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Page 2 - FEATURES

2 FEATURES © 1996 Tandy Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Optimus and Concertmate are registered trademarks used by Tandy Corporation. RadioShack is a trademark used by Tandy Corporation. Your Optimus Concertmate 410 Porta-ble Electronic Keyboard is a state-of-the-art musical instrument with manyexc...

Page 4 - CONTENTS

4 CONTENTS Preparation ........................................................................................................... 5 Powering Your Keyboard ................................................................................. 5 Using Batteries ...............................................

Page 5 - PREPARATION; Using Batteries

5 PREPARATION POWERING YOUR KEYBOARD You can power your Concertmate 410with. • Internal batteries (see “Using Bat- teries”) • Standard AC power using an optional AC adapter (see “UsingAC Power” on Page 6) • A vehicle’s cigarette lighter socket using an optional DC adapter (see“Using Vehicle Battery ...

Page 7 - Listening Safely

7 1. Plug the 5.5 mm outer-diameter/ 2.1 mm inner-diameter barrel pluginto the cable so it reads +TIP. 2. Set the adapter’s voltage switch to 9 volts. 3. Insert the adapter’s barrel plug into the DC9V jack on the back of the Concertmate 410. 4. Plug the other end of the adapter into the vehicle’s ci...

Page 9 - A LOOK AT YOUR KEYBOARD

9 A LOOK AT YOUR KEYBOARD 1. VOICE A1-B6 Voices List2. POWER Switch3. VOLUME Control4. REC Button5. PROG Button6. A.B.C Button7. RHYTHM A1-B6 Rhythms List8. VOICE Button9. RHYTHM Button 10. SONG Button 11. PLAY/SPACE Button 12. REVERB Button13. START/STOP Button 14. SYNC Button15. OCTAVE Button16. P...

Page 10 - OPERATION; BASIC OPERATION

10 OPERATION BASIC OPERATION 1. Set VOLUME to MIN (minimum). Important: To prevent hearingdamage, always set theConcertmate 410’s volume to itslowest level ( MIN ) before you turn it on and before you begin playingit again after changing the set-tings. 2. Slide POWER to ON . The POWER and TEMPO indi...

Page 11 - Using CHORD ONLY

11 PLAYING THE DEMONSTRATION SONGS Your Concertmate 410 can play 18demonstration songs. The name andnumber of each song is listed on theConcertmate 410’s top panel. Follow these steps to play a demon-stration song. 1. The Concertmate 410 automati- cally selects the song Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star...

Page 12 - Using LESSON and REVIEW

12 3. Press CHORD ONLY . The TEMPO indicator flashes in time with thebeat and a voice counts one mea-sure of beats. The keyboard thencontinuously plays the accompa-niment. 4. Adjust TEMPO s and t and VOL- UME to the desired levels. 5. Play the song’s melody. Note: See the supplied songbook.It shows ...

Page 13 - SELECTING A VOICE

13 7. To stop the lesson, press LES- SON . The keyboard continues to play the demonstration song. 8. To turn off the demonstration song, press DEMO . SELECTING A VOICE Your Concertmate 410 can sound like12 different musical instruments (“voic-es). The name and number of eachvoice is listed on the Co...

Page 17 - SPECIAL FEATURES; USING REC

17 SPECIAL FEATURES USING REC The Concertmate 410 has a memorystorage function that allows you torecord and play back a melody of up to17 notes. 1. Select the preset voice you want to use (see “Selecting a Voice” onPage 13). 2. Press REC . The REC indicator lights and recording starts. 3. Play your ...

Page 18 - Storing a Percussion Pattern

18 Storing a Percussion Pattern The Concertmate 410 lets you use the 5 percussion pads to create your own per-cussion pattern of up to 16 beats including rests. 1. Choose the desired rhythm (see “Using the Auto-Rhythms” on Page 14). 2. Press PROG . The indicator beside PROG lights. 3. Using the perc...

Page 20 - TROUBLESHOOTING

20 TROUBLESHOOTING If your Concertmate 410 is not performing as it should, these suggestions mighthelp. If you still cannot solve the problem, take the keyboard to your local Ra-dioShack store for assistance. Symptom Possible Cause Remedy No sound, even if keys are pressed. POWER is set to OFF . Set...

Page 21 - CARE AND MAINTENANCE

21 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Optimus Concertmate 410 Portable Electronic Keyboard is an example of su-perior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care foryour Concertmate 410 so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the Concertmate 410 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immedia...

Page 22 - CHORD CHART

22 CHORD CHART 42-4031.fm Page 22 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:22 PM

Page 24 - SPECIFICATIONS

RadioShack A Division of Tandy Corporation Fort Worth, Texas 76102 6A6 Printed in Hong Kong SPECIFICATIONS Number of Keys ....................................................................................................37 Polyphonic Sound .............................................................

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