BONTEMPI 15 4909 Electronic Keyboard 49 Keys Owner’s Manual
- June 9, 2024
- BONTEMPI
Table of Contents
BONTEMPI 15 4909 Electronic Keyboard 49 Keys Owner’s Manual
TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
- Keyboard with 49 keys
- 10 demo songs
- 100 Sounds, 100 Rhythms
- Multifunctional LCD display
- Volume control
- Rhythms and demosongs speed/tempo controls
- 2 Effects (Sustain & Vibrato)
- Transposer function
- 0-9; –\+ Sounds and rhythms selection
- Single & Finger chord
- Fill-in, Sync
- Record and Playback function
- One Key One Note function
- Microphone socket
- Earphone socket
- DC-IN socket
1. POWER SUPPLY: USB-DC CABLE
The instrument can be powered by a power bank, PC, phone charger, etc. with the USB-DC cable supplied. Insert the jack in the DC 5V socket.
2. MAINS SUPPLY
This instrument can be powered by a mains adaptor (not included) with the following characteristics in output: VDC = 5V ; Imax = 800 mA (positive central terminal). Insert the jack in the DC 5V socket .
WARNING: All batteries or transformers with safety insulation must be checked regularly for faults in cable, wire, or plug insulation or other parts.
This instrument is only to be connected to equipment bearing either of the following symbols:
NOTE: Rating plate information was located at bottom enclosure of the apparatus.
3. BATTERY SUPPLY
Use a screwdriver to open the battery compartment. Insert 4 x 1.5 V batteries R6/AA (not supplied), ensuring correct polarity. Re-fit battery cover. Replace batteries when the quality of sound becomes bad. Use alkaline batteries to obtain a longer duration.
ADVICE ON USING THE BATTERIES
- Non-rechargeable batteries are NOT to be recharged
- Rechargeable batteries must be removed from the product before being charged
- Rechargeable batteries are only to be charged under adult supervision
- Different types of batteries or new and old batteries are not to be mixed
- Use only batteries of the same or equivalent type
- Batteries are to be inserted with correct polarity
- Remove exhausted batteries to prevent leakage
- Do not short circuit supply terminals
- Remove batteries during long periods of non-use.
WASTE DISPOSAL STANDARDS
For information regarding the disposal of the items mentioned here below, please refer to Council Administration office regarding specialised waste collection centres.
1. DISPOSAL OF BATTERIES
Protect the environment by disposing of batteries in the special containers provided for this use.
2. PACKAGING DISPOSAL
Take the paper, cardboard and corrugated board to the appropriate waste collection centres. Plastic material must be placed in the relevant collection containers.
The symbols indicating the various types of plastic are:
Key for the different types of plastic materials:
PET = Polyethylene terephtalate • PE = Polyethylene, code 02 for PE- HD, 04 for PE-LD • PVC =Polyvinyl chloride • PP = Polypropylene • PS = Polystyrene, Polystyrene foam • O = Other polymers (ABS, Laminates, etc.)
3. DISPOSING OF ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
The wheelie bin symbol with a cross indicates that the product must not be disposed of in the domestic waste at the end of its useful life. Instead, it should be taken to your nearest designated collection point or recycling facility. Alternatively, check with your retailer and return the product when buying a replacement, on a one-to-one basis or as free of charge in case the size is smaller than 25cm. Appropriate disposal promotes the recycling of parts and materials, as well as helping to protect the environment and human health. Under current legislation, strict penalties are enforced against those disposing of products illegally. For more information about the collection of special waste, contact your Local Authority.
CONTROL PANEL
- ON /OFF button.
- TEMPO – : Slows down the tempo of the rhythm or song.
- TEMPO + : Speeds up the tempo of the rhythm or song.
- START/STOP : Starts or stops the rhythms and demo songs.
- VOLUME + : Turns up the volume of music and rhythms.
- VOLUME – : Turns down the volume of music and rhythms.
- SELECT 0-9, +/– : Selection of sounds, rhythms: Compose the number corresponding to the Sound or Rhythm viewed on the list. Press + or – to go to the next or previous one.
- The LCD Display views information such as the entered number and the tempo.
- 4 rhythmic percussion instruments.
- CHORD OFF : disables accompaniment (full-keyboard).
- SINGLE : Enables accompaniment with the simplified chord function: it allows you to compose chords on the left part of the keyboard according to the Easy Chord method (see Chords Table).
- FINGER : Enables accompaniment in the classical mode (Classic Chord) : all the main chords are recognised (see Chords Table).
- FILL IN : The function inserts a rhythm variation. Pressing this button while the rhythm is playing produces a rhythmic variation of the drum.
- SYNC : The SYNC function allows you to start the rhythm and the accompaniment as soon as the chord is composed in either Single or Finger mode.
- OKON : Level 1 learning function. Try to play the melody of the song by casually and repeatedly pressing one or more keys on the keyboard, trying to keep tempo with the orchestra. The accompaniment will follow you automatically during your execution. Press “OKON” again to exit the mode.
- DEMO ONE : Allows you to listen to a demo song.
- DEMO ALL : Executes all the demo songs in sequence; press the key again to stop listening.
- TONE : To select a sound among the 100 available, press the TONE key and compose a number from 0 to 99.
- RHYTHM : To select a Rhythm among the 100 available, press the RHYTHM key and compose a number from 0 to 99.
- ACC VOL + : Turns up the accompaniment volume.
- ACC VOL – : Turns down the accompaniment volume.
- TRANS + : Transposer function: by pressing this control the keyboard increases the key by a semitone; the transposition is viewed on the display.
- TRANS – : Transposer function: by pressing this control the keyboard decreases the key by a semitone; the transposition is viewed on the display.
- RECORD : Allows you to memorise the notes played.
- PLAY : Allows you to listen to the recorded notes.
- SUSTAIN : Switches the SUSTAIN function on/off. (Sound extension).
- VIBRATO : Switches the VIBRATO function on/off (Sound modulation).
- Letters and numbers to play easily
Numbers 1 to 15 ㉘ indicate the keys to play a melody with the musical scores at the end of this manual.
The letters on the left ㉘ indicate the name of the notes in order to compose a chord (refer to the chords table at the end of this manual).
LOOKING AT THE KEYBOARD
The keyboard is made up of white and black keys. The black keys are arranged in groups of 2 or 3 which may be of help to you as you learn to recognize the positioning of the notes.
- The white key immediately to the left of the two black keys is C (DO).
- The white key immediately to the left of the three black keys is F (FA).
- By point 1 and 2 you can locate the other notes on keyboard.
MUSICAL NOTATION
The notes are written on five parallel horizontal lines and the four spaces between these lines. This group of five lines is called the stave.
STAVE STRIP
Apply the stave strip supplied ㉜ to identify the notes on the keyboard and on the stave. The names of the notes are written in the international notation system.
MODIFICATIONS
Sometimes, next to the treble clef at the beginning of the stave or next to a single note, these signs will appear: (flat) or (sharp).
These signs mean that all the notes on that line, in that space or the single note itself are flat or sharp notes, that is, they are to be played on the relevant black keys. It’s easy to recognize them because of the method with a number followed by the plus (+) sign. The (bequadro) sign (natural) which you may find on the line of the stave means that the previous (flat) or (sharp) indications are to be cancelled.
HOW TO PLAY THE SONG IN EASY MODE
MELODY: In the following songs, each note corresponds to a number. Looking at the keyboard, you can see that there is a number above each key. To play the melody, follow the numerical sequence on each note and press one after another the black and white keys corresponding to the same numbers on the keyboard.
The correspondence between the notes, numbers and their position on the keyboard is given on the next diagram.
CHORDS: The songs also indicate the chords for accompaniment. The letters on the left above the black and white keys indicate the name of the notes to compose a chord (refer to the chords table at the end of this manual).
THE DURATION OF THE NOTES AND OF THE PAUSES
With reference to the tick-tock of a metronome, each note and each pause has to be performed for a time more or less long according to the schedule.
TABLE OF CHORDS
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