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MP3 Player
This keyboard enables you to read MP3 songs on a USB Flash drive (Pen Drive) when it is connected to
a USB port at the back of the instrument.
After connecting the device, the first song will automatically start playing and will be heard from the spe-
akers on the keyboard. To adjust the volume, keep the MP3 PLAYER VOLUME + or – button
to pause the song, press PAUSE/PLAY
LEARNING LEVELS
There are 3 learning levels: OKON, FOLLOW and ENSEMBLE.
OKON
Press OKON in the LESSON
manual by entering a number from 0 to 60 in the numerical keyboard NUMBER Combination
The keyboard is preset to play only the accompaniment of the chosen song.
You will have an orchestra that accompanies you while you will play the melody. At this level you do not need to know
which key to press: all the keys of the keyboard will play the right note. Simply choose a key and just focus on keeping
time. Even if you make a mistake and stop, the accompaniment will wait for you; adjust the speed of the song using the
⑩
TEMPO + or TEMPO –
FOLLOW
Press FOLLOW in the LESSON
manual by entering a number from 0 to 60 in the numerical keyboard NUMBER Combination
Now try to play the melody by following the notes shown on the display and then keep the time. Attention: if you press the
wrong key, it will make no sound and the accompaniment will only advance when you will press the right one.
How to read the display notes
Each note has a name: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, in anglo-saxon notation which
correspond to LA, SI, DO, RE, MI, FA, SOL, in Latin notation and A, H, C, D, E, F,
G, in German notation. This correspondence is illustrated on the next diagram.
This keyboard displays the notes in the Anglo-Saxon notation.
The display consists of 3 digits and each digit can show a letter or a number. Example, when you choose demo song n. 41
the will show:
When the display shows a musical note, its name appears in the second digit, e.g.
notation is the C note, and in the Latin notation is the DO note. Simultaneously, the third digit shows the number of the
position of that note, e.g.
Sometimes, the first digit can show letter "b" (flat) to indicate that the note corresponds to the black key immediately to
the left of the note. E.g.:
therefore, the note to be played is the following:
ENSEMBLE
Press ENSEMBLE in the LESSON section
this manual by entering a number from 0 to 60 in the numerical keyboard NUMBER Combination
Press ENSEMBLE once again to stop the song. When you are ready, press ENSEMBLE again and continue to play. If you
press the wrong key the song will be out of tune. If you do not follow the right tempo the orchestra does not wait for you
and you will go out of time; adjust the speed of the song using TEMPO + or TEMPO –
the mode.
⑨
; to go to the next or previous song, press
⑤
section. Select one of the 60 songs found in the "LIST OF SONGS" table at the end of this
buttons. Press OKON again to exit the mode.
⑤
section. Select one of the 60 songs found in the "LIST OF SONGS" table at the end of this
. The first digit will be letter "d" (which means demo song), the second n. 4 and the third n. 1.
; this means that the note is C (DO) in position 5 (see figure).
b, d, 5 where "b" means flat, "d" is the D note (RE) and "5" is the position of the note;
RE
DO RE
⑤
. Select one of the 60 songs found in the "LIST OF SONGS" table at the end of
MI FA SOL LA SI DO
E N G L I S H
⑨
pressed;
⑨
or .
⑭
.
⑭
.
anglo-saxon
latin
german
which, in the Anglo-Saxon
⑭
.
⑩
. Press ENSEMBLE again to exit
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