42-4039.fm Page 1 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM Cat. No. 42-4039 A OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment.
42-4039.fm Page 2 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN. ! CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
42-4039.fm Page 3 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM FEATURES Your Optimus MD-1150 Electronic Keyboard is a state-of-the-art keyboard with many exciting features. You can set the keyboard to sound like 100 different musical instruments or sound effects. To accompany your music, the keyboard has 100 rhythms, as well as auto accompaniments and percussion sounds.
2-4039.fm Page 4 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM Tempo Control — lets you speed up or slow down the tempo of any selected music pattern. Tune Control — lets you adjust the pitch of your keyboard so you can play in tune with other instruments. Fill-In Rhythm — lets you insert a short variation into any auto-rhythm. Auto Accompaniment — lets you automatically play a preset harmonic pattern to match the selected auto-rhythm.
42-4039.fm Page 5 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM CONTENTS Preparation .............................................................................................................. Connecting Power .............................................................................................. Using Batteries ............................................................................................ Using AC Power ..........................................................................................
42-4039.fm Page 6 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM Using MIDI ............................................................................................................. About MIDI ........................................................................................................ Making the MIDI Connections .......................................................................... MIDI Data .........................................................................................................
42-4039.fm Page 7 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM PREPARATION Note: To connect a MIDI device, see “Making the MIDI Connections” on Page 25. To connect a sustain pedal, see “Using a Sustain Pedal” on Page 24. CONNECTING POWER You can power your MD-1150 from either: • If you do not plan to use the MD1150 with batteries for a week or more, or if you will be using only AC power, remove the batteries.
42-4039.fm Page 8 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM Using AC Power You can power your MD-1150 from standard AC power using a 9-volt AC adapter (not supplied) and a Size M ® Adaptaplug . Cautions: You must use an AC adapter that supplies 9 volts and delivers at least 800 milliamps. Its center tip must be set to negative, and its plug must correctly fit the MD-1150’s DC 9V jack. Using an adapter that does not meet these specifications could damage the MD-1150 or the adapter.
42-4039.fm Page 9 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM • Once you set the volume, do not increase it. Over time, your ears adapt to the volume level, so a volume level that does not cause discomfort might still damage your hearing. CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL AMPLIFIER To amplify your MD-1150’s sound, you can connect it to an external amplifier (not supplied) using an audio cable (not supplied) with a 1/4-inch (6.35-mm) plug. To connect an external amplifier to your keyboard, insert the cable’s 1/4-inch (6.
42-4039.fm Page 10 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM OPERATION SONG (Partial Control View) P MAIN VOLUME POWER/MODE PLAY/PAUSE BASIC OPERATION 1. To turn on the keyboard, set to NORMAL. The POWER/MODE indicator and the display light. POWER/MODE Note: To save power when operating on batteries, the keyboard automatically turns off after about 6 minutes if you do not press a key. To turn on the keyboard again, set POWER/MODE to OFF then back to NORMAL. 2.
42-4039.fm Page 11 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM 4. To turn off the keyboard, set POWER/MODE to OFF. The POWER/ MODE indicator and the display turn off. Cancelling Auto Power Off To have the keyboard not automatically turn off during a session, turn on the keyboard while holding down TONE. The next time you turn the keyboard off then back on again, it will automatically turn off after about 6 minutes.
42-4039.fm Page 12 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM TONE ACCOMP VOLUME RHYTHM START/STOP TEMPO REW 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 14 to select a different tone. 4. Use MAIN VOLUME to adjust the overall volume as desired.
42-4039.fm Page 13 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM Playing Along with a Prerecorded Tune Follow these steps to have the keyboard not play the melody of a prerecorded tune, so you can! 1. Select and enter the number of the tune you want to play. 2. Press ON/OFF RIGHT to turn off the melody. Press ON/OFF LEFT to turn off the accompaniment. Notes: • Tunes 70 to 99 are piano solo tunes. You can turn off either the right-hand or left-hand portion, but not both.
42-4039.fm Page 14 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM Notes: • The keyboard has 16-note (maximum) polyphonic sound. This means that you can play up to 16 different notes at the same time with most of the keyboard’s preset tones. Some of the keyboard’s preset tones, however, are capable of only 8-note polyphony. • Most tones on this keyboard have been recorded and processed using a technique called digital sampling.
42-4039.fm Page 15 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM Percussion Sounds PERCUSSION (No. 99) lets you play the 39 different percussion sounds shown here. The symbol for each sound appears above the corresponding key on the keyboard. Note: When you select the Fingered or Concert Chord mode, the keys in the lower 11/2 octaves become the accompaniment keys and do not produce percussion sounds. See “Using Auto Accompaniment” on Page 17.
42-4039.fm Page 16 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM CHORD BOOK SYNCHRO/ FILL-IN START/STOP Selecting/Playing an Auto-Rhythm 1. Press RHYTHM. An indicator appears to the right of RHYTHM and the number of the current autorhythm appears. Note: Each time you turn on the keyboard, it automatically selects the rhythm Funky Pop 1 (No. 00). 2. To select a different rhythm, choose an auto-rhythm from the 100 RHYTHMS list and enter its twodigit number on the keypad.
42-4039.fm Page 17 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM 8. To stop the auto-rhythm, press START/STOP again. Using SYNCHRO This feature lets you synchronize the start of an auto-rhythm with the beginning of your music. After you select and enter an autorhythm, press SYNCHRO/FILL-IN. The bars of the metronome flash on the display to show the keyboard is in a standby mode. Begin playing the keyboard.
42-4039.fm Page 18 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM Adjusting the Accompaniment Volume The MD-1150 lets you adjust the volume of your accompaniment separately from the overall volume of the keyboard. two, three, or four accompaniment keys at the same time. Number of Keys Pressed Chord Type Major 1. Press ACCOMP VOLUME. The current accompaniment volume setting appears on the display next to Acomp Vol. 2. Within 5 seconds, enter a number from 0 (no sound) to 9 (loudest) on the keypad.
42-4039.fm Page 19 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM Follow these steps to start concert chord auto accompaniment. 1. Set POWER/MODE to CONCERT CHORD. 2. Enter a two-digit auto-rhythm number. 3. To start the auto-rhythm before the auto accompaniment, press START/ STOP. Or, to synchronize the start of the selected auto-rhythm with your accompaniment, press SYNCHRO/ FILL-IN. 4. Begin the accompaniment at the desired interval by pressing the desired accompaniment key(s).
42-4039.fm Page 20 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM Standard Fingering The standard fingering method uses standard formations of three or four notes, and lets the experienced musician play a wider variety of accompaniment chords. This chart shows the 15 chord types you can play on your keyboard by using standard fingering.
42-4039.fm Page 21 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM 7. To stop auto accompaniment and the auto-rhythm, press START/STOP. • When you play an aug, 7–5, or dim7 chord, the lowest note you play determines the root of the chord. Be sure that your fingering correctly defines the root you want. USING THE CHORD BOOK Note: See “Standard Fingering Chord Charts” on Page 31 for a list of all the chords you can play on your keyboard using standard fingering accompaniment.
42-4039.fm Page 22 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM • the fingers you need to use to play the chord (on the center “hands”) • the notes that make up the chord (on the staff display) 5. Use – or + to scroll through the chords associated with the root chord you entered in Step 3. Or, press a different root key to see the chords based on that key. Notes: • If the chord is not recognized by the keyboard, only a dash appears on the display.
42-4039.fm Page 23 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM SPECIAL FEATURES CHANGING KEYS display decreases or increases by 1 (semitone). The keyboard automatically selects the key of middle C each time you turn it on. As you raise the key, 1 is C#, 2 is D, and so on. As you lower the key, –1 is B, –2 is A#, –3 is A, and so on. For added flexibility as you play, the keyboard lets you change (transpose) the musical key in which it plays.
42-4039.fm Page 24 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM Note: You cannot tune the keyboard while a prerecorded tune is displayed or playing. Follow these steps to tune the keyboard. 1. Repeatedly press TRANSPOSE/ TUNE/MIDI until the display shows you strike the key(s), so you can add emotion to your music. If you want to turn off this feature, press TOUCH RESPONSE so its indicator disappears. Tune and the current pitch setting.
42-4039.fm Page 25 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM USING MIDI Your MD-1150 includes a feature called MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface). MIDI is the universal standard for sending and receiving performance data between all types of electronic musical instruments, regardless of the manufacturer.
42-4039.fm Page 26 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM Cautions: • Always turn off power to your MD1150 and the other MIDI device before you connect or disconnect MIDI cables. • As you make the cable connections, be sure to align the MIDI cable pins with the matching holes on your keyboard’s MIDI OUT and MIDI IN terminals. If you have trouble plugging in the cable, do not force it! You might damage the plug or the instrument.
42-4039.fm Page 27 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM Here is the data that can be received with this keyboard and the corresponding control number. Tone Map — sets the range of program change values received/recognized by this keyboard. 1. Repeatedly Effect Control Number Modulation 1 Volume 7 Pan 10 Hold1 (Sustain) 64 The MD-1150 can send Hold1 Control Change data only when you connect a sustain pedal and press it.
42-4039.fm Page 28 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM NOTES ABOUT THE MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART the loudest. A zero (0) means the key is released. Your keyboard can send and receive all volume levels from 0 through 127. The “MIDI Implementation Chart” on Page 34 illustrates the details of the keyboard’s MIDI function. An O in the chart means that the keyboard has this feature; an X means it does not have this feature. The following notes explain what the keyboard can do.
42-4039.fm Page 29 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM TROUBLESHOOTING If your MD-1150 is not performing as it should, these suggestions might help. If you still cannot solve the problem, take the keyboard to your local RadioShack store for assistance. Trouble Possible Cause Remedy The keyboard has turned off automatically. Set POWER/MODE to OFF then ON again. Volume is turned down. Repeatedly press MAIN to increase VOLUME the volume. Headphones are connected. Disconnect headphones.
42-4039.fm Page 30 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM Trouble Possible Cause Remedy Sounds sent to another MIDI device by the keyboard do not sound correct. The other device’s MIDI THRU function is turned on. Turn off the MIDI THRU function on the other device.
42-4039.fm Page 31 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM STANDARD FINGERING CHORD CHARTS These tables show the left-hand fingering for the chords you play most often.
42-4039.fm Page 32 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM Note: You cannot play chords marked with an asterisk (*) in the fingered mode on this keyboard. This illustration shows which fingers on your left hand match the numbers on the chord charts. The illustration also appears on your keyboard’s display.
42-4039.fm Page 33 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM NOTE TABLE Legend: 1. Tone number 2. Maximum polyphony 3. Range type (see “Note Table” on Page 33) 4.
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42-4039.fm Page 36 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Optimus MD-1150 Electronic Keyboard is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for your keyboard so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the keyboard dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids might contain minerals that can corrode the electronic circuits. Use and store the keyboard only in normal temperature environments.
42-4039.fm Page 37 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM SPECIFICATIONS Number of Keys ...................................................................................................... 61 Polyphonic Sound ................................................................................ 16-note (Max.) Preset Tones ......................................................................................................... 100 Auto-Rhythms .............................................................................
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42-4039.fm Page 40 Friday, March 3, 2000 8:55 AM Limited One-Year Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workmanship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers.
