Radio Shack LK-1261, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ... 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 otherwise provided by law a correct the defect by product repair without charge for parts and labor b replace the product with one of the same or similar design or c refund the purchase price All replaced parts and products and produc...

Page 2: ...l device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interferenc...

Page 3: ...product is operated incorrectly while ignoring this indication CAUTION This indication stipulates matters that have the risk of causing injury as well as matters for which there is the likelihood of occurrence of physical damage only if the product is operated incorrectly while ignoring this indication Symbol Examples This triangle symbol means that the user should be careful The example at left i...

Page 4: ...r dispose of them by incineration Never mix old batteries with new ones Never mix batteries of different types Do not charge the alkaline batteries Make sure the positive and negative ends of the batteries are facing correctly DANGER Alkaline Batteries Perform the following steps immediately if fluid leaking from alkaline batteries ever gets into your eyes 1 Do not rub your eyes Rinse them with wa...

Page 5: ...Matter Water other liquids and foreign matter such as pieces of metal getting into the product create the risk of fire and electric shock Take the following steps immediately 1 Turn off power 2 If you are using the AC adaptor for power unplug it from the wall outlet 3 Contact your original retailer or local RadioShack store Disassembly and Modification Never try to take this product apart or modif...

Page 6: ...n areas exposed to direct sunlight inside of a vehicle parked in the sun or any other area that subjects the product to high temperatures CAUTION AC Adaptor Misuse of the AC adaptor creates the risk of fire and electric shock Always make sure you observe the following precautions Do not locate the electric cord near a stove or other sources of heat Never pull on the cord when unplugging from the e...

Page 7: ...low microphone volume Distortion of microphone input Dim power supply indicator when a microphone is used Display Screen Never push on the display screen s LCD panel or subject it to strong impact Doing so can cause the LCD panel s glass to crack creating the risk of personal injury Should the LCD panel ever crack or break never touch the liquid inside of the panel LCD panel liquid can cause skin ...

Page 8: ...ng along at the normal tempo for the tune A simulated human voice is used during Step 1 or Step 2 play to call out the fingers you should use to play the required notes Voice Fingering The timing of notes is also indicated on the display screen Auto Accompaniment Simply specify a chord and the keyboard automatically produces the matching rhythm bass and chord patterns One touch fill ins make accom...

Page 9: ...7 Playing the demo tunes E 18 Playing rhythms E 18 Using auto accompaniment E 19 Improvising with the preset patterns E 21 3 Step Lesson System E 22 Using 3 Step Lesson System E 22 Voice Fingering Guide E 24 Timing Indicator E 25 Step 1 Master the timing E 26 Step 2 Master the melody E 27 Step 3 Play at normal speed E 27 To practice the left hand part E 28 MIDI E 29 What is MIDI E 29 General MIDI ...

Page 10: ...E 8 General Guide 648U E 010A A F G E B C D A I H K L M N O P Q J 4 2 7 9 5 8 0 6 3 1 LK 1261_e_08_13 p65 04 6 15 3 33 PM Page 8 Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC ...

Page 11: ...cator I POWER MODE selector J MAIN VOL slider K SYNCHRO FILL IN button L START STOP button M TEMPO buttons N 3 STEP LESSON buttons O PART SELECT button P ONE KEY PLAY buttons Q SPEAK button Attachment of Score Stand Insert both ends of the music stand provided with the keyboard into the two holes on the top surface Rear Panel T U V R S R MIDI OUT terminal S MIDI IN terminal T SUSTAIN jack U DC 9V ...

Page 12: ...m auto accompaniment and song play 6 Indicators showing when key lighting or voice fingering is turned on Also indicates the step number during 3 Step Lesson NOTE Display examples shown in this owner s manual are intended for illustrative purposes only The actual text and values that appear on the display may differ from the examples shown in this User s Guide Accessories and Options Use only the ...

Page 13: ...ations of these steps SONG indicator appears 5 Play the melody part on the keyboard If you pressed the STEP 1 button in 4 Play the notes with the ONE KEY PLAY buttons The accompaniment tempo automatically adjusts to play along with your melody Play the notes on the keyboard A sub melody obbligato plays in time with the melody With Step 1 the correct melody note is played no matter which keyboard k...

Page 14: ...hat is totally different from the one that is selected Abnormal rhythm pattern and Song play Loss of power sound distortion or low volume when playing from a connected computer or MIDI device Abnormally low microphone volume Distortion of microphone input Dim power supply indicator when a microphone is used WARNING Misuse of batteries can cause them to leak resulting in damage to nearby objects or...

Page 15: ...e a year unplug the AC adaptor from the wall outlet and wipe away any dust that is built up in the area around the prongs of the plug IMPORTANT Make sure that the keyboard is turned off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor Using the AC adaptor for a long time can cause it to become warm to the touch This is normal and does not indicate malfunction Auto Power Off When you are using bat...

Page 16: ...yboard to a musical instrument amplifier NOTE Be sure to use a connecting cord that has standard plugs on the ends you connect to the keyboard and amplifier Connection Example Keyboard or guitar amp To keyboard s PHONES OUTPUT jack Standard plug INPUT 648U E 016A Sustain Pedal With piano tones depressing the pedal causes notes to linger much like a piano s damper pedal With organ tones depressing ...

Page 17: ...ey again With certain tones such as percussion sounds and sound effects there may be very little or no change at all in the pitch no matter which keyboard key you press If you input the wrong first digit for a tone number you can return to the previous setting by pressing the TONE button G r a ndPno Indicator appears IMPORTANT Be sure to use the microphone s ON OFF switch to turn off the microphon...

Page 18: ...eyboard have been recorded and processed using a technique called digital sampling To ensure a high level of tonal quality samples are taken in the low mid and high ranges and then combined to provide you with sounds that are amazingly close to the originals You may notice very slight differences in volume or sound quality for some tones when you play them at different positions on the keyboard Th...

Page 19: ...splay Trans Trans Keys and their indicators Note Names B 1 tuning Normal tuning D F G A B C B C E C D E F G A B C B C D E F G A C NOTE If you leave the transpose screen on the display for about five seconds without doing anything the screen is automatically cleared You cannot change the transpose setting while the keyboard is in the Song Mode In step 2 of the above operation you could also use the...

Page 20: ...ential endless loop until you switch it off The number and name of the demo tune currently playing are shown on the display You can play along on the keyboard while a demo tune is playing back Tun e 3 You can change the demo tune play being played by pressing the number buttons The tunes play back in tune number sequence starting from the one you select To stop demo tune play Press the DEMO button...

Page 21: ... choice between two different methods for chord play FINGERED lets you play chords as you normally do while CONCERT CHORD makes it possible to play fully formed chords with one finger Samb a About the accompaniment keyboard The lower left 1 5 octaves are reserved for use as an accompaniment keyboard whenever you select CONCERT CHORD or FINGERED with the POWER MODE selector The panel above the acco...

Page 22: ...utton again Using standard fingerings The FINGERED mode lets you play a wider variety of chords In this mode you can start play of an accompaniment pattern by pressing three or four of the accompaniment keyboard keys This keyboard is capable of recognizing 15 different chords The following shows the fingerings of these chords with a root of C Note that you can omit the fifth notes which are shown ...

Page 23: ...ment keyboard to start play of the auto accompaniment 5 Continue pressing keys on the accompaniment keyboard to play your chord progression 6 To stop auto accompaniment play press the START STOP button again Chord name Improvising with the preset patterns Pressing the START STOP button to start rhythm play causes the normal version of the pattern to be played You can also play a variation of the r...

Page 24: ...ss the correct key Step 3 Play at normal speed At this level the keyboard s keys still light to indicate which notes to play but they no longer wait for you to press the correct key The auto accompaniment or left hand part is played at normal speed NOTE You may not be able to see the keyboard keys light under direct sunlight or in other brightly lit areas You can press the ONE KEY PLAY STEP 1 STEP...

Page 25: ...y also shows when you have to cross fingers to play notes and in which direction your fingers should cross Example Display for playing the notes below with the right hand C E D A B 3 3 1 1 2 C E D A B Crossed finger display B and C indicate that the index finger should cross over the thumb C and D indicate that the thumb should cross under the index finger Key Lighting During Song Play When you pl...

Page 26: ...ng keys with fingers 3 2 and then 1 648U E 026A NOTE Note length is not indicated when you are using two hand tunes 85 to 99 with 3 Step Lesson Steps 1 and 2 As soon as you press a lit key it goes out and the next key to be played starts to flash Note length is indicated by the key light system when you use a two hand tune with Step 3 In this case the next key to be pressed does not flash when you...

Page 27: ...y is started When the SONGS button is pressed in the normal mode page E 22 When the power on alert function operates page E 13 Number of Simultaneously Lit Keys Up to four keyboard keys can be lit at the same time To change the tone used for the melody of a tune 1 Following step 3 of the procedure on page E 22 press the TONE button Both the SONG indicator and TONE indicator appear along with the t...

Page 28: ... tune follows along as you play the melody right hand part The keyboard key that corresponds to the next note to be played flashes and lights when you play the note The rhythm percussion part does not sound 3 Try pressing any one of the keyboard keys in place of the ONE KEY PLAY buttons Pressing any keyboard key plays the correct melody right hand part note Pressing more than one key at the same t...

Page 29: ...48U E 029A Step 2 Master the melody With Step 2 you have to play the note that the 3 Step Lesson System indicates But don t worry the accompaniment left hand part waits until you can play the correct note before continuing This means you can take your time and play at your own pace 1 Press the STEP 2 button When you do the STEP 2 indicator appears After a count sounds the keyboard stands by and wa...

Page 30: ...tton to switch the left hand play 4 Press the STEP 1 STEP 2 or STEP 3 button When you do the STEP 1 STEP 2 or STEP 3 indicator appears After a count beat sounds the right hand part starts to play and the keys for the left hand part notes flash 5 Press the PART SELECT button to return the part selection to its previous setting 6 To interrupt play of the melody press the START STOP button When you d...

Page 31: ...ge data key press etc Both the sending machine and the receiving machine must be set to the same channel for the receiving unit to correctly receive and play data If the receiving machine is set to Channel 2 for example it receives only MIDI Channel 2 data and all other channels are ignored With this keyboard messages received over MIDI Channels 1 2 3 4 and 10 can be used for multi timbre play of ...

Page 32: ...eiving MIDI data it sounds percussion sounds produced by this keyboard PITCH BEND This message carries pitch bend information for smoothly sliding the pitch upwards or downwards during keyboard play This keyboard does not send pitch bend data but it can receive such data Effect Control Number VOLUME 7 HOLD1 64 MODULATION 1 LOCAL CONTROL Default on GM mapping Default off This setting determines whe...

Page 33: ...rn on LOCAL CONTROL To turn off GM mapping 1 While in any mode besides the Song Mode indicated when the SONG indicator is lit hold down the RHYTHM button and press the SONGS button Perform step 2 within five seconds after performing step 1 2 Use the TEMPO button to turn on local control This also turns off GM mapping Lo c a l NOTE Note that LOCAL CONTROL is also turned on automatically whenever yo...

Page 34: ...AL 5 While 99 PERCUSSION is selected you can use only keys that are marked on the console with illustrations of percussion instruments 6 Turn on LOCAL CONTROL Replace the batteries with a set of new ones or use the AC adaptor 1 Press the lit key to continue with Step 1 or Step 2 play 2 Press the START STOP button to quit Step 1 or Step 2 play 648U E 034A See Page Page E 12 Page E 15 Page E 14 Page...

Page 35: ... to return to the normal mode Stop demo tune play Connect MIDI cables properly Turn off the MIDI THRU function on the computer or turn off LOCAL CONTROL on the keyboard 1 Use a recommended type microphone 2 Move the microphone away from source of the static 1 Increase the microphone volume setting 2 Change the microphone on off switch setting to ON 648U E 035A Page E 13 Page E 23 Page E 23 Page E ...

Page 36: ... Tuning Adjustable A4 Approx 440 Hz 50 cents Initial value A4 Approx 440 Hz MIDI 5 multi timbre receive Speakers 10 cm diameter x 2 Output 2W 2W I O Terminals MIDI Terminals IN OUT Sustain Standard jack Power Supply DC 9V jack Headphones Output Stereo standard jack Output is monaural Output impedance 94액 Output voltage 3V RMS MAX Microphone In Standard jack with microphone volume knob Input impeda...

Page 37: ...io Do not use lacquer thinner or similar chemicals for cleaning Clean the keyboard with a soft cloth dampened in a weak solution of water and a neutral detergent Soak the cloth in the solution and squeeze until it is almost dry NOTE You may notice lines in the finish of the case of this keyboard These lines are a result of the molding process used to shape the plastic of the case They are not crac...

Page 38: ...7 48 55 49 44 50 51 52 91 53 85 56 58 57 60 59 61 69 62 63 83 70 Tone No Tone Name GM No 50 SOPRANO SAX 51 ALTO SAX 52 TENOR SAX 53 OBOE 54 CLARINET 55 PICCOLO 56 FLUTE 57 RECORDER 58 FLUTE ENSEMBLE 59 WHISTLE 60 SYNTH LEAD 1 61 SYNTH LEAD 2 62 SYNTH LEAD 3 63 CALLIOPE 64 SYNTH PAD 1 65 SYNTH PAD 2 66 SYNTH PAD 3 67 BOWED GLASS 68 HALO PAD 69 SYNTH BASS 70 RAIN DROP 71 SF 72 SOUNDTRACK 73 SPACE PA...

Page 39: ...W ORLNS R R 20 R B JAZZ FUSION 21 BIG BAND 22 SWING 23 FOX TROT 24 JAZZ WALTZ 25 LATIN FUSION DANCE FUNK 26 TECHNO 27 TRANCE 28 DISCO 29 FUNK 30 RAP EUROPEAN 31 POLKA 32 MARCH 33 WALTZ 34 SLOW WALTZ 35 TANGO LATIN VARIOUS I 36 BOSSA NOVA 37 SAMBA 38 MAMBO 39 REGGAE 40 SKA 41 SALSA 42 FOLKLORE 43 RUMBA CATALANA VARIOUS II 44 COUNTRY 45 TOWNSHIP 46 SLOW GOSPEL 47 BALADI 48 BAROQUE 49 NEW AGE 648U E ...

Page 40: ...s This table shows the left hand fingerings including inverted forms for a number of often used chords 648U E 040A A 3 1 2 3 4 5 Left hand finger numbers LK 1261_e_A1 A5 p65 04 6 15 3 34 PM Page 4 Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC ...

Page 41: ...e used instead Chords with same component notes as B aug D aug F aug Chords with same component notes as B aug E aug G aug Chords with same component notes as A dim7 C dim7 E dim7 F dim7 Chords with same component notes as B dim7 C dim7 E dim7 G dim7 Chords with same component notes as B dim7 D dim7 F dim7 A dim7 648U E 041A A 4 LK 1261_e_A1 A5 p65 04 6 15 3 34 PM Page 5 Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC ...

Page 42: ... 648U E 042A LK 1261_e_A1 A5 p65 04 6 15 3 34 PM Page 6 Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC ...

Page 43: ... 648U E 043A LK 1261_e_A1 A5 p65 04 6 15 3 34 PM Page 7 Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC ...

Page 44: ... 648U E 044A LK 1261_e_A1 A5 p65 04 6 15 3 34 PM Page 8 Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC ...

Page 45: ... 648U E 045A LK 1261_e_A1 A5 p65 04 6 15 3 34 PM Page 9 Adobe PageMaker 6 5J PPC ...

Page 46: ...trol 6 38 Change 7 10 11 64 100 101 1 1 Mode 3 X 36 96 O 9nH V 100 X 9nH V 0 X X X X X X X X O X 1 Depends on tone 2 no relation Modulation Data entry Volume Pan Expression Hold1 RPN LSB MSB 1 4 10 1 4 10 Mode 3 X 0 127 36 96 1 O 9nH V 1 127 X 9nH V 0 8nH V 2 X X O O X O X X O X Model LK 1261 MIDI Implementation Chart Version 1 0 LK 1261_e_midi cahrt p65 04 6 15 3 34 PM Page 2 Adobe PageMaker 6 5J...