Electronic Keyboard User Manual

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Music Information Display — shows you the notes and chords as

you play them, along with the current tone, rhythm, and tempo.

Sustain Function — lets you extend the length of a played

note, providing added flexibility as you make music.

Recording/Playback — lets you record your own

tunes and play them back at any time.

Metronome — the keyboard sounds the beat,

making it easy to keep time with the music.

Tempo Controls — let you speed up or slow down

the tempo of any selected music pattern.

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Introduction ......................................................... 2

Connecting Power .............................................. 2

Using Batteries ................................................ 2

Using AC or DC Power .................................... 2

Connecting Headphones ................................. 2

Listening Safely ............................................... 2

Connecting an External Amplifier .................... 2

A Quick Look at Your Keyboard .......................... 3

Operation ............................................................ 4

Basic Operation ............................................... 4

Playing the Prerecorded Tunes ....................... 4

Playing Back a Prerecorded Tune ............... 4

Using DEMO ............................................... 4

Using the Preset Tones ................................... 4

Selecting/Playing a Preset Tone ................. 4

Using the Preset Auto-Rhythms ....................... 4

Selecting/Playing an Auto-Rhythm .............. 4

Using SYNC ................................................. 5

Using FILL-IN ............................................... 5

Using Auto Accompaniment ............................. 5

Single Fingering ........................................... 5

Standard Fingering ...................................... 6

Learning to Play ............................................... 6

Using the Metronome ....................................... 6

Using BEAT ...................................................... 7

Special Features ................................................. 7

Recording ......................................................... 7

Using One-Touch Setting ................................. 7

Using Sustain ................................................... 7

Percussion Pads ................................................. 7

Using a Percussion Pad .................................. 7

Recording/Playing a Percussion Pad Sound ..

Transposing ..................................................... 7

Using MIDI .......................................................... 8

About MIDI ....................................................... 8

Making the MIDI Connections .......................... 8

Troubleshooting .................................................. 9

Care .................................................................... 9

Service and Repair ............................................. 9

The FCC Wants You to Know ............................. 9

Chord Charts ..................................................... 10

Specifications .................................................... 11

Summary of content (12 pages)

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/&723"/+&+"-G[DQCTF YKVJ"/KPK/5K\G"-G[U 42-4059 Music Information Display — shows you the notes and chords as you play them, along with the current tone, rhythm, and tempo. Tempo Controls — let you speed up or slow down the tempo of any selected music pattern. Recording/Playback — lets you record your own tunes and play them back at any time. Metronome — the keyboard sounds the beat, making it easy to keep time with the music.
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+0641&7%6+10 Thank you for purchasing a RadioShack MIDI Keyboard. Your keyboard is state-of-the-art with many exciting features. You can set the keyboard to sound like 50 different musical instruments. To accompany your music, the keyboard has 30 rhythms, as well as auto accompaniments and percussion sounds. ±"016'"±" Introduction This Owner’s Manual explains how to use this electronic keyboard. It does not teach music.
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#"+/2146#06"# To prevent hearing damage, always set the keyboard’s volume to its lowest level before you begin playing it after changing any settings. ±"016'"±" Basic Operation • To remind you to save power during operation, the keyboard automatically sounds a tone about every 5 minutes if you do not press a key. • The keyboard automatically selects the tone Grand PIANO (No. 01) when you turn the power on. To select a different tone, see “Selecting/Playing a Preset Tone” on Page 4.
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. To change the tempo, repeatedly press TEMPO UP or TEMPO DOWN. The current tempo setting appears. ± 6. Play the keyboard along with the autorhythm. 7. To select a different rhythm, repeat Steps 1 and 2. 8. To stop the auto-rhythm, press START/ STOP again. 7UKPI"5;0% This feature lets you synchronize the start of an auto-rhythm with the beginning of your music. After you select and enter an auto-rhythm, press SYNC/FILL-IN. The black dots above the metronome flash to show the keyboard is in a standby mode.
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5VCPFCTF"(KPIGTKPI ±"016'"±" • You do not have to press the key marked with parentheses on the keyboard in the chart to produce a 7, m7, M7, mM7, add9, or madd9 chord. • Although the chart shows only one possible fingering position for each chord, it is possible to play a chord using several different positions. For example, the following three positions produce the same C chord.
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5+0)"$'#6 When the metronome is on, repeatedly press BEAT until you hear the desired beat to adjust it. 9 beats (00, 02–09) are available and can be selected cyclically. The beat number you selected appears. ± 52'%+#."('#674'5 4'%14&+0) You can record a sequence of notes up to 37 notes in length. 1. Press RECORD to start recording. H;9EH: appears. 2. Play the notes you want to record. 3. Press PLAY to play the notes you recorded. FB7O appears. 4. To turn off recording, press RHYTHM, TONE, or SONG.
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75+0)"/+&+ ."%#76+10". • Always turn off power to your keyboard and the other MIDI device before you connect or disconnect MIDI cables. • As you make the cable connections, be sure to align the MIDI cable pins with the matching holes on your keyboard’s MIDI OUT terminal. If you have trouble plugging in the cable, do not force it! You might damage the plug or the instrument. Your keyboard includes a feature called MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface).
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6417$.'5*116+0) If your keyboard is not performing as it should, these suggestions might help. If you still cannot solve the problem, take the keyboard to your local RadioShack store for assistance. 6TQWDNG 2QUUKDNG"%CWUG 4GOGF[ POWER is set to OFF. Set POWER to ON. Volume is turned down. Repeatedly press VOLUME UP to increase the volume. Headphones are connected. Disconnect headphones. Power supply problem. Check the power supply.
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%*14&"%*#465 These tables show the fingering for the chords you play most often.
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Dim inished 52'%+(+%#6+105 Number of Keys ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 49 Polyphonic Sound ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8-note (Max.
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Limited One-Year Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workmanship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers.