Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto MIDI Keyboard del fabbricante Radio Shack
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Owner’s Manual Please read before using this equ ipment. MD500 MIDI Keyboard with Mini-Size Keys.
1 CONTENTS Features ........... .............. .............. .............. .............. ................. .............. .............. ...... ........ .... 2 The FCC W ants Y ou to Know .............. ................. .............. ............
2 Features Features Your RadioShack MIDI Keyboard is a state- of-the-art keyboard with man y exciting fea- tures. You can set the keyboard to sound like 50 different musical instruments. To accom- pany your music, th e keyboard has 30 rhythms, as well as au to accompaniments and percussion sounds.
3 Preparation Preparation To connect a MIDI device to your keyboard, see “Making the MIDI Co nnections” on Page 12. CONNECTING POWER You can power your keyboard in any of these ways: • inter.
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 Ad aptaplug adapter into th e adapter ’s cord so it reads + TIP . 4. Connect th e AC or DC adapter ’s bar- rel plug to the DC 9V jack on the back of the key- board.
5 A Quick Look at Your Keyboard A Quick Look at Y our Keyboard Operation BASIC OPERATION 1. T o turn on the ke yboard, set POWER to ON . The POWER indicator lights. Important: T o prevent hearing damage, always set the keyboard’ s volume to its lowest level before you begin playi ng it after changing any settings.
6 Operation 3. Repeatedly pre ss VOLUME UP or VOL- UME DOWN to increase or decrease th e volume. Notes: • The keyboard’s volume ranges from 0 (no sound) to 10 (maximu m), and the current volume level appears on the display . Each time you turn on th e keyboard, the volume is set to 6.
7 Operation USING THE PRESET T ONES Your keyboard can sound like 50 differ ent musical instruments. The na me and two-digit number for each preset tone is li sted on the TONES list on the keyboard’ s top panel. Note: The keyboard has 8-note (maximum) polyphonic sound.
8 Operation • T o reset the tempo to its d efault (ori g- inal) speed, press TEMPO UP and TEMPO DOWN at the same time . 6. Play the keyboard al ong with the auto- rhythm. 7. T o select a differ ent rhythm, repea t Steps 1 and 2. 8. T o stop the au to-rhythm, pr ess ST ART/ STOP again.
9 Operation Or , to synchronize the start of the selected auto-rhythm with your accom- paniment, press SYNC/FI LL-IN . 6. Begin the accomp animent at the desired interval by pressing the desired accom- paniment key(s). T o play a melody along with th e accom- paniment, press any key(s) to the right of the accompaniment keys.
10 Special Features 1. Press SONG , then repeated ly press LEARNING until black dots appe ar next to 21 ( .(< on the left side of the display . 2. Select a tone from the SONGS list and enter its two-digit nu mber on the key- pad. Or , you can press – or + to move to the next higher or lower numbered tune.
11 Special Features 4. Press TON E . The preset ton e that matches the selected auto-rhythm appears. To quit one-touch settin g, press O.T .S. 27 6 disappears. USING SUSTAIN For added flexibi lity and co ntrol as you make music, you can set the keyboard so it sus- tains sound.
12 Using MIDI Usin g MIDI Your keyboard includes a feature called MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interfa ce). MIDI is the universal standard for sendin g and re- ceiving performance data between all types of electronic musical instruments, regard- less of the manufact ur er.
13 Troubleshooting 1. Use a MIDI cable to connect MIDI OUT on the back of the keyboard to the other device’ s MIDI IN terminal. 2. Repeatedly pre ss MIDI to select a MIDI channel. MIDI uses up to 16 ch annels to exchange data. As in a TV broadcast, different channels send different data.
14 Chord Charts Chord Charts These tables show the fingering for the ch ords you pla y most often. Suspended Diminished.
15 Chord Charts Diminished.
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Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Radio Shack MIDI Keyboard è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Radio Shack MIDI Keyboard - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Radio Shack MIDI Keyboard imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Radio Shack MIDI Keyboard ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Radio Shack MIDI Keyboard, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Radio Shack MIDI Keyboard.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Radio Shack MIDI Keyboard. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Radio Shack MIDI Keyboard insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
