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Operation

USING THE PRESET TONES

Your keyboard can sound like 50 different
musical instruments. The name and two-digit
number for each preset tone is listed on the
TONES list on the keyboard’s top panel.

Note:  The keyboard has 8-note (maximum)
polyphonic sound. This means that you can
play up to 8 different notes at the same time
with most of the keyboard’s preset tones. 

Selecting/Playing a Preset Tone

1. Press 

TONE

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 and the current tone’s

number appears.

Note:  Each time you turn the keyboard
on, it automatically selects the tone
Grand PIANO (No. 01).

2. To play a different tone, choose a preset

tone from the TONES list and enter its
two-digit number on the keypad. As you
press the keys, the selected digits
appear.

Or, you can use 

+

 or 

 to move to the

next higher or lower numbered tone.

Note:  Precede a single-digit number
with a 0. For example, to select VIBRA-
PHONE (No. 06), press 

0 6

.

3. Play the keyboard to hear the selected

tone and adjust 

VOLUME UP

 or 

VOLUME

DOWN

 to the desired level.

4. To select a different tone, repeat Steps 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 RHYTHMS
list 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 “Select-

ing/Playing an Auto-Rhythm” )

• synchronize the start of a rhythm with

your music (see “Using SYNC” on
Page 8)

• briefly vary the pattern of a rhythm (see

“Using FILL-IN” on Page 8)

Selecting/Playing 
an Auto-Rhythm

1. Press 

RHYTHM

.

Note: Each time you turn on the key-
board, it automatically selects the
rhythm Disco 1 (No. 01).

2. To select a different rhythm, choose an

auto-rhythm from the RHYTHMS list and
enter its two-digit number on the key-
pad. Or, repeatedly press 

+

 or 

 to move

to the next higher or lower numbered
rhythm.

Note: Precede a single-digit number
with a 0. For example, press 

0

 

5

 to select

POP WALTZ (No. 05).

3. Press 

START/STOP

 to start the selected

auto-rhythm.

4. Adjust 

VOLUME 

to the desired level.

5. To change the tempo, repeatedly press

TEMPO UP

 or 

TEMPO DOWN

. The current

tempo setting appears. 

Notes:

• You can adjust the tempo

 

to play an

auto-rhythm from 40 to 240 beats per
minute.

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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