Optimus MD-1200 owner manual Basic Operation

VOLUME

POWER

MODE

BASIC OPERATION

1.Slide VOLUME to MIN (minimum).

Important: To prevent hearing dam- age, always set the MD-1200’s vol- ume to MIN before you turn it on.

2.To turn on the MD-1200, press POWER. The POWER indicator lights and the display turns on.

Note: To save power, the keyboard automatically turns off after about 6 minutes if you do not press a key. To turn the keyboard on again, press POWER. To cancel the auto power off feature, see “Changing Auto Power Off” on Page 30.

3.Slide MODE to NORMAL.

4.Slide VOLUME toward MAX slightly and begin playing the keyboard.

Notes:

•The MD-1200 automatically selects the tone GND PIANO (No. 000) when you first turn the power on. Each time you turn it on after that, it recalls the last selected tone. To select a different tone,

see “Using the Preset Tones” on Page 11.

•To select an auto-rhythm, see “Using the Preset Auto-Rhythms” on Page 15.

•To play auto accompaniment, see “Using Auto-Accompaniment” on Page 17.

5.Slide VOLUME toward MAX to increase the sound level or MIN to decrease it.

6.To turn off the MD-1200, press POWER. The red POWER indicator and the keyboard’s display turn off.

PLAYING THE DEMONSTRATION TUNES

To showcase its sounds, your MD-1200 can play two pre-programmed demon- stration tunes. To start the demonstra- tion, press DEMO. The MD-1200 plays the first demonstration tune (No. 0). To select the other tune, press + or – on the keypad. The selected tune’s number ap- pears, and the tune plays.