Optimus CONCERTMATE 575 User Manual

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10PLAYING THE DEMONSTRATION TUNEYour Concertmate 575 can play a pre-programmed demonstration tunewhich showcases its many sounds. Toplay the demonstra

11Selecting/Playing a Preset Sound1. Slide VOLUME to MIN.2. If necessary, slide MODE to NOR-MAL.3. The Concertmate 575 automati-cally selects the soun

12USING THE PRESET AUTO-RHYTHMSYour Concertmate 575 has 100 presetauto-rhythms that provide a steadybeat for your music. The name andtwo-digit number

138. To select a different rhythm whilethe current rhythm is playing,repeat Step 3.Or, if the second digit of the cur-rent rhythm is the same as the f

14USING AUTO- ACCOMPANIMENTThe first 18 keys on the left side of thekeyboard with note labels above themare called accompaniment keys. You can set the

15Follow these steps to start easy ran-dom fingering auto-accompaniment.1. Slide VOLUME to MIN.2. Slide MODE to CONCERT CHORD.3. Select and enter an a

16Standard FingeringThe standard fingering method uses standard formations of three or four notes, andlets the experienced musician play a wider varie

17Follow these steps to start standardfingering auto-accompaniment.1. Slide VOLUME to MIN.2. Slide MODE to FINGERED.3. Select and enter an auto-rhythm

18ADJUSTING THE POLYPHONY/TEXTUREThe Concertmate 575 lets you adjustthe “polyphony” and “texture” of itssound. •Polyphony refers to the level ofharmon

19Notes:• Depending on the preset soundyou select, sometimes it might bedifficult to hear the differencebetween the two polyphony/tex-ture settings at

2 FEATURES© 1997 Tandy Corporation.All Rights Reserved.Concertmate and Optimus are registered trademarks used by Tandy Corporation.RadioShack is a tra

20TROUBLESHOOTINGIf the Concertmate 575 is not performing as it should, these suggestions might help.If you still cannot solve the problem, take the k

21CARE AND MAINTENANCEYour Optimus Concertmate 575 Portable Electronic Keyboard is an example of su-perior design and craftsmanship. The following sug

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RadioShackA Division of Tandy CorporationFort Worth, Texas 761026A7 Printed in ThailandSPECIFICATIONSNumber of Keys ...

3To fully enjoy the features and func-tions of this electronic keyboard,please read this manual carefully andcompletely.Note: This owner’s manual expl

4CONTENTSConnecting Power ... 5Using Batteries ...

5CONNECTING POWERYou can power your Concertmate 575in any of these ways.• Internal batteries (see “Using Bat-teries”)• Standard AC power with anoption

63. Put the batteries in the compart-ment as indicated by the polaritysymbols (+ and –) marked besideit.4. Replace the cover.Notes:• If you won’t be u

7USING VEHICLE BATTERY POWERYou can power your Concertmate 575from your vehicle’s cigarette lightersocket using a DC adapter (not sup-plied), such as

8A LOOK AT YOUR KEYBOARDMODEPOWER OFF FINGEREDNORMAL CONCERTCHORDVOLUMEMIN MAXTEMPO SOUND/RHYTHM SELECT SOUNDPOLY/TEXTURE4321098765RHYTHM DEMOFILL-IN

9OPERATIONBASIC OPERATION1. Slide VOLUME to MIN (minimum).Important: To prevent hearingdamage, always set the Concert-mate 575’s volume to its lowestl