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Concertmate 575
OWNER’S MANUAL Portable Electronic Keyboard
Please read before using this equipment.
100 SOUNDS 100 RHYTHMS
KEYBOARD WIND STRING BRASS PERCUSSION SYNTH-SOUND SOUND EFFECT KEYBOARD SPLIT ROCK 16 BEAT DISCO DISCO POPS
00 PIANO 10 SAMBA WHISTLE 20 WARM STRINGS 30 ELEC BASS 40 BRASS ENS 50 VIBRAPHONE 60 SYNTH-CELESTA 70 GRASS HARMONICA 80 AIRPLANE 90 BASS/VIBRAPHONE 00 ROCK 1 10 16 BEAT 1 20 70'S DISCO 30 FUNK 1
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42-4029.fm Page 2 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:14 PM FEATURES Your Optimus Concertmate 575 Porta- 100 Sounds — let you set your Con- ble Electronic Keyboard is a state-of- certmate 575 to sound like anything the-art musical instrument with many from a banjo to an insect when you exciting features. You can set the key- press a key. board to sound like 100 different musi- cal instruments or sound effects. To 100 Auto-Rhythms — give you a accompany your music, the keyboard steady beat for a wid
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42-4029.fm Page 3 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:14 PM To fully enjoy the features and func- THE FCC WANTS YOU tions of this electronic keyboard, TO KNOW please read this manual carefully and completely. This keyboard complies with the limits for a Class B digital device as specified Note: This owner’s manual explains in Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits how to use this electronic keyboard. It provide reasonable protection against does not teach music. radio and TV interference in a residen-
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42-4029.fm Page 4 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:14 PM CONTENTS Connecting Power ............................................................................................... 5 Using Batteries ................................................................................................ 5 Using AC Power .............................................................................................. 6 Using Vehicle Battery Power .................................................................
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42-4029.fm Page 5 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:14 PM CONNECTING POWER You can power your Concertmate 575 USING BATTERIES in any of these ways. Your Concertmate 575 can use five AA • Internal batteries (see “Using Bat- batteries (not supplied) for power. For teries”) the best performance and longest life, • Standard AC power with an we recommend alkaline batteries, optional AC adapter (see “Using such as RadioShack Cat. No. 23-552. AC Power” on Page 6) Caution: Only use fresh batteries of • A
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42-4029.fm Page 6 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:14 PM 3. Put the batteries in the compart- rectly fit the Concertmate 575’s ment as indicated by the polarity DC 7.5V jack. The recommended symbols (+ and –) marked beside adapter meets these specifica- it. tions. Using an adapter that does not meet these specifications, or using the recommended adapter at a different voltage setting, could damage the Concertmate 575 or the adapter. 4. Replace the cover. • Always plug the AC adapter into Notes: t
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6.0V 4.5V 42-4029.fm Page 7 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:14 PM USING VEHICLE BATTERY POWER 4 DC 7.5V You can power your Concertmate 575 5 from your vehicle’s cigarette lighter 2 socket using a DC adapter (not sup- plied), such as RadioShack Cat. No. 3 270-1560. Cautions: 1. Be sure MODE is set to POWER • You must use a DC adapter that OFF. supplies at least 7.5 volts and 2. Plug the proper-sized barrel plug delivers at least 300 milliamps. Its into the adapter’s cable so it reads center tip
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42-4029.fm Page 8 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:14 PM A LOOK AT YOUR KEYBOARD 8 6 10 7 9 1 4 2 12 3 5 5 100 SOUNDS 100 RHYTHMS KEYBOARD WIND STRING BRASS PERCUSSION SYNTH-SOUND SOUND EFFECT KEYBOARD SPLIT ROCK 16 BEAT DISCO DISCO POPS 00 ROCK 1 10 16 BEAT 1 20 70'S DISCO 30 FUNK 1 40 POPS 1 00 PIANO 10 SAMBA WHISTLE 20 WARM STRINGS 30 ELEC BASS 40 BRASS ENS 50 VIBRAPHONE 60 SYNTH-CELESTA 70 GRASS HARMONICA 80 AIRPLANE 90 BASS/VIBRAPHONE 01 ELEC PIANO 11 WHISTLE 21 STRINGS 31
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42-4029.fm Page 9 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:14 PM OPERATION Notes: BASIC OPERATION • The Concertmate 575 automati- 1. Slide VOLUME to MIN (minimum). cally selects the sound PIANO VOLUME 1 (No. 00) each time you turn it on. To select a different sound, MIN MAX see “Using the Preset Sounds” on Page 10. • To select and play an auto- rhythm, see “Using the Preset Important: To prevent hearing Auto-Rhythms” on Page 12. damage, always set the Concert- • To play a harmonic auto- mate 575’s volume
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42-4029.fm Page 10 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:14 PM Notes: PLAYING THE • The following preset sounds do DEMONSTRATION TUNE not follow the musical scale, but Your Concertmate 575 can play a pre- change slightly as you play them programmed demonstration tune in different octaves on the key- which showcases its many sounds. To board: play the demonstration tune, press • 10 SAMBA WHISTLE DEMO and adjust VOLUME to the de- • 54 TOM sired setting. Your Concertmate 575 • 55 ROCK DRUM continuously
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42-4029.fm Page 11 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:14 PM Selecting/Playing a Preset Current New You Sound Sound Sound Press 1. Slide VOLUME to MIN. 50 000 2. If necessary, slide MODE to NOR- 00 022 MAL. 02 255 3. The Concertmate 575 automati- cally selects the sound PIANO (No. 00) each time you turn it on. Playing KEYBOARD SPLIT To select a different sound, press Sounds SOUND POLY/TEXTURE, then choose a sound from the 100 The Concertmate 575’s KEYBOARD SOUNDS list and enter that SPLIT sounds
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42-4029.fm Page 12 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:14 PM USING THE PRESET SOUND/RHYTHM SELECT SOUND 0 1 2 3 4 POLY/TEXTURE AUTO-RHYTHMS Your Concertmate 575 has 100 preset auto-rhythms that provide a steady 5 6 7 8 9 RHYTHM DEMO beat for your music. The name and two-digit number of each preset auto- For example, to select HEAVY rhythm is listed on the right side of the METAL 2 (No. 06), press 0 then 6. Concertmate 575’s top panel. 4. Press START/STOP to start the selected auto-rhythm. The key-
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42-4029.fm Page 13 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:14 PM 8. To select a different rhythm while Using FILL-IN the current rhythm is playing, repeat Step 3. The Concertmate 575’s FILL-IN fea- ture lets you insert a short (1- to 2- Or, if the second digit of the cur- measure) variation in the beat pattern rent rhythm is the same as the first of a selected auto-rhythm. digit of the new rhythm, simply enter the second digit of the new To insert a fill-in beat pattern, press rhythm on the SOUND/RHYTHM
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42-4029.fm Page 14 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:14 PM Easy Random Fingering USING AUTO- ACCOMPANIMENT The easy random fingering method lets beginning keyboard players easily The first 18 keys on the left side of the select and play a chord — the number keyboard with note labels above them of accompaniment keys you press de- are called accompaniment keys. termines the type of chord played. Note Labels The following table shows the types of 100 SOUNDS KEYBOARD WIND STRING BRASS PERCUSSION cho
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42-4029.fm Page 15 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:14 PM Follow these steps to start easy ran- 7. To change chords without inter- dom fingering auto-accompaniment. rupting the rhythm, simply press the auto-accompaniment key(s) 1. Slide VOLUME to MIN. required to form the new chord. 2. Slide MODE to CONCERT CHORD. 8. To stop the auto-accompaniment MODE and auto-rhythm, press START/ STOP. POWER OFF FINGERED Note: After you press the auto-accom- paniment key(s), the Concertmate 575 NORMAL CONCER pl
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42-4029.fm Page 16 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:14 PM Standard Fingering The standard fingering method uses standard formations of three or four notes, and lets the experienced musician play a wider variety of accompaniment chords. You can play the following 14 chord types on your Concertmate 575, in any key, us- ing the standard fingering method. ( ) Major (M) Minor (m) Augmented Suspended Dominant (aug) 4th (SUS4) 7th (7) ( ) ( ) Minor 7th Major 7th Minor Half- Ma
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42-4029.fm Page 17 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:14 PM Follow these steps to start standard 7. To change chords without inter- fingering auto-accompaniment. rupting the rhythm, simply press the auto-accompaniment keys 1. Slide VOLUME to MIN. required to form the new chord. 2. Slide MODE to FINGERED. 8. To stop auto-accompaniment and auto-rhythm, press START/STOP. MODE POWER OFF FINGERED Note: After you press the auto-accom- paniment keys, the Concertmate 575 plays the selected chord until you
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42-4029.fm Page 18 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:14 PM ADJUSTING THE Sound No. Sound Name POLYPHONY/TEXTURE 22 VIOLIN The Concertmate 575 lets you adjust 24 CELLO the “polyphony” and “texture” of its sound. 26 JAZZ GUITAR • Polyphony refers to the level of 46 ENGLISH HORN harmony and the number of notes 47 OBOE (such as 4 or 8) played to produce the sound. 48 BASSOON • Texture refers to the sound’s qual- 49 CLARINET ity or depth. 50 VIBRAPHONE Your Concertmate 575 has two po- 91 BASS/PIANO l
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42-4029.fm Page 19 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:14 PM Notes: • Depending on the preset sound you select, sometimes it might be difficult to hear the difference between the two polyphony/tex- ture settings at low volume. If this happens, increase the Concert- mate 575’s volume slightly, then try again. • Based on the feature(s) and polyphony/texture setting you select, you can play and hear (at the same time) as many as eight notes, or as few as one note. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF NOTES YOU CAN PLAY
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42-4029.fm Page 20 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:14 PM TROUBLESHOOTING If the Concertmate 575 is not performing as it should, these suggestions might help. If you still cannot solve the problem, take the keyboard to your local RadioShack store for assistance. Trouble Possible Cause Remedy No sound when keys The volume is too low. Slide VOLUME toward MAX. are pressed. Power supply problem. Check the power supply. + • Are battery symbols ( / –) facing correctly? • Are the batteries fresh? • Is t
