the number of what finger needs to play next in a simulated voice. The LK280 keyboard also has touch responsive keys that aid in learning for beginners plus it has 152 built in songs including 50 songs for practice that allow you to start learning right away. It also has 600 built in tones, a 5 song recorder, digital effects and a mic input to open up huge possibilities. It also features a USB port that allows you to rock out with popular music software or you can use it to convert your LK280 into a stereo speaker system for a MP3 player. * Number of the key: 61Keys * Keyboard size: Piano type standard size with key lighting system * Touch Response: 2 sensitivity levels, Off * Sound Source: AHL * Maximum Polyphony: 48 notes * MIDI: GM Level 1 compliant * Key Transpose: +/- 1 octave (-12 to 0 to +12 semitones) * Tuning Control: A4 = 415.5 - 440.0 - 465.9Hz * Scale tuning: 16 patterns * Tones: * Number of built-in tones: 600 * Stereo sampling piano tone: Yes * Layer: Yes * Split: Yes * Octave shifter: Yes * Piano/Organ sw button: Yes * Sampling system: MIC in / Sampling * Sampling tone: Maximum 5 sampled tones + maximum 3 sampled drum tones set (Maximum time: Total 10 seconds) * Digital Effects: * Reverb: 10 types * Chorus: 5 types * Auto harmonize: 12 types * Arpeggiator: 90 types * Built-in rhythms: 180 patterns * Number of one touch preset: 180 * Number of music preset: 305 * Song Bank: 152 songs (including 50 practice songs) * Metronome: 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 beats (adjustable tempo: 30 to 255) * Chord Book: Yes * Recorder: * system: Yes * Lesson song: 1 * : RH, LH, RL * User's performance: 5 songs * : 6 trucks * Size: Approximately 12,000 notes (Total 6 songs) * SD memory card: * Supported memory cards: Up to 32GB (SDHC applicable) * SMF playback: Maximum 999 songs / SMF (format 0,1) CM2 * Save: User's songs, sampling tones, sampling drum tones and all data * Load: User's songs, sampling tones, sampling drum tones and all data * Delete: Yes * Format: Yes * Data access function : * Song expansion (saving to main board): Maximum 10 songs SMF format 0, 1) * Sampling tones: Maximum 5 tones * Sampling drum tones: Maximum 3 tones * songs: Maximum 5 user's songs + Maximum 1 lesson song * All data registration: Yes * Shared memory: * Data: Expansion songs, sampling tones, sampling drum tones and SD memory card play back songs * Size: Approximately .320Kilabyte * Number of demonstration song: 102 songs loop playback * Auto-start demonstration: Yes * Display Screen: * LCD size: 129x44mm * I-con: Common I-con design * Input/Output Terminals: * USB port: Yes * SUSTAIN/ASSIGNABLE jack: Yes * PHONES/OUTPUT jack: Yes * AUDIO IN jack: Yes * MIC IN jack: Yes (MIC volume on back) * DC IN jack: 9.5 Volt * Speaker size: 12centimeter x 2 * Speaker output: 2.5W+2.5W * Power: DC 9.5 Volt (D size batteries x 6) * Included Accessories: * AC Adapter * Music stand * Music book