RadioShack MD500 - Manual

4 Preparation 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-b...

5 A Quick Look at Your Keyboard ˆ A Quick Look at Your Keyboard ˆ 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 itslowest level before you begin playing itafter changing any...

6 Operation 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 thecurrent volume level appears on thedisplay. Each time you turn on thekeyboard, the volume is set to 6. • To quickly return to...

7 Operation USING THE PRESET TONES Your keyboard can sound like 50 differentmusical instruments. The name and two-digitnumber for each preset tone is listed on theTONES list on the keyboard’s top panel. Note: The keyboard has 8-note (maximum)polyphonic sound. This means that you canplay up to 8 diff...

8 Operation • 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 le...

9 Operation Or, to synchronize the start of theselected 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 rightof the acc...

10 Special Features 1. Press SONG , then repeatedly press LEARNING until black dots appear next to 21( .(< on the left side of the display. 2. Select a tone 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 tun...

11 Special Features 4. Press TONE . The preset tone that matches the selected auto-rhythmappears. To quit one-touch setting, press O.T.S. 276 disappears. USING SUSTAIN For added flexibility and control as you makemusic, you can set the keyboard so it sus-tains sound. To sustain notes you play, press...

12 Using MIDI ˆ Using MIDI Your keyboard includes a feature called MIDI(Musical Instrument Digital Interface). MIDI isthe universal standard for sending and re-ceiving performance data between all typesof electronic musical instruments, regard-less of the manufacturer. Using MIDI, you can play music...

13 Troubleshooting 1. Use a MIDI cable to connect MIDI OUT on the back of the keyboard to the otherdevice’s MIDI IN terminal. 2. Repeatedly press MIDI to select a MIDI channel. MIDI uses up to 16 channels to exchange data. As in a TV broadcast,different channels send different data. 3. To transmit t...

14 Chord Charts ˆ Chord Charts These tables show the fingering for the chords you play most often. Suspe n ded Dim in ished

42-4034 01A01 Printed in China A RadioShack CorporationFort Worth, Texas 76102 ˆ Specifications Number of Keys ................................................................................................................................................................ 49 Polyphonic Sound ...........