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OPERATION

BASIC OPERATION

1. Slide VOLUME to MIN (minimum).
Important: To prevent hearing dam-
age, always set the MD-1200’s vol-
ume to MIN before you turn it on.
2. To turn on the MD-1200, 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-1200 automatically
selects the tone GND PIANO (No.
000) when you first 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 MIN to
decrease it.
6. To turn off the MD-1200, press
POWER. The red POWER indicator
and the keyboard’s display turn off.

PLAYING THE

DEMONSTRATION TUNES

To showcase its sounds, your MD-1200
can play two pre-programmed demon-
stration tunes. To start the demonstra-
tion, press DEMO. The MD-1200 plays
the first demonstration tune (No. 0). To
select the other tune, press + or – on the
keypad. The selected tune’s number ap-
pears, and the tune plays.
VOLUME
MODE
POWER
VOLUME
DEMO
(Partial Control View)
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