Radio Shack LK-1161 Changing the Tone of a Prerecorded Tune, Changing Keys, Tuning the Keyboard

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You can change the tone before starting play or while play is already in progress.

1.Press TONE while the SONG indicator is on. Both the SONG and TONE indicators light and the display shows the number of the tone currently assigned.

2.Enter the number for the tone you want.

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The keyboard automatically selects the key of middle C each time you turn it on. For added flexibility as you play, the keyboard lets you change (transpose) the musical key in which it plays. ￿

1.Hold down TONE and RHYTHM at the same time.

2.Within 5 seconds, press TEMPO ￿ or ￿

to lower or raise the key. Each time you press TEMPO ￿ and ￿, the number decreases or increases by 1 semitone.

As you raise the key, 1 is C , 2 is D, and so on. As you lower the key, –1is B, –2is B , –3is A, and so on.

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Key lighting turns on automatically when:

•you turn on the keyboard.

•you press DEMO to play demo tune.

•you press SONG in the normal mode.

•the power on alert function operates.

Press KEY LIGHT to turn off the key lighting if necessary. Press KEY LIGHT again to turn key lighting back on.

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Although your keyboard never goes out of tune, you can adjust its pitch to match other instruments or musical recordings. ￿

1.Hold down TONE and SONG at the same time.

2.Within 5 seconds, press TEMPO ￿ or ￿ to lower or raise the keyboard’s pitch. Each time you press the key, the number decreases or increases by 1 cent.

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Changing the Tone of a

Prerecorded Tune

•You cannot change the tone of the two- hand tunes (number 85 through 99).

•Selecting another tune switches the tone to the default tone of the newly selected tune.

•When you change the tone for the prerecor- ded tunes, the newly selected tone stays in effect even after you switch to normal mode.

Changing Keys

•You cannot change the key while a prerecorded tune is selected or playing.

•The number on the display is the number of semitones to which the keyboard is set, compared to its default key. A semitone is a measurement that represents the acoustical interval between the tones of any

two keys on the keyboard. For example, the difference between C and C or B and B is one semitone. You can transpose the key down 6 semitones (to an F ) and up 5 semitones (to an F) — a full octave.

•You can also use the number keypad to quickly raise the key. Simply press the semitone change value (1 to 5).

•The keyboard automatically resets the key to the default value of 0 (middle C) each time you play a prerecorded tune (by pressing DEMO or SONG).

•Each preset tone plays within a specified range. If a key change causes a note to exceed its range, the same note sounds in the nearest octave.

•When you select preset tones 75 through 79 and 90 through 96 after changing the key, the keyboard split point changes according- ly (see “Keyboard Split Tones” on Page 5).

•Changing the key does not affect the PERCUSSION (No. 99) preset tone or auto-accompaniment rhythm.

Tuning the Keyboard

•You cannot tune the keyboard while a prerecorded tune is displayed or playing.

•The number on the display is the number of cents to which the keyboard is currently tuned, compared to its default pitch. A cent is the measurement representing the acoustical interval between two tones. 1200 cents equal 1 octave. You can tune the keyboard to within 50 cents (101 levels) of its default pitch.

•You can use the number keypad to raise the pitch by entering the cent change value.

•The keyboard automatically resets the tuning pitch to the default value of 00 (cents) each time you turn off the keyboard or play the prerecorded tunes (by pressing DEMO or SONG).

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