Radio Shack CONCERTMATE 580 manual

Cat. No. 42-4028 OWNER’S M ANUAL CONCERTMA TE-580 Please read before using this equipme nt. Portable Electroni c Keyboard illustr ation 42-4 02 8.fm Page 1 We dne sd ay, A ugu s t 1 1, 199 9 4:04 PM[...]

2 FEA TURES © 19 96 T andy Cor p orat ion . All Righ ts Res erv ed . Rad io S hac k an d Co ncer tm ate a re r egi st e r e d tra dema r ks us ed by T andy Cor por at ion . Puff the Mag ic Dragon (Pet er Yarrow) © Warner/C h appe ll Mus ic , Ho ng Kong Li mi ted. Your Radio Shack Conc ertmate-580 Portable Elect ronic Keyboard is a state-of-the-ar[...]

3 To fully enjoy the feat ures and func- tions of t his electroni c keyboard, please read this manual caref ully and comp letely . Note: This owner’s manual explains how to use this el ectronic keyboard. It does not teach music. For your records, we recomm end that you write your Concertmate-580’ s seri- al num ber in t he s pace b elow. The se[...]

4 CONTEN TS Prep arati on .... .. ... .... ... .... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .... ... .... ... ..... .. .. .... 5 Power ing Y our Key board .... .. ... .... ... .... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .... ... . 5 Usin g Bat teri es ... ..... ... .... ... .. ..... [...]

5 PREPARA TION POWERING Y OUR KEYBOARD You can po wer y our Concert mate-580 i n an y of th es e w a ys . • Internal ba tteries (see “Using Bat- ter i es ”) • Standard A C power using an optional A C adapter (see “ U sing AC Power” on Pa ge 6) • A vehi cle’s c igarette li ght er soc ket using an op tional D C adap ter (see “Using [...]

6 Using AC Power You can po wer y our Concert mate-580 from a standard A C outlet using a 9- volt AC adapter (not supplied), such as Radio Shac k Ca t. No. 273-1651. Cautio ns : • Y ou must use an AC ada pter that supplies at least 9 vo lts, but no more than 12 volts, and delivers at least 500 m illi amps . Its center tip must b e set to positive[...]

7 1. Plug the blue-tipped barrel plug into the cable so it reads + TIP (positive). 2. Set the adapter ’s voltage swi tch to 12 volts. 3. Insert the adapter ’s barrel plug into the DC9–12V I N jack on the back of the Concertmate-580. 4. Plug the o ther end of the ad apter into the vehicle’s cigarett e lighter sock et. CONNECTING HEADPHONES T[...]

8 CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL AMPLIFIER To amplify your Concert mate-580’s sound, you can c o nnect it to an exter- nal amplifier (not supplied) usin g a 1 / 8 - inch plug audio cable (not supplied). To connec t an external amplifier to your keyboard, inse rt the cab le’s plug in to the HEADPHO NES/AUX. OUT jack on the back of t he keyboard, and c o[...]

9 A LOOK AT Y OUR KEYBOARD 1. ORCHESTRA 00-99 2. T ones List 3. POWER Switch 4. M ASTER VOL. Cont rol 5. TEMPO Butt ons 6. ORCHESTRA B utton and Ind i c ato r 7. RHYTHM Button 8. CHORD OF F Butto n and In dicator 9. SINGLE FINGER Button 10. FING ERED B utton 1 1. PERCUS OFF Button 12. TRAN SPO SER Bu tt ons 13. ORCHESTRA/RHYTHM SELECT But tons 14. [...]

10 OPE R ATION BASIC OP ERATION 1. Set MASTER VOL. (v olum e) to MIN (minimum). Imp ort an t : T o prevent hearing damage, alwa ys set the Concert - ma te-58 0’ s volu me to its low es t leve l ( MIN ) before you turn it on and befo re you be gin p laying it again af ter chang ing the setti ngs. 2. T o turn on the Con certmate-580, slide POWER to[...]

11 PLAYIN G TH E DEMONSTRATION T UNE Your Concertmate-580 can play a p re- programme d demonstra t io n t u ne, Puff the Magic Dragon © , to showca se its many s ounds. 1. T o s tart the de monstration tu ne, press DEMO . The Conce rtmate- 580 begins t o continuously pl ay the de monstration tune. Note : The demons tration tune is pre-programm ed [...]

12 The Concertmat e-580 also aut o- matically sel ects the tone P IANO 1 (No. 00) each tim e you turn it on. 2. T o play a t o ne other than PIAN O, choose a pre set tone from the ORCHESTRA 00-99 tones list, then enter its two-digit num ber on th e ORCHESTRA / RH YTHM SELECT k eypad. Fo r example, to sele ct JAZ Z ORGAN (No. 13), press 1 then 3 . N[...]

13 Ad just ing t he R hyt hm V olume The Concert mate-580 lets you a djust the volume of the au to-rhythm sepa- ra t el y fr o m t h e ov er all vo l um e o f t h e keyboard. To increase or de crea se the rhythm volume, press RHYTHM VOL. + or – . Selec tin g/Playin g an Aut o -Rh y th m 1. If the O RCHESTRA indicator is on, press RHYTHM to tu rn [...]

14 4. T o slow dow n the auto-rhythm, repeatedly press TEMPO t. T o speed it up, repeatedly press TEMPO s. Notes : • Y ou can ad just TEM PO s/t t o play an aut o-rhythm from 48 to 240 beats per minute. • T o reset the tem po t o i ts defa ult (original) speed (120 be ats per minute), press both TEMPO s and t at the same time. The auto-rhythm b[...]

15 Using INTRO The Conc ertmate-580’s IN TRO fe a- ture lets you start the selected auto- rhythm with a light, 1-measure intr o- duction that blends easily int o the se- lected rhyt hm. To start a rhythm with an introduction, select a nd enter t he rhy thm, then press INTRO/FI LL IN . The BEAT LA MPS in di- cators begin to fl a sh, t he introduct[...]

16 USING AUTO BASS CHORD (A.B .C) A UTO ACCOMPANIM ENT The 19 keys on the l eft side of the key- board wit h note labels ab ove them a re called acco mpanim ent keys. You c an set the Concert mate-580 to play the following two different types of auto- accomp animent. • Easy Random Fingering — l ets you play cho rds on the accomp a- niment key s[...]

17 Easy Rand om Finge rin g The easy random f ingering method lets begin ning keyboa rd players eas il y select and pl ay a chord. The num ber of accom pani ment k eys you press det ermines t he type o f cho rd played. T he following table show s the type of chord that plays when you press one, two, or three accom pani - ment keys at the same time.[...]

18 Stan da rd Fin geri ng The sta ndard fingering method uses standard f ormations of three or four n otes, and lets the experienced musician play a wider variety of accompani men t chords. You can pl ay the fo llowing 15 chord types on your Con certmate-5 80, in any key, us- ing the standard fingering method. Note : Th e diag rams abov e show on l[...]

19 Note : S ee “Standard F i ngering Cho r d Chart” on P a ge 26 for a li st of all t he chords you can play on y our Concert- mate-580 u sing standa rd f inge ring ac- companim ent. Follow these st eps to st art standard fingering auto-accom panim ent. 1. Press FINGERED so the red indi- cator above CHORD OFF turn s o n. 2. Select and enter an [...]

20 SPEC IAL FE ATURES USING THE PERCUSSION PADS The Concert mate-580’s percus sion pads put the sou nd of five different p er- cussion instrument s — bass drum, conga, sna re drum , hi -hat, and cym bal — at your fingertips. To play a percussi on pad sound, s im- ply press the de sired pad at any time during play. The ke yboard plays the sele[...]

21 USING VIBRA T O The Concert mate-580’s v ibrato feature lets you give your m usic a “wavering” effect, slightly va rying the pitch of notes as you press the keys. To t u rn on the vibrato feature, s imply press VI - BRA TO before or during play. To turn off vibrato, press VIBRA T O again. Note : T urning on SUST A IN along w ith VIBRA TO l[...]

22 T ROUBLESHOOTING If the Concertmate-580 i s not perform ing as it should, thes e suggestions mi ght help. If you still c a nnot solv e the probl em, tak e the key board to your loca l Rad io Shack store for as sistance. T ro uble Possibl e Cause Remedy No sound, even i f keys are pr essed. 1. POWER is s et to OFF . 2. MASTER VOL. is tu r n ed do[...]

23 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your Radio Shack Concertmate-580 Port able Electronic Keyboard is an example of superior design and cr aftsmanshi p. The following sugge stions will help you c are for your Concertmate-580 so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the Concert mate-58 0 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry imm ediately. Liquids m ight con tain m inera[...]

24 SPECIFICATIONS Number of Key s .... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .... ... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .... ...49 Polyphonic Sound . ................ .. ............ .. ............... ..................... .. ......... 9-no te (Max.) Preset T ones .............................................. ..[...]

25 SINGLE FINGER CHORD C HART illust rati on SIN GLE FI NGE R CHO RD CHAR T 42-4 02 8.fm Page 2 5 We dn es day , A ug ust 11, 19 99 4:0 4 P M[...]

26 STANDARD FINGERIN G CHORD CHART illust rati on STAN DA RD FIN GE RIN G C HORD CH AR T (P G 1 ) 42-4 02 8.fm Page 2 6 We dn es day , A ug ust 11, 19 99 4:0 4 P M[...]

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