Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 580 Radio Shack
Go to page of 28
Cat. No. 42-4028 OWNER’S M ANUAL CONCERTMA TE-580 Please read before using this equipme nt. Portable Electroni c Keyboard illustr ation 42-4 02 8.fm Page 1 We dne sd ay, A ugu s t 1 1, 199 9 4:04 PM.
2 FEA TURES © 19 96 T andy Cor p orat ion . All Righ ts Res erv ed . Rad io S hac k an d Co ncer tm ate a re r egi st e r e d tra dema r ks us ed by T andy Cor por at ion . Puff the Mag ic Dragon (Pet er Yarrow) © Warner/C h appe ll Mus ic , Ho ng Kong Li mi ted.
3 To fully enjoy the feat ures and func- tions of t his electroni c keyboard, please read this manual caref ully and comp lete ly. Note: This owner’s manual explains how to use this el ectronic keyboard. It does not teach music. For your records, we recomm end that you write your Concertmate-580’ s seri- al num ber in t he s pace b elow.
4 CONTEN TS Prep arati on .... .. ... .... ... .... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .... ... .... ... ..... .. .. .... 5 Power ing Y our Key board .... .. ... .... ... .... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..
5 PREPARA TION POWERING Y OUR KEYBOARD You can po wer y our Concert mate-580 i n an y of th es e w a ys . • Internal ba tteries (see “Using Bat- ter i es ”) • Standard A C power using an optio.
6 Using AC Power You can po wer y our Concert mate-580 from a standard A C outlet using a 9- volt AC adapter (not supplied), such as Radio Shac k Ca t. No. 273-1651. Cautio ns : • Y ou must use an AC ada pter that supplies at least 9 vo lts, but no more than 12 volts, and delivers at least 500 m illi amps .
7 1. Plug the blue-tipped barrel plug into the cable so it reads + TIP (positive). 2. Set the adapter ’s voltage swi tch to 12 volts. 3. Insert the adapter ’s barrel plug into the DC9–12V I N jack on the back of the Concertmate-580. 4. Plug the o ther end of the ad apter into the vehicle’s cigarett e lighter sock et.
8 CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL AMPLIFIER To amplify your Concert mate-580’s sound, you can c o nnect it to an exter- nal amplifier (not supplied) usin g a 1 / 8 - inch plug audio cable (not supplied). To connec t an external amplifier to your keyboard, inse rt the cab le’s plug in to the HEADPHO NES/AUX.
9 A LOOK AT Y OUR KEYBOARD 1. ORCHESTRA 00-99 2. T ones List 3. POWER Switch 4. M ASTER VOL. Cont rol 5. TEMPO Butt ons 6. ORCHESTRA B utton and Ind i c ato r 7. RHYTHM Button 8. CHORD OF F Butto n and In dicator 9. SINGLE FINGER Button 10. FING ERED B utton 1 1.
10 OPE R ATION BASIC OP ERATION 1. Set MASTER VOL. (v olum e) to MIN (minimum). Imp ort an t : T o prevent hearing damage, alwa ys set the Concert - ma te-58 0’s vo lu me to its lo wes t leve l ( MIN ) before you turn it on and befo re you be gin p laying it again af ter chang ing the setti ngs.
11 PLAYIN G TH E DEMONSTRATION T UNE Your Concertmate-580 can play a p re- programme d demonstra t io n t u ne, Puff the Magic Dragon © , to showca se its many s ounds. 1. T o s tart the de monstration tu ne, press DEMO . The Conce rtmate- 580 begins t o continuously pl ay the de monstration tune.
12 The Concertmat e-580 also aut o- matically sel ects the tone P IANO 1 (No. 00) each tim e you turn it on. 2. T o play a t o ne other than PIAN O, choose a pre set tone from the ORCHESTRA 00-99 tones list, then enter its two-digit num ber on th e ORCHESTRA / RH YTHM SELECT k eypad.
13 Ad just ing t he R hyt hm V olume The Concert mate-580 lets you a djust the volume of the au to-rhythm sepa- ra t el y fr o m t h e ov er all vo l um e o f t h e keyboard. To increase or de crea se the rhythm volume, press RHYTHM VOL. + or – . Selec tin g/Playin g an Aut o -Rh y th m 1.
14 4. T o slow dow n the auto-rhythm, repeatedly press TEMPO t. T o speed it up, repeatedly press TEMPO s. Notes : • Y ou can ad just TEM PO s/t t o play an aut o-rhythm from 48 to 240 beats per minute. • T o reset the tem po t o i ts defa ult (original) speed (120 be ats per minute), press both TEMPO s and t at the same time.
15 Using INTRO The Conc ertmate-580’s IN TRO fe a- ture lets you start the selected auto- rhythm with a light, 1-measure intr o- duction that blends easily int o the se- lected rhyt hm. To start a rhythm with an introduction, select a nd enter t he rhy thm, then press INTRO/FI LL IN .
16 USING AUTO BASS CHORD (A.B .C) A UTO ACCOMPANIM ENT The 19 keys on the l eft side of the key- board wit h note labels ab ove them a re called acco mpanim ent keys. You c an set the Concert mate-580 to play the following two different types of auto- accomp animent.
17 Easy Rand om Finge rin g The easy random f ingering method lets begin ning keyboa rd players eas il y select and pl ay a chord. The num ber of accom pani ment k eys you press det ermines t he type o f cho rd played. T he following table show s the type of chord that plays when you press one, two, or three accom pani - ment keys at the same time.
18 Stan da rd Fin geri ng The sta ndard fingering method uses standard f ormations of three or four n otes, and lets the experienced musician play a wider variety of accompani men t chords. You can pl ay the fo llowing 15 chord types on your Con certmate-5 80, in any key, us- ing the standard fingering method.
19 Note : S ee “Standard F i ngering Cho r d Chart” on P a ge 26 for a li st of all t he chords you can play on y our Concert- mate-580 u sing standa rd f inge ring ac- companim ent. Follow these st eps to st art standard fingering auto-accom panim ent.
20 SPEC IAL FE ATURES USING THE PERCUSSION PADS The Concert mate-580’s percus sion pads put the sou nd of five different p er- cussion instrument s — bass drum, conga, sna re drum , hi -hat, and cym bal — at your fingertips. To play a percussi on pad sound, s im- ply press the de sired pad at any time during play.
21 USING VIBRA T O The Concert mate-580’s v ibrato feature lets you give your m usic a “wavering” effect, slightly va rying the pitch of notes as you press the keys. To t u rn on the vibrato feature, s imply press VI - BRA TO before or during play.
22 T ROUBLESHOOTING If the Concertmate-580 i s not perform ing as it should, thes e suggestions mi ght help. If you still c a nnot solv e the probl em, tak e the key board to your loca l Rad io Shack store for as sistance. T ro uble Possibl e Cause Remedy No sound, even i f keys are pr essed.
23 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your Radio Shack Concertmate-580 Port able Electronic Keyboard is an example of superior design and cr aftsmanshi p. The following sugge stions will help you c are for your Concertmate-580 so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the Concert mate-58 0 dry.
24 SPECIFICATIONS Number of Key s .... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .... ... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .... ...49 Polyphonic Sound . ................ .. ............ .. ............... ..............
25 SINGLE FINGER CHORD C HART illust rati on SIN GLE FI NGE R CHO RD CHAR T 42-4 02 8.fm Page 2 5 We dn es day , A ug ust 11, 19 99 4:0 4 P M.
26 STANDARD FINGERIN G CHORD CHART illust rati on STAN DA RD FIN GE RIN G C HORD CH AR T (P G 1 ) 42-4 02 8.fm Page 2 6 We dn es day , A ug ust 11, 19 99 4:0 4 P M.
27 illust rati on STAND AR D F ING ER ING C HORD CHA RT (PG 2 ) 42-4 02 8.fm Page 2 7 We dn es day , A ug ust 11, 19 99 4:0 4 P M.
RADIO S HACK A Divisi o n of T andy Corpor ation Fort Worth, T exas 76102 1A6 Printed i n H ong Kong RADIO SHACK LIMITED W ARRANTY Thi s prod uc t is war ra nted a gain st def ec ts f or 1 ye ar f ro m d ate of p urch as e fr om Rad io Sha c k com pa ny -ow ned st or e s and au t hor iz ed R ad io Shac k franc hi s ees an d de al ers .
An important point after buying a device Radio Shack 580 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Radio Shack 580 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Radio Shack 580 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Radio Shack 580 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Radio Shack 580 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Radio Shack 580, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Radio Shack 580.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Radio Shack 580. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Radio Shack 580 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
