Optimus 575 manual

MODE POWER OFF FINGERED NORMAL CONCERT CHORD VOLUME MIN MAX TEMPO SOUND/RHYTHM SELECT SOUND POLY/TEXTURE 4 3 2 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 RHYTHM DEMO FILL-IN START/ STOP CC # E b DE F F # GA b AB b BC C # DE b EF £ CHORD 100 SOUNDS KEYBOARD 00 PIANO 01 ELEC PIANO 02 FUNKY CLAVI 03 HARPSICHORD 04 ELEC ORGAN 05 JAZZ ORGAN 06 PIPE ORGAN 07 CHURCH ORGAN 08 STREET [...]

2 FEA TURES © 19 97 T andy Cor p orat ion . All Righ ts Res erv ed . Conc ert mate and Opti mu s ar e r egiste red tra dema rks used by T a ndy C orp ora tion . Rad ioSh ack i s a t rade mark us ed by T andy Corp orat ion. Your Optimus Concertmat e 575 Porta- ble E lectronic Key boa rd is a s tate-of- the-art musi cal instrument wit h ma ny exciti[...]

3 To fully enjoy the feat ures and func- tions of t his electroni c keyboard, please read this manual caref ully and comp lete ly. Note: T his owner’s manua l explains how to use this el ectronic keyboard. It does not teach music. We recomm end record your Concert - mate 575’s seria l number here. The number is on the bottom of the Co n- certma[...]

4 CONTEN TS Conne cting Power .... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... .... 5 Usin g Bat terie s ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... .... 5 Usin g AC Power ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..[...]

5 CONNECTING POWER You can power y our Con certm ate 575 i n an y of th es e w ays . • Internal ba tteries (see “Using Bat- ter i es ”) • Standard AC power with an optional A C adapter (see “ U sing AC Powe r” on P ag e 6) • A vehi cle’s c igarette li ght er soc ket with an opt ional DC adapter (see “Using V ehi cle Batte ry Power[...]

6 3. Put the batteries in the com part- ment as indicated by the po larity symbols (+ and –) m arked beside it. 4. Replace the cover . Notes : • If you won’t be using t he Concert - mate 575 f or a week or more, o r if you plan to use it o nly with AC or vehicle battery power , remove the batteries. • If the Concertmate 575 s ounds weak or [...]

7 USING V EHIC LE BATTERY POWER You can power y our Con certm ate 575 from your veh icle’s ciga rette lighter socket using a DC a dapter (not sup- plied), such as RadioShack Ca t. No. 270-1560. Cautio ns: • Y ou must use a DC adapter that supplies at leas t 7.5 volt s and delivers a t leas t 300 milliamps. Its center t ip must be set t o negat [...]

8 A LOOK AT Y OUR KEYBOARD MODE POWER OFF FINGERED NORMAL CONCERT CHORD VOLUME MIN MAX TEMPO SOUND/RHYTHM SELECT SOUND POLY/TEXTURE 4 3 2 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 RHYTHM DEMO FILL-IN START/ STOP CC # E b DE F F # GA b AB b BC C # DE b EF £ CHORD 100 SOUNDS KEYBOARD 00 PIANO 01 ELEC PIANO 02 FUNKY CLAVI 03 HARPSICHORD 04 ELEC ORGAN 05 JAZZ ORGAN 06 PIPE ORGAN[...]

9 OPE RATION BASIC OP ERATION 1. Slide VOLUME to MI N (minim u m) . Imp ort an t : T o prevent hearing damage, alwa ys set the Concert - mate 575’ s vol ume t o its lowest leve l ( MIN ) before you turn it on and befo re you be gin p laying it after changing the settings. 2. T o turn on the Conc ertmate 5 75, slide MODE to NORM AL . The MODE indi[...]

10 PLAYIN G TH E DEMONSTRATION T UNE Your Con certmate 575 c an play a p re- programme d de monstration tune which showcases i ts many sounds . To play the demonstration tune, press DEMO and adju st VOLUME to the de- sired setting. Y our Conc ertmate 575 continuously plays the demons tration tun e . Pre s s DEMO again to s top the tun e . Note : Y [...]

11 Selec ting/Playin g a Prese t Soun d 1. Slide VOLUME to MI N . 2. If necessary , slide MODE to NOR- MAL . 3. The Concertmat e 575 automati- cally selects t he soun d PIANO (No. 00) each t ime you turn it on. T o select a diff e rent sound, press SOUND POL Y/TEXTURE , then choose a sound f rom the 100 SOUNDS list and enter t hat sound’s two-dig[...]

12 USING T HE PRESET AUTO-RH YTHMS Your Con certmate 575 has 100 pres et auto-rhythms that prov ide a steady beat for your m usic. Th e na me and two-digit num ber of each preset auto- rhythm is listed on t he righ t side of the Concertmate 575’s to p panel. Selec tin g/Playin g an Aut o -Rh y th m 1. Slide VOLUME to MI N . 2. If necessary , slid[...]

13 8. T o sel ect a dif ferent rhyt hm whil e the current rhy thm i s pla ying, repeat St ep 3. Or , if t h e second digit o f t he cur- rent rhythm is the sam e as the first digit of the new rhythm, simply enter the s econd digit of the new rhythm on the SOUND/RHYTHM SELECT keypad. For example: 9. T o st op the au to-rhythm, press ST ART/STOP agai[...]

14 USING AUTO- ACCOMPANIM ENT The first 18 keys on the left side of the keyboard with note labe ls above them are called accompanim ent keys. You can set the Concert mate 57 5 to play these t wo types of auto-acc ompa- niment us ing thos e keys. • Easy Random Fingering — l ets you play cho rds on the accomp a- niment key s using chord form a- t[...]

15 Follow these steps to start easy ran- dom fingering auto-ac compan im ent. 1. Slide VOLUME to MI N . 2. Slide MODE to CONCERT CHORD . 3. Select and enter an auto-rhythm . 4. T o start the au to-rhythm and auto- accomp animent at the sam e time , simply press the d esired accom- paniment ke y(s). To start t h e auto-rhythm before you beg in the a[...]

16 Stan dard Fin gerin g 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 play the f o llowing 14 chord types on your Concertmate 575, in any k ey, us- ing the standard fingering method. Notes : • T o produ ce a c hord us ing[...]

17 Follow these st eps to st art standard fingering auto-accom panim ent. 1. Slide VOLUME to MI N . 2. Slide MODE to FINGERED . 3. Select and enter an auto-rhythm . 4. To start the auto-rhythm and auto- accomp animent at the sam e time , press at least three acc ompani - ment keys to pl ay the desired chord. To start t h e auto-rhythm before you be[...]

18 ADJUSTING TH E POLYP HO NY/T EXTURE The Con certmate 575 le ts you a djust the “polyphony” and “tex ture” of its sound. • Polyphony refers t o the level of harmony and the numbe r of notes (such as 4 or 8 ) played to produ ce the soun d. • Text ure refers to the sound ’ s qual- ity or depth. Your Co ncertmate 57 5 ha s tw o po- lyp[...]

19 Notes: • Depend ing on the p reset sound you select , sometimes it might b e difficult to hear the diff eren ce between the two polypho ny/tex- tur e sett ing s a t lo w vol um e. I f thi s happens , increase the Concert - mate 575’s volume slightly , then try again. • Based on the fea ture(s) and polyphony /texture s e tting y ou select, [...]

20 T ROUBLESHOOTING If the Con certmate 575 is not performing as i t should, these sugges tions m ight help. If you still cannot solve the problem, ta ke the keyboard t o your loc al RadioShack store for as sistance. T rou bl e Po ss i bl e C a use Re m e d y No sound when keys are pressed. The vol ume is too lo w. Slide VOLUME toward MAX . Power s[...]

21 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your Optim us Conc ertmate 575 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 help you care f or your Co ncertmate 57 5 so you can en joy it for years. Keep the Concertmate 575 dry. If i t gets wet, wipe i t dry immediately. Liquids m ight con tain[...]

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