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Page 2: ...s with your left and right hands You can divide the keyboard into left and right zones and select a different tone for each zone e e Play duets You can divide the keyboard into left and right halves p...

Page 3: ...page 20 ConvenientFunctions e e Transpose the pitch of the keyboard or song The Transpose function lets you shift the pitch of the keyboard or a song so that you can perform more conveniently e e Disa...

Page 4: ...t 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 o...

Page 5: ...alance 48 Matching the Pitch with Other Instruments Master Tuning 48 Changing the Tuning Method Temperament 48 Specifying a Song s Tonic Temperament Key 49 Producing Sympathetic Resonance When You Pre...

Page 6: ...e Fast button to select Y Yes AdjustingtheBrightnessoftheSound Brilliance You can adjust the brightness of the sound you play from the keyboard or the sounds of a song you play back To adjust the bril...

Page 7: ...page 18 Using the Metronome Here s how to sound the metronome To turn the metronome on Press the Metronome button so it s lit To adjust the metronome s volume While holding down the Metronome button u...

Page 8: ...27 SelectingVariationTones Adjusting the Settings You can select tone variations or songs and adjust various settings Holding down the buttons will make the value change continuously To rapidly incre...

Page 9: ...ss the Play Stop button Enter recording standby mode While stopped press the Rec button Record While in recording standby mode press the Play Stop button Rewind Press the Bwd button Fast forward Press...

Page 10: ...ique form of reverberation On the unit the unique lingering tones produced by the half pedaling technique are reproduced in addition to released string sounds Damper Noise and resonating sounds Damper...

Page 11: ...e Before making this connection you must make sure that the Power switch is off Pedal Connector Connect the pedal cord of the dedicated stand to this connector page 66 page 66 Output Jacks If you conn...

Page 12: ...e the controls of your audio playback device to adjust the volume To prevent malfunction and equipment failure always turn down the volume and turn off all the units before making any connections When...

Page 13: ...n adult provides supervision and guidance Setting Up the Music Rest Opening Closing the Lid To open the lid use both hands to lift it lightly and slide it away from yourself To close the lid pull it g...

Page 14: ...operate normally 2 Use the Volume buttons to adjust the volume The volume increases when you press the button on the right and decreases when you press the button on the left This will adjust the volu...

Page 15: ...e in the process of editing will be lost when the power is turned off If you have any settings that you want to keep you should refer to Retaining the Settings Even After Power off Memory Backup p 41...

Page 16: ...sounds of a drum set or SFX If you ve selected an organ sound that provides a rotary effect 1 such as a Jazz Org or a Balad Or pressing the Strings button will switch the speed of the rotary effect F...

Page 17: ...t tones together Selecting tones for dual play Tone name Corresponding button How to select tones Tone 1 Left tone button Press the buttons Tone 2 Right tone button While holding down the tone button...

Page 18: ...s turned on the keyboard settings will be as follows Split Point Power up default F 3 Left hand Tone Right hand Tone 2 To exit Split Play hold down the Transpose button and press the Twin Piano button...

Page 19: ...s to the left hand section of the keyboard Range in which you can specify the split point B1 B6 1 1 While holding down the Transpose button and Twin Piano button press the key that you want to assign...

Page 20: ...apply deeper ambience If you re using headphones and the Headphones 3D Ambience effect p 48 is set to On this lets you adjust the depth of the Headphones 3D Ambience effect 3 To turn off the ambience...

Page 21: ...keyboard feels lighter This setting makes it easy to play even for children M This sets the standard keyboard touch You can play with the most natural touch This is the closest to the touch of an acou...

Page 22: ...on 1 The sound of the right hand keyboard zone will be heard more loudly from the right speaker than from the left speaker The sound of the left hand keyboard zone will be heard more loudly from the l...

Page 23: ...er for you to play Notation of a transposing instrument such as trumpet or sax can be played as written while hearing the transposed pitches For example if the song is written in E major but you want...

Page 24: ...once again The Metronome button will go out Changing theTempo 1 Press the Slow Fast buttons When you play back a song the metronome s tempo will be set to the tempo of that song Changing theTime Signa...

Page 25: ...hronizeYour Performance A series of sounds rhythmically played to indicate the tempo before a song starts is called a count in If you sound a count in it will be easier for you to synchronize your own...

Page 26: ...uttons to select that folder and then press the Play Stop button To select a song within a folder use the buttons To exit a folder use the button to select Fld UP and then press the Play Stop button I...

Page 27: ...Adjusting theVolume Balance of the Song and the Keyboard Performance Song Balance You can adjust the balance between the song and your keyboard performance by changing the volume of the song 2 1 3 1 P...

Page 28: ...Practicing One Hand at aTime Part Mute Here s how to have only the selected part play back This allows you to practice playing the left or right hand part of a song while listening to the other hand p...

Page 29: ...ss a part button and turn off its indicator This setting lets you play a specific part at a reduced volume and use it as a guide for your playing 1 While holding down the part button press the buttons...

Page 30: ...light and playback will begin repeating 4 To cancel the repeat function press the AB Repeat button once again The AB Repeat button will go out the repeat points you specified will be cleared MEMO The...

Page 31: ...eyboard or when you play back a song that s been recorded as an SMF However when you make an audio recording the song will consist of two channels stereo and such effects cannot be reproduced SMF Reco...

Page 32: ...t to erase the song 2 Press the Fast button to erase the song Listening to a performance you ve recorded 1 Press the Play Stop button Playback will start from the beginning of the recorded performance...

Page 33: ...ng standby mode At this time New Song will be selected If you decide not to record press the Rec button once again 2 Reselect the song you saved earlier by pressing the button MEMO The song s tempo an...

Page 34: ...t you want to record so it s blinking Parts whose buttons are lit will play back during recording MEMO If you want to re record only a portion of the song use the Bwd button or Fwd button to move to t...

Page 35: ...o p 26 3 While holding down the Rec button press the buttons to select Audio 4 Press the Rec button The Rec button will light and the Play Stop button will blink the unit will enter converting standby...

Page 36: ...a USB flash drive sold separately to the USB memory port p 10 Audio data cannot be saved in the unit itself 2 Select the tone that you want perform p 16 3 While holding down the Rec button press the b...

Page 37: ...described in Specifying What the Transpose Will Affect Transpose Mode p 51 If you select a different song the audio transposition setting will be canceled 3 To cancel the transposition press the Trans...

Page 38: ...enu click New Playlist to create a playlist Newly created playlist 3 From the desktop or other location where you copied it drag and drop the song WAV file to add it to the playlist you created in ste...

Page 39: ...the song number of save destination No song has been saved in song numbers shown as Empty in the song name column Choose a song number in which no song has been saved If you want to save your song by...

Page 40: ...ng numbers shown as Empty in the song name column Choose a song number in which no song has been saved If you want to save your song by overwriting an existing song you no longer need select the song...

Page 41: ...etaining the Settings Even After Power off Memory Backup The settings of the unit will return to their factory set state when you turn off the power However you can store the settings so that they wil...

Page 42: ...B flash drive can be copied to the internal memory Audio files cannot be copied If a USB flash drive sold separately is not connected you won t be able to perform this operation 1 While holding down t...

Page 43: ...nitializingtheMemory FormatMedia Here s how you can completely erase all songs that were saved in the internal memory or the USB flash drive sold separately NOTE Once an initialization is performed al...

Page 44: ...flash drive initialization has been completed Disabling the Buttons Panel Lock When you activate Panel Lock all buttons except for the Volume buttons will be disabled This prevents the tones or setti...

Page 45: ...g procedure WPS to join the wireless network This procedure is required only the first time Once you ve joined the network this procedure will no longer be necessary What isWPS This is a standard that...

Page 46: ...refer to What is Ad Hoc mode p 47 2 Press the Fast button to display the IP address Connecting to aWireless LAN Access PointThatYou Select Select AP This method lets you connect by choosing a wireless...

Page 47: ...ther wireless device that has cellular capability will be able to connect to the Internet via the cellular connection Please be aware that if you use a cellular connection for Internet connectivity yo...

Page 48: ...ided into twelve equal steps Every interval produces about the same amount of slight dissonance MAJ Just Major This tuning eliminates ambiguities in the fifths and thirds It is unsuited to playing mel...

Page 49: ...F 1 10 KOff Res Playing SoundsWhen the Keys Are Released Key Off Resonance This adjusts sympathetic vibrations such as an acoustic piano s key off sound the subtle sound that occurs when you release a...

Page 50: ...settings will make the tone harder and lower settings will make the tone softer If you select User and then press the Song button you ll be able to adjust the Note Character settings Press the key who...

Page 51: ...y 2 0 2 octave Rec Mode Selecting the Format for Recording Recording Mode You can choose whether to record as SMF or as audio MEMO You can also switch the recording mode by holding down the Rec button...

Page 52: ...ing a Saved Song Copy Song A song you ve saved to the internal memory can be copied to the USB flash drive Alternatively a song saved to the USB flash drive can be copied to the internal memory p 42 D...

Page 53: ...MIDIVisual Control MIDI Visual Control is an internationally used recommended practice that was added to the MIDI specification so that visual expression could be linked with musical performance Vide...

Page 54: ...ched off 30 minutes after you stop playing or operating the unit If you don t want the power to turn off automatically change the Auto Off setting to OFF p 41 MEMO This setting is automatically saved...

Page 55: ...to the same AC outlet The volume level of the instrument connected to Input jack is too low HP506 only Could the Input volume be set to 0 p 50 Raise the volume of the connected device Could you be usi...

Page 56: ...ar this in headphones It is likely that there is some other reason Please contact your dealer or a nearby Roland service center Song does not play correctly Only the sound of a particular instrument i...

Page 57: ...in Connecting in Ad Hoc Mode p 47 is OFF The connection might not occur successfully due to the state of the radio signal If so use the procedure described in Connecting to a Wireless LAN Access Point...

Page 58: ...feel closer to you 2 MellowUp A mellow upright piano sound 3 BrightUp A brilliant upright piano sound 4 Rock Pno A robust piano sound recommended for boogie woogie playing 5 Ragtime A honky tonk pian...

Page 59: ...T rkischer Marsch Ludwig van Beethoven a 046 Nocturne No 2 Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin a 047 Fr hlingslied Felix Mendelssohn a 048 Pr ludium Johann Sebastian Bach a 049 J gerlied Felix Mendelssohn a 0...

Page 60: ...Standard MIDI Files Format 0 Songs Max 99 songs External Memory External Storage USB Flash Memory Playable Software Standard MIDI Files Format 0 1 Roland Original Format i Format Audio File WAV 44 1 k...

Page 61: ...IDI Files Format 0 Songs Max 99 songs External Memory External Storage USB Flash Memory Playable Software Standard MIDI Files Format 0 1 Roland Original Format i Format Audio File WAV 44 1 kHz 16 bit...

Page 62: ...ourself Refer all servicing to your retailer the nearest Roland Service Center or an authorized Roland distributor as listed on the Information Do not use or store in the following types of locations...

Page 63: ...sk injury as the result of the unit toppling over or dropping down Never connect disconnect a power plug if your hands are wet Otherwise you could receive an electric shock Cautions when moving this u...

Page 64: ...bserve the following when caring for the unit For routine care gently clean the surface using a soft cloth or a piano use feather duster You must avoid applying any force since even the tiniest partic...

Page 65: ...their respective owners Microsoft Windows Windows Vista and DirectX are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Mac OS and iTunes are either registered trademarks or tradem...

Page 66: ...bottom panel case and the connectors and holders on the bottom of the piano Copyright 2011 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the...

Page 67: ...indicator will light when you plug the AC adaptor into an AC outlet To AC outlet Power cord 6 Adjust the Adjuster Turn the adjuster to lower it until the adjuster is in firm contact with the floor In...

Page 68: ...5 MIDI Ch 52 MIDI Transmit Channel 52 MIDI Visual Control 53 Mute Volume 29 Muting 28 O Octave Shift 51 Oct Shft 51 Other button 16 Output Jacks 11 12 Overdubbing 32 P Panel Lock 9 44 Part 28 Part Mut...

Page 69: ...For EU Countries For China 69 Operation Guide Panel Descriptions Before You Play Performing Practicing Convenient Functions Appendix Function Mode...

Page 70: ...tion 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 Howev...

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