RadioShack LK-1261 - Manuals

Page 2 - Model; LK-1261 MIDI Implementation Chart; NOTICE

Mode 1 : OMNI ON, POLY Mode 2 : OMNI ON, MONO O : Yes Mode 3 : OMNI OFF, POLY Mode 4 : OMNI OFF, MONO X : No Function ... Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default Channel Changed Default Mode Messages Altered Note Number True voice Velocity Note ON Note OFF After Key’s Touch Ch’s Pitch Bender 1 ...

Page 3 - Safety Precautions; • Please keep all information for future; Symbols; DANGER; Symbol Examples; This triangle symbol (

E-1 Safety Precautions Congratulations on your selection of theRadioShack electronic musical instrument.• Before using the instrument, be sure to carefully read through the instructionscontained in this owner’s manual. • Please keep all information for future reference. Symbols Various symbols are u...

Page 4 - Batteries; Alkaline Batteries; WARNING; AC Adaptor

E-2 648U-E-004A ● M i s u s e o f t h e A C a d a p t o r ’ selectric cord can damage or breakit, creating the risk of fire andelectric shock. Always make surey o u o b s e r v e t h e f o l l o w i n gprecautions.• Never place heavy objects on the cord or subject it to heat. • Never try to modify t...

Page 6 - CAUTION

E-4 648U-E-006A Cleaning Before cleaning the product, alwaysunplug the AC adaptor from thewall outlet first. Leaving the ACadaptor plugged in creates the riskof damage to the AC adaptor, fire,and electric shock. Batteries Misuse of batteries can cause themt o l e a k r e s u l t i n g i n d a m a g ...

Page 8 - Main Features

E-6 648U-E-008A ❐ On-screen fingering and timing indicators • Easy-to-understand on-screen indicators help to simplify keyboard play, even for novices. ❐ 100 amazingly realistic tones ❐ Enhanced auto-accompaniment function for greater versatility • 50 built in auto-accompaniment patterns. ❐ 100 Buil...

Page 9 - Contents; MIDI Implementation Chart

E-7 648U-E-009A Contents Safety Precautions ................ E-1 Main Features ........................ E-6 Contents ................................. E-7 General Guide ........................ E-8 About the Display ..................................... E-10 Accessories and Options ....................

Page 10 - General Guide

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 12 - Chord names during auto-accompaniment and song play.; Accessories and Options; T w i n k l e

E-10 1. Currently selected tone number and name, rhythm number and name, song number and name.This area is also used to display other types of information, depending on the mode. 2. Timing Indicator shows the timing of upcoming notes during lesson and song play. 3. Fingering and finger crossing duri...

Page 13 - Quick Reference; T w i n l e

E-11 1 Set the POWER/MODE selector to NORMAL. 2 Press the SONGS button. 3 Find the tune you want to play in the SONGSlist, and then use the number buttons to input itstwo-digit number. • To select “19 TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR”, input 1 and then 9. 4 Press the STEP 1 button or STEP 2 button. • Whe...

Page 14 - Power Supply; Using batteries; To load batteries; Important Battery Information; Using the AC Adaptor

E-12 Power Supply 648U-E-014A This keyboard can be powered by current from a standardhousehold wall outlet (using the specified AC adaptor) or bybatteries. Always make sure you turn the keyboard offwhenever you are not using it. Using batteries Always make sure you turn off the keyboard before loadi...

Page 15 - Auto Power Off; Power On Alert; To disable Auto Power Off and power on

E-13 648U-E-015A WARNING Misuse of the AC adaptor creates the risk of fire and electric shock.Always make sure you observe the following precautions.• Be sure to use only the AC adaptor that is specified for this product. • Use only a power source whose voltage is within the rating marked on the AC ...

Page 16 - Connections; Using the Microphone Jack

E-14 LEFT RIGHT AUX IN or similar terminal of audio amplifier White Red PIN plug Standard plug PHONES/OUTPUT Jack Keyboard amp,guitar amp,etc. 1 2 3 Audio connection Connections Phones/Output Jack Before connecting headphones or other external equipment,be sure to first turn down the volume settings...

Page 17 - Basic Operations; To switch power on and off; To change tones; G r a n d P n o; Static Noise

E-15 648U-E-017A Basic Operations T h i s p a r t o f t h e m a n u a l p ro v i d e s y o u w i t h t h e b a s i cinformation you need to use your keyboard. To switch power on and off 1. Set the POWER/MODE selector to NORMAL. 2. Press the keyboard keys. 3. Use the MAIN VOL slider to set the volume...

Page 18 - Digital Sampling

E-16 BASS PIANO PERCUSSION (No.99)• PERCUSSION (Tone 99) assigns 35 percussion sounds and five voice sounds to the keyboard as shown below. Thesounds assigned to each key are indicated above thekeyboard. BASS DRUM SIDE STICK ACOUSTIC SNARE HAND CLAP ELECTRIC SNARE LOW FLOOR TOM CLOSED HI-HAT HIGH FL...

Page 19 - Polyphony; Other Useful Functions; To change the key of the keyboard; T r a n s; To tune the keyboard; T u n e

E-17 Polyphony The term polyphony refers to the maximum number of notesyou can play at the same time. This keyboard has 12-notepolyphony, which includes the notes you play as well as therhythms and auto-accompaniment patterns that are playedby the keyboard. This means that when a rhythm or auto-acco...

Page 20 - Playing the demo tunes; To start demo tune play; To stop demo tune play; Playing rhythms; To select and play a rhythm

E-18 2. Use the TEMPO buttons to change the tuning ofthe keyboard. Example: Lower tuning by 20. ❚ NOTE • If you leave the tuning screen on the display for about five seconds without doing anything, the screen is automaticallycleared. • In step 2 of the above procedure, you could also use the number ...

Page 21 - Using auto-accompaniment; S a m b a; About the accompaniment keyboard; Using the CONCERT CHORD system

E-19 4. Use the number buttons to input the 2-digitrhythm number for the rhythm you want to use. Example: To select “37 SAMBA”, input 3 and then 7. • Be sure to always specify a 2-digit number.• If you discover a mistake before you input the second digit, press the RHYTHM button to return to theprev...

Page 22 - Using standard fingerings

E-20 To p l a y a C O N C E R T C H O R D a u t o - accompaniment 1. U s e t h e P O W E R / M O D E s e l e c t o r t o s e l e c tCONCERT CHORD. 2. S e l e c t a n a u t o - r h y t h m a s d e s c r i b e d u n d e r“To select and play a rhythm” on page E-18. 3. Start play of the rhythm. • If you...

Page 23 - To play a FINGERED auto-accompaniment; Improvising with the preset patterns; Using Synchro start

E-21 IMPORTANT! • If you play one or two notes only in the left hand, or three notes that do not make up a recognizable chord formation,no sound will be produced. The FINGERED mode requiresa c o n v e n t i o n a l t h r e e o r f o u r - n o t e c h o r d f o r m a t i o n t oproduce an auto-accomp...

Page 24 - Using 3-Step Lesson System; -Step Lesson System Tempo Setting

E-22 3-Step Lesson System 648U-E-024A Using 3-Step Lesson System Even individuals who cannot play the keyboard at all canfollow along with the 100 built-in tunes with the ONE KEYPLAY buttons. You can also use the 3-Step Lesson System tolearn at your own pace. Play slowly at first until you are ablet...

Page 25 - K e y L i g h t i n g S y s t e m O p e r a t i o n a n d; Crossed Finger Indications; Key Lighting During Song Play

E-23 5. To stop the tune play, press the START/STOPbutton again. 6. To exit the Song Mode, press the SONGS buttonagain. • When you do, the SONG indicator goes out. ❚ NOTE • Always enter two digits for the number.• You can input a tune number even while another tune is playing.• If you input the wron...

Page 26 - Note Pitch; Voice Fingering Guide; To turn voice fingering guide on and off

E-24 Key Lighting System Operation and Display Contents During 3-step Lesson Play Whenever you select an Auto Accompaniment tune (00 to84) for 3-step lesson play, the key lighting system shows youw h i c h k e y s t o p re s s , w h i l e t h e d i s p l a y s h o w s y o u t h efingerings. Note Pit...

Page 27 - Timing Indicator; Using the Timing Indicator; Turning Off Key Lighting; Number of Simultaneously Lit Keys

E-25 Timing Indicator The timing indicator helps you become familiar with tunesyou are playing for the first time by indicating the timing ofnotes you play on the keyboard. Timing is easier to see whenyou use a slow tempo during lesson play. Using the Timing Indicator The timing indicator shows the ...

Page 29 - Step 3: Play at normal speed; Step 2: Master the melody

E-27 Step 3: Play at normal speed Step 3 also shows you which notes to play, but unlike Step 2,it does not wait for you to press the key. The accompanimentpart is played at normal speed, no matter what you play (ordon’t play) on the keyboard. 1. Press the STEP 3 button. • When you do, the STEP 3 ind...

Page 30 - To practice the left hand part

E-28 To practice the left hand part Once you master right hand part play, you can use the two-hand tunes (numbers 85 through 99) to practice left hand part. 1. P r e s s t h e S O N G S b u t t o n u n t i l t h e S O N Gindicator appears. • This causes the number and name of the currently selected ...

Page 31 - MIDI; MIDI Connections; General MIDI; Messages

E-29 MIDI What is MIDI? T h e l e t t e r s M I D I s t a n d f o r M u s i c a l I n s t ru m e n t D i g i t a lInterface, which is the name of a worldwide standard fordigital signals and connectors that makes it possible toexchange musical data between musical instruments andcomputers (machines) ...

Page 32 - PROGRAM CHANGE; PITCH BEND; CONTROL CHANGE

E-30 NOTE ON/OFF This message sends data when a key is pressed (NOTE ON)or released (NOTE OFF).A NOTE ON/OFF message includes a note number (toindicate note whose key is being pressed or released) andvelocity (velocity=100 when the volume value of this unit is9 to 2, and velocity=75 when the volume ...

Page 33 - L o c a l; L o c a l

E-31 Sound Source MIDI OUT MIDI THRU MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI IN MIDI OUT Sound Source LOCAL CONTROL Off Notes played on the keyboard are output as MIDI messagesfrom the MIDI OUT terminal, but not sounded directly bythe internal sound source. The MIDI THRU terminal of theconnected device can be used to...

Page 34 - Technical Reference; Troubleshooting

E-32 Technical Reference Troubleshooting Be sure to check the following table whenever you experience problems with keyboard operation. Cause Symptom Action • No sound when keyboard keys are pressed. • Any of the following symptoms while using battery power. • Key light stays on. 1. Power supply pro...

Page 36 - Specifications

E-34 Model: LK-1261 Keyboard: 61 standard-size keys; 5 octaves Key Light System: Can be turned on and off (up to 4 keys can be lit at the same time) Tones: 100 presets Polyphony: 12 notes maximum 3-Step Lesson System: Number of simultaneosly lit keys; 43-Steps Playback: 1 tune repeat playback Voice ...

Page 37 - Do not use near a TV or radio.; Care of Your Keyboard

E-35 648U-E-037A Avoid heat, humidity or direct sunlight. Do not overexpose the instrument to direct sunlight, or placeit near an air conditioner, or in any extremely hot place. Do not use near a TV or radio. This instrument can cause video or audio interference withTV and radio reception. If this h...

Page 38 - Appendix; GM Tone Map List

Appendix GM Tone Map List 00 GRAND PIANO01 BRIGHT PIANO02 HONKY-TONK03 E GRAND PIANO04 ELEC PIANO 105 ELEC PIANO 206 ELEC PIANO 307 ELEC PIANO 408 HARPSICHORD09 CLAVI10 ELEC ORGAN 111 ELEC ORGAN 212 ELEC ORGAN 313 ELEC ORGAN 414 CHURCH ORGAN15 PIPE ORGAN16 REED ORGAN17 ACCORDION18 BANDONEON19 HARMON...

Page 39 - Rhythm List

Rhythm List POPS 00 CLUB POP 01 FUNKY POP 02 SOUL BALLAD 03 POP BALLAD 04 LITE POP 05 16 BEAT FUNK 06 8 BEAT POP 07 POP ROCK 08 DANCE POP 09 POP FUSION 10 FOLKIE POP ROCK 11 ROCK WALTZ 12 SLOW ROCK 13 SOFT ROCK 14 50’S ROCK 15 60’S SOUL 16 4 BEAT ROCK 17 ROCK 18 TWIST 19 NEW ORLNS R&R 20 R&B...

Page 40 - Fingered Chord Charts

Fingered Chord Charts This table shows the left-hand fingerings (including inverted forms) for a number ofoften-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