Operation; Basic Operation; Cancelling Auto Power Off; Playing The Prerecorded Tunes - Radio Shack MD-981 Owner's Manual

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ˆ Operation

BASIC OPERATION

1. To turn on the keyboard, set
POWER/MODE to
POWER/MODE indicator lights.
Note: To save power when operat-
ing on batteries, the keyboard auto-
matically turns off after about 6
minutes if you do not press a key. To
turn on the keyboard again, set
to
POWER/MODE
NORMAL .
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 keyboard.
Notes:
• The keyboard
selects the tone PIANO 1 (No. 00)
when you turn the power on. To
select a different
"Selecting/Playing a Preset Tone"
on Page 12.
• To select an auto-rhythm, see
"Using the Preset Auto-Rhythms"
on Page 14.
• To play auto accompaniment, see
"Using Auto Accompaniment" on
Page 15.
3. Repeatedly press
or to increase or decrease the
volume. The current setting ap-
pears.
NORMAL . The
then back to
OFF
automatically
tone, see
MAIN VOLUME

Operation

Notes:
• The keyboard's volume ranges
from 0 (no sound) to 9 (maxi-
mum). Each time you turn on the
keyboard, the volume is set to 7.
• To quickly change the volume set-
ting, hold down
or .
• To quickly return to the default
volume setting of 7, press both
MAIN VOLUME
same time.
• The volume level differs depend-
ing on the tone, accompaniment,
or song you selected.
4. To turn off the keyboard, set
to
POWER/MODE OFF
MODE indicator turns off.

Cancelling Auto Power Off

The keyboard automatically turns itself
off when you use batteries to power it.
To have the keyboard not automatically
turn off during a session, turn on the
keyboard while holding down
The next time you turn the keyboard off
then back on again, it will automatically
turn off after about 6 minutes.
PLAYING THE
PRERECORDED TUNES
You can sit back and listen to the 100
tunes that come prerecorded in the key-
MAIN VOLUME
buttons at the
. The POWER/
.
TONE
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