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Roland HP 237R user manual

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Page 2: ...Resonance 28 Playing Songs Using Tunings from Classical Music 28 Changing Tuning Curves 29 Disabling Buttons Panel Lock 30 Connecting to MIDI Devices 31 About the MIDI Connectors 31 Making the Connec...

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Page 4: ...rd grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety When the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10...

Page 5: ...olds with small children an adult should provide supervision until the child is capable of following all the rules essential for the safe operation of the unit 014 Protect the unit from strong impact...

Page 6: ...ke sure to have a firm grip to protect yourself from injury and the instrument from damage Check to make sure the knob bolts securing the unit to the stand have not become loose Fasten them again secu...

Page 7: ...t using a dry soft cloth 358 Do not allow objects to remain on top of the keyboard This can be the cause of malfunction such as keys ceasing to produce sound 359 Do not paste stickers decals or the li...

Page 8: ...ne and a half octaves at the top of the range there is no damper to restrict the vibration of the strings This allows the vibration of the string to continue whether or not the damper pedal is pressed...

Page 9: ...as the Tone buttons These are used to select the tone to played via the keyboard p 16 Piano 1 Button Piano 2 Button Electric Piano 1 Button Electric Piano 2 Button Harpsichord Button Vibraphone Butto...

Page 10: ...arts and stops the demo songs or a recorded performance p 13 p 24 It also is used to start stop recording p 22 11 Rec Button Press this button to put HP 237R in recording standby p 22 12 Demo Song Key...

Page 11: ...gth Sostenuto Pedal With the sostenuto pedal only the sound played at the moment the pedal is pressed is sustained Damper Pedal Use this pedal when you want the sound to linger While the damper pedal...

Page 12: ...his unit is equipped with a protection circuit A brief interval a few seconds after power up is required before the unit will operate normally Turning off the power 1 Before switching the power off tu...

Page 13: ...the headphones This switches off the HP 237R speakers Sound will be heard only through the headphones NOTE Please use stereo headphones Precautions to take when using headphones To avoid damaging or...

Page 14: ...ess the Demo Song Key Touch button to make the indicator go out The demo song playback will stop fig 4 04 e You can also stop demo song playback by pressing the Play button or Rec button In this case...

Page 15: ...ck from song 1 3 hold down the Demo Song Key Touch button and press the Piano 1 button three times If you are already playing back song 1 1 hold down the Demo Song Key Touch button and press the Piano...

Page 16: ...5 in B flat Major Op 7 1 F Chopin 1995 Roland Corporation 6 3 Valse No 6 in D flat Major Op 64 1 Petit Chien F Chopin 1990 Roland Corporation 6 4 Nocturne No 2 in E flat Major Op 9 2 F Chopin 1993 Ro...

Page 17: ...ay Playing with two different tones on the keyboard simultaneously is called Dual Play fig 5 02 1 While holding down the Piano 1 button press the Strings button The indicators on the two Tone buttons...

Page 18: ...cted tone is effective for the entire keyboard Changing the Split Point When you are using the Split function you can change the location at which the keyboard is split the Split Point Hold down the T...

Page 19: ...fig 5 03 1 Press the Reverb button to turn on the indicator The Reverb Effect will be applied to the entire sound fig 5 04 e 2 To cancel the Reverb Effect press the Reverb button once again to make th...

Page 20: ...ncel the Chorus Effect press the Chorus button once again to make the indicator go dark fig 5 08 e While using the Dual p 16 or Split p 17 functions lighting extinguishing the Chorus button s indicato...

Page 21: ...indicator go dark the metronome will stop sounding fig 5 11 e Adjusting the Metronome Volume The metronome volume can be adjusted in 8 levels The metronome volume is set to 4 when the keyboard is tur...

Page 22: ...ound You can select from three types of metronome sound ordinary metronome sound electronic metronome sound and dog and cat sounds Ordinary metronome sound is the power on default for the metronome so...

Page 23: ...button to turn on the indicator The metronome will sound fig 6 02 e While listening to the metronome select the tempo and time of the song that you wish to record 3 Use the Metronome Tempo slider to...

Page 24: ...ecorded 6 Recording will begin when you play a note on the keyboard The Play button indicator will change from blinking to lit Instead of playing the keyboard you can also begin recording by pressing...

Page 25: ...ark fig 6 07 e If the metronome is sounding while the performance plays back the playback will begin after a two measure count If you have recorded in Dual Play p 16 you can play back the Performance...

Page 26: ...rinted music keyboard fingering Key transpositions remain in effect until the keyboard s power is turned off 1 While holding down the Demo Song Key Touch button press the tonic root of the key to whic...

Page 27: ...ou press the D4 key the pitch will rise by 0 1 Hz If you continue holding the key the pitch will continue rising Setting the Reference Pitch to 440 0 Hz While holding down the Demo Song Key Touch butt...

Page 28: ...b Effect p 18 can be adjusted There are eight levels of depth from which to choose This is set to 4 when the power is turned on Holding down the Reverb button press any Tone button fig 7 15 e Checking...

Page 29: ...ver in the age of classical music there were a variety of different tunings in existence Try performing using tunings from those olden times so you can hear what the chords in certain pieces sounded l...

Page 30: ...ed using the temperament that was selected at that time Changing Tuning Curves Pianos are commonly tuned so pitches in the lower registers are adjusted relatively flat and pitches in the higher regist...

Page 31: ...turn on the power fig 7 02 e 4 Adjust the volume Playing the keyboard now produces a Piano 1 sound It will not be possible to switch to another sound Switching the power off and back on again releases...

Page 32: ...malfunction and or damage to speakers or other devices always turn down the volume and turn off the power on all devices before making any connections 1 Turn the volume down completely on all equipme...

Page 33: ...Switching Local On Off Local On is set when the power is switched on While holding down the Piano 1 button Piano 2 button and Harpsichord button the B4 note to turn the setting On or press the C5 note...

Page 34: ...I keyboard as a master instrument and you wish to have the HP 237R played by it you would need to set the channel used for reception on the HP 237R to the same channel that the master keyboard will be...

Page 35: ...e The tones and their corresponding Program Number appear below Program Number Tone 01 Piano 1 02 Piano 2 03 04 Harpsichord 05 Vibraphone 06 Electric Piano 1 07 Electric Piano 2 08 Pipe Organ 09 Strin...

Page 36: ...e the power is turned on this setting will always be at Off Hold down the Piano 1 button the Piano 2 button and the Harpsichord button and press the D6 note to turn the setting On or the E6 note to tu...

Page 37: ...r Recording Your Performances on a Recording Device fig 59 1 Turn the volume all the way down on the HP 237R and on the device you re about to connect 2 Turn off the power to the HP 237R and other con...

Page 38: ...blem in the headphones When playing at high volumes resonance may occur in the piano itself or in objects near the piano At times other objects in the room such as fluorescent lights or glass doors co...

Page 39: ...Off Metronome Tone Strings Piano 1 Piano 2 chord Harpsi phone Organ Vibra Pipe Piano 1 Electric Piano 2 Electric Tone C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 Changing the Tuning Curve P 29 Selecting the Temperament P...

Page 40: ...64 66 67 91 93 100 101 True Number Song Pos Song Sel Tune Clock Commands All sound off Reset all controllers Local ON OFF All Notes OFF Active Sense System Reset 1 1 16 Mode 1 x O x 8n v 64 15 113 x...

Page 41: ...Sounds 3 types Track 1 track Song 1 song Note Storage Approx 5 000 notes Tempo Quarter note 40 to 208 Resolution 96 ticks per quarter note Control Play Stop Rec Tempo Others Pedals Damper Sostenuto S...

Page 42: ...MIDI Channel 33 MIDI Connector 31 Music Stand 11 O Omni On Off 33 Output Jack 36 P Panel Lock 30 Pedal 10 Playing Demo Song 13 Performance Song 24 Program Change 34 R Recording 22 Reference Pitch 26...

Page 43: ...EUNION Maison FO YAM Marcel 25 Rue Jules Hermann Chaudron BP79 97 491 Ste Clotilde Cedex REUNION ISLAND TEL 28 29 16 SOUTH AFRICA That Other Music Shop PTY Ltd 11 Melle St Braamfontein Johannesbourg R...

Page 44: ...encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect th...

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