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Radio Shack 690 manual

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    C at. No. 42-4035 OWNER’S MAN UAL Concertmate  690 Please read before using this equipm ent. Portable Electroni c Keyboard 42-4 03 5. fm Page 1 Thurs da y, Au gust 12 , 199 9 8:05 AM[...]

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    2 FEA TURES © 19 97 T andy Co rp or at ion . All Righ ts Res erv ed . Ra dioSh ac k, C oncert ma te, and O p timus are regis tere d tra de marks u sed b y T andy Co rpora tio n. Your Optimus Concertmat e 690 Porta- ble E lectronic Key boa rd is a s tate-of- the-art musi cal instrument with ma ny special features . It can sound like 100 different m[...]

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    3 We recommend you record your Con- certmate 690’ s serial numbe r here. The n umb er is l ocate d on th e bottom of t he C o nc ert ma t e 69 0. Serial Number _______ _______ ___ THE FCC W ANTS YOU TO KNOW This electronic keyb oard complies with the limits f o r a Cl ass B digital device as specified in Part 15 of FCC Rule s . These lim its prov[...]

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    4 CONTEN TS Prep arati on .... .. ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... ..... .. ..... . 5 Connecting Power ................ .. ............ .. ............... .......................... .................. 5 Usin g Bat teri es ...... .. ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .[...]

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    5 PREPARA TION CONNECTING POWER For portable use, you can power your Concertmate 690 usi ng internal bat ter- ies. Using op tional adapters, you can also power it from a standard AC outlet or your vehicle’s c igarette lighter sock- et. Notes: • Connecting an AC or DC adapter automatical ly disco nnects int ernal batteries. • Always disconnect[...]

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    6 Using A C Po wer You can power y our Con certm ate 690 from a standard A C outlet using a 9- volt AC adapter, such as Cat. No. 273- 1656. Cautio ns: • Y ou mu st use an AC ada pter that supplies 9 volts of DC p ower and delivers a t l east 500 mill iamps. Its center t ip must be s et t o negative, and its barrel plug must properly fit the Conce[...]

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    7 1. Set MODE to POWER OFF . 2. Connect the adapter ’ s 5.5 m m outer diamet er/2.1 mm inner di- ameter plug t o t h e adapter ’s cord, matching TIP to negative (–). 3. Set the adapter ’s voltage swi tch to 9 volt s. 4. Insert the adapter ’s barrel plug into the Concertmate 69 0’ s DC 9V jack. 5. Plug the o ther end of the ad apter into[...]

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    8 CONTROL L OCATIONS Sp eake r 10 0 R HY TH M S L ist 100 SOUNDS L ist MO DE S ele ctor VOLUM E Co ntrol FILL-I N B utton STA RT/ST OP Bu tton TE MPO But tons SOUND/RHYTHM SEL ECT Buttons SOUND POLY/TEXTURE Button DEMO Butto n RHYTHM Button 42-4 03 5. fm Page 8 Thurs da y, Au gu st 12 , 199 9 8:05 AM[...]

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    9 OPE R ATION BASIC OP ERATION 1. Set VOLUME to MI N . 2. Set MODE to NORMAL to tur n on the Concertmate 6 90. The M O DE indi ca tor lig h ts . 3. T o h ear a s ample of the Concert - mate 690’s many sou nds, play the demonstration tune (see “Playing the Demons tration T une”). T o ma ke your own music, s imply begin playin g the key board. [...]

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    10 Note: Y ou canno t play the keyboa rd while the demonstration tune is play- ing. USING T HE PRESET SOUNDS Your Concert mate 690 can soun d like 100 different m usical in struments or sound effects. The name and two-di git number of e ach preset sound is listed on the Concertmate 690 ’s top panel. Selec ting/P laying a P reset Soun d 1. Set VOL[...]

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    11 • These preset s ounds change slightly as you pl ay different oc- taves on the keyboard: SAMB A WHISTLE (No. 10), T OM ( No. 54), ROCK DRUM (No. 55), SWING DRUM (No. 56), TRIANGLE (No. 57), MA TSURI (No. 59), INSECT (No. 82) , EMER GENCY ALAR M (No . 83), LASER BEAM (N o. 84 ), COSMIC SOUND (No. 8 5), TELE- PHONE (No. 86), and CA R HORN (No. 8[...]

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    12 Selec ting/P laying an A uto - Rhythm 1. Set VOLUME to MI N . 2. Set MODE to NORMAL . Note: T he Finge red and Concert Chord modes are des cribed in “Using Auto Accom panime nt” on Page 13. 3. Press RHYTHM . 4. Select an a uto-rhythm fr o m the 100 RHY THMS li st and en ter the two-digit num ber on th e SOUND/ RHYTHM SELECT keypad . For ex- [...]

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    13 USING AUTO ACCOMPANIM ENT After you select an auto-rhythm, the Concertmate 690 le ts you automa tical- ly add a harm onic accom paniment . You can select from two a uto accomp animent t ypes — easy ran dom fingering or standard fingering. Both methods are expla ined in de tail in the following sect ions. B ut, i n b rief, to add an auto accom [...]

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    14 Note: Y ou can pre ss any labeled note(s) to the right of the lowes t note in the chord to produce a minor, seventh, or mino r sevent h cho rd. Follow these steps to start easy ran- dom fingering auto accom pan im ent. 1. Set VOLUME to MIN . 2. Set MODE to CO NCERT CHORD . 3. Select a nd e nter an auto-rhythm. 4. T o start the aut o-rhythm an d [...]

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    15 Stan da rd Fin gerin g The sta ndard fingering method uses standard formations of three or four n otes, a nd lets the experienced musician play a wider variety of accompani men t chords. You can play the f o llowing 14 chord t ypes on your Concertmate 690, in any key, us- ing the standard fingering method. Notes: • T o produce a simple variati[...]

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    16 Follow these st eps to st art standard fingering auto accompa nim ent. 1. Set VOLUME to MI N . 2. Set MODE to FI NG ERED . 3. Select and enter an auto-rhythm . 4. T o start the aut o-rhythm and a uto accomp animent at the sam e time, simply press at least three accom - paniment k eys to p l ay the desired chord. T o start the auto-rhythm befo re[...]

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    17 Based on t h e selected f eature a nd the pol yphon y /texture s etting, y ou can play as many as eight notes at the same time, or as few as one note. Note: It migh t be difficult to tell the difference bet ween the hi gh- and lo w-level po- lyphony/texture settings at low ( MIN ) volume wi th certain sou nd sel ections. If t his oc- curs, adjus[...]

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    18 T ROUBLES HOOTING If your Concertmate 690 is not performing as it should, these sugge stions might help. If y ou st ill c annot solv e the problem , t ak e your C o nc ertmat e 690 to your lo ca l RadioShack store for assistance. Prob lem Pos sib le Cau se Su gg estion No sound from the Concertma te 690 Power supp ly prob lem. Check the powe r s[...]

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    19 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your Optim us Conc ertmate 690 P ort able Elect ronic K eyboard is an ex am ple o f su- perior design and craf tsmanship. Th e following suggest ions will help you care for the Concertmate 690 so you can enjoy it for yea rs. Keep the Concertmate 690 dry. If i t gets wet, wipe i t dry immediately. Liquids can contain mineral[...]

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    20 SPECIFICATIONS Number of Keys ..... ..... .... ... ..... .. ..... .... ... .... ... ..... .... ... .... ..... .. ..... ... .... ..... .. ..... ... .... .. 49 Polyphony . .................... ..................... .. ................. .. ............ .. ..... 8-Note (Maximum ) Preset Sounds ................ .. ....................................[...]

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    21 NOTES 42-4 03 5. fm Page 2 1 Thu rsday, Aug us t 12, 19 99 8:0 5 AM[...]

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    22 42-4 03 5. fm Page 2 2 Thu rsday, Aug us t 12, 19 99 8:0 5 AM[...]

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    23 42-4 03 5. fm Page 2 3 Thu rsday, Aug us t 12, 19 99 8:0 5 AM[...]

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    Ra dioS ha ck A Divisi o n of T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T exa s 76102 6A7 Printed in China Lim it ed One-Y e ar W arr ant y This pr oduct is warrant ed by Ra dioShack a g ainst man ufacturin g defec ts in materia l and wo r k man- ship und er normal us e for one (1) year from the date of pu rchas e from Radi oShack company -owned stores an d a[...]