Radio Shack MD-1210 User Manual

MD-1210 MIDI Keyboard

Owner’s Manual

Please read before using this equipment.

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Contents

Features ................................................................................................................... 4

The FCC Wants You to Know ............................................................................. 5

Preparation .............................................................................................................. 6

Connecting Power .............................................................................................. 6

Connecting Headphones .................................................................................... 7

Connecting an External Amplifier ....................................................................... 7

Using the Sheet Music Stand ............................................................................. 7

A Quick Look at Your Keyboard ............................................................................ 8

Operation ................................................................................................................. 8

Basic Operation .................................... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ............................. 8

Playing the Demonstration Tunes ...................................................................... 9

Using the Preset Tones ...................................................................................... 9

Using the Drum Pads ....................................................................................... 11

Using Reverb .................................................................................................... 11

Using Split ........................................................................................................ 11

Using Layer ...................................................................................................... 12

Using Split and Layer Together ........................................................................ 12

Using the Preset Auto-Rhythms ....................................................................... 13

Using Auto Accompaniment ............................................................................. 15

Using the Mixer ................................................................................................. 18

Using the Custom T one Synthesizer ................................................................ 20

Using the Registration Memory ........................................................................ 23

Special Features ....... ....... ...... ...... .............................................. ...... ....... ...... ...... .. 24

Changing Keys ................................................................................................. 24

Tuning the Keyboard ........................................................................................ 25

Using Touch Response ..................................................................................... 25

Changing Auto Power Off ................................................................................. 25

Using Pitch Bend .............................................................................................. 26

Using a Sustain Pedal ...................................................................................... 26

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Contents

Using the Memory ................................................................................................. 27

Real-Time Recording ....................................................................................... 27

Playing Back from Memory .............................................................................. 29

Step Recording ................................................................................................. 29

Recording Multiple Tracks ................................................................................ 31

Editing Memory Contents ................................................................................. 33

Using MIDI ............................................................................................................. 34

About MIDI ......................................................................... ...... ....... ...... ........... 35

Making the MIDI Connections .......................................................................... 35

MIDI Data ......................................................................................................... 35

Changing MIDI Settings ................................................................................... 37

Dumping/Importing Data .................................................................................. 38

Notes About the MIDI Implementation Chart .................................................... 39

Troubleshooting ...................................................................... ................... ........... 40

Care ...................................... ....... ............................................. ....... ...... ...... ..... 41

Appendix ............................................................................................................... 42

Note Table ........................................................................................................ 42

Drum Assignment List ...................................................................................... 44

Fingered Chord Chart ........................ ....... ...... ....... ...... ..................................... 45

MIDI Implementation Chart .................................................................................. 46

Specifications ....................................................................................................... 47

3Contents

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Features

Your RadioShack MIDI Keyboard is a
state-of-the-art musical instrument that
offers you a vast array of sounds. You
can choose from 200 different musical
instruments or sound effects and 100
rhythms, as well as a utom ati c ac co mpa ­niments and percussion sounds.

Your keyboard also includes a MIDI
(Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
feature, which lets you connect it to oth­er MIDI-equipped musical instruments
or devices — eve n your personal com­puter.

This versatile keyboard can provide
hours of fun and is i dea l for anyone who
wants to make music, from the begi nner
to the experienced musician.

Note:

The keyboard conforms to most,
but not all, General MIDI spe cifications.
Because of this, you might experience
some incompatibility when using the
keyboard with ano the r Ge ner al MIDI de­vice. For more information, see “Using
MIDI” on Page 34.

Your keyboard’s features include:

24-Note Polyphonic Sound

play and hear up to 24 notes at the
same time, so y ou ca n p lay o r c rea te al­most any type of music.

Synthesizer Function

ate up to 32 of your own original tones.

Memory

record up to 2 songs, 6 tracks, and
4,900 notes. The recording remains
stored even while the keyboard is off.

Large LCD Music Information Dis play

— shows you the notes and chords as

— lets you set the keyboard to

— lets you

— lets you cre-

you play them, along with the current
tone, rhythm, and tempo. The displ ay’s
built-in backl igh t m ak es i t e as y to r ead i t
even in dim light.

Two Built-In Stereo Bass-Reflex
Speakers

keyboard can produce and hear the
sound you create.

Registration Memory

up to 32 different setups of the key­board’s controls , letting you ins tantly re­call them when you need them.

Drum Pads

gardless of the keyboard’s tone setting.

61 Full-Sized Keys

of a fine musical instrument.

Touch Response

volume varies in re spon se to th e force of
your touch, just like an acoustic piano or
organ, so you can add emotion to your
music.

Pitch Bender Wheel

notes by altering t heir pitch, cr eating re­alistic effects for tones s uch as reed in­struments or guitar tones.

200 Tones

board to sound like anything from a
harpsichord to a honky-tonk piano. You
can even create your own tones with the
custom tone synthesizer feature.

100 Auto-Rhythms

beat for many styles of music, from
rhumba to rock.

Headphones/Output Jack

connect headphones so you can play
without disturbing oth ers, or an external

— let you feel the bass your

— lets you st ore

— play drum sounds re-

— provide the feel

— the keyboard’s

— lets you bend

— you can set your key-

— provide a ste ady

— lets you

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Features

amplifier so you can play for a crowd
(neither supplied).

tion or 3- to 8-measure ending to the
selected auto-rhythm.

Assignable Jack

sustain pedal (not supplied) to the key­board so you can sus tain or soften y our
keyboard’s sound, o r start/sto p an auto­rhythm.

Tune Control

pitch of your keyboard so you can play
in tune with other instruments.

Transpose Function

stantly change the key of the music,
even while you are playing.

Tempo Control

slow down the tempo of any selected
music pattern.

Fill-In Rhythm

variation into any auto-rhythm.

Auto Accompaniment

matically play a pr eset harmo nic patter n
to match the selected auto-rhythm.

Reverb

to the sound.

Layer Function

board to play two differe nt tones at the
same time, giving your music a “layered”
effect.

Split Function

sounds for the low-end and high-end
keys.

— lets you add depth and space

— lets you connect a

— lets you adjust the

— lets you in-

— lets you spe ed up o r

— lets you insert a short

— lets you auto-

— lets you set the key-

— lets you use different

MIDI In/Out Jacks

the keyboard to another MIDI- equipped
device.

Two Power Options

the keyboard from internal batter ies (n ot
supplied) or standard AC power (with an
optional adapter) , so you c an make m u­sic almost anywhere.

Note:

This Owner’s Manual explains
how to use this electronic keyboard. It
does not teach music.

— let you connect

— let you power

THE FCC WANTS YOU TO
KNOW

This equipment compl ies with the limits
for a Class B dig ital device as speci fied
in Part 15 of
provide reasonable protection against
radio and TV interference in a residential
area. However, your equipment might
cause TV or radio interference even
when it is operating properly. To elimi­nate interference, you can try one or
more of the following corrective mea­sures:

• reorient or relocate the receiving
antenna

• increase the distance between the
equipment and the radio or TV

FCC Rules

. These limits

Mixer Function

keyboard sound multiple tones for auto
accompaniment, memory playback, or
to play MIDI data received fr om another
MIDI device.

Automatic Intro/Ending Rhythm

you can set the keyboard so it automati­cally adds a 3- to 8-measure introduc-

— lets you make the

—

• use outlets on di fferent ele ctr i ca l c ir­cuits for the keyboar d and the radio
or TV.

Consult your local RadioShack store if
the problem still exists.

You must use shielded interface cables
with this equipment.

5Features

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Preparation

Note:

To connect a MIDI device to your
keyboard, see “Making the MIDI Connec­tions” on Page 35. To connect a sustain
pedal, see “Using a Sustain Pedal” on
Page 26.

CONNECTING POWER

You can power yo ur keyboard using in­ternal batteries or with standard AC
power using an optional AC adapter

tom of the keyboard, pull up the
cover to remove it.

2. Place the batteries in the compart­ment as indicated by the polarity
symbols (+ and –) marked below the
compartment.

3. Replace the cover.

When the keyboard stops operating
properly, replace the batteries.

Notes

:

• Connecting an AC or DC adapter
automatically disc onnects any inter­nal batteries.

• Always disconnect the AC or DC
adapter when you finish using the
keyboard.

Using Batteries

Your keyboard can use six D batteries
(not supplied) for power. For the best
performance and longest life, we rec om ­mend RadioShack alkaline batteries.

Cautions:

• Use only fresh batteries of the
required size and recommended
type.

• Do not mix old and new batteries,
different types of batteries (stan­dard, alkaline, or rechargeable), or
rechargeable batteries of different
capacities.

Follow these steps to install batteries.

1. While pressing the tabs on the bat ­tery compartment cov er on the bot-

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Preparation

Warning:

promptly and properly. Do not burn or
bury them.

Caution:

keyboard with batteries for a week or
more, remove the batteries. Batteries
can leak chemicals that can destroy
electronic parts.

Dispose of old batteries

If you do not plan to use the

Using AC Power

You can power the keyboard using a 9V,
1200-mA AC adapter and a size M
Adaptaplug™ adapter (neither sup­plied). Both are available at your local
RadioShack store.

Cautions:

You must use a Class 2
power source that s upplies

!

9V DC and delivers at least
1200 mA. Its center tip m ust be set
to negative and its plug must fit the
keyboard's
adapter that does not meet these
specifications could damage the
keyboard or the adapter.

• Always connect the AC adapter to
the keyboard before you connect it

DC 9V

jack. Using an

to AC power. When you finish, dis­connect the adapt er from AC power
before you disconnect it from the
keyboard.

Listening Safely

To protect your hearing, follow these
guidelines when you use headphones.

Follow these steps to connect an AC
adapter to the keyboard.

1. Set the DC adapter ’s voltage switch
to 9V.

2. Insert the Adaptaplug adapter into
the adapter’s cord so it reads – TIP.

3. Connect the AC adapter’s barrel
plug to the
the keyboard.

4. Plug the AC adapter’s other end into
a standard AC outlet.

DC 9V

jack on the back of

DC 9V

CONNECTING
HEADPHONES

To listen to your keyboard without dis­turbing others, you can connect an op­tional pair of stereo headpho nes with a

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/4-inch (6.35-mm) plug. Your local Ra­dioShack store s ells a wide se lection of
headphones. Insert the headphones’
plug into the
the back of the keyboard.

PHONES/OUTPUT

jack on

• Set the volume to the low est setting
before you begin liste ning. A fter you
begin listening, adjus t the volume to
a comfortable level.

• Do not listen at extr emely high vol­ume levels. Extended high-volume
listening can lead to permanent
hearing loss.

• Once you set the volume, do not
increase it. Over time, your ears
adapt to the volum e level, so a vol­ume level that does not cause dis­comfort might still damage your
hearing.

CONNECTING AN
EXTERNAL AMPLIFIER

To amplify your keyboard’s sound, you
can connect it to an optional external
amplifier using an a udio c able with a
inch (6.35-mm) plug (not supplied). To
connect an external amplifier to your
keyboard, insert the cable’s plug into the

PHONES/OUTPUT

the keyboard, and connect the cable’s
other end to the amplifi er’s input jack(s)
(such as AUX IN or TAPE IN).

Your local Radi oShack store sells a f ull
line of amplifiers, speakers, and cables.

jack on the back of

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/4-

PHONES/
OUTPUT

Note

: Connecting headphones discon-

nects the keyboard’s built-in speakers.

USING THE SHEET MUSIC
STAND

To easily view sheet music while playing
your keyboard, inser t the s upplied s heet
music stand into the slot on the top back
panel.

7Preparation

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A Quick Look at Your Keyboard

100
RHYTHMS
List

Speaker

PITCH
BEND

POWER

MODE

ACCOMP
VOLUME

TEMPO

VOLUME

START/
STOP

STEP

INTRO

MEMORY

MIXER

VARIATION/
FILL-IN

NORMAL/
FILL-IN

LAYER

SYNTH

REVERB

SYNCHRO/
ENDING

ONE TOUCH
PRESET

REGISTRATION
Buttons

BANK

CHORD
Buttons

TRANSPOSE/
TUNE/MIDI

STORE

SPLIT

DEMO

RHYTHM

TOUCH

RESPONSE

TONE

Number
Keys

+/–

200

TONES

List

Speaker

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Operation

BASIC OPERATION

1. Slide

VOLUME

Important:

age, always set the keyboard’s vol­ume to

MIN

2. To turn on the keyboard, press

POWER

. The POWER indicator

lights and the display turns on.

Note:

To s ave power, the keyboard

automatically turns off after about 6

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MIN

to

(minimum).

To prevent hearing dam­ before you turn it on.

A Quick Look at Your Keyboard

minutes if you do not press a key. To
turn on the keyboard again, press

POWER

. To cancel auto power off,
see “Cancell ing Auto Pow er Off” on
Page 9.

3. Slide

4. Slide

MODE

VOLUME

NORMAL

to

toward

.

MAX

slightly

and begin playing the keyboard.

Notes:

• The keyboard automatically se-

lects the tone GRAND PIANO

(No. 000) when you turn the
power on. Each time you turn it
on after that, it selects the last
selected tone. To select a differ­ent tone, see “Using the Preset
Tones”.

• To select an auto-rhythm, see
“Using the Preset Auto-Rhythms”
on Page 13 .

dle row shows the
minute, the

ing

and the

treble and bass clef s

The
the display show th e notes a s they play.
The bar graph shows the
each of the 16 ch annels (see “Using th e
Mixer” on Pa ge 18). The
bottom of the display sho ws the lo catio n
of the keys being pressed.

number of t he mea sur e pl ay­beat count

tempo

in beats per

in each me asure.

to the right of

sound level

keyboard

at the

on

• To p lay auto a cc om pan im ent, s ee
“Using Auto Accompaniment” on
Page 15.

5. Slide
increase the sound level or toward

MIN

6. To turn off the keyboard, press

POWER

the keyboard’s display turn off.

VOLUME

to decrease it.

. The POWER indicator and

toward

MAX

to

Cancelling Auto Power Off

To have the keyboard not automatically
turn off during a session, turn on the
keyboard while holding down

The next time you turn the keyb oard off
then back on again, it wil l automatically
turn off after about 6 minutes.

TONE

.

PLAYING THE
DEMONSTRATION TUNES

To showcase its sou nds, your keyboar d
can play two preprogrammed demon­stration tunes. To start the demonstra­tion, press
the first demonstration tune (No. 0). To
select the other tune, press
keypad. The selected tune’s number ap­pears and the tune plays.

demo tune number and

The
pear at the top of the display. T he mid-

DEMO

. The keyboard plays

–or +

Demo

on the

ap-

USING THE PRESET
TONES

Your keyboard can sound like 200 differ­ent musical instruments or sound ef­fects. The name and three-digit number
for each preset tone is listed on the 200
TONES list on the keyboard’s top panel.

Notes:

• The keyboard has 24-note (maxi­mum) polyphonic sound. This
means that you can play up to 24
different notes at the same time with
most of the key bo a rd ’s preset to ne s.
Some of the keyboard’s preset
tones, however, are capable of on ly
12-note polyphony.

• Most tones on this keyboard have
been record ed and p roce ssed usin g
a technique called dig ital sampling.
To ensure a hi gh level of tonal qual­ity, samples are taken in the low,
mid, and high ranges and are then
combined to sound amaz ingly close
to the originals. You might notice
very slight differences in volume or
sound quality for some tones when
you play them at d ifferent positions
on the keyboard. This is an unavoid­able result of multiple sampling and
is not a malfunction.

9Operation

Follow these steps to select and play a
preset tone.

1. Press

TONE

TONE

.

and the current

tone’s number appear.

No. Tone

136 STRINGS PIANO
137 E. PIANO STRINGS

Note:

The first time you turn the
keyboard on, it automatically selects
the tone GRAND PIANO (No. 000).

2. To play a different tone, choose a
preset tone from the 200 TONES list
and enter its three-digit number on
the keypad. As you press the keys,
the selected digits appear.

Notes:

• You can select the next highest or
lowest numbered tone by simply
pressing

+

or – on the keypad.

• The names of tone numbers 000–
127 are marked to the right of the
keyboard’s display. The names for
tone numbers 128–167 appear in
the table below. Memory locations
168 199 are reserved for custom
tones that you create (see “Using
the Custom Tone Synthesizer” on
Page 20).

No. Tone

128 SYNTH PAD 1
129 SYNTH PAD 2
130 OCT PIANO
131 OCT HARP
132 12 STR GUITAR 1
133 JAZZ OCT GUITAR
134 OCT SAXOPHONE
135 TOUCH BASS

138 STEREO PIANO
139 12 STR GUITAR 2
140 BRASS FALL
141 BASS SLIDE
142 FEEDBACK GT
143 PIANO STRINGS
144 ECHO ORGAN
145 ROTARY ORGAN
146 CHORUSED EP
147 STRINGS GT
148 P AD ENS 1
149 P AD ENS 2
150 SEQUENCE 1
151 SEQUENCE 2
152 SYNTH PAD 3
153 SYNTH PAD 4
154 SYNTH PAD 5
155 SYNTH PAD 6
156 SYNTH PAD 7
157 SYNTH PAD 8
158 REVERSE ECHO
159 FAST TREMOLO

167 DRUM SET 1-8

160

–

• Precede a single-digit number

0 0

with

. For example, to select

10

Operation

ELEC PIANO 1 (No. 004), press

0 4

.

• If you enter an incorrect firs t digit,

TONE

press
then enter the correct digit.

to clear your entry,

0

and reverberate. To turn on th e reverb,
repeatedly press
cator appears next to the type of reverb
you want.

HALL

— creates a concert hall effect.

REVERB

until an indi-

• When you select one of the dr um
sets (tone numbers 160–167),
each key plays a different percus­sion sound. See “Drum Assign­ment List” on Page 44.

• The drum set sounds change
when you change the rhythm
number, play back data stored in
memory, or receive MIDI program
change data.

• Tone numbers 168–199 are the
user tone area. See “Using the
Custom Tone Synthesizer” on
Page 20.

3. Play the keyboard to hear the
selected tone and adjust
the desired level.

4. To select a different tone, repeat
Step 2 whil e

TONE

VOLUME

appears.

to

USING THE DRUM PADS

The keyboard has six drum pads that
you can use to play percu ssion sounds
independent of the key board keys . Sim­ply tap on a drum pad to play the per­cussion sound currently assigned to it.

To change the drum pad sounds, use
the mixer function to change the tone
assigned to Channel 10. See “Us ing the
Mixer” on Page 18.

STAGE

small club.

ROOM

To turn off the reverb, r epeatedly press

REVERB

— creates the acoustics of a

— adds the acoustics of a studio.

until the indicator disappears.

USING SPLIT

The SPLIT feature lets y ou play two dif­ferent tones on opposite ends of the
keyboard, so the l ow-end keys pl ay one
tone, and the high- end keys play anoth­er. Follow these steps to use SPLIT.

1. Press

2. Enter the three-digit number for the

3. Press

4. Enter the three-digit number for the

5. Hold down

TONE

.

tone you want the high-end ke ys to
play.

SPLIT

. The SPLIT indicator

appears.

tone you want the low-end keys to
play.

SPLIT

, and press the key
where you want the hi gh-end tones
to begin. The selected key’s name
appears.

For example, if you set the split
point to be F below middle C,
appears.

F3

USING REVERB

The REVERB feature creates ambiance
effects by causing the sound to linger

Note:

You can change the split point

at any time.

6. Play both the low and high-end keys
to hear the selected split tones.

11Operation

To select a different low- end tone, e nter
the three-digit numb er for the new low­end tone while the SPLIT indicator ap­pears. To select a different high-end
tone, press

SPLIT

to turn off its indicator,
then enter the three-digit numbe r for the
new high-end tone. Then press

SPLIT

again so the SPLIT indicator appears.

three-digit number for the new base
tone. Then press

LAYER

again so the

LAYER indicator appear s.
To cancel LAYER, repeatedly press

LAYER

until its indicator disappears.

Notes:

To cancel SPLIT play, r epeatedly press

SPLIT

until its indicator disappears.

Notes:

• If SPLIT is on when you turn off the
keyboard, SPLIT will still be on the
next time you turn on the keyboard.

• When you turn on SPLIT, the last
selected settings appear.

USING LAYER

The keyboard lets you play two different
preset tones at the same tim e, creating
a “layered effect” when you press one
key. The firs t tone you select when us­ing LAYER is called the
the second tone is called the

1. Press

TONE

.

2. Enter the three-digit number for the
base tone then press

LAYER

indicator appears.

3. Enter the three-digit number for the
layer tone.

4. Play the keyboard to hear the
selected layered tones.

base tone

layer tone

LAYER

and

. The

• If LAYER is on when you turn off the
keyboard, LAYER will still be on the
next time you turn on the keyboard.

• When you turn on LAYER, the previ­ous tone settings appear.

USING SPLIT AND LAYER
TOGETHER

You can combine the SPLIT and LAYER
features, so you can play one layered
combination of tones on the low-end
keys and another on the high-end keys.

1. If the SPLIT or LAYER indicator is
on, press

SPLIT

off.

2. Enter the number for the high-end

.

base tone on the keypad.

3. Repeatedly press
SPLIT indicator appears.

4. Enter the number for the low-end
base tone.

5. Repeatedly press
SPLIT indicator disappears.

6. Repeatedly press
LAYER indicator appears.

or

LAYER

SPLIT

SPLIT

LAYER

to turn it

until the

until the

until the

To select a different layer tone, enter the
three-digit number for the new layer tone
while the LAYER indicator appears. To
select a different base to ne, press

ER

to turn off its indicator, then enter the

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LAY-

Operation

7. Enter the number of the layered
tone for the high-end keys.

8. Press

SPLIT

. The SPLIT indicator

appears.

9. Enter the number of the layered
tone for the low-end keys.

10. If desired, hold down
press the key where you want the
high-end tones to begin.

11. Play the keyboard to hear the
selected tones.

To cancel the SPLIT/LAYER combina­tion, press each button so both the
SPLIT and LAYER indicators disappear.

SPLIT

then

Selecting/Playing
an Auto-Rhythm

1. Press
name and number of the current
auto-rhythm appears.

Note:

selects the rhythm CLUB POP (No.

00) when you turn the power on.
Each time you turn it on afte r that, it
selects the last selected rhythm.

RHYTHM

The keyboard automatically

.

RHYTHM

and the

USING THE PRESET
AUTO-RHYTHMS

Your keyboard has 100 preset auto­rhythms that provide a steady beat for
your music. The name and two-digit
number of each preset auto-rhythm is
listed 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 Auto­Rhythm”)

• synchronize the start of a rhythm
with your music (see “Using SYN­CHRO” on Page 14)

• start a rhythm with a special intro­duction (see “Using INTRO” on
Page 14)

• briefly vary the pattern of a rhythm
(see “Using FILL-IN” on Page 14)

• stop a rhythm with a s pecial ending
(see “Using ENDING” on Page 14)

• play an alternate vers ion (variation)
of a rhythm (see “Using VARIA­TION” on Page 14 )

2. To select a different rhythm, choose
an auto-rhythm from the 100
RHYTHMS list and enter its two­digit number on the keypad. Or,
repeatedly press
the next higher or lower numbered
rhythm.

Notes

:

• Precede a single-digit number

with a 0. For example, p ress
to select 8-BEAT BALLAD 2 (No.

05).

• If you incorrectly enter the first

digit of the rhythm, press
to clear the entry and return to the
last selected auto-rhythm.

3. Set

4. Adjust

5. To change the auto-rhythm speed,

MODE

to

START/STOP

auto-rhythm.

VOLUME

TEMPO

press
tempo setting appears.

Notes

:

• You can adjust the tempo to play

an auto-rhythm from 40 to 255
beats per minute.

+

or – to move to

05

RHYTHM

NORMAL

to start the selected

to the desired level.

▼

or ▲. The current

, then press

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• To qui ckl y sl ow d own o r sp eed up
the tempo, hold down

TEMPO

▼

or ▲.

INTRO

. The introduction pl ays, then the
selected auto-rhythm automatically
starts.

• You can also adjust the tempo b y
first pressing

TEMPO

▼

or ▲, then
entering the desired number of
beats per minute in three digits
(040 to 255), or by holding down
or – on the keypad.

• To reset the tempo to its default
(original) speed, pr ess

TEMPO

▼

or ▲. at the same time.

6. Play the keyboard along with the
auto-rhythm.

7. To s elect a different rhythm, repeat
Steps 1

–

2.

8. To stop the auto-rhythm, press

START/STOP

.

Using SYNCHRO

This feature lets you synchronize the
start of an auto-rhythm with the begin­ning of your music.

After you select and enter an auto­rhythm, press
begin playing the keyboard. The key­board automatically begins to play the
rhythm when you press any key within
the first 1
the keyboard (the fi rst 18 keys from the
left side of the keyboard).

SYNCHRO/ENDING

1

/2 octaves of the lower end of

, then

Using FILL-IN

This feature lets y ou insert a shor t (1- t o
2-measure) variation in the beat pattern

+

of a selected auto-rhythm.
Simply press and release

IN

while the auto-rhythm is playing . The

NORMAL/FILL-

keyboard inserts a 1- to 2-meas ure var i­ation, then the orig inal rhythm automati­cally resumes at th e end of the current
measure.

Using VARIATION

Each of the keyboard’ s 100 pr eset au to­rhythms has a built-in variation (alter­nate) to its normal beat pattern. The
variation differs sligh tly from the normal
rhythm, so it is almost like having two
rhythms in one!

To play the alternate rhythm, press

VARIATION/FILL-IN

continuously at the selected tempo.
To insert the fill- in segment in the alter-

nate rhythm, press
The keyboard adds a 1- to 2-measure
variation in the rhythm.

To return to the normal rhythm, press

NORMAL/FILL-IN

. The variation plays

VARIATION/FILL-IN

.

.

Using INTRO

This feature lets you start the selected
auto-rhythm with a light, 3- to 8-measure
introduction that blends easily into the
selected rhythm.

To start a rhythm with an introduction,
select and enter the rhythm, then pres s

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Operation

To stop the auto-rhythm, press

STOP

.

START/

Using ENDING

To end the se lected rhythm with a spe­cial 3- to 8-measure flourish, press

CHRO/ENDING

while the auto-rhythm is

SYN-

playing, about 3–8 measures before you
want the rhythm to end. The keyboard
plays a special ending, then automati­cally stops the rhythm.

USING AUTO
ACCOMPANIMENT

The 18 keys on th e left side of the key­board with note labels above them are

accompaniment keys

called

Accompaniment

Keyboard

You can set the keybo ard to play three
different types of auto accompaniment
using the accompaniment keys.

Concert Chord

•

chords on the accompaniment k eys
using chord formations of from one
to four notes. The number of keys
you press determines the type of
chord that plays (see “Concert
Chord” on Page 16).

Standard Fingering

•

chords on the accompaniment k eys
using standard chord formations of
three or four notes (see “Standard
Fingering” on Page 16).

Full-Range Chord

•

the melody using the entire key­board while the keyboard plays
accompaniment based on your
auto-rhythm selection.

Notes

:

• You can use the keyboar d’s rhythm

controls (

VARIATION/FILL-IN,

INTRO,NORMAL/FILL-IN,

.

Melody

Keyboard

— lets you play

— lets you play

— lets you play

SYNCHRO/

and

ENDING

) with all three types of auto

accompaniment.

• After you press the auto accompa ni­ment keys while using concert chord
or standard finge ring, the keyboard
plays the same chord until you
press other accomp animent keys to
play a different chord or press

START/STOP

.

Adjusting the Accompaniment
Volume

The keyboard lets you adjust the volume
of your accompanimen t separately from
the overall volume of the keyboard.

1. Press
rent accompaniment volume setting
appears.

2. Within 5 seconds, enter a number
from
on the keypad. The numbers appear
as you press the keys.

Or, press
repeatedly press
next lowest or highest accompani­ment volume setting.

To reset the accomp animent volume to
its default value of 87, press

VOLUME

time.

Note:

terns consist of four parts: chord 1,
chord 2, bass, and rhythm. You c an de­lete any of the parts by using the mixer
function. See “Using the Mixer” on
Page 18.

ACCOMP VOLUME

0 0 0

(softest) to

ACCOMP VOLUME

–

or + to select the

. The cur-

1 2 7

(loudest)

then

ACCOMP

then pres s – and + at the same

The auto-accompaniment pat-

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Concert Chord

1. Set

MODE

CONCERT CHORD

to

.

The concert chord method lets begin­ning keyboard players ea sily select and
play a chord.

The number of accompaniment keys
you press determin es the type of chord
that plays. This chart shows the chord
type that plays when you press one,
two, three, or four accompan iment keys
at the same time.

Number of Keys

Pressed

C DEF GAB C DE F

C DEF GAB C DE F

C D E F G A B C D E F

Chord Type

Major

Minor (m)

Dominant

Seventh (7)

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

3. To start the auto-rhythm before the
auto accompaniment, pr ess

STOP

or

INTRO

.

START/

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

ENDING

.

SYNCHRO/

4. Begin the accompaniment at the
desired interval by pressing the
desired accompa nim ent ke y( s ).

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

5. Adjust the tempo and

VOLUME

to

the desired levels.

6. To change chords without interrupt­ing the rhythm, simply press the
auto accompaniment key(s)
required to form the new chord.

C DEF GAB C DE F

Minor

Seventh

(m7)

The lowest note you play determines the
key of the chor d. F or e xam ple , if th e lo w­est note is C, the keyboard plays a C
chord.

Note:

You can press

any

labeled note(s)
to the right of the lowest note in the
chord to produce a minor, a dominant
seventh, or minor seventh chord.

Follow these steps to start concert chord
auto accompaniment.

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Operation

7. To stop auto accompaniment and
the auto-rhythm, press

START/STOP

Standard Fingering

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

This chart shows the 15 chord types you
can play on your keyboard by using
standard fingering.

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