Operation; Basic Operation; Cancelling Auto Power Off - Optimus Concertmate 980 Owner's Manual

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OPERATION

BASIC OPERATION

1. To turn on the keyboard, set
to
POWER/MODE
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 Concert-
mate 980's many sounds, play a
prerecorded tune (see "Playing the
Prerecorded Tunes" on Page 12).
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 15.
• To select an auto-rhythm, see
"Using the Preset Auto-Rhythms"
on Page 17.
• To play auto accompaniment, see
"Using Auto Accompaniment" on
Page 18.
. The
NORMAL
then back to
OFF
automatically
tone, see
3. Repeatedly press
or t to increase or decrease the vol-
ume. The current setting ap-pears.
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 t.
• 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

To have the keyboard not automatically
turn off during a session, turn on the
keyboard while holding down
s
MAIN VOLUME
s
MAIN VOLUME
buttons at the
. The POWER/
.
TONE
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