Optimus Concertmate 980 Owner's Manual page 13

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• a "keyboard" to show you the fin-
gering and
pressed (bottom of the display)
• a "metronome" to show you the
selected tempo — the metro-
nome's bar swings along with the
tempo you selected, and the
black dots above the metronome
show the beat count in the mea-
sure
• the chord name (except for tunes
85 to 99, center right of the dis-
play)
Note: Each tune plays a different
preset tone for the melody, but you
can change to another tone even
while the tune is playing. Follow the
steps under "Selecting/Playing a
Preset Tone" on Page 15 to select a
different tone.
4. Use
MAIN VOLUME
overall volume as desired.
To adjust only the accompaniment
volume (except tunes 85 to 99),
press
ACCOMP VOLUME
the desired volume level using the
number keys (between
press or within 5 seconds.
+ –
5. To move to a particular section of a
tune, hold down
play. The keyboard rapidly plays the
which keys are
to adjust the
then enter
and ) or
0 9
or during
REW FF
tune either backward or forward (like
a cassette player does when you
review or cue a cassette tape).
When you hear the section you
want, release
REW
normal play.
6. To change the tempo, press
t or s. The current tempo setting
appears.
Notes:
• To quickly slow down or speed up
the tempo, hold down
s.
• To reset the tempo to its default
(original) speed, press
and t at the same time.
• Tunes 85 to 99 are arranged so
the tempo changes during play.
However, if you select a tempo
other than the one you previously
selected, those tunes play in the
newest tempo.
7. To temporarily stop playing the tune,
press
PLAY/PAUSE
the tune completely, press
or to resume
FF
TEMPO
t or
TEMPO
s
TEMPO
again. To stop
.
STOP
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