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Troubleshooting
board. For details, see “MIDI Data” on
Page 35.
System Real Time — “Clock” is like a
metronome to send the synchronizing
signal.
System real time commands send three
kinds of signals —
start
tells the key-
board to start playing from the begin-
ning,
stop
tells all the synchronized
instruments to stop playing, and
contin-
ue
is similar to start, but it signals the
music to begin at whatever point it was
last stopped.
All Notes Off — This feature is a kind of
panic button: it stops the sounds cur-
rently playing. The keyboard only re-
ceives this message.
Active Sensing — This means the key-
board’s sound turns off in the event the
connection cable to
MIDI IN
terminal is
accidentally disconnected.
Troubleshooting
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.
Trouble
Possible Cause
Remedy
No sound, even if keys
are pressed.
The keyboard has turned
off automatically.
Set MODE to OFF then ON.
Volume is turned down.
Repeatedly press MAIN VOL-
UME
▲
to increase the volume.
Headphones connected.
Disconnect headphones.
Power supply problem.
Check the power supply.
Are battery symbols
(+/–) facing correctly?
Are the batteries fresh?
Is the AC or DC adapter con-
nected properly?
You are pressing too few
accompaniment keys
while MODE is set to FIN-
GERED.
Set MODE to NORMAL or
CONCERT CHORD.
Press 3 or 4 keys to form a
chord while MODE is set to FIN-
GERED.
No sound when con-
nected to an external
amplifier.
Volume is turned down.
Repeatedly press VOLUME
▲
to increase the volume.
Defective connection cord.
Replace the connection cord.
Summary of Contents for MD-1210
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