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42-4041.fm Page 1 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:56 AM
Cat. No. 42-4041
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
Electronic Keyboard
MD-1200
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42-4041.fm Page 2 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:56 AM THE FCC WANTS YOU TO WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain KNOW or moisture. This keyboard complies with the limits CAUTION for a Class B digital device as specified RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. in Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits ! DO NOT OPEN. provide reasonable protection against CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF radio and TV interference in a residential ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE area. Howe
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42-4041.fm Page 3 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:56 AM FEATURES Your Optimus MD-1200 Electronic Key- 24-Note Polyphonic Sound — lets you board is a state-of-the-art musical instru- play and hear up to 24 notes at the ment that offers you a vast array of same time, so you can play or create al- sounds. You can choose from 200 differ- most any type of music. ent musical instruments or sound effects and 100 rhythms, as well as automatic Memory — lets you set the MD-1200 to accompaniments and percussi
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42-4041.fm Page 4 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:56 AM Synthesizer Function — lets you cre- Automatic Intro/Ending Rhythm — ate up to 32 of your own original tones. lets you set the MD-1200 to automatical- ly add a 3- to 8-measure introduction or Tune Function — lets you adjust the 3- to 8-measure ending to the selected pitch of your keyboard so you can play auto-rhythm. in tune with other instruments. Drum Pads — play drum sounds re- Transpose Function — lets you in- gardless of the keyboard’s to
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42-4041.fm Page 5 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:56 AM CONTENTS Preparation .............................................................................................................. 7 Connecting Power .............................................................................................. 7 Using Batteries ............................................................................................ 7 Using AC Power .........................................................................
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42-4041.fm Page 6 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:56 AM Special Features ................................................................................................... 29 Changing Keys ................................................................................................. 29 Tuning the Keyboard ........................................................................................ 29 Using Touch Response ...............................................................................
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42-4041.fm Page 7 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:56 AM PREPARATION Note: To connect a MIDI device, see Cautions: “Making the MIDI Connections” on Use only fresh batteries of the Page 41. To connect a sustain pedal, required size and recommended see “Using a Sustain Pedal” on type. Page 31. If you do not plan to use the MD- 1200 with batteries for a week or more, or if you will be using only AC CONNECTING POWER power, remove the batteries. You can power your MD-1200 from ei- Do not mix old an
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42-4041.fm Page 8 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:56 AM Using AC Power CONNECTING HEADPHONES You can power your MD-1200 from standard AC power using a 9-volt AC To listen to your MD-1200 without dis- adapter (not supplied) and a Size M turbing others, you can connect a pair of Adaptaplug. 1 /4-inch (6.35-mm) plug stereo head- phones (not supplied). Your local Ra- Cautions: dioShack store sells a wide selection of You must use a Class 2 headphones. power source that supplies ! 9 volts DC and delive
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42-4041.fm Page 9 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:56 AM Once you set the volume, do not increase it. Over time, your ears adapt to the volume level, so a vol- ume level that does not cause dis- comfort might still damage your hearing. CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL AMPLIFIER To amplify your MD-1200’s sound, you can connect it to an external amplifier (not supplied) using an audio cable (not 1 supplied) with a /4-inch (6.35-mm) plug. To connect an external amplifier to your 1 keyboard, insert the cable’
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42-4041.fm Page 10 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:56 AM OPERATION (Partial Control View) DEMO VOLUME VOLUME POWER MODE see “Using the Preset Tones” on BASIC OPERATION Page 11. 1. Slide VOLUME to MIN (minimum). To select an auto-rhythm, see “Using the Preset Auto-Rhythms” Important: To prevent hearing dam- on Page 15. age, always set the MD-1200’s vol- ume to MIN before you turn it on. To play auto accompaniment, see “Using Auto-Accompaniment” on 2. To turn on the MD-1200, press Page 17. POWER.
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42-4041.fm Page 11 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:56 AM Treble Clef Tone Number/Name Bass Clef Chord Symbol Tempo Measure/ Beat Count Keyboard The tone number and name appear at tones, however, are capable of only the top of the display. The middle row 12-note polyphony. shows the chord symbol, the tempo in Most tones on this keyboard have beats per minute, the number of the been recorded and processed using measure playing and the beat count in a technique called digital sampling. each measure
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42-4041.fm Page 12 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:56 AM Notes: No. Tone You can select the next highest or 149 PAD ENS 2 lowest numbered tone by simply 150 SEQUENCE 1 pressing + or – on the keypad. 151 SEQUENCE 2 The names of tone numbers 000– 152 SYNTH PAD 3 127 are marked to the right of the 153 SYNTH PAD 4 MD-1200’s display. The names 154 SYNTH PAD 5 for tone numbers 128–167 155 SYNTH PAD 6 appear in the table below. Mem- 156 SYNTH PAD 7 ory locations 168–199 are reserved for custom tones t
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42-4041.fm Page 13 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:56 AM REVERB LAYER SPLIT TONE Drum Pads To turn off REVERB, press REVERB so USING THE DRUM PADS no indicator appears on the display. The MD-1200 has six drum pads that you can use to play percussion sounds independent of the keyboard keys. Sim- USING SPLIT ply tap on a drum pad to play the per- cussion sound currently assigned to it. The MD-1200’s SPLIT feature lets you play two different tones on opposite To change the drum pad sounds, use ends of
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42-4041.fm Page 14 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:56 AM For example, if you set the split 1. Press TONE. point to be F below middle C, F3 2. Enter the three-digit number for the appears. base tone. Note: You can change the split point 3. Press LAYER. The LAYER indicator at any time. appears. 6. Play both the low and high-end keys 4. Enter the three-digit number for the to hear the selected split tones. layer tone. To select a different low-end tone, enter 5. Play the keyboard to hear the the three
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42-4041.fm Page 15 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:56 AM 1. If the SPLIT or LAYER indicator is number of each preset auto-rhythm is on, press SPLIT or LAYER to turn it marked to the left of the MD-1200’s dis- off. play. 2. Enter the number for the high-end You can play a preset auto-rhythm on base tone on the keypad. the MD-1200 in any of these ways: 3. Press SPLIT so the SPLIT indicator Select and play a rhythm. See appears. “Selecting/Playing an Auto- 4. Enter the number for the low-end Rhythm.
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42-4041.fm Page 16 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:56 AM TEMPO SYNCHRO/ENDING INTRO VARIATION/FILL-IN NORMAL/FILL-IN 2. To select a different rhythm, choose You can also adjust the tempo by an auto-rhythm from the 100 first pressing TEMPO . or ., RHYTHMS list and enter its two- then entering the desired number of digit number on the keypad. For beats per minute in three digits (040 example, to select 8 BEAT BALLAD to 255), or by holding down + or – on 2 (No. 05), press 0 then 5. the keypad. Note:
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42-4041.fm Page 17 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:56 AM The keyboard adds a 1- to 2-measure Using INTRO variation in the rhythm. The MD-1200’s INTRO feature lets you start the selected auto-rhythm with a To return to the normal rhythm, press light, 3- to 8-measure introduction that NORMAL/FILL-IN. blends easily into the selected rhythm. To stop the auto-rhythm, press START/ To start a rhythm with an introduction, STOP. select and enter the rhythm, then press INTRO. The introduction plays, then the
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42-4041.fm Page 18 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:56 AM ACCOMP VOLUME Free Session — lets you play the melo- 1. Press ACCOMP VOLUME. The three- dy using the entire keyboard while the digit number of the last selected MD-1200 plays accompaniment based accompaniment volume appears on on your auto-rhythm selection (see “Us- the display. ing FREE SESSION” on Page 21). 2. Within 5 seconds, enter a number from 0 0 0 (softest) to 1 2 7 (loudest) Notes: on the keypad. The numbers appear After you press
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42-4041.fm Page 19 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:56 AM Note: You can play any labeled note(s) Concert Chord to the right of the lowest note in the The concert chord method lets begin- chord to produce a minor, a dominant ning keyboard players easily select and seventh, or minor seventh chord. play a chord. Follow these steps to start concert chord The number of accompaniment keys auto accompaniment. you press determines the type of chord 1. Set MODE to CONCERT CHORD. that plays. This table shows
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42-4041.fm Page 20 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:56 AM Standard Fingering The standard fingering method uses standard formations of three or four notes, and lets the experienced musician play a wider variety of accompaniment chords. You can play these 15 chord types on your MD-1200, in any key, using the standard fin- gering method. Major (M) Minor (m) Augmented Suspended 4th Dominant 7th (7) (aug) (sus4) Minor 7th (m7) Major 7th (M7) Minor Half- Major Half Dominant -5 Diminished Diminished (7
