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Special Features

4. Press 

TONE

. The preset tone that

matches the selected auto-rhythm
appears.

To quit one-touch setting, press 

O.T.S. 

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disappears.

USING SUSTAIN

For added flexibility and control as you make
music, you can set the keyboard so it sus-
tains sound.

To sustain notes you play, press 

SUSTAIN

.

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 appears and the keyboard sustains

the played note until you release 

SUSTAIN

.

Press 

SUSTAIN

 again to turn off sustain.

PERCUSSION PADS

Using a Percussion Pad

Your keyboard’s percussion pads put the
sound of 5 different percussion instruments
(bass drum, snare drum, 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 key-
board plays the selected percussion sound
once each time you press the pad.

Recording/Playing a
Percussion Pad Sound

You 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 sound you
assign to a percussion pad each time you
turn it off.

1. Press 

TONE

 then enter 

5

 

0

 on the key-

board. 

2. Select the tone you want by pressing

any of the 16 white keys in the middle of
the keyboard until you hear the sound
you want.

3. When you hear the tone you want to

record, hold down the percussion pad
you want to assign the sound to and
press the white key.

TRANSPOSING

The keyboard automatically selects the key
of middle C each time you turn it on. For add-
ed flexibility, you can transpose (change) the
keyboard’s key using as many as 12 steps
(+6

-6). You can adjust the transposition

freely by pressing the 

TRANSPOSE

 buttons. 

To transpose the keyboard’s key, press

TRANSPOSE

 

+

 to raise a chromatic scale or

TRANSPOSE

 

 to decrease a chromatic. 

To reset the keyboard’s key to its default,
press 

TRANSPOSE

 

+

 and 

TRANSPOSE

 

 at

the same time.

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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