Setting The Pitch Bend Range; Using A Sustain Pedal - Radio Shack MD-1600 Owner's Manual

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Setting the Pitch Bend Range

You can adjust the bend range of pitch
controls from 1 to 12 semitones.
Note: The keyboard automatically se-
lects a bend range of 2 semitones the
first time you turn it on after connecting
power. Each time you turn it on after
that, it recalls the last selected bend
range.
Follow these steps to adjust the pitch
bend range.
1. Repeatedly press
until a number and
TUNE/MIDI
appear on the display.
2. Within 5 seconds, press
the keypad until the pitch bend
range you want appears on the dis-
play, or enter a number from 01–12.

USING A SUSTAIN PEDAL

For added flexibility and control as you
make music, you can connect a sustain
pedal (not supplied), available through
your local RadioShack store. A sustain
pedal lets you sustain or soften the key-
board's sound, and even start or stop an
auto-rhythm.
ASSIGNABLE
JACK
To connect a sustain pedal to your MD-
1600, insert the plug on the pedal's cord
into
ASSIGNABLE JACK
the keyboard.
You can adjust the MD-1600's assign-
able jack to these settings when you use
a sustain pedal.
SUS
TRANSPOSE/
SoS
Bend
or on
+ – SFt
rHy
Follow these steps to change the as-
signable jack's setting.
1. Repeatedly
TUNE/MIDI
Then press
jack's current setting and
appear on the display.
2. Within 5 seconds, press
the desired setting (
or
Press the sustain pedal as you play to
hear the desired sound or to start/stop
the selected auto-rhythm.
on the back of
Setting Description
(Sustain) Causes one or more
notes to linger after
they are played
(Sostenuto) Similar to SUS, but
only sustains one
note at a time
(Soft) Softens the sound
(Rhythm) Starts or stops the
selected auto-rhythm
press
TRANSPOSE/
until
Bend
until the assignable
SUS
) appears.
rHy
appears.
Jack
or until
+ –
, SoS , SFt ,
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