Optimus MD-1600 - Manual (Page 10)

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OPERATION
BASIC OPERATION
1. Slide VOLUME to MIN (minimum).
Important: To prevent hearing dam-
age, always set the MD-1600’s vol-
ume to
MIN before you turn it on.
2. To turn on the MD-1600, press
POWER . The POWER indicator
lights and the display turns on.
Note: To save power, the keyboard
automatically turns off after about 6
minutes if you do not press a key. To
turn the keyboard on again, press
POWER . To cancel the auto power
off feature, see “Changing Auto
Power Off” on Page 30.
3. Slide MODE to NORMAL .
4. Slide VOLUME toward MAX slightly
and begin playing the keyboard.
Notes:
• The MD-1600 selects the tone
GND PIANO (No. 000) the first
time you turn the power on. Each
time you turn it on after that, it
recalls the last selected tone. To
select a different tone, see “Using
the Preset Tones” on Page 11.
• To select an auto-rhythm, see
“Using the Preset Auto-Rhythms”
on Page 15.
• To play auto accompaniment, see
“Using Auto-Accompaniment” on
Page 17.
5. Slide VOLUME toward MAX to
increase the sound level or toward
MIN to decrease it.
6. To turn off the MD-1600, press
POWER . The red POWER indicator
and the keyboard’s display turn off.
PLAYING THE
DEMONSTRATION TUNES
To showcase its many sounds, your
MD-1600 can play two pre-programmed
demonstration tunes.
To start the demonstration, press DEMO .
The MD-1600 begins to play the first
demonstration tune (No. 0). To select
the other tune, press
+ or – on the key-
pad. The selected tune’s number ap-
pears and the tune begins to play.
POWER MODE VOLUME
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