Radio Shack MD-982 Owner's Manual

Summary of MD-982

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    © 2002 radioshack corporation. All rights reserved. Adaptaplug, radioshack, and radioshack.Com are trademarks used by radioshack corporation. 42-4056 owner’s manual — please read before using this equipment. 12-note polyphonic sound — lets you play and hear up to 12 notes at the same time, so you ca...

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    T he f cc w ant s yo u t o k now 2 6*' " (%% " 9#065 " ;17 " 61 " -019 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 reasonable protection against harmful interference in a r...

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    Connec ti ng an e x te rnal a m plif ier connec ti ng an e x te rnal a m plif ier 3 %100'%6+0) " #0 " ':6'40#. " #/2.+(+'4 to amplify your keyboard’s sound, you can connect it to an optional external amplifier using an audio cable with a 1 / 4 -inch (6.35 mm) plug (not supplied). To connect an exter...

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    A q u ick look at y our k e yboar d 4 # " 37+%- " .11- " #6 " ;174 " -';$1#4& tempo control — lets you speed up or slow down the tempo of any selected music pattern. Sustain jack — lets you connect a sustain pedal (not supplied) to the keyboard so you can sustain your keyboard’s sound (see “using a ...

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    B a sic o perat io n 5 $#5+% " 12'4#6+10 1. To turn on the keyboard, set power/ mode to normal . The power/mode indicator lights. ± 2. To hear a sample of the keyboard’s many sounds, play a prerecorded tune (see “playing the prerecorded tunes”). To make your own music, simply begin playing the keybo...

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    Using t he pre s et t ones 6 7. To temporarily stop playing the tune, press play/pause again. To stop the tune completely, press stop . 2 .#;+0) " # .10) " 9+6* " # " 2 4'4'%14&'& " 6 70' follow these steps to have the keyboard not play the melody or accompaniment of a prerecorded tune, so you can p...

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    Using t he pre s et aut o -rhy th m s 7 - ';$1#4& " 5 2.+6 " 6 10'5 the preset tones numbered 90 through 96 on your keyboard let you automatically play two different musical instruments or sound effects independently on opposite sides of the keyboard. The instrument listed first in the tone’s name p...

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    Using aut o a ccom paniment 8 original rhythm automatically resumes at the end of the current measure. 75+0) " #761 " #%%1/2#0+/'06 the 18 keys on the left side of the keyboard with note labels above them are called accompaniment keys. You can set the keyboard to play two different types of auto acc...

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    Us in g t he chor d b ook us in g t he chor d b ook 9 5 6#0& " ( +0)'4+0) the standard fingering method uses standard formations of three or four notes, and lets the experienced musician play a wider variety of accompaniment chords. ± this chart shows the 15 chord types you can play on your keyboard...

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    Spe c ial f eat ur es 10 52'%+#. " ('#674'5 % *#0)+0) " - ';5 the keyboard automatically selects the key of middle c each time you turn it on. For added flexibility as you play, the keyboard lets you change (transpose) the musical key in which it plays. ± 1. Repeatedly press transpose/tune/ midi unt...

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    Us ing midi 11 note on/off —specifies which keys are pressed (note on) or released (note off). Also includes how loud a note is played as a value from 0 to 127. ± program change —specifies the tone. The keyboard sends program change data in the range of 0 to 99, corresponding to tone numbers. It rec...

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    T roubleshoot ing 12 pitch bender — the keyboard receives (but cannot send) pitch bending signals. Control change — this feature sends data on various controllers, each having its own number. For the details of each parameter, see “midi data” on page 10. Program change — this feature changes the pre...

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    13 st andard f inger ing chord chart s 56#0& " (+0)'4+0) " %*14& " %*#465 these tables show the left-hand fingering for the chords you play most often. This illustration shows which fingers on your left hand match the numbers on the charts. The illustration also appears on your keyboard’s display. Y...

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    14 s tanda rd f ingering chord c hart s 42-4056.Fm page 14 friday, april 26, 2002 9:14 am.

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    15 not e t able 016' " 6#$.' legend: (1) tone number (2) maximum polyphony (3) range type (see page 17) (4) corresponding general midi number (see “midi data” on page 10) 42-4056.Fm page 15 friday, april 26, 2002 9:14 am.

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    16 not e t able legend: range of keyboard play playable range (when receiving midi data) range transposed to nearest octave (when receiving midi data or using the keyboard’s transpose function) (1) the received midi data is played one octave lower (2) the received midi data is played one octave high...

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    M idi i m plem ent at ion char t m idi i m plem ent at ion char t 17 /+&+ " +/2.'/'06#6+10 " %*#46 *2: if main volume is set to 0 or 1 , v (velocity) is set to 75. If main volume is set to 2 or higher, v is set to 100. *4: depends on gm tone map setting. See “changing midi settings” on page 11. 42-4...

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    S pecif ic at ions 18 52'%+(+%#6+105 number of keys ..................................................................................................................................... 61 polyphonic sound .................................................................................................

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    No te s 19 016'5 42-4056.Fm page 19 friday, april 26, 2002 9:14 am.

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    42-4056 md982e-1/ma0206-a 04a02 printed in china radioshack corporation fort worth, texas 76102 limited one-year warranty this product is warranted by radioshack against manufacturing defects in material and workmanship under nor- mal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from radioshack co...