Optimus MD-1150 Owner's Manual
Optimus MD-1150 Owner's Manual

Optimus MD-1150 Owner's Manual

Optimus electronic keyboard user manual

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42-4039.fm Page 1 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM
Cat. No. 42-4039
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OWNER'S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
Electronic Keyboard
MD-1150

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  • Page 1 42-4039.fm Page 1 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM Cat. No. 42-4039 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment. Electronic Keyboard MD-1150...
  • Page 2: The Fcc Wants You To Know

    The number is in the battery compartment of the key- board. Serial Number ____________________ Optimus, RadioShack, and Adaptaplug are registered trademarks used by Tandy Corporation. THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW This keyboard complies with the limits for a Class B digital device as specified in Part 15 of FCC Rules .
  • Page 3 Sustain Jack — lets you connect a sus- tain pedal (not supplied) to the MD-1150 so you can sustain your keyboard’s sound.
  • Page 4 RadioShack store. • This Owner’s Manual explains how to use this electronic keyboard. It does not teach music.
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    42-4039.fm Page 5 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM CONTENTS Preparation ... 7 Connecting Power ... 7 Using Batteries ... 7 Using AC Power ... 8 Connecting Headphones ... 8 Listening Safely ... 8 Connecting an External Amplifier ... 9 Using the Music Stand ...
  • Page 6 42-4039.fm Page 6 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM Using MIDI ... 25 About MIDI ... 25 Making the MIDI Connections ... 25 MIDI Data ... 26 Changing MIDI Settings ... 27 Notes About the MIDI Implementation Chart ... 28 Troubleshooting ...
  • Page 7: Preparation

    (+ and –) marked beside the com- partment. 3. Replace the cover. adapter If the MD-1150 sounds weak or does not work properly, replace all six batteries. Warning: Dispose of old batteries promptly and properly. Do not burn or bury them.
  • Page 8: Using Ac Power

    • Always plug the AC adapter into the MD-1150 before you plug it into the AC outlet. Always unplug the AC adapter from the AC outlet before you unplug it from the MD-1150.
  • Page 9: Connecting An External Amplifier

    CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL AMPLIFIER To amplify your MD-1150’s sound, you can connect it to an external amplifier (not supplied) using an audio cable (not supplied) with a -inch (6.35-mm) plug.
  • Page 10: Operation

    POWER/MODE NORMAL 2. To hear a sample of the MD-1150’s many sounds, play a prerecorded tune (see “Playing the Prerecorded Tunes” on Page 11). To make your own music, simply begin playing the keyboard.
  • Page 11: Cancelling Auto Power Off

    42-4039.fm Page 11 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM 4. To turn off the keyboard, set . The POWER/ POWER/MODE MODE indicator and the display turn off. Cancelling Auto Power Off To have the keyboard not automatically turn off during a session, turn on the keyboard while holding down TONE The next time you turn the keyboard off...
  • Page 12 Hint: You can find the scores for most of the prerecorded tunes in the Sheet Music and Play Guide for the Prerecorded Tunes , supplied with your MD-1150. Refer to this sheet to count the number of measures to skip. To change the tempo, press .
  • Page 13: Playing Along With A Prerecorded Tune

    42-4039.fm Page 13 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM Playing Along with a Prerecorded Tune Follow these steps to have the keyboard not play the melody of a prerecorded tune, so you can! 1. Select and enter the number of the tune you want to play.
  • Page 14: Selecting/Playing A Preset Tone

    42-4039.fm Page 14 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM Notes: • The keyboard has 16-note (maxi- mum) polyphonic sound. means that you can play up to 16 different notes at the same time with most of the keyboard’s preset tones. Some of the keyboard’s preset tones, however, are capable of only 8-note polyphony.
  • Page 15: Percussion Sounds

    42-4039.fm Page 15 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM Percussion Sounds PERCUSSION (No. 99) lets you play the 39 different percussion sounds shown here. The symbol for each sound appears above the corresponding key on the keyboard. Layered Tones The preset tones numbered 80 through 89 on your keyboard let you automati- cally play two different layered tones at the same time when you press one key.
  • Page 16: Selecting/Playing An Auto-Rhythm

    42-4039.fm Page 16 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM CHORD BOOK SYNCHRO/ FILL-IN START/STOP Selecting/Playing an Auto-Rhythm 1. Press RHYTHM appears to the right of RHYTHM the number of the current auto- rhythm appears. Note: Each time you turn on the keyboard, it automatically selects the rhythm Funky Pop 1 (No.
  • Page 17: Using Synchro

    42-4039.fm Page 17 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM 8. To stop the auto-rhythm, press again. START/STOP Using SYNCHRO This feature lets you synchronize the start of an auto-rhythm with the begin- ning of your music. After you select and enter an auto- rhythm, press SYNCHRO/FILL-IN bars of the metronome flash on the dis-...
  • Page 18: Adjusting The Accompaniment Volume

    42-4039.fm Page 18 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM Adjusting the Accompaniment Volume The MD-1150 lets you adjust the volume of your accompaniment separately from the overall volume of the keyboard. 1. Press . The cur- ACCOMP VOLUME rent accompaniment volume setting...
  • Page 19 42-4039.fm Page 19 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM Follow these steps to start concert chord auto accompaniment. 1. Set POWER/MODE CHORD 2. Enter a two-digit auto-rhythm num- ber. 3. To start the auto-rhythm before the auto accompaniment, press STOP Or, to synchronize the start of the selected auto-rhythm...
  • Page 20: Standard Fingering

    42-4039.fm Page 20 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM Standard Fingering 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 by using stan- dard fingering.
  • Page 21: Using The Chord Book

    42-4039.fm Page 21 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM • When you play an aug, 7–5, or dim7 chord, the lowest note you play determines the root of the chord. Be sure that your fingering correctly defines the root you want. Note: See “Standard Fingering Chord Charts”...
  • Page 22 42-4039.fm Page 22 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM • the fingers you need to use to play the chord (on the center “hands”) • the notes that make up the chord (on the staff display) 5. Use to scroll through the –...
  • Page 23: Special Features

    42-4039.fm Page 23 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM SPECIAL FEATURES CHANGING KEYS 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.
  • Page 24: Using Touch Response

    USING TOUCH RESPONSE The MD-1150 has a touch response fea- ture that lets you adjust the volume of your music’s tone based on how hard you strike the key(s), so you can add emotion to your music.
  • Page 25: Using Midi

    42-4039.fm Page 25 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM USING MIDI Your MD-1150 includes a feature called MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Inter- face). MIDI is the universal standard for sending and receiving performance data between all types of electronic musical instruments, regardless of the manufac- turer.
  • Page 26: Midi Data

    Note: You do not need to make both connections if you are only either send- ing or receiving. MIDI DATA Your MD-1150 can send and receive several different types of MIDI data. The MD-1150’s tones, rhythms, and other types of MIDI data are sent automatical- ly as you play.
  • Page 27: Changing Midi Settings

    Change data only when you connect a sustain pedal and press it. CHANGING MIDI SETTINGS The MD-1150 lets you change two MIDI parameters, Tone Map and Keyboard Channel. Keyboard Channel — sets the channel for sending MIDI data to an external de- vice (Default: 01).
  • Page 28: Notes About The Midi Implementation Chart

    42-4039.fm Page 28 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM NOTES ABOUT THE MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART The “MIDI Implementation Chart” on Page 34 illustrates the details of the key- board’s MIDI function. An O in the chart means that the keyboard has this fea- ture;...
  • Page 29: Troubleshooting

    42-4039.fm Page 29 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM TROUBLESHOOTING If your MD-1150 is not performing as it should, these suggestions might help. If you still cannot solve the problem, take the keyboard to your local RadioShack store for assistance.
  • Page 30 42-4039.fm Page 30 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM Trouble Sounds sent to another MIDI The other device’s MIDI device by the keyboard do THRU function is turned on. not sound correct. Possible Cause Turn off the MIDI THRU function on the other device. Remedy...
  • Page 31: Standard Fingering Chord Charts

    42-4039.fm Page 31 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM STANDARD FINGERING CHORD CHARTS These tables show the left-hand fingering for the chords you play most often.
  • Page 32 42-4039.fm Page 32 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM Note: You cannot play chords marked with an asterisk (*) in the fingered mode on this 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.
  • Page 33: Note Table

    42-4039.fm Page 33 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM NOTE TABLE Legend: 1. Tone number 2. Maximum polyphony 3. Range type (see “Note Table” on Page 33) 4. Corresponding general MIDI number (see “MIDI Data” on Page 26)
  • Page 34: Midi Implementation Chart

    42-4039.fm Page 34 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART FUNCTION TRANSMITTED Basic Default Channel Changed 1–16 Mode Default Mode 3 Messages Altered Note 36–96 Number: True voice Velocity Note ON O 9nH v=1–127 Note OFF X 9nH v=0 After Keys Touch...
  • Page 35 42-4039.fm Page 35 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM Mode 1: OMNI ON, POLY Mode 2: OMNI ON, MONO Mode 3: OMNI OFF, POLY Mode 4: OMNI OFF, MONO O: Yes X: No...
  • Page 36: Care And Maintenance

    42-4039.fm Page 36 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Optimus MD-1150 Electronic Keyboard is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for your keyboard so you can enjoy it for years.
  • Page 37: Specifications

    42-4039.fm Page 37 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM SPECIFICATIONS Number of Keys ... 61 Polyphonic Sound ... 16-note (Max.) Preset Tones ... 100 Auto-Rhythms ... 100 Tempo ... Adjustable (20–255 Beats Per Minute) Other ...Fill-in and Synchro Start Accompaniments ... Concert Chord, Fingered Prerecorded Tunes ...
  • Page 38 42-4039.fm Page 38 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM NOTES...
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  • Page 40 42-4039.fm Page 40 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM 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 dealers.

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