Radio Shack MD-1600 owner manual Basic Operation

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OPERATION

POWER MODE VOLUME

BASIC OPERATION

1.Slide VOLUME to MIN (minimum).

Important: To prevent hearing dam- age, always set the MD-1600’s vol- ume to MIN before you turn it on.

2.To turn on the MD-1600, 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-1600 selects the tone GND PIANO (No. 000) the first time you 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 toward MIN to decrease it.

6.To turn off the MD-1600, press POWER. The red POWER indicator and the keyboard’s display turn off.

PLAYING THE DEMONSTRATION TUNES

To showcase its many sounds, your MD-1600 can play two pre-programmed demonstration tunes.

To start the demonstration, press DEMO. The MD-1600 begins to play the first demonstration tune (No. 0). To select the other tune, press + or – on the key- pad. The selected tune’s number ap- pears and the tune begins to play.

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