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Safety Precautions
Symbols
DANGER
WARNING
CAUTION
DANGER
WARNING
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CAUTION
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Main Features
Contents
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Song Memory Function .......... E-39
Keyboard Settings .................. E-45
Connection to a Computer ..... E-50
Using a SmartMedia Card....... E-56
MIDI messages that can be sent and received using the USB port
General Guide
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General Guide
Controller Indicators
Song/PIANO SONGS controller indicator
Rhythm controller indicator
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General Guide
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Quick Reference
To play the keyboard
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Aloha
To play an Etude or Concert Piece tune
Quick Reference
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Important Battery Information
WARNING
Power Supply
Using batteries
To load batteries
Remove the battery compartment cover.
Load 6 AA-size batteries into the battery compartment.
Auto Power Off
To disable Auto Power Off
Power Supply
Using the AC Adaptor
CAUTION
Power On Alert
To turn off power on alert
Press the FUNCTION button a number of times until DEMO 2 appears on the display.
Use the [+] and [] buttons to change the setting to oFF.
Press the FUNCTION button to clear the setting screen from the display.
Connections
Phones/Output Jack
USB port
Sustain/Assignable Jack
Sustain Pedal
Microphone Jack
VIDEO OUT Jack
Connecting to a TV
Connections
Accessories and Options
Basic Operations
To play the keyboard
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Turning the Key Light System On and Off
To turn the key light system on and off
Press the KEY LIGHT button to toggle the key light system on and off.
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Using the PIANO SONGS Button
Practicing on the Piano
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Playing a Built-in Tune
Press the SONGS button to enter the SONGS Mode.
To play back a SONGS tune
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Ode To
Find the tune you want to play in the PIANO SONGS List, and note its number.
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To pause playback
To fast reverse
To fast forward
Looping a Musical Phrase
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Press the TONE button.
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To play all tunes in succession
Press the DEMO button.
Advanced 3-Step Lesson
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3-step Lesson Tempo Setting
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Dynamic Marks
Evaluation Mode
Evaluation Mode Display
Using Tone and Voice Guide
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Using the Lesson Functions and Evaluation Mode
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While the Phrase Practice Mode screen is on the display, press the STEP 1, STEP 2, or STEP 3 button.
Play along on the keyboard.
Voice Fingering Guide
To turn voice fingering guide on or off
Using a Microphone for Sing Along
Using the microphone jack
Set the MIC VOLUME knob setting so it is on the MIN side.
Turn on the microphones ON/OFF switch.
Use the MIC VOLUME knob to adjust microphone volume to the level you want.
To use a microphone for sing along
Find the tune you want in the SONGS/Sing Along List or on a Smart Media card, and note its number.
Press the SING ALONG button to enter the Sing Along Mode.
Select the sing along source.
Use the number buttons to input the two-digit song number.
Auto Accompaniment
Selecting a Rhythm
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Rhumb
Rhumba
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FINGERED
FINGERED Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody Keyboard
C Caug Cm7 C7 Cmadd9
Cm Csus4 Cmaj7 C7sus4 CmM7
Cdim C7 Cm7 Cadd9 Cdim7
FULL RANGE CHORD
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FULL RANGE CHORD Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody Keyboard
Using an Intro Pattern
To insert an intro
Press the INTRO button to start the selected rhythm with an intro pattern.
Using a Fill-in Pattern
To insert a fill-in
Using a Fill-in Pattern with a Variation Rhythm
To insert a fill-in into a rhythm variation
Synchro Starting Accompaniment with Rhythm Play
To use synchro start
Press the SYNCHRO/ENDING button to put the keyboard into synchro start standby.
Song Memory Function
Using the SONG MEMORY Button
Song Memory Capacity
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Recorded Data Storage
Recording Play Along with a Built-in Tune
Selecting Parts
Part/Track Indicators in Playback
Part/Track Indicators in Recording
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Playing Back a Lesson Recording
Recording a Performance
Selecting a Track
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Part/Track Indicators in Playback
Part/Track Indicators in Recording
To record your keyboard performances
Press the RHYTHM button to enter the rhythm mode.
Use the SONG MEMORY button to select record standby.
Playing Back a Performance Recording
Press the RHYTHM button to enter the rhythm mode.
Use the SONG MEMORY button to select playback standby.
Press the controller block START/STOP button.
To stop playback, press the controller block START/
Overdubbing a Performance Recording
Track 2 Data
Deleting a Specific Part/Track
Getting Ready
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Keyboard Settings
Brass
St r in
Select the layered tone.
Fr r.Ho
St r in
To split the keyboard
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PSizz.
Trans.
To transpose the keyboard
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St r in
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Touch
Touch
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Adjusting Accompaniment and Song Volume
Acom Vo l
To adjust the accompaniment volume
Tune
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Connection to a Computer
Connecting to a Computer
Using the USB port
To connect to a computer using the USB port
Use a commercially available USB cable to connect the keyboard to the computer.
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KEYBOARD CHANNEL (Default: 1)
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Press the FUNCTION button until the KEYBOARD CHANNEL screen appears.
Use the [+], [], and the number buttons to change the channel number.
NAVIGATE CHANNEL (Default: 4)
Loca l
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SUSTAIN/ASSIGNABLE JACK (Default: SUS)
Jack
Press the FUNCTION button until the SUSTAIN/ ASSIGNABLE JACK screen appears.
Use the [+] and [] or [0], [1], [2], and [3] buttons to change the setting.
Jack
Messages
PROGRAM CHANGE
PITCH BEND
CONTROL CHANGE
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ALL SOUND OFF
ALL NOTES OFF
RESET ALL CONTROLLERS
SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE*
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Using a SmartMedia Card
About SmartMediaTM Cards
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Inserting and Removing a SmartMedia Card
To insert a SmartMedia card into the card slot
To remove a SmartMedia card from the slot
SmartMedia Card and Card Slot Precautions
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Fo rmat ?
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-1 Press the SCORING button.
Press the START/STOP button to stop SMF data play.
Memory Sharing
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SmartMedia Card Error Messages
Display Message
Cause Action
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Troubleshooting
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Troubleshooting
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Specifications
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Specifications
Care of your keyboard
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Appendix
Tone List / Note Table
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JAZZ SET
Drumset 6
Key/Note number
FINGERED Chord Chart
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Rhythm List
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Song List
PIANO SONGS List
on the TV screen. Also note that the lyrics of the PIANO SONGS do not appear on the TV screen.
SONGS/Sing Along List
Model
LK-1500 MIDI messages that can be sent and received using the USB port
Version: 1.0
Mode 1 : OMNI ON, POLY Mode 2 : OMNI ON, MONO
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Mode 3 : OMNI OFF, POLY Mode 4 : OMNI OFF, MONO
Limited One-Year Warranty
RadioShack Corporation Fort Worth, Texas 76102