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GUIDELINES LAID DOWN BY FCC RULES FOR USE OF THE UNIT IN THE U.S.A. (not applicable to other areas). NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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Introduction ❐ 100 tones • Choose from among orchestral sounds, synthesized sounds, and more. ❐ 100 rhythms • 100 versatile rhythms help to add plenty of life to all your keyboard performances. ❐ Auto Accompaniment • Simply play a chord and the corresponding rhythm, bass and chord parts play automatically. ❐ 100-Built-in Tunes • A wide selection of favorites including “ODE TO JOY” and “JINGLE BELLS” is yours for your listening enjoyment or play along fun.
Contents Safety Precautions ................ E-1 Auto Accompaniment ......... E-18 Selecting a Rhythm ................................ E-18 Introduction ........................... E-5 Care of your keyboard .......... E-5 Contents ................................. E-6 General Guide ........................ E-8 Playing a Rhythm ................................... E-18 Adjusting the Tempo ............................... E-19 Using Auto Accompaniment ................... E-19 Using a Fill-in Pattern ........
Contents MIDI ....................................... E-30 What is MIDI? ........................................ E-30 General MIDI .......................................... E-30 Changing MIDI Settings ......................... E-31 Troubleshooting .................. E-32 Specifications ...................... E-33 Appendix ................................ A-1 Tone List ................................................... A-1 Note Table ................................................
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General Guide 1 MIC VOLUME knob H [+]/[–] buttons • Negative values can be changed only by using [+] and [–] to increase and decrease the displayed value. 2 Power indicator 3 MAIN VOLUME buttons I Number buttons/Chord specification buttons • For input of numbers to change displayed settings. • For input of chord specification data when using the Chord Book.
General Guide Using the Display 2 3 4 5 1 11 10 6 9 8 7 1. An indicator appears next to the type of setting you are currently performing (TONE, RHYTHM, SONG). 2. Tone number, rhythm number, song number, keyboard settings value 3. Rhythm, auto-accompaniment, tune beats 4. Tone name, rhythm name, song name, mode name, keyboard settings name 5. Musical staff representation of notes and chords you play on the keyboard. A pedal indicator ( ) appears when the keyboard’s pedal is depressed.
Quick Reference A selection of 100 tunes comes built-in for your listening pleasure or play along fun. A simple operation cuts out the melody part or accompaniment part of the tune, allowing you to play along on the keyboard. See “Playing a Built-in Tune” on page E-22 for details on playing along with tunes. 1 2 4 Example: To select “68 ODE TO JOY”, input 6 and then 8. Set the POWER/MODE switch to NORMAL. Use the MAIN VOLUME buttons to lower the keyboard volume to a relatively low level.
6 Press the RIGHT ON/OFF button to turn off the right-hand melody part and try playing along on the keyboard. • The display’s graphic keyboard and fingering indicators show you the melody notes to play. 7 Press the RIGHT ON/OFF button again to turn the melody part back on. • You can also turn the accompaniment part on and off by pressing the LEFT ON/OFF button. 8 9 Press the STOP button to stop playback of the tune.
Power Supply This keyboard can be powered by current from a standard household wall outlet (using the specified AC adaptor) or by batteries. Always make sure you turn the keyboard off whenever you are not using it. Using batteries Always make sure you turn off the keyboard before loading or replacing batteries. To load batteries 1 2 Remove the battery compartment cover. Load 6 AA-size batteries into the battery compartment. • Make sure that the positive (+) and negative (–) ends are facing correctly.
Power Supply CAUTION Using the AC Adaptor To power the keyboard from an AC outlet, you need an AC adaptor and a size M Adaptaplug TM (neither supplied, available at your local RadioShack store or online www.RadioShack.com). CAUTION You must use a class 2 AC power source that supplies 9V DC and delivers at least 800 mA. Its center tip must be set to negative and its plug must fit the keyboard’s DC 9V jack. Using an adaptor that does not meet these specifications could damage the keyboard or the adaptor.
Connections [Connection Example] Phones/Output Jack Before connecting phones or other external equipment, be sure to first turn down the volume settings of the keyboard and the connected equipment. You can then adjust volume to the desired level after connections are complete.
Basic Operations This section provides information on performing basic keyboard operations. 3 Use the number buttons to input the two digit tone number for the tone you want to select. Example: To select “26 WOOD BASS”, input 2 and then 6 . Playing the Keyboard To play the keyboard 1 2 Set the POWER/MODE switch to NORMAL. Use the MAIN VOLUME buttons to lower the keyboard volume. • It’s always a good idea to set the keyboard volume at a relatively low level before playing.
Basic Operations Percussion sounds Example: 99 PERCUSSION This tone assigns various percussion sounds to the keyboard. See the “Percussion Instrument List” on page A-6 for full details. 2 3 Turn on the microphone’s ON/OFF switch. Use the MIC VOLUME knob to adjust microphone volume to the level you want. Sound Effect Tones With sound effect tones 77 through 79, the type of sound produced depends on the octave where the key you press is located.
Auto Accompaniment RHYTHM POWER/MODE START/STOP Number buttons TEMPO This keyboard automatically plays bass and chord parts in accordance with the chords you finger. The bass and chord parts are played using sounds and tones that are automatically selected to select the rhythm you are using. All of this means that you get full, realistic accompaniments for the melody notes you play with your right hand, creating the mood of an one-person ensemble.
Auto Accompaniment 3 Adjusting the Tempo Play a chord. • The actual procedure you should use to play a chord depends on the current POWER/MODE switch position. Refer to the following pages for details on chord play. You can adjust the tempo of rhythm play within a range of 20 to 255 beats per minute. The tempo setting is applied to Auto Accompaniment chord play, and song bank operations. CONCERT CHORD ........ This page FINGERED .......................
Auto Accompaniment Chord Types CONCERT CHORD accompaniment lets you play four types of chords with minimal fingering. Chord types NOTE • The accompaniment keyboard can be used for playing chords only. No sound will be produced if you try playing single melody notes on the accompaniment keyboard. Example Major chords Major chord names are marked above the keys of the accompaniment keyboard.
Auto Accompaniment Using a Fill-in Pattern 2 Fill-in patterns let you momentarily change the rhythm pattern to add some interesting variation to your performances. NOTE The following procedure describes how to use the Fill-in feature. To insert a fill-in 1 2 Press the START/STOP button to start rhythm play. Press the SYNCHRO/FILL-IN button to insert a fillin pattern for the rhythm you are using.
Playing a Built-in Tune A selection of 100 tunes comes built-in for your listening enjoyment or play along fun. You can turn off the left-hand or right-hand part to practice with the remaining part, and the display even shows you what keys to press and which fingers you should use. Playing Back a Tune NOTE • “00 MY HEART WILL GO ON (“TITANIC” THEME)” is the initial default tune setting whenever you turn on keyboard power.
Playing a Built-in Tune To pause a tune play 1 While a tune is playing, press the PLAY/PAUSE button to pause it. The indicator “ II ” appears while a tune play is paused. NOTE • Each time you select a new tune, the tone, tempo, and rhythm that is programmed for the tune are automatically selected. You can change a tune’s tone and tempo during playback, but you cannot change the rhythm. • You can also adjust the accompaniment volume (page E-21) for tunes 00 through 80.
Playing a Built-in Tune NOTE • Pressing both the [왖] and [왔] TEMPO buttons at the same time returns the tempo setting to the preset value for the currently selected tune. • The tunes 81 through 99 are arranged so their tempos change part way through the tunes. If you use the above procedure to change the tempo setting while one of these tunes is playing, however, the tempo you set is used for the entire tune without any change part way through.
Playing a Built-in Tune 3 Press the PLAY/PAUSE button to start play of the Tune. • Only the part (melody or accompaniment) that is turned on is played, so you can play the other part on the keyboard. Applause Sound Whenever you turn off the left hand or right hand part of a tune and play it back, an applause sound is produced when the tune reaches the end. To turn off the applause sound 1 • The keys you should press are indicated on the display’s graphic keyboard.
Using the Chord Book Chord specification buttons CLEAR The Chord Book feature of this keyboard makes it possible for you to look up information about chords quickly and easily. Simply input the name of the chord and the keyboard keys you should press, the fingers you should use, and the notes that make up the chord appear on the display along with the chord name.
Using the Chord Book Looking Up a Chord Using the Chord Book 1 2 Press the CHORD BOOK button to enter the Chord Book mode. Press the CLEAR button. • This step is necessary to clear any previously input chord name. 3 If the chord name you plan to input is a non-major chord, use the chord specification buttons to specify the chord type. • Chord types are indicated by the small letters above the chord specifications buttons. • Non-major chords include minor, seventh, sustained, etc. chords.
Using the Chord Book Chord Name Modifier Keys Chord Type major minor aug sus 4 dim Symbol and Name Reference Chord Type Modifier Key Symbol and Name 7sus 4 C7sus4 (C seventh sus fourth) add 9 Cadd9 (C add ninth) m add 9 Cm add9 (C minor add ninth) 7th-5 Cs7-5 (C seventh flat five) dim7 Cdim7 (C diminished seventh) Reference Modifier Key C (C major) Cm (C minor) Caug C+5 (C augmened) Csus4 (C sustained forth) C7 5 Cdim C° (C diminished) NOTE 7th C7 (C seventh) M7 CM7 (C major
Keyboard Settings Transposing the Keyboard Transpose lets you raise and lower the overall key of the keyboard in semitone units. If you want to play an accompaniment for a vocalist who sings in a key that’s different from the keyboard, for example, simply use transpose to change the key of the keyboard. To transpose the keyboard 1 2 Press the TRANSPOSE/TUNE/MIDI button until the transpose screen appears on the display. Use [+] and [–] to change the transpose setting of the keyboard.
MIDI What is MIDI? The letters MIDI stand for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which is the name of a worldwide standard for digital signals and connectors that makes it possible to exchange musical data between musical instruments and computers (machines) produced by different manufacturers. MIDI Connections MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI OUT NOTE ON/OFF This message sends data when a key is pressed (NOTE ON) or released (NOTE OFF).
MIDI Changing MIDI Settings This keyboard lets you change the settings of two MIDI parameters: TONE MAP and KEYBOARD CHANNEL.
Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause 1. Power supply problem. No keyboard Sound 2. Power is not turned on. 3. Volume setting is too low. 4. The POWER/MODE switch is in the CONCERT CHORD or FINGERED position. Any of the following symptoms while using battery power.
Specifications Model: MD-992 Keyboard: 61 standard-size keys, 5 octaves Tones: 100 Polyphony: 12 notes maximum (6 for certain tones) Auto Accompaniment Rhythm Patterns: Tempo: Chords: Rhythm Controller: Accomp Volume: 100 Variable (236 steps, = 20 to 255) 2 fingering methods (CONCERT CHORD, FINGERED) START/STOP, SYNCHRO/FILL-IN 0 to 9 (10 steps) 100 PLAY/PAUSE, STOP, REW, FF, LEFT ON/OFF (ACCOMP), RIGHT ON/OFF (MELODY) Built-in Tunes: Controllers: Display Name display: Tempo: Chord: Fingering: Son
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Appendix Tone List PIANO 00 PIANO 1 01 PIANO 2 02 HONKY-TONK 03 STUDIO PIANO 04 ELEC PIANO 1 05 ELEC PIANO 2 06 ELEC PIANO 3 07 ELEC PIANO 4 08 HARPSICHORD 09 CLAVELECTRO ORGAN 10 ELEC ORGAN 1 11 ELEC ORGAN 2 12 ELEC ORGAN 3 13 ELEC ORGAN 4 14 CHURCH ORGAN 15 PIPE ORGAN 16 REED ORGAN 17 ACCORDION 18 BANDONEON 19 HARMONICA GUITAR/BASS 20 GUT GUITAR 21 ACOUS GUITAR 22 JAZZ GUITAR 23 ELEC GUITAR 24 MUTE GUITAR 25 DIST GUITAR 26 WOOD BASS 27 ELEC BASS 28 SLAP BASS 29 BANJO STRINGS/ENSEMBLE 30 VIOLIN 31 CELLO 32
Appendix Note Table (1) (2) (3) (4) (1) (2) (3) (4) (1) (2) (3) 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 A A A A A A A A A A 000 001 003 002 004 005 008 009 006 007 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 A A A A A A A A A A 016 017 018 015 019 104 020 021 023 022 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 (1) (2) (3) (4) (1) (2) (3) (4) (1) (2) (3) 12 12 6 6 12 12 6 6 12 12 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 (1): (2): (3): (4): 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 A A A A A C A A A A 064 065 066, 067 068 071 072 073 074, 079 075
Appendix • See the illustration below for a description of range types (A through E). • Corresponding General MIDI numbers are General MIDI numbers in effect when the tone map setting is “G”. A=440Hz Range Type C-1 C0 A0 C1 A1 C2 A2C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 G9 A (Standard type) B*1 Low pitch instruments C*2 “55 PICCOLO” only D (Sound Effect) E (SPLIT) No scale for tones. Scale changes in accordance with tone. ........Range of keyboard play ........
Appendix Fingered Chord Chart This table shows the left-hand fingerings (including inverted forms) for a number of often-used chords. These fingering indications also appear on the keyboard’s display. Chords marked with asterisk (*) cannot be played in the Fingered Mode on this keyboard.
Appendix Chord Root Type C C (D ) aug sus4 7 sus4 m add9 m M7 7-5 add9 [5, 3, 1] [5, 2, 1] [5, 3, 2, 1] [4, 3, 2, 1] [5, 3, 2, 1] [5, 3, 2, 1] [4, 3, 2, 1] [5, 3, 1] [5, 2, 1] [5, 3, 2, 1] [4, 3, 2, 1] [5, 3, 2, 1] [5, 3, 2, 1] [4, 3, 2, 1] [5, 3, 1] [5, 2, 1] [5, 3, 2, 1] [4, 3, 2, 1] [5, 3, 2, 1] [5, 3, 2, 1] [4, 3, 2, 1] [5, 3, 1] [5, 2, 1] [5, 3, 2, 1] [4, 3, 2, 1] [5, 3, 2, 1] [5, 3, 2, 1] [4, 3, 2, 1] [5, 3, 1] [5, 2, 1] [5, 3, 2, 1] [4, 3, 2, 1] [5, 3, 2,
Appendix Percussion Instrument List • PERCUSSION (tone 99) assigns 39 percussion sound to the keyboard as illustrated below. The sound assigned to each key are indicated above the keyboard. * No sound is produced when the keys in this range are pressed.
Appendix Rhythm List POPS I 00 CLUB POP 01 VOCAL POP 02 RAP POP 03 FUNKY POP 1 04 SOUL BALLAD 05 POP BALLAD 06 LOVE BALLAD 07 FUNKY POP 2 08 EPIC BALLAD 09 LITE POP POPS II 10 16 BEAT SHFL 11 16 BEAT POP 12 16 BEAT FUNK 13 8 BEAT POP 14 8 BEAT SOUL 15 8 BEAT SHFL 16 DANCE POP 1 17 DANCE POP 2 18 POP FUSION 19 FOLKIE POP ROCK I 20 ROCK WALTZ 21 SLOW ROCK 1 22 SLOW ROCK 2 23 SOFT ROCK 1 24 SOFT ROCK 2 25 SOFT ROCK 3 26 POP ROCK 1 27 POP ROCK 2 28 50’S ROCK 29 60’S SOUL ROCK II 30 4 BEAT ROCK 31 ROCK 32 HEAVY
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Limited One-Year Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workman-ship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers.
