Radio Shack MIDI Keyboard Owner'S Manual Download Page 11

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Special Features

1. Press 

SONG

, then repeatedly press

LEARNING

 until black dots appear next

to 

21(

 

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 on the left side of the display. 

2. Select a tone from the SONGS list and

enter its two-digit number on the key-
pad.

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 corre-
sponding key on the keyboard to con-
tinue 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 

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 and

a note appears.

Press the correct key to continue learn-
ing. The tune doesn’t play until you
press the correct key.

If you want to play the tune with accompani-
ment in the learning mode, repeatedly press

LEARNING

 until a black dot appears next to

0(/2'<2))

.

If you want to quit the learning mode, repeat-
edly press 

LEARNING

 until the black dot ap-

pears next to 

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.

USING THE METRONOME

To turn on the keyboard’s metronome, press

TONE

 or 

RHYTHM

, then press 

METRO

. The

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

METRO

 again to turn the met-

ronome off.

USING BEAT

When the metronome is on, repeatedly press

BEAT

 until you hear the desired beat to ad-

just it. 9 beats (00, 02

09) are available and

can be selected cyclically. The beat number
you selected appears.

ˆ

Special Features

RECORDING

You can record a sequence of notes up to 37
notes in length.

1. Press 

RECORD

 to start recording.

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 appears. 

2. Play the notes you want to record.

3. Press 

PLAY

 to play the notes you

recorded. 

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 appears. 

4. To turn off recording, press 

RHYTHM

,

TONE

, or 

SONG

.

Note: If the keyboard loses power,
recording is turned off and any recording
you made is erased.

USING ONE-TOUCH 
SETTING

Your keyboard’s one-touch setting feature
lets you automatically play a preset tone to
match a selected auto-rhythm you changed.

1. Press 

RHYTHM

.

2. Enter a two-digit auto-rhythm number.

3. Press 

O.T.S

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 appears.

Summary of Contents for MIDI Keyboard

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Please read before using this equipment MD500 MIDI Keyboard with Mini Size Keys...

Page 2: ...nes 7 Selecting Playing a Preset Tone 7 Using the Preset Auto Rhythms 7 Selecting Playing an Auto Rhythm 7 Using SYNC 8 Using FILL IN 8 Using Auto Accompaniment 8 Single Fingering 8 Standard Fingering...

Page 3: ...with the music Tempo Controls let you speed up or slow down the tempo of any selected music pattern Note This Owner s Manual explains how to use this electronic keyboard It does not teach music THE FC...

Page 4: ...e key board and pull up the cover to remove it 3 Place the batteries in the compartment as indicated by the polarity symbols and marked inside the compartment 4 Replace the cover When the keyboard sto...

Page 5: ...fely To protect your hearing follow these guide lines when you use headphones Set the volume to the lowest setting before you begin listening After you begin listening adjust the volume to a comfortab...

Page 6: ...he keyboard s many sounds play a prerecorded tune see Playing the Prerecorded Tunes on Page 6 To make your own music simply begin playing the keyboard Notes The keyboard automatically selects the tone...

Page 7: ...or lower numbered tune Notes 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...

Page 8: ...1 and 2 USING THE PRESET AUTO RHYTHMS Your keyboard has 30 preset auto rhythms that provide a steady beat for your music The name and two digit number of each pre set auto rhythm is listed on the RHYT...

Page 9: ...keyboard with note labels above them are called ac companiment keys The accompaniment keys you press determine the type of chord that plays You can set the keyboard to play with no ac companiment or t...

Page 10: ...ccompaniment 1 Set POWER to ON 2 Repeatedly press CHORD until a black dot appears next to 1 5 on the left side of the display 3 Select and enter an auto rhythm 4 To start the auto rhythm before your a...

Page 11: ...o quit the learning mode repeat edly press LEARNING until the black dot ap pears next to 1250 USING THE METRONOME To turn on the keyboard s metronome press TONE or RHYTHM then press METRO The metronom...

Page 12: ...u can record any of the available percus sion sounds onto any of the percussion pads This lets you quickly select and play any percussion sound that the keyboard can make Note The keyboard clears any...

Page 13: ...des instructions One MIDI device sends digital instructions representing exactly what is being played on it The other MIDI device receives and translates those instructions then produces or records th...

Page 14: ...ld take it to your local RadioShack store for assistance Trouble Possible Cause Remedy No sound even when the keys are pressed POWER is set to OFF Set POWER to ON Volume is turned down Repeatedly pres...

Page 15: ...14 Chord Charts Chord Charts These tables show the fingering for the chords you play most often Suspended Diminished...

Page 16: ...15 Chord Charts Diminished...

Page 17: ...IRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES EVEN IF RadioShack HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts or t...

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