Radio Shack LK-1500 - Manual (Page 20)

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Basic Operations
This section provides information on performing basic
keyboard operations.
To play the keyboard
1
Press the POWER button to turn the keyboard on.
2
Set the MODE switch to NORMAL.
3
Use the MAIN VOLUME slider to set the volume
to a relatively low level.
4
Play something on the keyboard.
Selecting a Tone
This keyboard comes with 264 built-in tones. Use the
following procedure to select the tone you want.
To select a tone
1
Find the tone you want to use in the TONE List and
note its tone number.
• Not all of the available tones are shown on the tone
list printed on the keyboard console. For a complete
list, see the “Tone List” on page A-1.
• If the keyboard is connected to a TV, the tone list
appears on the TV screen. For information about
connecting to a TV, see “VIDEO OUT Jack” on page
E-17.
2
Press the TONE button.
3
Use the number buttons to input the three-digit tone
number of the tone you want to select.
Example: To select “049 ACOUSTIC BASS”, input 0, 4
and then 9.
NOTE
• Always input all three digits for the tone number,
including leading zeros (if any). If you input one or two
digits and stop, the display will automatically clear your
input after a few seconds.
• You can also increment the displayed tone number by
pressing [+] and decrement it by pressing [–].
• When one of the drum sets is selected (tone numbers
256 through 263), each keyboard key is assigned a
different percussion sound. See page A-6 for details.
A c o . B s a s
Indicator appears
649U-E-020A
KEY LIGHT TONE
Number buttons
[+] / [–]
MODE
POWER
MAIN VOLUME