Radio Shack MD-1160 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
11Operation
number keys (between
0
and
9
) or
press
+
or
within 5 seconds.
5. To move to a particular section of a
tune, hold down
REW
or
FF
during
play. The indicator ( or )
appears along with the play indica-
tor ( ). The keyboard sounds a
beep for each measure. When you
have reached the section you want,
release
REW
or
FF
to resume nor-
mal play.
Hint:
You can find the scores for
most of the prerecorded tunes in the
Play Guide for the Prerecorded
Tunes
, supplied with your keyboard.
Refer to this sheet to count the num-
ber of measures to skip.
6. To change the tempo, press
TEMPO
or
. The current tempo setting
appears.
Notes
:
To quickly slow down or speed up
the tempo, hold down
TEMPO
or
.
To reset the tempo to its default
(original) speed, press
TEMPO
and
at the same time.
Tunes 70 to 99 are arranged so
the tempo changes during play.
However, if you select a tempo
other than the default tempo,
those tunes play in the newest
tempo.
7. To temporarily stop playing the tune,
press
PLAY/PAUSE
. To restart, press
PLAY/PAUSE
again.
Playing Along with a
Prerecorded Tune
Follow these steps to have the keyboard
not play the melody of a prerecorded
tune, so you can!
Note:
You can find the scores for most
of the prerecorded tunes in the
Play
Guide for the Prerecorded Tunes
, sup-
plied with your keyboard.
1. Select and enter the tune you want
to play.
2. Press
ON/OFF RIGHT
to turn off the
melody. Press
ON/OFF LEFT
to turn
off the accompaniment.
Notes:
Tunes 70 to 99 are solo tunes.
You can turn off either the right-
hand or left-hand portion, but not
both.
If you select tunes 00 through 69
and turn off both the melody and
accompaniment, the keyboard
plays an obliggato accompani-
ment (a simple background
accompaniment).
3. Press
PLAY/PAUSE
to start play.
4. Adjust the tempo and volume as
desired.
5. Play along with the tune on the key-
board.
Note:
You can turn the melody on or
off by repeating Step 2 even while
the current tune is playing.