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Page 2: ...oes not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and t...

Page 3: ...p 9 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...

Page 4: ...ly can you perform using piano sounds you can also select other sounds suited to the material you are playing Layer Two Sounds as You Play p 51 You can perform with two different sounds for example pi...

Page 5: ...mances are not deleted even when the HPi 6 s power is turned off You can also easily select performances that have been saved in the piano Output Your Own Performances as Notations p 94 You can save t...

Page 6: ...n 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 th...

Page 7: ...olish spray cans etc near the unit Swiftly wipe away any liquid that spills on the unit using a dry soft cloth 101a The unit should be located so that its location or position does not interfere with...

Page 8: ...ng on the bench Do not sit on the bench if the bolts holding the bench legs are loose If the bolts are loose immediately re tighten them using the supplied tool Never insert your hand into the gap the...

Page 9: ...it near devices that radiate heat leave it inside an enclosed vehicle or otherwise subject it to temperature extremes Also do not allow lighting devices that normally are used while their light source...

Page 10: ...the structural design of this instrument small pets or other animals could end up getting trapped inside it If such a situation is encountered you must immediately switch off the power and disconnect...

Page 11: ...ntact portion of the cards Do not bend drop or subject cards to strong shock or vibration Do not keep cards in direct sunlight in closed vehicles or other such locations storage temperature 0 to 50 C...

Page 12: ...escribes the procedure for installing the driver needed to connect via USB For more on system requirements refer to the USB Installation Guide However note that the HPi 6 is not compatible with Mac OS...

Page 13: ...List Screen 26 Detailed Settings Screen 26 Messages 26 About the Pedals 27 Try Out the HPi 6 s Lesson Functions 28 Playing in a Wonderland of Sound 28 Learning the Basics of Reading Music DoReMi Cour...

Page 14: ...peated Practice 60 Assigning a Marker in the Middle of a Measure Resolution 61 Changing the Key of the Keyboard or Song Playback Transpose 62 Recording Your Performance 63 Recording a New Song 64 Savi...

Page 15: ...emos 88 Setting the Demo Auto Demo 88 Disabling Functions Other than Piano Performance Panel Lock 88 Changing the Notation Screen Settings 89 Editing Songs Song Edit 90 Undoing Edits Undo 90 Copying M...

Page 16: ...nternal Song List 111 Songs for Visual Lesson 112 Attaching the Floppy Disk Drive 113 Music Files That the HPi 6 Can Use 114 The HPi 6 Allows You To Use the Following Music Files 114 About the HPi 6 S...

Page 17: ...e power must be off when connecting the cable of the music rest fig LCDCord e Using the Music Holders You can use the holders to hold pages in place When not using the holders leave them folded down f...

Page 18: ...d 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 Turn the Volume knob all the way down 2 Press the Po...

Page 19: ...eadphones by holding the phones themselves and grasping the plug and not the cord when pulling the headphone plug To prevent possible auditory damage loss of hearing or damage to the headphones the he...

Page 20: ...nel center p 24 p 25 p 89 9 Menu Lesson button You can enjoy practices using the DoReMi Course Twin Piano Visual Lesson and other lesson functions p 30 p 37 Here you can also enjoy the Drums SFX and G...

Page 21: ...p 3 Left 4 Right Used to play back or record each track of a song p 54 p 67 p 69 p 70 p 71 HPi 6 s Bottom Panel Front Side 21 Phones jacks A set of headphones can be connected here p 19 22 MIDI In con...

Page 22: ...your audio system to enjoy more powerful sound They can also be connected to a tape recorder or similar device in order to record your performance on a cassette tape p 96 HPi 6 s Bottom Panel Rear Si...

Page 23: ...ration Button How It Is Used Cursor button Use the up down left and right cursor button to select parameters In screens consisting of two or more pages pressing the cursor left and right button switch...

Page 24: ...button will display the Notation screen If you press the button while the Notation screen is displayed the display switches to the Notation Settings screen Pressing the button once more while the Not...

Page 25: ...e notation will be displayed Notation for both hands Right hand notation only Left hand notation only User part notation to change the part see p 89 Pedal When Replay is selected you can start and sto...

Page 26: ...tem For some items an explanation of the values will also be displayed When you press the button and you ll then be returned to the screen that was displayed prior to the current screen When P appears...

Page 27: ...center pedal This pedal sustains only the sounds of the keys that were already played when you pressed the pedal Soft Pedal left pedal When you hold down this pedal and play the keyboard the sound wil...

Page 28: ...screen is displayed the Wonderland screen like the one below appears in the display The Wonderland screen has two pages Press the cursor left or right button one or more times to switch the screens f...

Page 29: ...ar the sound of that instrument Play the keyboard to play the selected percussion instrument Piano Learn how the piano is constructed Alphabet Use the keyboard to become familiar with the alphabet SFX...

Page 30: ...tons as you view the screen 5 When you have finished with DoReMi Course press the button in the DoReMi Course screen Learning the Basics of Reading Music DoReMi Course In the DoReMi Course even those...

Page 31: ...d DoReMi 3 e_50 Memorize the fingerings as you play the song Press the button to start the practice Play the song according to the fingering given After finishing the practice you can press the cursor...

Page 32: ...d by both sections 3 Try performing with two people one person playing on the left side of the keyboard and one on the right Cancelling Twin Piano Function Use the following procedures to cancel Twin...

Page 33: ...eft part of the keyboard to present a question 4 The other person responds by pressing a key in the right part of the keyboard Game Lesson Format Listen to Sounds After listening to the note for a key...

Page 34: ...ss the cursor left or right button to select the course you want to practice then press the button Playing Songs Using the Lesson Functions Visual Lesson You can enjoy your practices with the HPi 6 s...

Page 35: ...part you want to practice then press the button Playing along with the Song 6 After reading the message in the screen press the button once more The song accompaniment begins 7 Play along with the ac...

Page 36: ...the results of your performance is selected switches the performance to Ref reference You can check each note in the performance one note at a time by pressing the cursor left or right button Bwd but...

Page 37: ...racticing songs saved on external memory be sure to have the external memory connected to the HPi 6 s External Memory connector first 1 Select Other Songs in the practice song selection screen then pr...

Page 38: ...disk drive is connected to the External Memory connector In this case Disk is indicated when a floppy disk drive is connected External Memory is indicated when external memory is connected In additio...

Page 39: ...ancel then save the song to external memory or to the Favorites Saving Songs p 74 You can check the notes of all of the internal songs in the Notation screen They also have orchestral accompaniments s...

Page 40: ...Stopping Playback 1 Press the Play Stop button Playback will stop Setting Explanation Random Play Songs in all genres are played back in random order Practice All internal songs in the selected genre...

Page 41: ...mory connector You can also play the keyboard along with the song playback For more on connecting external memory or floppy disk drives refer to Connecting an External Memory p 72 and Attaching the Fl...

Page 42: ...a of memory where you can save copies of performances recorded with the HPi 6 songs stored in the external memory connected to the HPi 6 s External Memory connector and other songs By registering song...

Page 43: ...4 Hold down the Song button and press the button A screen like the one shown below appears fig d DelFavoriteSong e_50 5 Press the cursor right button to select OK then press the button The selected so...

Page 44: ...nce p 52 the keyboard returns to a single section When the sounds are layered Dual Performance p 51 the layered sound is cancelled and sounds are played using the piano tone Pedal functions are as fol...

Page 45: ...50 and more different tones The tones are organized into five tone groups which are assigned to the Tone buttons Tone Group Piano E Piano Organ Strings Others Tone Group Tone List The background of th...

Page 46: ...of the keyboard will play a different sound fig d ToneDrum e Playing Percussion Instruments or Sound Effects You can use the keyboard to play percussion sounds or effects like sirens and animal sound...

Page 47: ...n acoustic piano Lit Red Heavy Fortissimo ff cannot be produced unless you play more strongly than usual making the keyboard feel heavier This setting allows you to add more expression when playing dy...

Page 48: ...the sound richer and more spacious You can turn the chorus effect on and off for each tone individually 1 Press the Menu Lesson button The Menu screen appears 2 Press the cursor button to select Func...

Page 49: ...one Control then press the button 4 Press the cursor left button to select Brilliance fig d SoundAdjust e 5 Press the cursor up or down button to change the brightness setting Settings Normal Mellow B...

Page 50: ...ress the cursor button to select Tone Control then press the button 4 Press the cursor right button to select Dynamics fig d SoundAdjust e 5 Press the cursor up or down button to change the dynamics s...

Page 51: ...e tone group Adjusting the Volume Balance Dual Balance You can change the volume balance between the two layered sounds in Dual performance 1 Press the cursor left or right button to select Dual Balan...

Page 52: ...the cursor left or right button to select the keyboard layout split point Playing Different Sounds in the Right and Left Hand Split Dividing the keyboard into right hand and left hand areas then playi...

Page 53: ...ns to switch to Dual Performance 2 Press the Menu Lesson button 3 Press the cursor button to select Split then press the button Split is now enabled In addition Dual performance is enabled in the righ...

Page 54: ...the part you want to play and play that part yourself This makes it easy to practice hands separately For example you can follow along with your right hand while you listen to that same right hand pa...

Page 55: ...select Cancel then save the song to external memory or to the Favorites Saving Songs p 74 1 Press the Menu Lesson button 2 Press the cursor button to select Balance then press the button fig d Balanc...

Page 56: ...Tempo Mute press the Metronome button again to display the Metronome screen then press the button Tempo Mute will also be cancelled when you select a different song Adjusting the Tempo This changes th...

Page 57: ...sponding tempo and time signature Beat fig panel Metronome e Item Setting Volume Choosing sets the volume to the lowest level and choosing sets it to the highest level Choosing to silence the metronom...

Page 58: ...note Double note added to back beat of the first beat Triple added notes sound the first beat as a triplet Shuffle notes added to create a shuffle Beat LED On The Metronome button s indicator flashes...

Page 59: ...that will determine the beginning of the performance when adding a countdown Left Right Track Right hand and left hand parts of a piano song Left Track Left hand part of a piano song Right Track Right...

Page 60: ...ton to set Marker B The screen will indicate the number of the measure at which the marker was assigned Assigning Markers to a Song for Repeated Practice You can add markers within a song so that you...

Page 61: ...a beat of a measure 1 Press the Count Marker button to display the Count screen then press the button 2 Press the button once more to access the Resolution screen fig d MarkerReso e_50 3 Press the cu...

Page 62: ...without changing the notes you play For example if a song is in a difficult key with numerous sharps or flats you can use this function to play it in an easier key You can also use this function to p...

Page 63: ...sor button to select Cancel and press the button then save the song to external memory or to the Favorites Saving Songs p 74 Record along with an internal song or song saved on external memory Recordi...

Page 64: ...nk and the HPi 6 enters recording standby mode To cancel recording press the Rec button once more and watch the indicator goes out Starting the Recording 4 Press the Play Stop button The count is play...

Page 65: ...6 Changing the beat for the song p 57 You can use the HPi 6 s metronome function In this case the metronome sound is not recorded Using the Metronome p 57 Track Button Assignments for the Recorded Per...

Page 66: ...ve the performances you have recorded to the Favorites If you turn off the power to the HPi 6 after recording a song without saving the recording first the recorded song is deleted Songs saved to the...

Page 67: ...ss the Rec button A screen like the one shown below appears fig Rec OverRec1 e 4 Press the cursor left or right button to select Add On then press the button With this setting you can record while lis...

Page 68: ...the Rec button once more and watch the indicator goes out Starting the Recording 6 Press the Play Stop button The count is played and then recording begins When recording starts the Play Stop and Rec...

Page 69: ...cording begins When recording begins the Play Stop button and Rec button indicators will light Go ahead and perform on the keyboard Re recording When you want to re record specify the track button who...

Page 70: ...for the track containing the performance you want to erase then press the Rec button The Track button s indicator goes out and the recorded performance is erased 1 Carry out Steps 1 3 on p 64 to prep...

Page 71: ...additional tracks while listening to the previously recorded tracks The HPi 6 provides five tracks so you can record different sounds on each track to create an ensemble song You can also record on 1...

Page 72: ...ongs you ve recorded and listen to commercially available music files If connecting an optional floppy disk drive substitute floppy disk wherever the term external memory appears here NOTE Use externa...

Page 73: ...ases particularly with floppy disks the media is formatted for a specific type of device If the media format does not match the HPi 6 s you will not be able to use that media with the HPi 6 If connect...

Page 74: ...on an external memory to Favorites you can then play back the song without connecting the external memory to the external memory connector If a recorded performance is saved to Favorites the performa...

Page 75: ...nd other such devices but also on a wide variety of other equipment capable of playing back SMF music files i Format The song will be saved in i format You can listen to songs saved in i format with R...

Page 76: ...al seconds to half a minute or more Don t take the external memory out of the external memory connector until the saving process is finished Press button several times the File screen returns to the d...

Page 77: ...en returns to the display Deleting Saved Songs This deletes songs that have been saved on external memory or to Favorites To delete a song on an external memory first connect the external memory to th...

Page 78: ...and destination If copying songs from external memory to the Favorites select External Memory to Favorites fig d FileCopy3 e_50 7 Press the button Selecting the Song You Want to Copy 8 Press the curso...

Page 79: ...een saved to Favorites can be copied onto external memory In this case select Favorites to External Memory in Step 6 on p 78 fig d FileCopy1 e_50 The rest of the procedure is identical to that used fo...

Page 80: ...al is depressed On an acoustic piano holding down the damper pedal will allow the remaining strings to resonate in sympathy with the sounds that you played from the keyboard adding a rich resonance Th...

Page 81: ...uments Pitches Master Tuning In situations such as when playing ensemble with other instruments you can tune the HPi 6 s standard pitch to the pitch of another instrument The standard pitch generally...

Page 82: ...agorean This temperament is based on the theories of the Greek philosopher Pythagoras and has pure fourths and fifths Chords containing a third will sound impure but melodies will sound good Meantone...

Page 83: ...u want to display from the list then press the button Recommended Image Data When You Want to Display Images Residing in Folders 1 Bring up the User Image Display screen 2 Press the cursor up or down...

Page 84: ...MF music file that is available for purchase is included with the track button 2 Accomp but the correspondence of other parts to the track buttons is the same NOTE Some commercially available SMF musi...

Page 85: ...tton The HPi 6 goes into record standby 5 Press the Play Stop button to start recording The count is played and then recording begins 6 Press the Play Stop button to stop recording Button Function Exp...

Page 86: ...n be displayed automatically when playing back these kinds of song data Refer to Making the Settings p 80 for instructions Changing the Parts Assigned to the Track Buttons During SMF Playback Track As...

Page 87: ...ed even when the power is turned off This function is called Memory Backup 1 In step 3 on p 80 select Memory Backup and press the button and a message will be displayed fig d InitializeUserMem e_45 2...

Page 88: ...even if children press the buttons accidentally In the Panel Lock state only the grand piano sound can be played In addition the indicators for all of the HPi 6 s buttons go out and nothing is display...

Page 89: ...onwillbe displayed as a G clef or F clef Auto The display will be switched automatically G Clef Select a G clef notation F Clef Select a F clef notation Item Setting User Select the part that will be...

Page 90: ...We recommend saving songs to external memory or to user memory before editing For more on how to save songs refer to Saving Songs p 74 You can press the Play Stop button in the Song Edit screen to pla...

Page 91: ...he following three ways Replace If there is a performance recorded at the copy destination this previous recording is erased and the copied data is written in its place Mix If there is a performance r...

Page 92: ...From Measure number of the first measure of the segment to be deleted For Number of measures to be deleted When All is selected all of the measures are deleted Tr Pt Track button or part number to be...

Page 93: ...te to be edited The Part number appears at the top of the screen Use the Bwd button and the Fwd button or use cursor up or down button to find the note to be corrected Once the note you want to edit i...

Page 94: ...select the drum set or effect sound If you want to delete the Program Change press the button You can take notations that are displayed on the HPi 6 and save them to external memory sold separately Y...

Page 95: ...8 Press the button The notation is saved to the external memory as image data in BMP bitmap format NOTE Do not remove the external memory while save is in progress Item Setting Explanation Start Measu...

Page 96: ...Turn off the HPi 6 Playing Sounds from Audio Equipment Through the HPi 6 1 Turn the volume all the way down on the HPi 6 and on the device you re about to connect 2 Turn off the power to the HPi 6 an...

Page 97: ...the power to the HPi 6 and the device you re about to connect 3 Use a MIDI cables sold separately to connect the MIDI connectors to each other 4 Switch on the power to the HPi 6 and the connected devi...

Page 98: ...to Local Off Most conventional sequencers have the Thru function set to On so as seen in the figure when information describing what has been played on the keyboard 1 arrives at the sound generator vi...

Page 99: ...ct messages Alternatively some devices may use bank select messages but ignore the LSB message The following become possible once you connect a USB cable available separately between the USB MIDI conn...

Page 100: ...Press the cursor button to select USB Driver then press the button The USB Driver screen appears 4 Press the cursor up or down button to select the USB driver 5 Turn the HPi 6 s volume to the minimum...

Page 101: ...When connecting external devices always draw power from the same outlet Performance begins suddenly The HPi 6 can be set so that the demo begins playing automatically after the instrument has remaine...

Page 102: ...hrough headphones Here a different cause would be suspect Consult your Roland dealer or nearest Roland Service Center Case Cause Remedy Song doesn t play back correctly Song doesn t play back Does the...

Page 103: ...is too low Could the Balance setting be set all the way toward Keyboard p 55 Can t record Can t record Has one of the track buttons for recording been selected p 67 p 69 p 71 It is not possible to rec...

Page 104: ...d up in time for playback of the song After waiting several seconds you may be able to play back the song by pressing the Play Stop button again Error 17 The selected image data cannot be displayed Pr...

Page 105: ...ngs Timpani OrchestraHit Warm JP Str OB Strings Bell Strings Slow Violin Contrabass Strings 2 SlowStrings2 Warm Strings Legato Str DecayStrings Decay Str2 Syn Strings1 Syn Strings2 Euro Hit 6th Hit Ba...

Page 106: ...Harp Timpani GS Strings Orchestra GS Sl Str Syn Strings1 Syn Strings2 Syn Strings3 Choir Aahs Choir Pop Voice SynVox OrchestraHit GS Trumpet GS Trombone Trombone 2 GS Tuba MutedTrumpet French Horn Fr...

Page 107: ...Snare m Pop Snare m Pop Snare Ghost Pop Snare m Finger Snap 707 Claps Hand Clap EXC7 Hand Clap2 EXC7 Hand Clap Pop Pedal HH EXC1 Gospel Hand Clap Snare Roll Pop Kick Pop Kick Jazz Snare Swing Jazz San...

Page 108: ...istle EXC2 Short Guiro EXC3 Long Guiro EXC3 Claves High Wood Block Low Wood Block Mute Cuica EXC4 Open Cuica EXC4 Mute Triangle EXC5 Open Triangle EXC5 Shaker Jingle Bell Bell Tree Castanets Mute Surd...

Page 109: ...C2 Long Low Whistle EXC2 Short Guiro EXC3 Long Guiro EXC3 808 Claves High Wood Block Low Wood Block Mute Cuica EXC4 Open Cuica EXC4 Mute Triangle EXC5 Open Triangle EXC5 Shaker Jingle Bell Bell Tree C...

Page 110: ...e Drum 2 Room Low Tom 2 Closed Hi hat 1 EXC1 Room Low Tom 1 Pedal Hi hat 1 EXC1 Room Mid Tom 2 Open Hi hat 1 EXC1 Room Mid Tom 1 Room Hi Tom 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Room Hi Tom 1 Ride Cymbal 1 Chinese Cymbal...

Page 111: ...eyer 29 Beyer 34 Beyer 38 Beyer 42 Beyer 46 Beyer 51 Beyer 55 Beyer 60 Beyer 64 Beyer 67 Beyer 73 Beyer 78 Beyer 81 Beyer 90 Beyer 93 Beyer 98 Beyer 103 Czerny 100 1 Czerny 100 10 Czerny 100 20 Czerny...

Page 112: ...innerlied Gavotte Heidenroslein Zigeuner Tanz La Cinquantaine Csikos Post Dolly s Dreaming Awakening La Violette Frohlicher Landmann Sonatine op 36 1 Clementi Sonatine op 20 1 Kuhlau Sonatine No 5 Bee...

Page 113: ...aces 3 Attach the cord hook then arrange the cable as shown in the figure 4 Rotate the External Memory connector holder to the left so that the External Memory connector faces to the left 5 Connect th...

Page 114: ...reliably playing back music files that carry either the General MIDI or General MIDI 2 logo In some cases the conventional form of General MIDI which does not include the new enhancements is referred...

Page 115: ...O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O Reverb O Chorus O O 0 127 O x x x O x x x x x O x 1 16 1 16 Mode 3 Mode 3 4 M 1 O O 0 127 0 127 O O O O 0 127 O x x x x x O 120 126 127 O O O 123 125 O x Bank sele...

Page 116: ...e Disk Drive Disk Storage USB Flash Memory Optional Floppy Disk Drive Optional Playable Software Standard MIDI Files Format 0 1 Roland Original Format Disk i format Save Standard MIDI Files Format 0 R...

Page 117: ...of this unit are subject to change without prior notice Accessories Owner s Manual Roland 60 Classical Piano Masterpieces USB Installation Guide CD ROM Roland Digital Piano USB Driver Power Cord Headp...

Page 118: ...Demo 88 Detailed Settings Screen 26 Direction 95 DoReMi Course 30 Drum Set 46 Drum Set List 107 Drums Wonderland 29 Dual Balance 51 Dual Performance 51 Dynamics 50 E Effect 48 81 Eject Button 113 End...

Page 119: ...ing Percussion Instruments 46 Playing the Keyboard Like a Piano 44 Split Performance 52 Twin Piano Mode 32 Phones Jack 19 21 Piano Wonderland 29 Piano Setting 80 Pickup 70 Play Mode 86 Playing Back Al...

Page 120: ...h Tuning 81 String Resonance 81 T Tap Tempo 82 Temperament 82 Tempo 56 Tempo Mute 56 Tone 45 Tone Button 45 Tones Wonderland 29 Tonic 82 Track Assign 86 Track Button 54 65 84 Transmit Channel 98 Trans...

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Page 122: ...erence to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures R...

Page 123: ...oes not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and t...

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