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Features

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Features

Your RadioShack MIDI Keyboard is a state-
of-the-art keyboard with many exciting fea-
tures. You can set the keyboard to sound like
50 different musical instruments. To accom-
pany your music, the keyboard has 30
rhythms, as well as auto accompaniments
and percussion sounds.

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

Music Information Display — shows you
the notes and chords as you play them,
along with the current tone, rhythm, and tem-
po. 

Sustain Function — lets you extend the
length of a played note, providing added flex-
ibility as you make music.

Recording/Playback — lets you record your
own tunes and play them back at any time.

Metronome  — the keyboard sounds the
beat, making it easy to keep time 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 FCC WANTS YOU TO 
KNOW

This equipment complies with the limits for a
Class B digital device as specified in Part 15
of 

FCC Rules. These limits provide reason-

able protection against radio and TV interfer-
ence in a residential area. However, your
equipment might cause TV or radio interfer-
ence 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

• use outlets on different electrical circuits

for the keyboard and the radio or TV.

Consult your local RadioShack store if the
problem still exists.

You must use shielded interface cables with
this equipment.

©

 2001 RadioShack Corporation.

All Rights Reserved.

RadioShack, Adaptaplug, and RadioShack.com are trademarks used by RadioShack Corporation.

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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