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Optimus Concertmate 410 manual

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    Cat. No. 42-4031 OWNER’S MANU AL Conce rtmate 410 Plea se read before using this equipment . Portable Electroni c Keyboard illustr ation 42-4 03 1.fm Page 1 Wedne sda y, Augus t 1 1, 199 9 4:22 PM[...]

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    2 FEA TURES © 19 96 Tandy Cor p or at ion . All Righ ts Res erv ed . Optim us a nd Conc ertm at e are reg iste red tr ade ma rks us ed by T a ndy C orp ora tion . Rad ioSh ack i s a t rade mark us ed by T a n dy Cor por ation . Your Optimus Concertmat e 410 Porta- ble E lectronic K eyboa rd is a state-of- the-art musi cal instrument with ma ny exc[...]

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    3 To fully enjoy the feat ures and func- tions of t his elec tronic keyb oard, please read this manual caref ully and comp letely . Note: T his owner’s manua l explai ns how to use this el ectronic keyboard. It does not teach music. THE FCC W ANTS YOU TO KNOW Th is ke yboar d com plies with the lim its for a Clas s B digital device as spe cified [...]

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    4 CONTEN TS Prep aration .... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... . 5 Power ing Y ou r Keyboa rd .... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... ..... .... .... 5 Usin g Bat terie s ... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... [...]

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    5 PREPARA TION POWERING Y O UR KEYBOARD You can power y our Con ce rtmate 410 with. • Internal ba tteries (see “Using Bat- ter i e s”) • Standard A C power using an optional A C adapter (s ee “ Using AC Powe r” on P ag e 6) • A vehi cle’s c igarette li ght er soc ket using an op tional D C adap ter (see “Using V ehi cle Batte ry P[...]

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    6 Using AC Power You can power y our Con ce rtmate 410 from a standard A C outlet using a 9- volt AC adapter (not supplied), such as RadioShack Cat. No. 273-165 0 or 273- 1662. Cautio ns: • Y ou mu st use an AC ada pter that supplies 9 vo lts, and delivers at least 300 m illi amps . Its center tip must b e set to positive, and its plug must corre[...]

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    7 1. Plug the 5.5 m m outer-diameter/ 2.1 mm inner-diameter barrel plug into the cable so it reads +TIP . 2. Set the adapter ’s voltag e switch to 9 volt s. 3. Insert the adapter ’s barrel plug in to the DC9V jack on t he back of t he Co nc er tma t e 410. 4. Plug the o ther end of the ad apter into the vehicle’s cigarett e lighter sock et. C[...]

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    8 CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL AMPLIFIER To amplify your Concertm ate 410’s sound, you can c o nnect i t t o an exter- nal amp lifier (not supplied) u sing an audio cable (not supplied ) with a 1 / 8 - inch plug. To connec t an external amplifier to your keyboard, inse rt the cable’s plug in to th e PHONE jack on t he b ack of the keyboard, and c onn[...]

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    9 A LOOK AT Y OUR KEYBOARD 1. VOICE A1-B6 V oices List 2. POWER Switch 3. VOLUME Con trol 4. REC Button 5. PR OG Bu tton 6. A. B.C Butt on 7. RHYTHM A1-B6 Rhythms List 8. VO ICE But ton 9. RHYTHM Button 10. SONG Button 1 1. PL A Y/SP ACE Butto n 12. REVERB Button 13. ST ART /ST O P Butt o n 14. SYNC Butt on 15. OC T A VE Bu tton 16. Percussion Pa d[...]

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    10 OPE RATION BASIC OP ERATION 1. Set VOLUME to MI N (min imu m ). Imp ort an t : T o p revent hearing damage, always set the Concertmate 410’s vol ume to its lowe st leve l ( MIN ) before you turn it on and before y o u be gin playing it again after changing the set- tings. 2. Slide POWER to ON . The P OWER and TE MPO i ndicators t urn on. 3. Ad[...]

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    11 PLAYIN G TH E DEMONSTRATION SONGS Your Concert mate 410 can play 18 demonstration songs. T he name and number of each song is listed on the Concertmate 410’s to p panel. Follow these s teps to play a demo n- stration song. 1. The Concertmat e 410 automati- call y selects the son g Twi nk le, Twinkle, Little Star ( A1 ) ea c h t im e you turn i[...]

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    12 3. Press CHORD ONL Y . T he TE MPO indicator flashes in ti me with the beat and a v oice coun ts one me a- sure of b eats. T he keyboard t hen continuously plays the accomp a- niment. 4. Adjust TEMPO s and t and VOL- UME to the de sired l evels. 5. Play the song’s melody . Note: See th e suppl ied songbook . It shows you the notes for ea ch so[...]

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    13 7. T o stop th e lesson, pres s LES- SON . The k eyboa rd cont inues to play the demonstration so ng. 8. T o turn off t h e demonstration song, press DEMO . SELECTI NG A V OICE Your Concert mate 410 can soun d like 12 different m usical instrument s (“voic- es). The nam e and number of each voice is listed on the Concertm ate 410’s top panel[...]

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    14 USING THE A UTO- RHYTHMS Your Concertmate 410 has 12 auto- rhythms that provide a stea dy beat for your music. The name and num ber of each auto-rhythm is li sted on the Con- certmate 41 0’s top pane l. Follow these steps to select and play an auto-rhythm. 1. The Concertmat e 410 automati- call y selects the rhyth m DISCO (A1) each t ime you t[...]

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    15 5. P lay the keyboard to hear the selected preset voice alon g with the rhy t h m. 6. Adjust VOLUME to the desired leve l. 7. T o stop t he rhythm, pres s ST ART/ STOP again. 8. T o select a diff erent rhythm, pres s RHYTHM and repeat Step 2. Using SYNC T he C onc er tma t e 410’ s S YN C f eat ur e lets you synchron ize the start of an auto-r[...]

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    16 Notes: • Y ou can use the Concertmate 410’s rhythm cont rols ( FILL IN and SYNC ) wi th aut o accom panim ent. • After you press the auto accompa- niment k eys, t he Concertma te 410 plays the sam e cho rd unt il you press other keys to play a different chord or until you pres s ST ART/ STOP . The acc ompanim ent key s you press determine [...]

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    17 SPEC IAL FE ATURES USING REC The Concertmat e 410 has a mem ory storage func tion that a llows you to record and p lay back a m elody of up to 17 notes. 1. Select the preset vo ice you want to use (see “S electing a V oice” on Page 13). 2. Press REC . The REC in dicator lights and recording starts. 3. Play you r des ired m elody , up to 17 n[...]

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    18 Stor i ng a P er cus s ion Pa tt ern The Concertmate 410 l e t s you use the 5 percussion pads to create your own per- cussion pattern of up to 16 beats including rests. 1. Choose the de sired rhythm (see “Using the Aut o-Rhythms ” o n Page 14 ). 2. Press PROG . The indicator beside PROG lights. 3. Using the percussion pads, enter your own p[...]

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    19 5. T o play a melody alo ng with the percussi on rhyth m, p ress a n y key- board key(s). 6. Adjust TEMPO s and t a nd VOL- UME to the de sired l evels. 7. T o stop t he percussion rhythm, press PLA Y/SP ACE . 8. T o re-start the rhythm, pres s PLA Y/SP ACE . Note: Th e percussion pat tern is lost when you press the perc us- sion pads again, pre[...]

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    20 T ROUBLES HOOTING If your Concertmate 410 is not performing as it should, these sugge stions might help. If you still canno t solve the problem, t ake the keybo ard to your loca l Ra- dioShack store for assistanc e. S y mptom Possible Cause Remed y No sound, even if keys are pressed. POWER is se t to OFF .S e t POWER to ON . VOLUME is turned dow[...]

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    21 CARE AND MA INTENA NCE Your Optim us Conc ertmate 410 P ort able Elect ronic K eyboard is an ex am ple o f su- perior design and craf tsmanshi p. The following sugge stions will he lp you care for your Co ncertmate 41 0 so you can en joy i t for y ears. Keep the Concertmate 410 dry. If i t gets wet, wipe i t dry immediately. Liquids m ight con t[...]

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    22 CHORD CHART 42-4 031. fm Page 2 2 Wedn esday , Augus t 11, 1999 4:22 P M[...]

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    23 42-4 031. fm Page 2 3 Wedn esday , Augus t 11, 1999 4:22 P M[...]

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    Ra di oSha c k A Division of T andy Co rporation Fort Worth, T e xas 76102 6A6 Printed in Hong Kong SPECIFICATIONS Number of Keys ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ....... ..... .....37 Polyphoni c Sound ................................................. ..................... 4-note [...]