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Owner’s Manual

Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the Roland Digital Piano DP-900.

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Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: “USING THE UNIT
SAFELY” and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (p. 2; p. 4). These sections provide
important information concerning the proper operation of the unit.
Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of
every feature provided by your new unit, Owner’s manual should be read in its
entirety. The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient
reference.

Assembling the DP-900

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Before You Start Playing

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Enjoying the Internal Songs

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Playing the Keyboard

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Contents

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Index

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Copyright © 2004 ROLAND CORPORATION

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without
the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION.

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Summary of Contents for DP-900

Page 1: ... you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit Owner s manual should be read in its entirety The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference Assembling the DP 900 p 6 Before You Start Playing p 11 Enjoying the Internal Songs p 15 Playing the Keyboard p 16 Contents p 10 Index p 46 202 Copyright 2004 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved No part of th...

Page 2: ... and shock hazards 010 This unit either alone or in combination with an amplifier and headphones or speakers may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss Do not operate for a long period of time at a high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears you should immediately stop using the unit and consu...

Page 3: ...ever the unit is to remain unused for an extended period of time Any accumulation of dust between the power plug and the power outlet can result in poor insulation and lead to fire 102c Always grasp only the plug on the AC adaptor cord when plugging into or unplugging from an outlet or this unit 104 Try to prevent cords and cables from becoming entangled Also all cords and cables should be placed ...

Page 4: ...ts to remain on top of the keyboard or pedal board This can be the cause of malfunction such as keys ceasing to produce sound 359 Do not paste stickers decals or the like to this instrument Peeling such matter off the instrument may damage the exterior finish Maintenance 401b To clean the unit use a dry soft cloth or one that is slightly dampened Try to wipe the entire surface using an equal amoun...

Page 5: ...actice along with a variety of other piano lesson features that are possible only with an electronic piano Tones For Use in a Wide Variety of Musical Genres The DP 900 offers twenty different onboard tones including piano which can be used for almost every conceivable style of music 65 Piano Songs Built In The 65 internal songs are mainly classical pieces and include compositions for listening enj...

Page 6: ... rear of the instrument allows the speakers to be directed toward listeners when the back of the instrument faces the audience fig stsp e Assembly Procedure At first assemble the entire unit in a temporary fashion without really tightening the screws Then after checking the overall alignment of the boards and gently shifting certain parts where necessary go around and tightly fasten each of the sc...

Page 7: ... Board on the stabilizer When putting the Pedal Board on the stabilizer first loosen the screws securing the speaker box to the side boards fig st5 e 6 Secure the Pedal Board to the side boards with the attachment screws in two places Retighten the screws loosened in Step 5 fig st6 e To stabilize the pedals Temporarily loosen the screws that fasten the pedal board Step on the pedal and after verif...

Page 8: ...ffix cord clamps as shown in the diagram to fasten the pedal cable fig st9 e When Moving the Instrument Disconnect the AC cord and cables from the DP 900 Then lift the piano while keeping it level and move it with care so that you do not drop it on your feet or get your hands caught Check the stability of the pedal and make adjustments as necessary When Disassembling Disassemble the unit by carryi...

Page 9: ...n Plays back the internal songs p 15 Each time you press this button the song number and the tempo will be displayed alternately Recorder 13 Play button Starts and stops playback of internal songs and recorded performances p 15 p 24 14 Rec button Puts the DP 900 in recording standby mode p 26 p 30 15 1 2 buttons Plays back or records a performance separately for each hand p 25 p 28 p 30 This butto...

Page 10: ...e Keyboard Transpose 22 Adjusting the Keyboard Touch Key Touch 23 Playing Along with the Internal Songs 24 Changing the Tempo 24 Adding a Count in to Match the Timing Count In 24 Playing Each Hand Separately 25 Recording Your Performance 26 Notes Regarding Recording 26 Recording a New Song 27 Recording Along with a Song 28 Selecting and Recording the Track for Each Hand Separately 29 Erasing Recor...

Page 11: ...amaged or broken Be careful not to pull the cord accidentally or to apply strong pressure to it 927 Depending on the circumstances of a particular setup you may experience a discomforting sensation or perceive that the surface feels gritty to the touch when you touch this device or the metal portions of other objects connected to it This is due to an infinitesimal electrical charge which is absolu...

Page 12: ...l cord Connecting Headphones Sold Separately The DP 900 has two jacks for plugging in headphones This allows two people to listen through headphones simultaneously making it very useful for lessons and when performing piano pieces for four hands Additionally this allows you to play without having to worry about bothering others around you even at night fig 00 08 Connect the headphones to either of...

Page 13: ... as shown in the figure fig lidopen2 Closing the Lid 1 When closing the lid be sure to close the music rest and open the blind fig lidclose1 2 Grasp and gently lower the lid with both hands fig lidclose2 Adult supervision is recommended whenever small children use the unit If you need to move the piano make sure the lid is closed first to prevent accidents In addition do not hold onto the lid when...

Page 14: ...rotection circuit A brief interval a few seconds after power up is required before the unit will operate normally Turning Off the Power 1 Turn the Volume knob completely to the left to lower the volume to the minimum level fig 00 04 2 Push the Power switch to turn off the DP 900 fig 00 06 Adjusting the Sound s Volume and Brilliance Turn the Volume knob to adjust the overall volume Press the Brilli...

Page 15: ...etting its indicator to light in red The song number appears in the display fig disp USr 2 Press the or button to select a song Holding down the button causes the numbers to change continuously 3 Press the Play button The button s indicator will light and the selected song will play 4 To stop the performance press the Play button once more The button s indicator goes out and playback stops he next...

Page 16: ...t among them Each time you press the Variation button the button s indicator will change color and the four sounds will be selected successively Some of the number 3 and 4 tones form pairs which can be layered and sounded together The tone you ve selected is heard when you finger the keyboard Tone number 1 2 3 4 Variation button s indicator Dark Red Green Orange 1 2 For more details refer to Tone ...

Page 17: ...s in Dual play fig panel2 2 1 Hold down the Transpose button and press the Split button The indicators of the buttons you pressed will blink The current volume balance appears in the display 2 Press the or button to change the value The volume balance changes To return to the original volume balance press the and buttons simultaneously fig disp dualbal e Press the Transpose or Split button and the...

Page 18: ...t hand tone will be selected for the left hand area If you want to change the variation for the right hand tone cancel Split play and then re select the tone The split point key is included in the left hand keyboard area If you use Split play with a Tone button for which tone numbers 3 or 4 selected tone number 1 will be selected for that Tone button When Split play is used only tone numbers 1 or ...

Page 19: ... original value F 3 fig disp splitpoint Using Metronome Sounding the Metronome The DP 900 features a built in metronome While a song plays back the metronome will sound at the tempo and time signature Beat of that song fig panel2 4 Sounding the metronome 1 Press the Metronome button The metronome will sound The button flashes in red and green in time with the beat selected at that time The indicat...

Page 20: ...ble 1 Hold down the Metronome button and press the or button The currently specified volume will be displayed Continue to hold down the Metronome button and press the or button to sound the metronome and change the volume fig disp metrovol Display beat Display beat 2 2 2 2 6 4 6 4 0 4 Only weak beats 7 4 7 4 2 4 2 4 3 8 3 8 3 4 3 4 6 8 6 8 4 4 4 4 9 8 9 8 5 4 5 4 12 8 12 8 It is not possible to ch...

Page 21: ...wer is turned on reverb is set to 4 1 Hold down the Reverb button and press the or button The currently specified value will be displayed Higher values will produce a deeper effect Display beat t 1 Ordinary metronome sound t 2 Dog and cat cries t 3 A voice counting 1 2 3 in English t 4 A voice counting 1 2 3 in Japanese This is set to t 1 when the instrument is turned on When you hold down the Bea...

Page 22: ...own the Transpose button and press the and buttons simultaneously the setting will return to the original value 0 This can be set in a range of 6 0 5 semitone steps For example if you want the E pitch to sound when you play the C key hold down the Transpose button and press the E key Counting from C as a reference point one moves up four keys including the black keys to reach E thus 4 appears in t...

Page 23: ...dium This allows you to play using the most natu ral touch This is the closest to the touch of an acoustic piano Red Heavy Fortissimo ff cannot be produced unless you play more strongly than usual making the keyboard feel heavier Dynamic fingering adds even more feeling to what you play Green Light Fortissimo ff can be produced by playing less strongly than usual making the key board feel lighter ...

Page 24: ...he button increases the tempo continuously Pressing the button once decreases the tempo by one unit Holding down the button makes the tempo change slow down continuously If you press the and buttons simultaneously you will return to the basic tempo of the song the tempo before you modified it Adding a Count in to Match the Timing Count In When you re playing along with a song you can make sure tha...

Page 25: ...dicator of the button you ve pressed goes out and the sound of the selected part will no longer be heard For example if you want to practice the right hand press button 2 and get its indicator to go dark When you play back the song the right hand performance will not sound Practice your right hand performance along with the left hand playback Playing back a song 2 Press the Play button The song wi...

Page 26: ...Only one song can be recorded Recorded performances are erased when the power is turned off If you want to keep your performance you can either record it on an external audio device or use an external MIDI device to save the performance data on a floppy disk For details refer to Connecting External Devices p 34 If you see the following If you attempt to record using a different internal song when ...

Page 27: ...te that recording will also begin as soon as you play anything on the keyboard even if you do not press the Play button There is no count sound played when you start in this manner When recording begins the Play button and Rec button indicators will light Go ahead and perform on the keyboard Stop recording 7 Press the Play or Rec button The indicators for the Play and Rec buttons will go dark 3 5 ...

Page 28: ...e or button to select the song that you want to play 3 As necessary set the metronome and tempo p 19 4 Press the Rec button The Rec button s indicator will light Selecting the track to record 5 Press the 1 or 2 button When you want to record the left hand performance press the 1 button to record that of the right hand press the 2 button The indicators of the button you pressed and of the Play butt...

Page 29: ...tor will light The button indicators of tracks that are already recorded will light The track button for which you will next be recording will be blinking Selecting the track to record 3 Press the 1 or 2 button to select the track that you want to record The indicator of the button you pressed will blink and the DP 900 enters recording standby mode Start recording 4 Press the Play button The DP 90...

Page 30: ...ed performance Erasing a Performance from the Specified Track You can select a recorded track and erase it 1 Hold down either the 1 or 2 button and press the Rec button The indicator of the button you pressed will go dark and the performance of the selected track will be erased Erasing a Song You can erase a song you ve recorded 1 Hold down the Song Tempo button and press the Rec button The follow...

Page 31: ...will blink For details on each function refer to the explanations below 3 Press the or button to change the value If you press the and buttons simultaneously the value will return to the power up default setting How to exit function mode 4 Press the Metronome or Beat button The button s indicator will return to the previous state Tuning to Other Instruments Pitches Master Tuning In situations such...

Page 32: ...n equal temperament This special tuning method for pianos is called Stretch Tuning If you press the Harpsichord button in step 2 of Making Detailed Settings Function p 31 a display like the following will appear fig disp On Values OFF This is the standard tuning curve This is the right choice when using Dual play p 17 or when playing in ensemble with other instruments On This tuning curve expands ...

Page 33: ...the metronome sound that is playing will stop The following will appear in the display fig disp All buttons are disabled while the instrument is set like this To cancel the Tone Lock function once again hold down the Brilliance button while you press the Key Touch button Alternatively you can lower the instrument s volume all the way and switch its power off Then turn it on again Disabling Everyth...

Page 34: ...ted device 2 Turn on the power of the DP 900 3 Adjust the volume of each device Turning off the power 1 Set the volume of the DP 900 and of the connected devices to the minimum position 2 Turn off the power to the DP 900 3 Turn off the connected equipment Connecting MIDI Devices By connecting an external MIDI device and exchanging performance data you can control the performances on one device fro...

Page 35: ...unction Setting various functions 2 Press the button to which the desired function is assigned The indicator of the button you pressed will blink For details on the contents of each function refer to the explanations that follow 3 Press the or button to change the value If you press the and buttons simultaneously the setting will return to the original value How to exit function mode 4 Press eithe...

Page 36: ... will appear fig disp On Value On OFF Power up default setting On Transmitting a Performance You Recorded If you want to transmit a performance recorded on the DP 900 to an external MIDI device or computer turn this setting On If this is Off the data will not be transmitted If you press the Play button in step 2 of Making MIDI related settings a display like the following will appear fig disp OFF ...

Page 37: ...ettings for the Tempera ment and Stretch Tuning correct p 32 Is the setting for the Master Tuning correct p 31 Song doesn t play back Only the sound of a particular instru ment in a song does not play Are the indicator for the Track buttons 1 and 2 buttons extinguished p 25 If the button indicator is out the music on that track is not heard Press the track button so the indicator is illuminated Ca...

Page 38: ...nt cause such as resonance produced by the DP 900 would be suspect Consult your Roland dealer or nearest Ro land Service Center Case Cause Remedy The bass range sounds odd or there is a vibrat ing resonance If you can t hear the problem in the headphones Playing at loud volumes may cause instruments near the DP 900 to resonate Resonation can also occur with fluorescent light tubes glass doors and ...

Page 39: ...orded p 27 d Internal song number p 15 t Metronome sound number p 21 PU This appears when a song with a pickup a song that does not start on the first beat is played back dEL This appears when you attempt to delete a recorded song p 26 p 30 E 32 The amount of performance information is too large and further recording is not possible E 41 A problem such as a loose MIDI cable occurred Make sure the ...

Page 40: ... Electric Piano1 Strings Red Electric Piano2 Electric Piano2 Electric Bass Electric Piano2 Acoustic Bass Electric Piano2 Strings Green Vibraphone Orange Electric Piano Choir Harpsi chord Dark Harpsichord Harpsichord Strings Harpsichord Organ Flute Harpsichord Acoustic Bass Red Organ Flute Organ Flute Organ Bass Organ Flute Strings Organ Flute Choir Green Harpsichord Strings Orange Harpsichord Choi...

Page 41: ...rporation d 18 Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum C Debussy 1995 Roland Corporation d 19 Grande Valse Brillante F Chopin 1995 Roland Corporation d 20 La prière d une Vierge T Badarzewska 1996 Roland Corporation d 21 Course en Troïka P Tchaikovsky 1996 Roland Corporation d 22 To The Spring E Grieg 1996 Roland Corporation d 23 Valse op 64 2 F Chopin 1996 Roland Corporation d 24 Radetzky Marsch J Strauss 199...

Page 42: ...Spinnerlied A Ellmenreich 1996 Roland Corporation d 52 Gavotte F Gossec 1996 Roland Corporation d 53 Heidenröslein G Lange 1996 Roland Corporation d 54 Zigeuner Tanz H Lichner 1996 Roland Corporation d 55 La Cinquantaine G Marie 1996 Roland Corporation d 56 Csikos Post H Necke 1996 Roland Corporation d 57 Dolly s Dreaming Awakening T Oesten 1996 Roland Corporation d 58 La Violette L Streabbog 1996...

Page 43: ... settings Metronome Beat Strings p 35 Local Control Metronome Beat Variation p 36 Transmitting a recorded performance Metronome Beat Play p 36 Press the button and press the or button Beat of metronome Beat p 20 Dual Balance Transpose Split p 17 Hold down the button and press the or button Metronome volume Metronome p 20 Metronome sound Beat p 21 Depth of the Reverb effect Reverb p 21 Damper pedal...

Page 44: ... Clock Commands All sound off Reset all controllers Local Control All Notes OFF Active Sense Reset 1 1 16 Mode 3 x O x 8n v 64 15 113 x x x O x x O x O O O O O 1 O 1 O 1 O 1 O 1 O O O 0 117 O x x x x x x x x x O x 1 1 16 Mode 3 O x 0 127 15 113 x x x O 0 127 0 119 O x x x x x x O O O 123 127 O x Data entry Volume Expression Hold 1 Sostenuto Soft Effect 1 Reverb RPN LSB MSB Digital Piano Model DP 9...

Page 45: ... 7 4 3 8 6 8 9 8 12 8 Volume 8 levels Recorder Tracks 2 tracks Song 1 song Note Storage Approx 5 000 notes Tempo Quarter note 20 250 Resolution 96 ticks per quarter note Control Play Stop Rec Tempo All Song Play Track Select Preset Songs 65 songs Others Rated Power Output 7 W x 2 Speakers 12 cm x 2 Display 7 segment 3 characters LED Control Volume Brilliance 3 levels Pedals Damper Soft Other Funct...

Page 46: ...s 34 MIDI Send Channel 35 Music rest 13 P Panel Lock 33 Pedals 12 Play All Songs Continuously 15 Each Hand 25 Selecting a song 15 Power 14 R Recording 26 Along with a Song 28 Reference pitch 31 Resonance 31 Reverb 21 S Settings 31 MIDI 35 Soft Pedal 12 Split 18 Split Play 18 Split Point 18 Stretch Tuning 32 Sympathetic resonance 31 T Temperament 32 Tempo 19 24 Tone button 16 Touch 23 Track buttons...

Page 47: ...imits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this...

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