RadioShack MD-1210 - Manual

7 Preparation to AC power. When you finish, dis-connect the adapter from AC powerbefore you disconnect it from thekeyboard. Follow these steps to connect an ACadapter to the keyboard. 1. Set the DC adapter’s voltage switch to 9V. 2. Insert the Adaptaplug adapter into the adapter’s cord so it reads –...

8 A Quick Look at Your Keyboard ˆ A Quick Look at Your Keyboard ˆ Operation BASIC OPERATION 1. Slide VOLUME to MIN (minimum). Important: To prevent hearing dam-age, always set the keyboard’s vol-ume to MIN before you turn it on. 2. To turn on the keyboard, press POWER . The POWER indicator lights an...

9 Operation (No. 000) when you turn thepower on. Each time you turn iton after that, it selects the lastselected tone. To select a differ-ent tone, see “Using the PresetTones”. • To select an auto-rhythm, see “Using the Preset Auto-Rhythms”on Page 13. • To play auto accompaniment, see “Using Auto Ac...

10 Operation Follow these steps to select and play apreset tone. 1. Press TONE . TONE and the current tone’s number appear. Note: The first time you turn thekeyboard on, it automatically selectsthe tone GRAND PIANO (No. 000). 2. To play a different tone, choose a preset tone from the 200 TONES lista...

11 Operation ELEC PIANO 1 (No. 004), press 0 0 4 . • If you enter an incorrect first digit, press TONE to clear your entry, then enter the correct digit. • When you select one of the drum sets (tone numbers 160–167),each key plays a different percus-sion sound. See “Drum Assign-ment List” on Page 44...

12 Operation To select a different low-end tone, enterthe three-digit number for the new low-end tone while the SPLIT indicator ap-pears. To select a different high-endtone, press SPLIT to turn off its indicator, then enter the three-digit number for thenew high-end tone. Then press SPLIT again so t...

13 Operation 9. Enter the number of the layered tone for the low-end keys. 10. If desired, hold down SPLIT then press the key where you want thehigh-end tones to begin. 11. Play the keyboard to hear the selected tones. To cancel the SPLIT/LAYER combina-tion, press each button so both theSPLIT and LA...

14 Operation • To quickly slow down or speed up the tempo, hold down TEMPO ▼ or ▲ . • You can also adjust the tempo by first pressing TEMPO ▼ or ▲ , then entering the desired number ofbeats per minute in three digits(040 to 255), or by holding down + or – on the keypad. • To reset the tempo to its d...

16 Operation Concert Chord The concert chord method lets begin-ning keyboard players easily select andplay a chord. The number of accompaniment keysyou press determines the type of chordthat plays. This chart shows the chordtype that plays when you press one,two, three, or four accompaniment keysat ...

18 Operation Full-Range Chords While the easy random and standard fin-gering methods limit chord formations tothe accompaniment keys, the full-rangechord method lets you play chords ofany type using any of the keyboard’skeys. Set MODE to FULL RANGE CHORD and follow the steps under “Standard Finger-i...

19 Operation Notes: • Normally, keyboard play is assigned to Channel 1 and the drum pads areassigned to Channel 10. When youuse auto accompaniment, each partis assigned to Channels 7–10. • When you use the keyboard as the sound source for another MIDIdevice, all 16 channels are assignedmusical instr...

21 Operation Understanding 1DCO and 2DCO Tones A Digital Controlled Oscillator (DCO)controls the sound output of a digital sig-nal. Some of the keyboard’s built-intones are simple tones (1DCO), andsome are layered tones (2DCO). Whenyou select a 2DCO tone as the basis forcreating a user tone, you nee...

22 Operation lopes. 00 specifies no change, avalue from 01 to 19 changes thevibrato, and a value from 20 to 49changes a parameter other than thevibrato. Samples of the pitch enve-lopes appear in a graph near yourkeyboard’s right speaker. Pitch ( Pitch ) (–64 to +63) — Controls the overall pitch of t...

23 Operation Hints on Creating a User Tone • Use a preset tone that is similar to the one you are trying to create.When you already have a generalidea of the tone you are trying tocreate, it is a good idea to start witha similar preset tone. If you want touse a layered tone, start out with a2DCO ton...

24 Special Features • You can use the keyboard’s MIDI function to save your setup data toyour PC or other storage device. Storing a Setup 1. Set the desired controls to the set- ting you want to store. 2. Within 5 seconds, repeatedly press BANK until the desired bank number appears. 3. While holding...

25 Special Features • The keyboard automatically resets the key to the default value of 0(middle C) each time you play a pre-recorded tune. TUNING THE KEYBOARD Although your keyboard never goes outof tune, it lets you adjust its pitch tomatch other instruments or musical re-cordings. Note: You canno...

26 Special Features USING PITCH BEND Your keyboard has a pitch bend featurethat lets you bend a note by altering itspitch. Pitch bend lets you create realisticeffects for sounds such as a saxophone,other reed instruments, and guitartones. To use pitch bend, rotate and hold PITCH BEND while holding d...

27 Using the Memory ˆ Using the Memory The keyboard lets you record up to twoseparate songs in memory for later play-back. You can use either of two meth-ods to record a song — real-time recording (you record as you play) or step recording (you enter notes and chords one-by-one). You can record on e...

29 Using the Memory • Turning off the keyboard while recording erases the contents of thetrack you were recording. • You can transfer memory contents to another MIDI device. PLAYING BACK FROM MEMORY 1. Repeatedly press MEMORY until Play No. appears. 2. Within 5 seconds, use + or – (or 0 or 1 ) to se...

30 Using the Memory 3. Press CHORD/1 to select Track 1. 4. If desired, you can change these settings: • rhythm number • tempo • MODE 5. Press STEP to start recording. 6. Press SYNCHRO/ENDING , then play a chord. • Use the chord play method deter- mined by the current MODE set- ting (Fingered, Concer...

31 Using the Memory Hold down 7 (dot) or 9 (triplicate), then press 1 through 6 to enter the lengths of the notes. To enter a tie, press 8 and enter the first then the second notes. To enter a rest, press 0 then use num- bers 1 through 9 to specify the length of the rest. Correcting Mistakes Before ...

32 Using the Memory 7. Press START/STOP to end record- ing. This data is stored on the selectedtrack in addition to the notes youplayed: • tone number • optional pedal operations • pitch bender operations • drum pad operations Step Recording 1. Repeatedly press MEMORY until Rec. No. appears. 2. With...

34 Using MIDI Pitch — Enter a new note on the key-board or use + or – to change to the next higher or lower note. The keyboard andthe staff on the display show your newentry. Chord — Use the appropriate chord fin-gering method as determined by the MODE setting. Tone Number/Rhythm Number — Usethe num...

35 Using MIDI quencer, acquire a wider selection ofpreset tones from a sound module, andmuch more. ABOUT MIDI Every MIDI-equipped instrument hasMIDI OUT and IN terminals, and somealso have a MIDI THRU terminal. Eachof these terminals serves a different pur-pose. MIDI OUT sends MIDI data to (“talksto...

38 Using MIDI General MIDI mode on/off and selectinga MIDI channel. Follow these steps to change MIDI pa-rameters. 1. Repeatedly press TRANSPOSE/ TUNE/MIDI until oFF GM Mode appears. 2. Within 5 seconds, repeatedly press or to select the parameter you want to change. GM Mode on/off (Default: Off): s...

39 Using MIDI keyboard automatically exits thedata transfer mode after all the datais sent. Importing Data 1. Repeatedly press TRANSPOSE/ TUNE/MIDI until BulkSnd? ap- pears. 2. Within 5 seconds, repeatedly press or until BulkRcv? appears. 3. Within 5 seconds, press to pre- pare the keyboard to recei...

40 Troubleshooting board. For details, see “MIDI Data” onPage 35. System Real Time — “Clock” is like ametronome to send the synchronizingsignal. System real time commands send threekinds of signals — start tells the key- board to start playing from the begin-ning, stop tells all the synchronized ins...

41 Troubleshooting CARE To enjoy your MIDI Keyboard for a long time: • Keep the keyboard dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. • Use and store the keyboard only in normal temperature environments. • Handle the keyboard gently and carefully. Do not drop it. • Keep the keyboard away from dust ...

45 Appendix FINGERED CHORD CHART Note: Chords marked with a cannot be played in the FINGERED mode due to the limitation of the accompaniment keyboard range. Use FULL RANGE CHORD to playpieces that contain these chords.

46 MIDI Implementation Chart ˆ MIDI Implementation Chart FUNCTION TRANSMITTED RECOGNIZED REMARKS BasicChannel DefaultChanged 1–16* 1 1–16 1–161–16 * 1 Held in memory with power supplied Mode DefaultMessagesAltered Mode 3X ❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊ Mode 3X ❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊ NoteNumber: True voice 36–96 ❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊...

47 Specifications Remarks *3 Modulation and after touch for each channel are the same effect. *4 Pitch bend sense, fine tune, coarse tune send/receive, and RPN Null receive *5 In accordance with assignable jack setting *6 GM on/off GM ON:[F0][7E][7F][09][01][F7] GM OFF: [F0][7E][7F][09][02][F7]Rever...