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Cat. No. 42- 4039 OWNER’S MANUAL Please re ad befor e using this equi pment. Electronic Keyboard MD-1150 A 42-4039.fm Page 1 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM.
2 We recomm end yo u record your key- board’s serial n umber he re. The numbe r is in th e battery compartme nt of the key- board. Serial Num ber __ _________ _______ __ THE FCC W ANTS YOU TO KNO W This keybo ard comp lies with the lim its for a Cl ass B d igital devic e as spec ified in Part 15 o f FCC Rules .
3 FEA TURES Your O ptimus M D-1150 E lectron ic Key - board is a state-of- the-art ke yboard wi th many ex citi ng fe atur es. You can set the keyboar d to sou nd like 100 di ffer en t mu- sical in st rument s or sound eff ects. To accompa ny yo ur music , the ke yboar d has 100 rhyt hms, as well as auto ac - compan iments a nd perc ussion s ounds.
4 Tempo Control — lets yo u spe ed u p or slow down the te mpo of any selec ted music patte rn. Tune Control — lets you adju st the pitch of your keybo ard so you can play in tune wi th other i nstrume nts. Fill-In Rhyt hm — le ts y ou i nse rt a shor t variati on int o any auto-rhyt hm.
5 CONTENTS Preparation ....... ............. ............ .................... ............. ............. ............. ................... 7 Connectin g Power ................ ............. ............. .................... ............. ..........
6 Using MIDI .... .................... ............ ............. .................... ............. ............. .............. 2 5 About MIDI ...... ...... ............. ...... ....... ...... ............. ....... ...... ....... ...... ............
7 PREPARATION Note: To conn ect a M IDI devi ce, see “Mak ing the MIDI Co nnecti ons” on Page 25. To con nect a s ustain p edal, see “Usi ng a Sus tain Peda l” on Page 2 4.
8 Using AC Power You can power yo ur MD-1150 from standa rd AC power us ing a 9-vol t AC adapter ( not su pplied) and a Siz e M Adapta plug ® . Cautions: Y ou must use an AC adapt er that s upplies 9 volts and del ivers at least 800 mil liamp s.
9 • Once you s et the vol ume, do not increa se it . Over time, your e ars adapt t o the vol ume le vel, so a vol - ume level that doe s not caus e dis- comf ort migh t st ill dam age yo ur hearing .
10 OPERATION BASIC O PERA TION 1. T o tu rn o n the k eyb oard , set POWER/MODE to NORMAL . The POWER/ MODE indic ator and the display light. Note: T o sa ve power wh en operat - ing on b atteries, the key board a uto- matically turns off after abo ut 6 minutes i f you do no t press a key .
11 4. T o turn off the k eyboard , set POWER/MODE to OFF . The P OWER/ MODE ind icator and the display tur n off. Cancelling Auto Power Off To have the keyboar d not autom atica lly turn off du ring a se ssion, tu rn on the keyb oard whil e hold ing do wn TON E .
12 Note: Eac h tune play s a dif feren t preset tone for the melod y , but y ou can chan ge to anoth er tone ev en while the tune i s playing. Follow the steps u nder “ Selecti ng/Playing a Preset T one” o n Page 14 to sel ect a different tone. 4.
13 Playing Along with a Prerecorded T une Follow the se steps to hav e the keyboar d not pla y th e me lod y of a pr er ecor ded tune, so you can! 1. Se lect a nd ente r the numb er of the tune you w ant to pl ay . 2. Press ON/O FF RIG HT to turn off the melo dy .
14 Notes: • The keyb oard has 16 -note (max i- mum) pol yphon ic sound . This mean s th at yo u ca n pl ay u p to 16 different notes a t the same time with most of the keyboar d’s preset tones. Some of th e keybo ard’s preset tones, however , are ca pable of onl y 8-note po lyphony .
15 Percussion Sounds PERCUSSION (No. 99) lets you play th e 39 diffe rent percussio n sounds s hown he re. The symbo l for each sou nd appe ars abo ve the correspo nding k ey on the keyb oard.
16 Selecting/Pl aying an Aut o-R hy thm 1. Press RHYTHM . An indicator appears to the right of RHY TH M an d the num ber o f t he cu rre nt auto- rhythm a ppear s. Note: Each ti me y ou turn on the keyb oard, it automa tical ly selec ts the rhyt hm Fu nky Pop 1 (No.
17 8. T o stop th e auto- rhythm, press ST ART/STOP again. Using SYNCHRO Thi s fea tur e let s you sy nchr oni ze th e start of a n auto- rhythm with the begin- ning of y our musi c. After yo u sele ct and en ter an a uto- rhy thm, pres s SYNCHRO/FILL-IN .
18 Adjustin g the Ac com pani m ent Vo l u m e The MD-1 150 l ets you adjus t the volume of your a ccompan iment sep arately from the over all volume of the k eyboar d. 1. Press ACCOMP VOLUME . The cur- rent acco mpanim ent volume s etting appears on the display next to Acomp Vol .
19 Follow th ese steps to start concert c hord auto acc ompanimen t. 1. Set POWER/MODE to CONCERT CHORD . 2. En ter a two-di git auto-rhy thm num- ber .
20 Standard Fingering The sta ndard fingeri ng method use s standard for mations of thr ee or four not es, and lets the e xper ienced m usicia n play a w ider variety of acco mpanim ent chor ds. Thi s char t sho ws th e 15 c hord types you ca n pl ay on your keyboa rd by us ing s tan- dard finger in g.
21 • When you play an aug , 7–5, or dim7 chord, th e lowes t note you play determin es th e ro o t o f th e cho r d. B e sure that your fing ering correctl y defines t he root y ou want.
22 • the fin gers you need to use to play the chord (on the cente r “hands” ) • the note s that make up the chord (on the s taff display) 5. Use – or + to scroll throug h the chords associat ed with the root chord y ou entere d in Step 3. Or , press a different root ke y to see the chords based on that ke y .
23 SPECIAL FEATURES CHANGING KEYS The keyboa rd auto maticall y selec ts the key of m iddle C each tim e you turn it on . For added flexi bility as you p lay, the keyb oard lets yo u change (transpo se) the m usica l key i n whic h it p lay s. Note: You c annot cha nge the key while a prerecor ded tune i s selec ted or pl ay- ing.
24 Note: You canno t tune the keyboard while a prerec orded tune is disp layed or playing . Follow these steps to t une th e keybo ard. 1. Repe at edl y pres s TRANSPOSE/ TUNE/MIDI until th e dis play sho ws Tune and the curren t pitch s etting.
25 USING MIDI Your MD- 1150 in cludes a feature called MIDI (Musical Instru ment Digi tal Inter - face). MIDI is the universal stan dard for sending and re ceiving p erforma nce d ata between all type s of e lectron ic musi cal instrum ents, regardl ess of t he manuf ac- turer.
26 Cautions: • Always turn o ff power to your MD - 1 15 0 and th e other M IDI devic e before y ou con nect or disco nnect MIDI ca bles. • As you ma ke th e cabl e co nne ction s, be sure to align the MIDI cable pin s with the mat chi ng ho les on yo ur keyb oard’s MIDI OUT a nd MIDI IN te r- minals.
27 Here is the data that can be receiv ed with thi s keyb oard and th e corr espo nd- ing contr ol numbe r. The MD-1 150 ca n send Hold 1 Contr ol Change data on ly when you connec t a sust ain ped al and pr ess it. CHANGING MIDI SETTIN GS The MD-115 0 lets you change two MIDI paramete rs, Tone Map and Keyb oard Channel.
28 NOTES ABOUT THE MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART The “MIDI Implemen tation Cha rt” on Page 34 il lust rates the d etails of th e key- board’s MIDI function. A n O in the char t mean s th at t he keyboa rd h as t his fea- ture; an X mean s it does not ha ve this feature.
29 T ROUBLESHOOTING If your MD- 1150 is not per formin g as it should , these sugg estions might hel p. If you still c annot solve the problem, ta ke the keyboa rd to your l ocal Rad i oShack store for assist ance. T rouble P o ssi ble Ca use Rem edy No so und, e ven if k eys are press ed.
30 Sounds s ent to an other MIDI de vice b y the k eyb oard do not so und co rrec t. The other d e vice’ s MIDI THR U function is tu rned on. T ur n off the MIDI THR U function o n the o ther de vice.
31 STANDARD FINGERING CHORD C HARTS These t ables sh ow the left- hand fing ering fo r the cho rds you play most o ften. 42-4039.fm P age 31 Friday, March 3, 2 000 8:55 AM.
32 Note: You cannot play chords marked with an asterisk (*) in the fingered mode on thi s keyboard. This illustration shows which fingers on your left hand match the numbers on the chord charts. The illustra- tion also appears on your keyboard’s display.
33 NOTE T ABLE Lege nd: 1. T one number 2. Maximum polyphony 3. Range type (see “Note T able” on Page 33) 4. Corresponding general M IDI number (see “MIDI Data” on Page 26) 42-4039.
34 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHAR T FUNCTION TRANSMITTED RECOGNIZED REMARKS Basic Channel Def ault Changed 1 1–16 1–4, 10 1–4, 10 Mode Def ault Messages Alter ed Mode 3 X ❊❊❊❊❊❊ ❊❊❊.
35 Mode 1: OMNI ON, POLY Mode 3: OMNI OFF, POLY O: Yes Mode 2: OMNI ON, MONO Mode 4: OMNI OFF, MONO X: No 42-4039.fm P age 35 Friday, March 3, 2 000 8:55 AM.
36 CARE AND MAINTENAN CE Your Opt imus MD-1 150 Electron ic Keybo ard is an examp le of sup erior desi gn and craftsm anship. T he fo llowing s uggestio ns wil l help you care for your k eyboa rd so you can enjoy it for year s. Keep the k eyboa rd dry.
37 SPECIFICA TIONS Number of Keys .................... ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ........... 61 Polypho nic Soun d ........... ............ ............. ............. .................... ........... 16-note (Max.
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RadioShack A Division of T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T ex as 7610 2 10A9 9 Pri nted i n Mal ays ia MD1 150E-1 MA9906-A Limited O ne-Y ear Wa rranty This pro duct is warrante d by RadioShack aga ins.
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