Radio Shack MD500 Bedienungsanleitung

Owner’s Manual

Please read before using this equipment.

MD500 MIDI Keyboard

with Mini-Size Keys

CONTENTS

Features .................................................................................................................................. 2

The FCC Wants You to Know ........................................................................................... 2

Preparation ............................................................................................................................. 3

Connecting Power ............................................................................................................ 3

Using Batteries .......................................................................................................... 3

Using AC/DC Power .................................................................................................. 3

Connecting Headphones .................................................................................................. 4

Listening Safely ......................................................................................................... 4

Connecting an External Amplifier ..................................................................................... 4

A Quick Look at Your Keyboard ........................................................................................... 5

Operation ................................................................................................................................ 5

Basic Operation ................................................................................................................ 5

Playing the Prerecorded Tunes ........................................................................................ 6

Playing Back a Prerecorded Tune ............................................................................. 6

Using DEMO ............................................................................................................. 6

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

Learning to Play ............................................................................................................... 9

Using the Metronome ..................................................................................................... 10

Using BEAT..................................................................................................................... 10

Special Features .................................................................................................................. 10

Recording ....................................................................................................................... 10

Using One-Touch Setting ................................................................................................ 10

Using Sustain .................................................................................................................. 11

Percussion Pads .............................................................................................................. 11

Using a Percussion Pad ........................................................................................... 11

Recording/Playing a Percussion Pad Sound ............................................................ 11

Transposing ..................................................................................................................... 11

Using MIDI ............................................................................................................................ 12

About MIDI ..................................................................................................................... 12

Making the MIDI Connections ........................................................................................ 12

Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................... 13

Care ................................................................................................................................ 13

Chord Charts ........................................................................................................................ 14

Specifications ...................................................................................................................... 16

2Features

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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

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.

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

Preparation

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Preparation

To connect a MIDI device to your keyboard,

see “Making the MIDI Connections” on

Page 12.

CONNECTING POWER

You can power your keyboard in any of these

ways:

• internal batteries

• standard AC power using an optional

AC adapter

• a vehicle’s cigarette-lighter socket using

an optional DC adapter

Notes:

• Connecting an AC or DC adapter auto-

matically disconnects internal batteries.

• Always disconnect the AC or DC

adapter when you finish using the key-

board.

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Batteries

Your keyboard can use six C batteries (not

supplied) for power. For the best perfor-

mance and longest life, we recommend

RadioShack alkaline batteries.

Cautions:

• Use only fresh batteries of the required

size and recommended type.

• Do not mix old and new batteries, differ-

ent types of batteries (standard, alka-

line, or rechargeable), or rechargeable

batteries of different capacities.

1. Slide POWER to OFF.

2. Press the tabs on the battery compart-

ment cover on the bottom of the 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 stops operating properly,

replace the batteries.

Warning: Dispose of old batteries promptly

and properly. Do not burn or bury them.

Caution: If you do not plan to use the key-

board with batteries for a week or more, re-

move the batteries. Batteries can leak

chemicals that can destroy electronic parts.

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AC/DC Power

You can power the keyboard using an op-

tional 9V, 300-mA AC or DC adapter and a

size M Adaptaplug™ adapter (none sup-

plied). All are available at your local

RadioShack store.

Cautions:

You must use a Class 2 power

source that supplies 9V DC

and delivers at least 300 mA.

Its center tip must be set to positive and

its plug must fit the keyboard's DC 9V

jack. Using an adapter that does not

meet these specifications could damage

the keyboard or the adapter.

• Always connect the AC or DC adapter to

the keyboard before you connect it to

AC power or vehicle battery power.

When you finish, disconnect the adapter

from AC power or vehicle battery power

4Preparation

before you disconnect it from the key-

board.

1. Slide POWER to OFF.

2. Set the AC or DC adapter’s voltage

switch to 9V.

3. Insert the Adaptaplug adapter into the

adapter’s cord so it reads + TIP.

4. Connect the AC or

DC adapter’s bar-

rel plug to the DC

9V jack on the

back of the key-

board.

5. Plug the AC or DC adapter’s other end

into a standard AC outlet or your vehi-

cle’s cigarette-lighter socket.

CONNECTING

HEADPHONES

To listen to your keyboard without disturbing

others, you can connect an optional pair of

stereo headphones with a 1/8-inch (3.5-mm)

plug. Your local RadioShack store sells a

wide selection of headphones.

Insert the headphones’ plug into the PHONE

jack on the back of the keyboard.

Note: Connecting headphones disconnects

the keyboard’s built-in speakers.

Listening Safely

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

comfortable level.

• Do not listen at extremely 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 volume 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 audio cable with a 1/8-inch (3.5-mm)

plug (not supplied).

To connect an external amplifier to your key-

board, insert the cable’s plug into the PHONE

jack on the back of the keyboard, and con-

nect the cable’s other end to the amplifier’s

input jack(s) (such as AUX IN or TAPE IN).

Your local RadioShack store sells a full line

of amplifiers, speakers, and connection ca-

bles.

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A Quick Look at Your Keyboard

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A Quick Look at Your Keyboard

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Operation

BASIC OPERATION

1. To turn on the keyboard, set POWER to

ON.The POWER indicator lights.

Important: To prevent hearing damage,

always set the keyboard’s volume to its

lowest level before you begin playing it

after changing any settings.

Note: To remind you to save power dur-

ing operation, the keyboard automati-

cally sounds a tone about every 5

minutes if you do not press a key.

2. To hear a sample of the 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 Grand PIANO (No. 01) when

you turn the power on. To select a dif-

ferent tone, see “Selecting/Playing a

Preset Tone” on Page 7.

• To select an auto-rhythm, see “Using

the Preset Auto-Rhythms” on Page 7.

• To play auto accompaniment, see

“Using Auto Accompaniment” on

Page 8.

POWER

Speaker Speaker

SONGS

PERCUSSION

Keys

TONES

RHYTHMS

VOLUME List

Number

Keys

List

START/

STOP

SYNC/

FILL-IN

List TEMPO CHORD

LEARNING

METRO

BEAT

RECORD

PLAY DEMO

TONE

RHYTHM

SONG

O.T.S. SUSTAIN MIDI TRANSPOSE

6Operation

3. Repeatedly press VOLUME UP or VOL-

UME DOWN to increase or decrease the

volume.

Notes:

• The keyboard’s volume ranges from 0

(no sound) to 10 (maximum), and the

current volume level appears on the

display. Each time you turn on the

keyboard, the volume is set to 6.

• To quickly return to the default vol-

ume setting of 6, turn the keyboard off

then back on.

4. To turn off the keyboard, set POWER to

OFF. The POWER indicator turns off.

PLAYING THE

PRERECORDED TUNES

You can listen to any of the 50 tunes that

come prerecorded in the keyboard, or you

can turn off a tune’s melody or accompani-

ment and play along on the keyboard.

Playing Back a Prerecorded Tune

1. Press SONG. 621*and the number of

the current tune appears.

Note: The keyboard always selects the

tune “Canon” (No. 01) each time you

turn it on.

2. Choose a tune from the SONGS list and

enter its two-digit number on the key-

pad.

Or, you can press – or + to move to the

next higher 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 higher or lower numbered tune.

3. Press START/STOP to start playing the

tune.

You can change the tune by repeating

Step 2 even while a tune is playing. The

new tune immediately begins to play. As

it plays, the display shows:

• a “score” to show you the notes that

are playing (right side of the display)

• a “keyboard” to show you the finger-

ing and which keys are pressed (bot-

tom of the display)

• the black dots above the metronome

show the beat count in the measure

• the chord name (center left of the dis-

play)

Note: Each tune plays a different preset

tone for the melody.

4. Use VOLUME to adjust the volume as

desired.

5. To change the tempo, repeatedly press

TEMPO UP or TEMPO DOWN. The current

tempo setting appears.

6. To select a different tune, repeat Step 2.

To stop the tune completely, press

START/STOP.

Using DEMO

To play the prerecorded tunes one by one (in

order from the selected starting point), press

DEMO. To stop the demo, press DEMO again.

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.

Selectin

/Playin

a Preset Tone

1. Press TONE. 721(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 05to 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.

8Operation

• To reset the tempo to its default (orig-

inal) speed, press TEMPO UP and

TEMPO DOWN at the same time.

6. Play the keyboard along with the auto-

rhythm.

7. To select a different rhythm, repeat

Steps 1 and 2.

8. To stop the auto-rhythm, press START/

STOP again.

Using SYNC

This feature lets you synchronize the start of

an auto-rhythm with the beginning of your

music.

After you select and enter an auto-rhythm,

press SYNC/FILL-IN. The black dots above

the metronome flash to show the keyboard is

in a standby mode.

Begin playing the keyboard. The keyboard

automatically begins to play the rhythm when

you press any key.

Using FILL-IN

This feature lets you insert a short (1- to 2-

measure) variation in the beat pattern of a

selected auto-rhythm.

Simply press SYNC/FILL-IN while the auto-

rhythm is playing. The keyboard inserts a

variation, then the original rhythm automati-

cally resumes at the end of the current mea-

sure. Or, to insert a longer variation, hold

down SYNC/FILL-IN. The keyboard plays the

variation until you release SYNC/FILL-IN.

USING AUTO

ACCOMPANIMENT

The 19 keys on the left side of the 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 two different types of auto

accompaniment using the accompaniment

keys.

•

Normal

— normal mode. Chords are

turned off in this mode (but you can

select tone and rhythm).

•

S.Finger

— single fingering mode. This

mode lets you play chords on the

accompaniment keys using standard

chord formations (see “Single Finger-

ing”).

•

Fingered

— standard fingering mode.

This mode lets you play chords on the

accompaniment keys using chord for-

mations of from three or more notes.

The chord name appears on the display.

The number of keys you press deter-

mines the type of chord that plays (see

“Standard Fingering” on Page 9).

Note: See “Chord Charts” on Page 14 for a

list of all the chords you can play on your

keyboard.

Your keyboard defaults to the normal mode.

Follow the steps under “Single Fingering” or

“Standard Fingering” on Page 9 to set it to an

accompaniment mode.

Single Fingering

1. Set POWER to ON.

2. Repeatedly press CHORD until a black

dot appears next to S.FINGER on the

left side of the display.

3. Press RHYTHM.

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

5. To start the auto-rhythm before the auto

accompaniment, press START/STOP.

Operation

Or, to synchronize the start of the

selected auto-rhythm with your accom-

paniment, press SYNC/FILL-IN.

6. Begin the accompaniment at the desired

interval by pressing the desired accom-

paniment key(s).

To play a melody along with the accom-

paniment, press any key(s) to the right

of the accompaniment keys.

7. Adjust TEMPO and VOLUME to the

desired levels.

8. To change chords without interrupting

the rhythm, simply press the auto

accompaniment key(s) re-quired to form

the new chord. The name of the chord

appears.

9. To stop auto accompaniment but not the

auto-rhythm, repeatedly press CHORD

until the black dot appears next to 125

0$/on the display. Or, to stop auto

accompaniment and the auto-rhythm,

press

START/STOP.

Standard Fingering

The standard fingering method uses stan-

dard formations of three or more notes, and

lets the experienced musician play a wider

variety of accompaniment chords.

Note: See “Chord Charts” on Page 14 for a

list of all the chords you can play on your

keyboard using standard fingering accompa-

niment.

Follow these steps to start standard fingering

auto accompaniment.

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

auto accompaniment, press START/

STOP.

Or, to synchronize the start of the

selected auto-rhythm with your accom-

paniment, press SYNC/FILL-IN.

5. Begin the accompaniment at the desired

interval by pressing at least three

accompaniment keys to play the desired

chord.

To play a melody along with the accom-

paniment, press any key(s) to the right

of the accompaniment keys.

6. Adjust TEMPO and VOLUME to the

desired levels.

7. To change chords without interrupting

the rhythm, simply press the auto

accompaniment key(s) re-quired to form

the new chord. The name of the chord

appears.

8. To stop auto accompaniment and the

auto-rhythm, press START/STOP.

LEARNING TO PLAY

Your keyboard’s learning feature lets begin-

ning keyboard players easily learn and play a

prerecorded tune. You can select any of the

following modes:

• ONE KEY — in this mode, press START/

STOP and any key to play accompani-

ment and a melody note. The note

appears.

• WAITING — In this mode, the melody

does not play until you play a correct

note. The next note of the tune appears.

• MELODY OFF — in this mode, you can

play melody with accompaniment.

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