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Owner’s Manual

Before using this unit, carefully read “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (leaflet “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and Owner’s Manual (p. 28)). After

reading, keep the document(s) including those sections where it will be available for immediate reference.

Play the Piano

Play various sounds

This piano contains a wide variety of tones (sounds).
You can freely select and perform using these tones.

For a list of the sounds, refer to “Tone List.” (p. 26)

Play two layered tones (Dual Play)

You can layer two tones on a single key.

Play different tones with your left and right hands (Split Play)

You can divide the keyboard into left and right zones, and select a different tone for each zone.

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Live Performance Features

Adjust the tone color (Equalizer)

You can adjust the character of the sound as appropriate for the location where you’re playing the

instrument.

Recall performance settings (Registration)

You can save the settings related to your performance and recall them up anytime, easily.

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Convenient Functions

Record your performances

You can record your performance.

Bluetooth

function

You can use the

Bluetooth

-compatible app “Piano Partner 2,” or play back audio from your smartphone.

Personalize your piano (Piano Designer)

You can customize the sound to your own taste by adjusting the sonic elements of the grand piano

sound.

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Provision of

Bluetooth

functionality

Please be aware that depending on the country in which you purchased the piano,

Bluetooth

functionality might not be included.

The

Bluetooth

logo appears

when you turn on the power.

If Bluetooth functionality is included

Summary of Contents for FP-60

Page 1: ...Live Performance Features Adjust the tone color Equalizer You can adjust the character of the sound as appropriate for the location where you re playing the instrument Recall performance settings Registration You can save the settings related to your performance and recall them up anytime easily page 6 page 14 Convenient Functions Record your performances You can record your performance Bluetooth ...

Page 2: ...ns to select the category that you want to set Selecting values within a category Use the buttons to change a value within the category Enter and Exit Use the Function Enter button to confirm the selected category or value Use the Exit button to go back to the previous operation KS 12 For safety do not use the stand in its very highest adjustment position Adjust the horizontal width Adjust the hor...

Page 3: ... Center Pedal Center Pedal 23 Changing How the Pedal Effects Are Applied Center Pedal Part 23 Changing the Function of the Left Pedal Left Pedal 23 Changing How the Pedal Effects Are Applied Left Pedal Part 23 Using a Pedal to Switch Registrations Reg Pedal Shift 24 Sending Tone Change Information Transmit MIDI Information 24 Preventing Doubled Notes When Connected to a Sequencer Local Control 24 ...

Page 4: ...sing the unit where children are present Attaching the Music Rest 1 Insert the music rest into the slit on the top of the piano RPU 3 sold separately KPD 90 sold separately L button Turning the FP 60 On 1 Move the Volume slider all the way down to minimize the volume Minimize the volume 2 Hold down the L button until the display shows Roland Digital Piano The power turns on and the tone buttons an...

Page 5: ... Pedal Damper Sostenuto Soft jacks Connect pedals to these jacks Do not connect any pedal other than the specified pedal to the Pedal Damper jack The EV 5 is compatible only with the Pedal Sostenuto Soft jack 5 Speaker Off On switch Turns the FP 60 s speakers on or off 6 Input Stereo jack Connect an audio player here If you use a cable that contains a built in resistor the volume of the device con...

Page 6: ...f E major but you want to play it using the fingering of the C major scale you would set the keyboard transpose setting to 4 Kbd Transpose 6 0 5 default value 0 MEMO You can also change the keyboard transpose setting by holding down the Transpose button and pressing the note that will be the tonic root note of the transposed key Song Transpose 12 0 12 default value 0 If you play C E G0It will soun...

Page 7: ...as the left hand tone it might sound different than usual Layering two tones Dual You can play two tones simultaneously from a single key This function is called Dual Play Turning Dual Play on Press the Split Dual button several times to access the Dual screen MEMO You can also use Dual Play by pressing two tone buttons simultaneously only when the setting is Single Changing tone 1 and tone 2 1 Us...

Page 8: ... playing the metronome sounds at the tempo and time signature of that song MEMO Use the K J buttons to select the item that you want to set Use the buttons to change the value of an item Sounding the Metronome Turn the Metronome button on Change the tempo Press the Tempo Slow Fast buttons 10 500 Beat Changes the time signature of the metronome MEMO You can also change the time signature by holding...

Page 9: ...the Roland Corporation Playing Back or Recording Here s how to play back or record a song Return to the beginning of the song Press the u button Play stop Press the s button Enter record standby mode While stopped press the t button Record In record standby mode press the s button Play all songs in the selected category All Song Play Hold down the Song button and press the s button Change the song...

Page 10: ... Never turn off the power while Saving is shown in the display Listening to the recorded performance After you record the newly recorded song is selected 1 Press the s button Playback starts from the beginning of your recorded performance Recording Audio to USB Flash Drive If you want to record your piano performance and listen to it on your computer or audio player or to create a CD you can recor...

Page 11: ...the Exit button 7 Use the cursor J right button to select Yes and then press the Function Enter button The deletion is executed NOTE Never turn off the power or remove the USB flash drives while the screen indicates Executing 8 Press the Exit button several times to exit Function mode Converting an SMF recorded song to audio A song that you previously recorded as SMF can be converted to audio data...

Page 12: ...the Exit button several times to exit Function mode Copying a Saved Song Copy Song Songs that have been saved in internal memory can be copied to USB flash drive Alternatively songs stored on a USB flash drive can be copied to internal memory Audio files cannot be copied If a USB flash drive is not connected you won t be able to perform this operation 1 Press the Function button and then use the K...

Page 13: ...erall resonance of the acoustic piano when its damper pedal is pressed the sound of other strings vibrating in sympathy when you press the damper pedal and the resonance of the entire instrument Higher settings make the sympathetic vibration louder Key Off Resonance Off 1 10 Adjusts sympathetic vibrations such as an acoustic piano s key off sound the subtle sound that occurs when you release a not...

Page 14: ...istrations p 24 5 5 You can reload registration sets that you ve saved to a USB flash drive p 15 4 Press the Exit button Saving Current Settings into a Registration Here s how to save the performance settings to a registration NOTE When you save a registration into a location it will overwrite any registration already stored at that location 2 2 2 1 Make the desired performance settings 2 Hold dow...

Page 15: ...port Here s how a registration set saved on a USB flash drive can be loaded into the registrations of the FP 60 If you want to load a registration set from a USB flash drive connect your USB flash drive to the USB MEMORY port before proceeding NOTE Note that when you load a registration set it will overwrite and erase all of the registrations already in registration memory If you wish to retain yo...

Page 16: ... called Factory Reset NOTE A factory reset returns all of your saved settings to their factory values MEMO Executing this function does not erase the data in internal memory or on a USB flash drive sold separately If you want to erase all songs from internal memory or from a USB flash drive refer to Reformatting Memory Format Media p 16 1 Press the Function button and then use the K J buttons to s...

Page 17: ...oTurn Pages in a ScoreViewing App p 20 Speakers App Piano Partner 2 note guessing game Page turning Provision of Bluetooth functionality Please be aware that depending on the country in which you purchased the piano Bluetooth functionality might not be included The Bluetooth logo appears when you turn on the power If Bluetooth functionality is included Pairing In order to use Bluetooth functionali...

Page 18: ... mobile device and then try the procedure again from step 5 Connecting an Already Paired Mobile Device 1 Turn on the Bluetooth function of the mobile device The piano and the mobile device are wirelessly connected MEMO If you were unable to establish a connection using the procedure above tap FP 60 Audio that is displayed in the Bluetooth device screen of the mobile device Playing Back Audio When ...

Page 19: ...sing an Android device refer to the owner s manual of the mobile device you re using In order to use an app with the piano you ll have to make pairing settings each time 1 If the FP 60 is already paired in the Bluetooth settings of the mobile device temporarily cancel pairing If the device name FP 60 is not shown the piano is not paired Proceed to the next step 2 Temporarily turn off the Bluetooth...

Page 20: ...model name FP 60 is added to the list My Devices of the mobile device The indication PAGE appears beside the Bluetooth logo in the piano screen 9 Press the Exit button several times to exit Function mode This completes initial settings Connecting an Already Paired Mobile Device 1 Turn on the Bluetooth function of the mobile device The piano and the mobile device are wirelessly connected Turning Pa...

Page 21: ... switch the Bluetooth Turn MIDI function After unpairing the FP 60 that is registered on the mobile device turn the mobile device s Bluetooth function Off and then On again and reconnect it Can t connect with the mobile device s app You must make the connection not from the mobile device s Bluetooth setting but from the setting within Piano Partner 2 or other app that you re using Can t establish ...

Page 22: ... temperaments the primary triads are consonant in this tuning Beautiful sonorities are obtained when playing songs that are written in keys appropriate for this tuning Kirnberger II This is a revision of Kirnberger I that reduces the limitations on the usable keys Kirnberger III This is an improvement of the Meantone and Just tunings that provides a high degree of freedom of modulation Performance...

Page 23: ...art Changing How the Pedal Effects Are Applied Damper Pedal Part When you press the pedal connected to the Pedal Damper jack during Dual Play or Split Play the pedal effect is normally applied to both tones but you can also select the tone to which the effect is to be applied Right Left All enabled Right Applied only to the Tone 1 in Dual Play Right hand Tone in Split Play Left Applied only to the...

Page 24: ...ion turned on notes you play on the keyboard may be sounded in duplicate or get dropped To prevent this you can enable the Local Off setting so that the keyboard and internal sound generator will be disconnected Off Local Control is off The keyboard is disconnected from the internal sound generator Playing the keyboard will not produce sound On Local Control is on The keyboard is connected to the ...

Page 25: ...rive connected to the USB Memory port Problem Items to Check Action Page Even though you re using headphones to mute the sound a thumping sound is heard when you play the keyboard The keyboard of this piano is designed to simulate the mechanism of an acoustic piano Even on an acoustic piano a thumping sound is actually being produced when you press a key Such sounds do not indicate a malfunction P...

Page 26: ...ved after you have tried several times contact the Roland service center Error 65 The USB flash drive connector was subjected to excessive current Make sure that there is no problem with the USB flash drive then turn the power off then on again Tone List Piano Tone Name 1 Concert Piano 2 Ballad Piano 3 Mellow Piano 4 Bright Piano 5 Upright Piano 6 Mellow Upright 7 Bright Upright 8 Rock Piano 9 Rag...

Page 27: ...enter pedal part setting Center Pedal Function of the center pedal Left Pedal Part Left pedal part setting Left Pedal Function of the left pedal Reg Pedal Shift Registration pedal shift setting MIDI Transmit Ch MIDI transmit channel Reg Transmit Ch Tone switching information Reg PC Reg Bank MSB Reg Bank LSB Headphones 3D Ambience Headphone 3D ambience Hammer Response Hammer response Metronome Metr...

Page 28: ...up of the data stored within it or you may prefer to write down the needed information Although we will do our utmost to preserve the data stored in your unit when we carry out repairs in some cases such as when the memory section is physically damaged restoration of the stored content may be impossible Roland assumes no liability concerning the restoration of any stored content that has been lost...

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