Radio Shack MD501 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
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1. To turn on the keyboard, set
POWER
to
ON
.
The POWER indicator lights.
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2. To hear a sample of the keyboard’s
many sounds, play a prerecorded tune
(see “Playing the Prerecorded Tunes” on
Page 4). To make your own music,
simply begin playing the keyboard.
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3. Repeatedly press
VOLUME UP
or
VOLUME DOWN
to increase or decrease
the volume.
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4. To turn off the keyboard, set
POWER
to
OFF
. The POWER indicator turns off.
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You can listen to any of the 50 tunes that
come prerecorded in the keyboard, or you
can turn off a tune’s melody or
accompaniment and then play along on the
keyboard.
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1. Press
SONG
.
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and the number of the
current tune appears.
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2. Choose a tune from the SONGS list and
enter its two-digit number on the keypad.
Or, you can press
+
or
to move to the
next higher or lower numbered tune.
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3. Press
START/STOP
to start playing the
tune.
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You can change the tune by repeating
Step 2 even while a tune is playing. The
new tune immediately begins to play. As
it plays, the display shows:
a “score” to indicate the notes that are
playing (right side of the display)
a “keyboard” to indicate the fingering
and which keys are pressed (bottom
of the display)
the black dots above the metronome
show the beat count in the measure
the chord name (center left of the
display)
4. Use
VOLUME
to adjust the volume as
desired.
5. To change the tempo, repeatedly press
TEMPO UP
or
TEMPO DOWN
. The current
tempo setting appears.
6. To select a different tune, repeat Step 2.
To stop the tune completely, press
START/STOP
.
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To play the prerecorded tunes one by one (in
order from the selected starting point), press
DEMO
. To stop the demo, press
DEMO
again.
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Your keyboard can sound like 50 different
musical instruments. The name and two-digit
number for each preset tone is listed on the
TONES list on the keyboard’s top panel.
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1. Press
TONE
.
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and the current tone’s
number appears.
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2. To play a different tone, choose a preset
tone from the TONES list and enter its
two-digit number on the keypad. As you
press the keys, the selected digits
appear.
Or, you can use
+
or
to move to the
next higher or lower numbered tone.
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3. Play the keyboard to hear the selected
tone and adjust
VOLUME UP
or
VOLUME
DOWN
to the desired level.
4. To select a different tone, repeat Steps 1
and 2.
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Your keyboard has 30 preset auto-rhythms
that provide a steady beat for your music.
The name and two-digit number of each
preset auto-rhythm is listed on the
RHYTHMS list on the keyboard’s top panel.
You can play a preset auto-rhythm on the
keyboard in any of the following ways:
select and play a rhythm (see “Selecting/
Playing an Auto-Rhythm”)
synchronize the start of a rhythm with
your music (see “Using SYNC” on
Page 5)
briefly vary the pattern of a rhythm (see
“Using FILL-IN” on Page 5)
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1. Press
RHYTHM
.
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2. To select a different rhythm, choose an
auto-rhythm from the RHYTHMS list and
enter its two-digit number on the keypad.
Or, repeatedly press
+
or
to move to
the next higher or lower numbered
rhythm.
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3. Press
START/STOP
to start the selected
auto-rhythm.
4. Adjust
VOLUME
to the desired level.
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To prevent hearing damage, always set the
keyboard’s volume to its lowest level before
you begin playing it after changing any settings.
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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.
To select an auto-rhythm, see “Using the
Preset Auto-Rhythms” on Page 4.
To play auto accompaniment, see “Using
Auto Accompaniment” on Page 5.
The keyboard’s volume ranges from 0 (no
sound) to 10 (maximum), and the current
volume level appears on the display. Each
time you turn on the keyboard, the volume
is set to 6.
To quickly return to the default volume
setting of 6, turn the keyboard off then back
on.
Playing Back a Prerecorded Tune
The keyboard always selects the tune
“Canon” (No. 01) each time you turn it on.
Precede a single-digit number with a 0. For
example, to select 06 (“Wiegenlied
(Schubert)”), press 0 6.
If you enter an incorrect first digit,
repeatedly press + or to move to the next
higher or lower numbered tune.
Each tune plays a different preset tone for
the melody.
Using the Preset Tones
The keyboard has 8-note (maximum)
polyphonic sound. This means that you can
play up to 8 different notes at the same time
with most of the keyboard’s preset tones.
Selecting/Playing a Preset Tone
Each time you turn the keyboard on, it
automatically selects the tone Grand
PIANO (No. 01).
Precede a single-digit number with a 0. For
example, to select VIBRAPHONE (No. 06),
press
0 6
.
Selecting/Playing an Auto-Rhythm
Each time you turn on the keyboard, it
automatically selects the rhythm Disco 1
(No. 01).
Precede a single-digit number with a 0. For
example, press 0 5 to select POP WALTZ