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Owner’s ManualPlease read before using this equipment.MD-981 MIDI Keyboard42-4042.fm Page 1 Friday, April 28, 2000 11:18 AM

10Operationboard, or you can turn off a tune’s melo-dy or accompaniment and play along onthe keyboard. Playing Back a Prerecorded Tune1. Press SONG. A

11Operationthe desired volume level using thenumber keys (between 0 and 9) orpress + or – within 5 seconds.5. To move to a particular section of atune

12OperationTurning Applause Off/OnWhen you turn off either the melody oraccompaniment and then play a tune,applause automatically sounds at theend of

13OperationNotes: • Precede a single-digit numberwith a 0. For example, to selectELEC PIANO 1 (No. 04), press 04.• If you enter an incorrect first dig

14Operationpaniment keys and do not produce per-cussion sounds. See “Using AutoAccompaniment” on Page 15.USING THE PRESET AUTO-RHYTHMSYour keyboard ha

15OperationUsing SYNCHROThis feature lets you synchronize thestart of an auto-rhythm with the begin-ning of your music.After you select and enter an a

16OperationOr, press – or + to select the nextlowest or highest accompanimentvolume setting.To reset the accompaniment volume toits default value of 7

17OperationStandard FingeringThe standard fingering method uses standard formations of three or four notes, andlets the experienced musician play a wi

18Operation• When you play an aug, 7–5, or dim7chord, the lowest note you playdetermines the root of the chord. Besure that your fingering correctlyde

19Special Features5. Use – or + to scroll through thechords associated with the rootchord you entered in Step 3. Or,press a different root key to see

2ContentsˆContentsFeatures ... 4The FC

20Special FeaturesNotes:• You can also use the number key-pad to quickly raise the key. Simplypress the semitone change value (1to 5).• The keyboard a

21Using MIDIˆUsing MIDIYour keyboard includes a feature calledMIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Inter-face). MIDI is the universal standard forsending

22Using MIDITo receive MIDI data on your keyboard,use a MIDI cable to connect the key-board’s MIDI IN terminal to the other de-vice’s MIDI OUT termina

23Using MIDIMIDI data on channels 1 through 4 and 10only. The data received on other channelsare ignored. For transmission of MIDI da-ta, you can use

24TroubleshootingControl Change — This feature sendsdata on various controllers, each havingits own number. For the details of eachparameter, see “MID

25TroubleshootingNo sound when receiving and playing MIDI data.MIDI cables are not con-nected properly.Check the connection.Bass notes in General MIDI

26Standard Fingering Chord ChartsˆStandard Fingering Chord ChartsThese tables show the left-hand fingering for the chords you play most often. This il

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29Note TableˆNote TableLegend:(1) Tone number(2) Maximum polyphony(3) Range type (see Page 30)(4) Corresponding general MIDI number (see “MIDI Data” o

3ContentsSpecial Features ... 19Changing Keys ...

30Note TableLegend:Range of keyboard playPlayable range (when receiving MIDI data)Range transposed to nearest octave (when receiving MIDI data or usin

31MIDI Implementation ChartˆMIDI Implementation ChartFUNCTION TRANSMITTED RECOGNIZED REMARKSBasicChannelDefaultChanged11–161–4, 101–4, 10Mode DefaultM

32Care and MaintenanceMode 1: OMNI ON, POLYMode 3: OMNI OFF, POLYO: YesMode 2: OMNI ON, MONOMode 4: OMNI OFF, MONOX: NoˆCare and MaintenanceSystem Exc

33SpecificationsˆSpecificationsNumber of Keys ...

34SpecificationsDimensions (HWD) ... 41/4 × 3617/32 × 1215/16 Inches(108 × 929 × 32

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42-4042MA0005-A04A00Printed in MalaysiaMD981E-1RadioShackA Division of Tandy CorporationFort Worth, Texas 76102Limited One-Year WarrantyThis product i

4FeaturesˆFeaturesYour RadioShack MIDI Keyboard is astate-of-the-art keyboard with many ex-citing features. You can set the key-board to sound like 10

5PreparationTempo Control — lets you speed up orslow down the tempo of any selectedmusic pattern.Chord Book — lets you easily seewhich keys to press a

6PreparationUsing BatteriesYour keyboard can use six AA batteries(not supplied) for power. For the bestperformance and longest life, we recom-mend Rad

7Preparation5. Plug the AC adapter’s other end intoa standard AC outlet.Using Vehicle Battery PowerYou can power the keyboard from a ve-hicle’s 12V po

8A Quick Look at Your KeyboardCONNECTING AN EXTERNAL AMPLIFIERTo amplify your keyboard’s sound, youcan connect it to an optional externalamplifier usi

9OperationˆOperationBASIC OPERATION1. To turn on the keyboard, setPOWER/MODE to NORMAL. ThePOWER/MODE indicator lights.Note: To save power when operat