Optimus 410, 42-4031 owner manual Using the Auto Rhythms

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USING THE AUTO-

RHYTHMS

Your Concertmate 410 has 12 auto- rhythms that provide a steady beat for your music. The name and number of each auto-rhythm is listed on the Con- certmate 410’s top panel.

Follow these steps to select and play an auto-rhythm.

1.The Concertmate 410 automati- cally selects the rhythm DISCO (A1) each time you turn it on. To select another rhythm, press

RHYTHM.

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2.Choose an auto-rhythm from the RHYTHM list, then repeatedly press the corresponding button (A or B) until you hear the corre- sponding number. For example, to select 16 BEAT (A3), repeatedly press A until you hear “Three.”

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3.Press START/STOP to start the

selected auto-rhythm. The TEMPO indicator flashes in time with the beat, and the keyboard plays the selected rhythm.

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4.To slow down the auto-rhythm, repeatedly press TEMPO t. To speed it up, repeatedly press

TEMPO s.

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Notes:

•You can adjust TEMPO s and t to play an auto-rhythm from 40 to 218 beats per minute.

•To reset the tempo to its default (original) speed (128 beats per minute), press both TEMPO s and t at the same time. The rhythm plays at the original speed.