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Concertmate 410
Portable Electronic Keyboard
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
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Cat. No. 42-4031
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42-4031.fm Page 2 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:22 PM FEATURES Your Optimus Concertmate 410 Porta- Lesson Function — turns the begin- ble Electronic Keyboard is a state-of- ner into a musician by taking you the-art musical instrument with many phrase-by-phrase through a demon- exciting features. You can set the key- stration song until you master it. board to sound like 12 different musi- cal instruments. To accompany your Melody Off Function — lets you turn music, the keyboard has 12 differen
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42-4031.fm Page 3 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:22 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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42-4031.fm Page 4 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:22 PM CONTENTS Preparation ........................................................................................................... 5 Powering Your Keyboard ................................................................................. 5 Using Batteries .......................................................................................... 5 Using AC Power ..................................................................................
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42-4031.fm Page 5 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:22 PM PREPARATION POWERING YOUR KEYBOARD illustration You can power your Concertmate 410 with. • Internal batteries (see “Using Bat- teries”) 2. Put the batteries in the compart- • Standard AC power using an ment as indicated by the polarity optional AC adapter (see “Using symbols (+ and –) marked inside. AC Power” on Page 6) • A vehicle’s cigarette lighter socket using an optional DC adapter (see “Using Vehicle Battery Power” on illustration Pa
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42-4031.fm Page 6 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:22 PM 2. Set the adapter’s voltage switch to Using AC Power 9 volts. You can power your Concertmate 410 3. Insert the adapter’s barrel plug from a standard AC outlet using a 9- into the DC9V jack on the back of volt AC adapter (not supplied), such as the Concertmate 410. RadioShack Cat. No. 273-1650 or 273- 1662. 4. Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet. Cautions: • You must use an AC adapter that Using Vehicle Battery Power supplies 9 volts
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42-4031.fm Page 7 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:22 PM To connect a pair of headphones, in- 1 sert the headphones’ /8-inch plug into the PHONE jack on the back of the key- board. illustration illustration Note: Connecting headphones dis- connects the Concertmate 410’s built- 1. Plug the 5.5 mm outer-diameter/ in speakers. 2.1 mm inner-diameter barrel plug into the cable so it reads +TIP. 2. Set the adapter’s voltage switch to Listening Safely 9 volts. To protect your hearing, follow these 3. In
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42-4031.fm Page 8 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:22 PM CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL AMPLIFIER To amplify your Concertmate 410’s sound, you can connect it to an exter- nal amplifier (not supplied) using an 1 audio cable (not supplied) with a /8- inch plug. To connect an external amplifier to your keyboard, insert the cable’s plug into the PHONE jack on the back of the keyboard, and connect the other end of the cable to the amplifier’s input jack(s) (such as AUX IN or TAPE IN). illustration Your local
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42-4031.fm Page 9 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:22 PM A LOOK AT YOUR KEYBOARD illustration 1. VOICE A1-B6 Voices List 14. SYNC Button 2. POWER Switch 15. OCTAVE Button 3. VOLUME Control 16. Percussion Pads 4. REC Button 17. SONG A1-C6 Songs List 5. PROG Button 18. A Button 6. A.B.C Button 19. B Button 7. RHYTHM A1-B6 Rhythms List 20. C Button 8. VOICE Button 21. FILL IN Button 9. RHYTHM Button 22. TEMPO Buttons 10. SONG Button 23. DEMO Button 11. PLAY/SPACE Button 24. CHORD ONLY Button 12. REV
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42-4031.fm Page 10 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:22 PM OPERATION 4. To make your own music, simply BASIC OPERATION begin playing the keyboard. 1. Set VOLUME to MIN (minimum). To hear some of the Concertmate 410’s many different sounds, play the demonstration songs (see “Playing the Demonstration illustration Songs” on Page 11). Notes: • The Concertmate 410 automati- cally selects the “voice” (musi- Important: To prevent hearing cal instrument) PIANO (A1) damage, always set the each time you tu
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42-4031.fm Page 11 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:22 PM Notes: PLAYING THE • The Concertmate 410 automati- DEMONSTRATION cally plays each demonstration SONGS song with a preselected “voice” (musical instrument). Your Concertmate 410 can play 18 demonstration songs. The name and • Your Concertmate 410 plays number of each song is listed on the the selected demonstration Concertmate 410’s top panel. song continuously until you turn it off. Follow these steps to play a demon- stration song. •
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42-4031.fm Page 12 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:22 PM 3. Press CHORD ONLY. The TEMPO To stop repeating the current indicator flashes in time with the phrase and its accompaniment, beat and a voice counts one mea- press REVIEW again. The Con- sure of beats. The keyboard then certmate 410 continues to play continuously plays the accompa- the demonstration song. niment. 4. Press LESSON. Your keyboard 4. Adjust TEMPO s and t and VOL- plays the selected song phrase- UME to the desired levels. by-p
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42-4031.fm Page 13 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:22 PM 7. To stop the lesson, press LES- SON. The keyboard continues to play the demonstration song. illustration 8. To turn off the demonstration song, press DEMO. SELECTING A VOICE Your Concertmate 410 can sound like 3. Press any key(s) on the keyboard 12 different musical instruments (“voic- to hear the selected voice. es). The name and number of each voice is listed on the Concertmate 4. Adjust VOLUME to the desired 410’s top panel. level. 5.
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42-4031.fm Page 14 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:22 PM 3. Press START/STOP to start the USING THE AUTO- selected auto-rhythm. The RHYTHMS TEMPO indicator flashes in time with the beat, and the keyboard Your Concertmate 410 has 12 auto- plays the selected rhythm. rhythms that provide a steady beat for your music. The name and number of each auto-rhythm is listed on the Con- certmate 410’s top panel. illustration Follow these steps to select and play an auto-rhythm. 1. The Concertmate 410 automa
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42-4031.fm Page 15 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:22 PM 5. Play the keyboard to hear the rhythm is selected), then the original selected preset voice along with rhythm automatically resumes at the the rhythm. end of the variation. 6. Adjust VOLUME to the desired level. illustration 7. To stop the rhythm, press START/ STOP again. 8. To select a different rhythm, press RHYTHM and repeat Step 2. Using SYNC Note: To insert the variation for longer than 1 to 2 measures, press and hold The Concertmat
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42-4031.fm Page 16 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:22 PM Notes: To play a melody along with the accompaniment, press any key(s) • You can use the Concertmate to the right of the accompaniment 410’s rhythm controls (FILL IN and keys. SYNC) with auto accompaniment. 5. Adjust TEMPO s and t and VOL- • After you press the auto accompa- UME to the desired levels. niment keys, the Concertmate 410 plays the same chord until you 6. To change chords without inter- press other keys to play a different rupt
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42-4031.fm Page 17 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:22 PM SPECIAL FEATURES Note: The recording is lost when USING REC you play the keyboard keys again, press REC, PROG, DEMO, CHORD The Concertmate 410 has a memory ONLY, or turn off the Concertmate storage function that allows you to 410. record and play back a melody of up to 17 notes. 1. Select the preset voice you want USING THE to use (see “Selecting a Voice” on PERCUSSION PADS Page 13). 2. Press REC. The REC indicator The Concertmate 410’s p
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42-4031.fm Page 18 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:22 PM Storing a Percussion Pattern The Concertmate 410 lets you use the 5 percussion pads to create your own per- cussion pattern of up to 16 beats including rests. 1. Choose the desired rhythm (see “Using the Auto-Rhythms” on Page 14). 2. Press PROG. The indicator beside PROG lights. 3. Using the percussion pads, enter your own percussion pattern. Notes: • To enter a rest in the pattern, simply press PLAY/SPACE. • If you choose WALTZ (B6) as th
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42-4031.fm Page 19 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:22 PM 5. To play a melody along with the The reverb feature turns off automati- percussion rhythm, press any key- cally when you play the rhythm, use board key(s). REC, LESSON, or CHORD ONLY. 6. Adjust TEMPO s and t and VOL- UME to the desired levels. USING OCTAVE 7. To stop the percussion rhythm, press PLAY/SPACE. The Concertmate 410 automatically selects the tone of middle C each time 8.To re-start the rhythm, press you turn it on. For added f
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42-4031.fm Page 20 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:22 PM TROUBLESHOOTING If your Concertmate 410 is not performing as it should, these suggestions might help. If you still cannot solve the problem, take the keyboard to your local Ra- dioShack store for assistance. Symptom Possible Cause Remedy No sound, even if POWER is set to OFF.Set POWER to ON. keys are pressed. VOLUME is turned down. Turn up VOLUME. Headphones are con- Unplug headphones. nected. Power supply problem. Check the power supply.