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Radio Shack 42-4067 Owner's Manual - Power Supply

Manual is about: MIDI Keyboard

Summary of 42-4067

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    42- 4067 o w n er’s m anu al p le a se r e ad be fore usi ng th is equi pm ent. Md-992 midi keyboard md992_e_cover.P65 04.6.10, 5:43 pm 1.

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    627u-e-002a guidelines laid down by fcc rules for use of the unit in the u.S.A. (not applicable to other areas). Notice this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class b digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonab...

  • Page 3: Safety Precautions

    E-1 627u-e-003a safety precautions congratulations on your selection of the radioshack electronic musical instrument. • before using the instrument, be sure to carefully read through the instructions contained in this manual. • please keep all information for future reference. Symbols various symbol...

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    E-2 danger alkaline batteries perform the following steps immediately if fluid leaking from alkaline batteries ever gets into your eyes. 1. Do not rub your eyes! Rinse them with water. 2. Contact your physician immediately. Leaving alkaline battery fluid in your eyes can lead to loss of sight. Warni...

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    E-3 dropping and impact continued use of this product after it has been damaged by dropping or subjecting it to strong impact creates the risk of fire and electric shock. Take the following steps immediately. 1. Turn off power. 2. If you are using the ac adaptor for power, unplug it from the wall ou...

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    E-4 connectors connect only the specified devices and equipment to the product’s connectors. Connection of a non-specified device or equipment creates the risk of fire and electric shock. Location avoid the following locations for this product. Such locations create the risk of fire and electric sho...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    E-5 ❐ 100 tones • choose from among orchestral sounds, synthesized sounds, and more. ❐ 100 rhythms • 100 versatile rhythms help to add plenty of life to all your keyboard performances. ❐ auto accompaniment • simply play a chord and the corresponding rhythm, bass and chord parts play automatically. ❐...

  • Page 8: Contents

    E-6 627u-e-008a contents safety precautions ................ E-1 introduction ........................... E-5 care of your keyboard .......... E-5 contents ................................. E-6 general guide ........................ E-8 using the display ................................... E-10 quic...

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    E-7 contents midi ....................................... E-30 what is midi? ........................................ E-30 general midi .......................................... E-30 changing midi settings ......................... E-31 troubleshooting .................. E-32 specifications ..........

  • Page 10: General Guide

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    E-9 general guide 1 mic volume knob 2 power indicator 3 main volume buttons 4 synchro/fill-in button 5 start/stop button 6 power/mode switch 7 tempo buttons 8 accomp volume button 9 transpose/tune/midi button 0 percussion instrument list a chord root names b speaker c mic jack d rhythm list e tone l...

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    E-10 627u-e-012a using the display 1. An indicator appears next to the type of setting you are currently performing (tone, rhythm, song). 2. Tone number, rhythm number, song number, keyboard settings value 3. Rhythm, auto-accompaniment, tune beats 4. Tone name, rhythm name, song name, mode name, key...

  • Page 13: Quick Reference

    E-11 quick reference a selection of 100 tunes comes built-in for your listening pleasure or play along fun. A simple operation cuts out the melody part or accompaniment part of the tune, allowing you to play along on the keyboard. See “playing a built-in tune” on page e-22 for details on playing alo...

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    E-12 627u-e-014a 6 press the right on/off button to turn off the right-hand melody part and try playing along on the keyboard. • the display’s graphic keyboard and fingering indicators show you the melody notes to play. 7 press the right on/off button again to turn the melody part back on. • you can...

  • Page 15: Power Supply

    E-13 power supply this keyboard can be powered by current from a standard household wall outlet (using the specified ac adaptor) or by batteries. Always make sure you turn the keyboard off whenever you are not using it. Using batteries always make sure you turn off the keyboard before loading or rep...

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    E-14 power supply 627u-e-016a using the ac adaptor to power the keyboard from an ac outlet, you need an ac adaptor and a size m adaptaplug tm (neither supplied, available at your local radioshack store or online www.Radioshack.Com). Caution you must use a class 2 ac power source that supplies 9v dc ...

  • Page 17: Connections

    E-15 627u-e-017a connections phones/output jack before connecting phones or other external equipment, be sure to first turn down the volume settings of the keyboard and the connected equipment. You can then adjust volume to the desired level after connections are complete. [rear panel] white red pin...

  • Page 18: Basic Operations

    E-16 627u-e-018a basic operations this section provides information on performing basic keyboard operations. Playing the keyboard to play the keyboard 1 set the power/mode switch to normal. 2 use the main volume buttons to lower the keyboard volume. • it’s always a good idea to set the keyboard volu...

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    E-17 basic operations 627u-e-019a percussion sounds example: 99 percussion this tone assigns various percussion sounds to the keyboard. See the “percussion instrument list” on page a-6 for full details. Sound effect tones with sound effect tones 77 through 79, the type of sound produced depends on t...

  • Page 20: Auto Accompaniment

    E-18 auto accompaniment this keyboard automatically plays bass and chord parts in accordance with the chords you finger. The bass and chord parts are played using sounds and tones that are automatically selected to select the rhythm you are using. All of this means that you get full, realistic accom...

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    E-19 auto accompaniment 627u-e-021a adjusting the tempo you can adjust the tempo of rhythm play within a range of 20 to 255 beats per minute. The tempo setting is applied to auto accompaniment chord play, and song bank operations. To adjust the tempo 1 use the tempo buttons ( 왖 / 왔) to adjust the te...

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    E-20 627u-e-022a auto accompaniment chord types concert chord accompaniment lets you play four types of chords with minimal fingering. Major chords major chord names are marked above the keys of the accompaniment keyboard. Note that the chord produced when you press an accompaniment keyboard does no...

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    E-21 627u-e-023a auto accompaniment using a fill-in pattern fill-in patterns let you momentarily change the rhythm pattern to add some interesting variation to your performances. The following procedure describes how to use the fill-in feature. To insert a fill-in 1 press the start/stop button to st...

  • Page 24: Playing A Built-In Tune

    E-22 627u-e-024a playing a built-in tune a selection of 100 tunes comes built-in for your listening enjoyment or play along fun. You can turn off the left-hand or right-hand part to practice with the remaining part, and the display even shows you what keys to press and which fingers you should use. ...

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    E-23 playing a built-in tune 627u-e-025a to pause a tune play 1 while a tune is playing, press the play/pause button to pause it. 2 to resume play, press play/pause again. To fast reverse during playback 1 while playback is in progress, hold down the rew button. • beeps sound during fast reverse to ...

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    E-24 playing a built-in tune 627u-e-026a note • pressing both the [ 왖] and [왔] tempo buttons at the same time returns the tempo setting to the preset value for the currently selected tune. • the tunes 81 through 99 are arranged so their tempos change part way through the tunes. If you use the above ...

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    E-25 playing a built-in tune 627u-e-027a applause sound whenever you turn off the left hand or right hand part of a tune and play it back, an applause sound is produced when the tune reaches the end. To turn off the applause sound 1 press the stop button and the left on/off or right on/off button at...

  • Page 28: Using The Chord Book

    E-26 using the chord book 627u-e-028a the chord book feature of this keyboard makes it possible for you to look up information about chords quickly and easily. Simply input the name of the chord and the keyboard keys you should press, the fingers you should use, and the notes that make up the chord ...

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    E-27 using the chord book 627u-e-029a looking up a chord using the chord book 1 press the chord book button to enter the chord book mode. 2 press the clear button. • this step is necessary to clear any previously input chord name. 3 if the chord name you plan to input is a non-major chord, use the c...

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    E-28 627u-e-030a using the chord book chord name modifier keys chord type symbol and name reference modifier key major minor aug sus 4 dim 7th m7 minor 7 minor m7 minor 7-5 c (c major) cm (c minor) caug (c augmened) csus4 (c sustained forth) cdim (c diminished) c7 (c seventh) cm7 (c major seventh) c...

  • Page 31: Keyboard Settings

    E-29 627u-e-031a keyboard settings transposing the keyboard transpose lets you raise and lower the overall key of the keyboard in semitone units. If you want to play an accompaniment for a vocalist who sings in a key that’s different from the keyboard, for example, simply use transpose to change the...

  • Page 32: Midi

    E-30 627u-e-032a what is midi? The letters midi stand for musical instrument digital interface, which is the name of a worldwide standard for digital signals and connectors that makes it possible to exchange musical data between musical instruments and computers (machines) produced by different manu...

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    E-31 midi changing midi settings this keyboard lets you change the settings of two midi parameters: tone map and keyboard channel. To change midi parameters 1 press the transpose/tune/midi button either three or four times to select the parameter you want. Press the transpose/tune/midi button three ...

  • Page 34: Troubleshooting

    E-32 problem possible cause see page action no keyboard sound any of the following symptoms while using battery power. Auto accompaniment does not sound. The key or tuning does not match when playing along with another instrument. Missing song bank tune. No sound is produced when playing midi data f...

  • Page 35: Specifications

    E-33 specifications model: md-992 keyboard: 61 standard-size keys, 5 octaves tones: 100 polyphony: 12 notes maximum (6 for certain tones) auto accompaniment rhythm patterns: 100 tempo: variable (236 steps, = 20 to 255) chords: 2 fingering methods (concert chord, fingered) rhythm controller: start/st...

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  • Page 37: Appendix

    A-1 appendix 627u-e-037a tone list piano 00 piano 1 01 piano 2 02 honky-tonk 03 studio piano 04 elec piano 1 05 elec piano 2 06 elec piano 3 07 elec piano 4 08 harpsichord 09 clavelectro organ 10 elec organ 1 11 elec organ 2 12 elec organ 3 13 elec organ 4 14 church organ 15 pipe organ 16 reed organ...

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    A-2 appendix 627u-e-038a note table (1): tone number (2): maximum polyphony (3): range type (4): corresponding general midi number 00 12 a 000 01 12 a 001 02 6 a 003 03 6 a 002 04 12 a 004 05 12 a 005 06 6 a 008 07 6 a 009 08 12 a 006 09 12 a 007 (1) (2) (3) (4) 10 12 a 016 11 12 a 017 12 12 a 018 1...

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    A-3 appendix 627u-e-039a • see the illustration below for a description of range types (a through e). • corresponding general midi numbers are general midi numbers in effect when the tone map setting is “g”. ........Range in which same note is played in nearest octave as a result of transpose and mi...

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    A-4 appendix 627u-e-040a fingered chord chart this table shows the left-hand fingerings (including inverted forms) for a number of often-used chords. These fingering indications also appear on the keyboard’s display. Chords marked with asterisk (*) cannot be played in the fingered mode on this keybo...

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    A-5 appendix 627u-e-041a aug sus4 c d e f g a b c (d ) f (g ) e (d ) a (g ) b (a ) chord type root [5, 3, 1] [5, 3, 1] [5, 3, 1] [5, 3, 1] [5, 3, 1] [5, 3, 1] [5, 3, 1] [5, 3, 1] [5, 3, 1] [5, 2, 1] [5, 2, 1] [5, 2, 1] [5, 2, 1] [5, 2, 1] [5, 2, 1] [5, 2, 1] [5, 2, 1] [5, 2, 1] [5, 3, 1] [5, 2, 1] [...

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    A-6 627u-e-042a appendix percussion instrument list • percussion (tone 99) assigns 39 percussion sound to the keyboard as illustrated below. The sound assigned to each key are indicated above the keyboard. * * no sound is produced when the keys in this range are pressed. Low timbale high agogo low a...

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    A-7 appendix 627u-e-043a pops i 00 club pop 01 vocal pop 02 rap pop 03 funky pop 1 04 soul ballad 05 pop ballad 06 love ballad 07 funky pop 2 08 epic ballad 09 lite pop pops ii 10 16 beat shfl 11 16 beat pop 12 16 beat funk 13 8 beat pop 14 8 beat soul 15 8 beat shfl 16 dance pop 1 17 dance pop 2 18...

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    627u-e-046a function ... Transmitted recognized remarks basic default channel changed default mode messages altered note number true voice velocity note on note off after key ’s touch ch ’s pitch bender 1 control 6, 38 change 7 10 11 64 100 101 1 1-16 mode 3 x ❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊ 36-96 ❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊ o 9...

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    627u-e-047a mode 1 : omni on, poly mode 2 : omni on, mono o : yes mode 3 : omni off, poly mode 4 : omni off, mono x : no 100, 101 120 121 program change :true # system exclusive system : song pos common : song sel : tune system : clock real time : commands aux : local on/off : all notes off messages...

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    Ma0406-a printed in china md992e-1 limited one-year warranty this product is warranted by radioshack against manufacturing defects in material and workman-ship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from radioshack company-owned stores and authorized radioshack franchisees and d...