Roland LX-17, Owner'S Manual

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Operation Guide
Selecting a Song
Disabling the Buttons (Panel Lock)
By disabling the buttons other than the [
L
] button and the [Volume]
buttons, you can prevent unintended operation.
Lock the panel
Hold down the [Right] button until the screen
shows the “ ” symbol.
Unlock the panel
Hold down the [Right] button until the “ ”
symbol disappears, or turn off the power.
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-ready
condition
While stopped, press the [
t
] button.
Record In record-ready condition, press the [
s
] button.
Rewind Press the [
x
] button.
Fast-forward Press the [
y
] button.
Play all songs
(All Song Play)
Hold down the [Song] button and press the [
s
]
button.
Change the song tempo Press the [Slow] [Fast] buttons.
Play back the song
at a constant tempo
(Tempo Mute)
Hold down the [
s
] button and press the [Slow]
[Fast] buttons.
To clear the tempo mute function, hold down the
[
s
] button once again and press the [Slow]
[Fast] buttons.
Sound a count-in (*1)
Hold down the [Metronome] button and press the
[
s
] button.
*1 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 performance to the tempo of the playback.
To make a new recording
1.
Select the tone that you want to play.
2.
Press the [ t ] button.
3.
Press the [
s
] (Play/Stop) button to start recording.
4.
Press the [
s
] (Play/Stop) button to stop recording.
To overdub
1.
Select the song to be dubbed.
2.
Press the [
t
] button.
3.
Press the cursor [
J
] button.
4.
Press the button of the part that you want to record, making it
blink.
5.
Press the [
s
] (Play/Stop) button to start recording.
6.
Press the [
s
] (Play/Stop) button to stop recording.
Selecting the Part(s) to Play (Part Mute)
This unit’s songs consist of three parts: accompaniment, left hand,
and right hand.
You can mute a specific part so that it will not sound; only the parts
that you want to hear will play.
Let a part play
Make the button light for parts that you want to
play.
Mute a part
Make the button go dark for parts that you want
to mute.
Accompaniment
part
Left-hand
part
Right-hand
part
* Some songs don’t contain a left-hand part or an accompaniment part. If so,
pressing the corresponding part button does not make it light.
* The Part Mute function is not available when playing an audio file.
You can select songs in the Song screen.
1.
Press the [Song] button to access the Song screen.
Category
Tempo
Time signature
Measure
Song name
2.
Use the [ K ] [ J ] buttons to select a category.
3.
Use the [–] [+] buttons to select a song.
4.
Press the [
s
] button to play the song.
MEMO
To select a song from a folder on a USB flash drive, proceed as follows.
Enter the folder
Use the [–] [+] buttons to select the folder, and press the
[
s
] (Enter) button.
Exit the folder
Use the [–] button to select “(up)” and then press the
[
s
] (Enter) button.
Category list
Category Explanation
USB Memory
Songs saved on a USB flash drive
Internal Memory Songs saved in internal memory
Listening
This unit’s
internal songs
Piano songs recommended for listening
Masterpieces
Piano Masterpieces
Songs corresponding to the included
collection of scores, “Roland Classical Piano
Masterpieces.”
Easy Piano
Famous popular songs and classical
compositions
Songs corresponding to the included
collection of scores, “Let’s Enjoy Piano.”
Scales
Scales in all keys
(major scales, minor scales)
Songs corresponding to the included
collection of scores, “Let’s Enjoy Piano.”
Hanon The Virtuoso Pianist No.1–20
Beyer Vorschule im Klavierspiel Op.101 No.1–106
Burgmüller 25 Études faciles et progressives Op.100
Czerny100 100 Übungsstücke Op.139
MEMO
For details on the internal songs, refer to “Internal Song List” at the end of this
manual.
Song formats that can be played by the unit
The unit can play back data in the following formats.
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SMF formats 0/1
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Audio files: WAV format, 44.1 kHz, 16-bit linear
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