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I recently got a new Casio keyboard.  The manual says "CTK-4400, WK-240, WK-245".  Not sure exactly which one mine is.
 
This is replacing another keyboard that I had to get rid of because of damage in a move.  I hadn't played in six months because it took that long to get another keyboard.
 
So I got the new keyboard recently, and I figured I could just plug in my existing foot pedal and it would work with my new keyboard, but it does not.  Can you help?  Is something wrong with my new keyboard?
 
Using the sustaining foot pedal is super important to me.  Thanks so much for your help!
 
loveplaying

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Check your pedal with an ohmmeter.  It should read zero ohms when depressed.  It should read infinity when it's not pressed.

 

Any other reading and it's either the wrong type of pedal or else it's defective.

 

BTW, Yamaha pedals will NOT work with Casio Keyboards and vice versa.

 

Gary

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I recently got a new Casio keyboard.  The manual says "CTK-4400, WK-240, WK-245".  Not sure exactly which one mine is.

 

This is replacing another keyboard that I had to get rid of because of damage in a move.  I hadn't played in six months because it took that long to get another keyboard.

 

So I got the new keyboard recently, and I figured I could just plug in my existing foot pedal and it would work with my new keyboard, but it does not.  Can you help?  Is something wrong with my new keyboard?

 

Using the sustaining foot pedal is super important to me.  Thanks so much for your help!

 

loveplaying

 

 

Hi and welcome to the Casio  forums!

What is the brand and model of the pedal you are using? Not all will work with Casios. Also, does it sustain all the time and then not sustain when you press the pedal or does it do nothing at all?

Couple of things to try:

1- Unplug the pedal

2- Turn off the Casio

3- Plug pedal on

4- Turn Casio on - DO NOT TOUCH PEDAL UNTIL IT IS FULLY BOOTED

5- Try it. 

If you need a new pedal, I can confirm the M-Audio SP-2 will work with Casio keyboards. It is $20 and it is a piano style pedal so it feels really nice. 

Please let us know how it works out!

 

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Follow Scott's procedure above to determine why your foot pedal is not working.

 

BUT . . . it is also a good idea to know which model your keyboard is, so that you know whether or not certain items in the manual apply to your specific model.  If your keyboard has 61 keys, then it is a "CTK", but if it has 76 keys, then it is one of the "WK" models.  Also, look toward the upper (right) end of the keyboard.  The model number should be stenciled in large characters on the case just above the keys.

 

Good luck with getting your pedal to work !

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  • 3 years later...

Hello !

I got Casio CTK-4400 and i bought a sustain pedal named  M-Audio SP-2.It is working but when i go from a note to the next one theres a bad sound.

For example when i play B chord and then A# it makes a sound like i play both notes together.Can someone help me?I bought this keyboard like 5 months ago and i do not want my money to go useless

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