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The standard fingering method uses 
standard formations of three or more notes, 
and lets the experienced musician play a 
wider variety of accompaniment chords. 

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1. Set 

POWER

 to 

ON

.

2. Repeatedly press 

CHORD

 until a black 

dot appears next to FINGERED on the 
left side of the display.

3. Select and enter an auto-rhythm.

4. To start the auto-rhythm before your auto 

accompaniment, press 

START/STOP

.

Or, to synchronize the start of the 
selected auto-rhythm with your 
accompaniment, press 

SYNC/FILL-IN

5. Begin the accompaniment at the desired 

interval by pressing at least three 
accompaniment keys to play the desired 
chord.

To play a melody along with the 
accompaniment, press any key(s) to the 
right of the accompaniment keys.

6. Adjust 

TEMPO

 and 

VOLUME

 to the 

desired levels.

7. To change chords without interrupting 

the rhythm, simply press the auto 
accompaniment key(s) required to form 
the new chord. The name of the chord 
appears.

8. To stop auto accompaniment and the 

auto-rhythm, press 

START/STOP

.

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Your keyboard’s learning feature lets 
beginning keyboard players easily learn and 
play a prerecorded tune. You can select any 
of the following modes:

• ONE KEY — in this mode, press 

START/

STOP

 and any key to play 

accompaniment and a melody note. The 
note appears.

• WAITING — In this mode, the melody 

does not play until you play a correct 
note. The next note of the tune appears.

• MELODY OFF — in this mode, you can 

play melody with accompaniment.

To play prerecorded tunes:

1. Press 

SONG

, then repeatedly press 

LEARNING

 until black dots appear next 

to ONE KEY on the left side of the 
display. 

2. Select a tone 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.

3. Press 

START/STOP

. The keyboard plays 

the first note of the tune you selected 
and the note appears. Press the 
corresponding key on the keyboard to 
continue learning. The next note you 
need to press appears. The tune will 
continue to play even if you press the 
wrong key.

4. To stop learning, press 

START/STOP

 

again or press 

LEARNING

. If you pressed 

LEARNING

, a black dot appears next to 

WAITING and a note appears. Press the 
correct key to continue learning. The 
tune doesn’t play until you press the 
correct key.

If you want to play the tune with 
accompaniment in the learning mode, 
repeatedly press 

LEARNING

 until a black dot 

appears next to MELODY OFF.

If you want to quit the learning mode, 
repeatedly press 

LEARNING

 until the black 

dot appears next to NORMAL.

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To turn on the keyboard’s metronome, press 

TONE

 or 

RHYTHM

, then press 

METRO

. The 

metronome’s bar swings along with the 
tempo you selected, and the corresponding 
beat appears. Press 

METRO

 again to turn the 

metronome off.

 

 

 

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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.

When you play an aug, 7

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, or dim7 chord, 

the lowest note you play determines the 
root of the chord. Be sure that your 
fingering correctly defines the root you 
want.

Summary of Contents for MD501

Page 1: ...w down the tempo of any selected music pattern 106 065 Introduction 2 Connecting Power 2 Using Batteries 2 Using AC or DC Power 2 Connecting Headphones 2 Listening Safely 2 Connecting an External Ampl...

Page 2: ...g follow these guidelines when you use headphones Set the volume to the lowest setting before you begin listening After you begin listening adjust the volume to a comfortable level Do not listen at ex...

Page 3: ...3 37 11 6 174 1 4 Speaker Speaker POWER...

Page 4: ...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 prese...

Page 5: ...tions see Single Fingering FINGERED Standard Fingering mode This mode lets you play chords on the accompaniment keys using chord formations of from three or more notes The chord name appears on the di...

Page 6: ...til black dots appear next to ONE KEY on the left side of the display 2 Select a tone 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...

Page 7: ...m hi hat open high tom tom and hi hat close at your fingertips To play a percussion pad sound simply press the desired pad at any time The keyboard plays the selected percussion sound once each time y...

Page 8: ...ions then produces or records the sound as it was played on the first device 0 6 100 6 105 To connect your keyboard to another MIDI equipped device you must use a MIDI cable available at your local Ra...

Page 9: ...measures reorient or relocate the receiving antenna increase the distance between the equipment and the radio or TV use outlets on different electrical circuits for the keyboard and the radio or TV Co...

Page 10: ...10 14 465 These tables show the fingering for the chords you play most often Suspended Diminished...

Page 11: ...ply DC 9V Jack PHONE Jack 1 8 Inches 3 5 mm MIDI OUT Jack OUT Power Sources DC 6 C batteries AC 120V 60Hz with AC adapter Vehicle Battery 9V with DC adapter Dimensions HWD 2 15 16 26 15 16 10 9 16 Inc...

Page 12: ...e event of a product defect during the warranty period take the product and the RadioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store RadioShack will at its option un less otherwi...

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