Radio Shack MD-981 Manuel D’Utilisation

9

Operation

ˆ

1. To turn on the keyboard, set

 to 

.

The

POWER/MODE indicator lights.

Note: To save power when operat-
ing on batteries, the keyboard auto-
matically turns off after about 6
minutes if you do not press a key. To
turn on the keyboard again, set

 to 

 then back to

.

2. To hear a sample of the keyboard’s

many sounds, play a prerecorded
tune (see “Playing the Prerecorded
Tunes”). To make your own music,
simply begin playing the keyboard.

• The keyboard automatically

selects the tone PIANO 1 (No. 00)
when you turn the power on. To
select a different tone, see
“Selecting/Playing a Preset Tone”
on Page 12.

• To select an auto-rhythm, see

“Using the Preset Auto-Rhythms”
on Page 14.

• To play auto accompaniment, see

“Using Auto Accompaniment” on
Page 15.

3. Repeatedly press 

 

▲

or 

▼

 to increase or decrease the

volume. The current setting ap-
pears.

• The keyboard’s volume ranges

from 0 (no sound) to 9 (maxi-
mum). Each time you turn on the
keyboard, the volume is set to 7.

• To quickly change the volume set-

ting, hold down 

 

▲

or 

▼

.

• To quickly return to the default

volume setting of 7, press both

 buttons at the

same time.

• The volume level differs depend-

ing on the tone, accompaniment,
or song you selected.

4. To turn off the keyboard, set

 to 

. The POWER/

MODE indicator turns off.

The keyboard automatically turns itself
off when you use batteries to power it.
To have the keyboard not automatically
turn off during a session, turn on the
keyboard while holding down 

.

The next time you turn the keyboard off
then back on again, it will automatically
turn off after about 6 minutes.

You can sit back and listen to the 100
tunes that come prerecorded in the key-

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