Radio Shack 42-4058 - Manual (Page 9)

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3. Repeatedly press SPLIT until the SPLIT
indicator appears.
4. Enter the number for the low-end base
tone.
5. Repeatedly press SPLIT until the SPLIT
indicator disappears.
6. Repeatedly press LAYER until the
LAYER indicator appears.
7. Enter the number of the layered tone for
the high-end keys.
8. Press SPLIT . The SPLIT indicator
appears.
9. Enter the number of the layered tone for
the low-end keys.
10. If desired, hold down SPLIT then press
the key where you want the high-end
tones to begin.
11. Play the keyboard to hear the selected
tones.
To cancel the SPLIT/LAYER combination,
press each button so both the SPLIT and
LAYER indicators disappear.
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Your keyboard has 100 preset auto-rhythms
that provide a steady beat for your music.
The name and two-digit number of each
preset auto-rhythm is listed on the
keyboard’s top panel. You can also
download up to 4 sets of accompaniment
data and store them into the keyboard’s
memory. See “Using the Data Download
Service” on Page 21.
You can play a preset auto-rhythm on the
keyboard in any of the following ways:
• Select and play a rhythm (see
“Selecting/Playing an Auto-Rhythm”)
• Synchronize the start of a rhythm with
your music (see “Using SYNCHRO”)
• Start a rhythm with a special
introduction (see “Using INTRO”)
• Briefly vary the pattern of a rhythm (see
“Using FILL-IN”)
• Play an alternate version (variation) of a
rhythm (see “Using FILL-IN NEXT” on
Page 10)
• Stop a rhythm with a special ending
(see “Using ENDING” on Page 10)
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1. Press RHYTHM.
H>OJ>C H>OJ>C H>OJ>C H>OJ>C and the name
and number of the current auto-rhythm
appear.
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2. To select a different rhythm, choose an
auto-rhythm from the 100 RHYTHMS
list and enter its three-digit number on
the keypad. Precede a single- or two-
digit number with zeroes. Or, repeatedly
press
+ or – to move to the next higher
or lower numbered rhythm. ±
3. Set MODE to NORMAL , then press
START/STOP to start the selected auto-
rhythm.
Or, you can press VARIATION/FILL-IN 1
or 2 to start the rhythm. Each of the
keyboard’s preset auto-rhythms has a
built-in variation (alternate) to its normal
beat pattern. The variation differs
slightly from the normal rhythm, so it is
almost like having two rhythms in one!
4. Adjust VOLUME to the desired level.
5. To change the auto-rhythm speed,
press (or hold down) TEMPO
¼ or ¹ .
The current tempo setting appears. ±
6. Play the keyboard along with the auto-
rhythm.
7. To select a different rhythm, repeat
Steps 1 and 2.
8. To stop the auto-rhythm, press START/
STOP .
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This feature lets you synchronize the start of
an auto-rhythm with the beginning of your
music.
After you select and enter an auto-rhythm,
press
SYNCHRO/FILL-IN NEXT , then begin
playing the keyboard. The keyboard auto-
matically begins to play the rhythm when
you press any key in the accompaniment
keyboard range (see “Using Auto
Accompaniment” on Page 10).
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This feature lets you start the selected auto-
rhythm with a light, 3- to 8-measure intro-
duction that blends easily into the selected
rhythm.
To start a rhythm with an introduction, select
and enter the rhythm, then press
INTRO/
ENDING 1 or 2 . The introduction for the
selected variation (1 or 2) plays, then the
selected auto-rhythm automatically starts.
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This feature lets you insert a short (1- to 2-
measure) variation in the beat pattern of a
selected auto-rhythm. While the auto-
rhythm is playing, press and release
VARIATION/FILL-IN 1 or 2 , corresponding to
the variation you started with. The keyboard
inserts a 1- to 2-measure fill-in of either
variation, then the original rhythm
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Selecting/Playing an Auto-Rhythm
• The keyboard automatically selects the
rhythm 8 BEAT 1 (No. 000) when you turn
the power on. Each time you turn it on after
that, it selects the last selected rhythm.
• If you incorrectly enter the first digit of the
rhythm, press RHYTHM to clear the entry
and return to the last selected auto-rhythm.
• You can also adjust the tempo by first
pressing TEMPO
¼
or
¹
, then entering the
desired number of beats per minute in three
digits (030 to 255), or by holding down + or
– on the keypad.
• To reset the tempo to its default (original)
speed, press TEMPO
¼
and
¹
at the same
time.