Radio Shack 42-4058 user manual

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42-4058 OWNER’S MANUAL — Please read before using this equipment.
Mixer Function — lets you make the 32-Note Polyphonic Sound — lets you play
248 Tones — uses technology usually found only on
keyboard sound multiple tones for auto and hear up to 32 notes at the same time, so you
professional equipment to allow you to set your
accompaniment or memory playback, or to can play or create almost any type of music.
keyboard to sound like anything from a harpsichord to a
play

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T Th he F e FCC W CC Wa ant nts You t s You to o K Know now 

      If an icon appears at the end of a paragraph, This equipment has been tested and found  Reorient or relocate the receiving go to the box on that page with the to comply with the limits for a Class B digital antenna. corresponding icon for pertinent information. device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC  Increase the separation between the — Warning — Important  Rules. These limits are des

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  To listen to your keyboard without disturbing  Set the volume to the lowest setting others, you can connect an optional pair of before you begin listening. After you 1 4 stereo headphones with a / -inch (6.35 mm) begin listening, adjust the volume to a plug. Your local RadioShack store sells a comfortable level. wide selection of headphones. Insert the  Do not listen at extremely high volume headphones’ plug into PHONES/OUTPUT on levels. Extended high-volume listeni

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A Quick Look at Your Keyboard Song Memory — lets you set the keyboard to record up to two songs, six tracks, and 3,500 notes. The recording remains stored even while the keyboard is off (see “Using the Song Memory” on Page 16). Automatic Intro/Ending Rhythm — you can set the keyboard so it (Back of Keyboard) automatically adds a 3- to 8- measure introduction or 3- to 8- measure ending to the selected auto-rhythm (see “Using INTRO” on Page 9). MIDI In/Out Jacks — Headphones/Output Jack — le

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      1. Slide VOLUME to MIN (minimum). To save power, the keyboard automatically To prevent hearing damage, always set the  keyboard’s volume to MIN before you turn it on. turns off after about 6 minutes if you do not 2. To turn on the keyboard, press POWER. press a key. To turn on the keyboard again, The POWER indicator lights and the press POWER. To cancel auto power off,  display turns on. turn on the keyboard while holding down     TONE. The next

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Using Reverb and Chorus TONE 4. To select a different tone, repeat Step 2 , the tone automatically changes to the

  while

  appears. advanced tone version of tone number 00. Only one of the channels (1 to 16) can have  
 an advanced tone. If you assign an The first 100 tones (numbers 00 to 99) have advanced tone to another channel, the tone corresponding advanced tones. The in the currently assigned channel becomes advanced tones use variations of stand

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           ( to    )—Sets the 3. Repeatedly press + or – or use the undulation depth of the chorus sound. A number buttons to input the parameter  higher value produces deeper setting you want. Changing the Reverb or Chorus undulation. Parameters 4. Press  (EXIT). This returns to the You can turn effects on/off or change the effect effect selection screen.  level for each keyboard channel separately. See “Using the Mix

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Using SPLIT + –   CURSOR 2. Repeatedly press or or enter a 2. Repeatedly press or ( ) to  2 2 number using the number buttons to select the band you want to adjust (  2 2, 1 1   2 2 1 1      select the equalizer type you want. 1 1   2 2, 1 1   , or  ). The bar graphs for the corresponding frequency $ $' # ' # " ""+ "+ The equalizer type ($ $' # ' # , " ""+ "+, range flash.
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3. Repeatedly press SPLIT until the SPLIT 8. Press SPLIT. The SPLIT indicator indicator appears. appears.  Selecting/Playing an Auto-Rhythm 4. Enter the number for the low-end base 9. Enter the number of the layered tone for  The keyboard automatically selects the tone. the low-end keys. rhythm 8 BEAT 1 (No. 000) when you turn 5. Repeatedly press SPLIT until the SPLIT 10. If desired, hold down SPLIT then press the power on. Each time you turn it on after that, it selects the last s

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Using Auto Accompaniment automatically resumes at the end of the   
 current measure.  To switch to the other variation of the Using Auto Accompaniment selected auto-rhythm during play, press When you press another variation button SYNCHRO/FILL-IN NEXT while the rhythm is  You can use the keyboard’s rhythm controls (VARIATION/FILL-IN 2 while you are playing playing. The fill-in pattern of the current (INTRO/ENDING 1 or 2, VARIATION/FILL- variation 1, for example

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The lowest note you play determines the Follow these steps to start standard key of the chord. For example, if the lowest fingering auto accompaniment.   note is C, the keyboard plays a C chord. Standard Fingering 1. Set MODE to FINGERED.  You do not have to press the key marked 1. Set MODE to CONCERT CHORD. 2. Select and enter an auto-rhythm. with parentheses on the keyboard in the 2. Enter a two-digit auto-rhythm number. chart to produce a 7, m7, M7, mM7, add9, 3. To start the

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Using the Mixer  tone     tempo  When using auto-accompaniment in the  layer on/off Using Auto Harmonize fingered or concert chord modes, press  effect type AUTO HARMONIZE to automatically add  Auto harmonize does not work when you  auto harmonize on/off harmony to your melodies. The indicator select full range chord auto accompaniment or no auto accompaniment. next to AUTO HARMONIZE lights, and the After selecting a rhythm, press ONE TOUCH keyboard adds

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units. A cent is one hundredth of a $% $% $% $% '' '' '' ''/    – use to turn the DSP semitone. There are 12 semitones per line on or off for a particular channel.  octave. Using the Tone Synthesizer 4. Repeatedly press + or – or enter a  You cannot use tones 228 –237 (drum set Effect Parameters number using the number buttons to tones) as base tones. change the parameter setting.     (Reverb) $' $' $' $' (

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Using the Registration Memory When you store a tone with DSP line 6. Repeatedly press + or – until the tone   turned on, all the DSP parameters are number you want appears.   recalled as you select the tone. Using the Registration Memory  ENTER 7. Press ( ) to save the user tone.  You cannot use the registration memory + – $ $  / / 4. Repeatedly press or to change the $ $  / / appears briefly and the while you are using the synthesizer, parameter’s setting

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the display is the number of “cents” to 3. Within 5 seconds, repeatedly press + or which the keyboard is currently tuned, – until the desired setting ($! $! $! $!$ $$ $, $$ $$ $$ $$, $ $ $ $,  compared to its default pitch. or # # # #  ) appears.  The touch response setting does not affect memory playback, auto accompaniment, or 2. Within 5 seconds, repeatedly press – or Press the sustain pedal as you play to received MIDI data. + to lower or raise the keyboard

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Using the Song Memory    The keyboard lets you record up to two  Tone number  SONG MEMORY is a four-way switch. separate songs (with up to about 3,500 When you press it once, the keyboard  Rhythm number. (To record without notes) in memory for later playback. You enters the memory playback mode. When an auto-rhythm, skip Step 5 of “Real- you press it again, it enters the real-time can use either of two methods to record a Time Recording.” Recording starts

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6. Use the number buttons to specify the  
  length of the chord. See “Specifying the  Length of a Note.” Playing Back from Song Memory 1. Repeatedly press SONG MEMORY until  You can use change the rhythm, use layer 7. For each additional chord you want to % %   % %   appears. and/or split during memory playback. enter, play the chord and use the  Pressing START/STOP during the song 2. Within 5 seconds, repeatedly press + or number button

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Using the Song Memory EXIT 1 9 ( ) to cancel the rewrite operation. 6. Use – to enter the length of the note  or rest. 7. Continue entering notes by playing 
   them and specifying their length. 
 START/STOP 8. Press to end recording. In addition to Track 1, where you record auto  accompaniment as well as keyboard play,  Do not change a note identical to the   
 there are five other tracks you can use to preceding or succeeding note. Do

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1. Repeatedly press SONG MEMORY until *#"$%$% % % % %       appears.  1. Repeatedly press SONG MEMORY until % % % %       appears.  To deselect a track, simply press its button 2. Repeatedly press + or – to select the again. song number. 2. Repeatedly press + or – to select the  You cannot change the song number while song number. in track delete standby. 3. Make the changes in settings as desired. 3. Press  (ENTER). $' $'>> appears 

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Using the Song Memory simultaneously. Set to       to send data     only to another MIDI device (the

  keyboard’s speakers are muted). To connect your keyboard to another MIDI- 4. Repeatedly press + or – or use the equipped device, you must use a MIDI cable number buttons to change the setting (available at RadioShack).



as required. Then press  (EXIT). To send MIDI data from your keyboard, use  a MIDI cable to connect the keyboard’s MIDI