Radio Shack MD-1160 owner manual Playing Back a Prerecorded Tune

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dy or accompaniment and play along on the keyboard.

Playing Back a Prerecorded Tune

1.Press SONG. An indicator appears next to SONG and the number of the current tune appears.

Note: The keyboard always selects the tune “A Whole New World” (No.

00)the first time you press SONG after turning the power on.

2.Choose a tune from the 100 SONGS list and enter its two-digit number on the keypad.

Or, you can press or + to move to the next higher or lower numbered tune.

Notes:

• Precede a single-digit number with a 0. For example, to select 08 (“We Wish You a Merry Christ- mas”), press 0 8.

• If you enter an incorrect first digit, press SONG to clear your entry, then enter the correct digit.

3.Press PLAY/PAUSE or START/STOP to start playing the tune.

You can change the tune by repeat- ing Step 2 even while a tune is play- ing. The new tune immediately begins to play.

As a tune plays, the display shows:

a “score” to show you the notes that are playing (right side of the display)

a “keyboard” to show you the fin- gering and which keys are 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 70 to 99, center right of the dis- play)

“play” indicator ( ), upper left of the display

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 12 to select a different tone.

4.Use MAIN VOLUME to adjust the overall volume as desired.

To adjust only the accompaniment volume (except tunes 70 to 99), press ACCOMP VOLUME then enter the desired volume level using the

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