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USING THE UNIT SAFELY ................................................................................... 3
IMPORTANT NOTES.............................................................................................. 5

Starting Out.................................................................... 6

Main Features ........................................................................................................... 6
Button Descriptions.................................................................................................. 6

Before You Play.............................................................. 7

Connecting the Power Cord  .................................................................................. 7
Setting the Music Stand  .......................................................................................... 7
Opening and Closing the Lid  ................................................................................ 7
About the Pedals  ..................................................................................................... 7
About the Volume knob  ......................................................................................... 8
Turning the Power On and Off  ............................................................................. 8
Connecting Headphones ........................................................................................ 8

Listening to the Demo Songs ........................................... 9

Playing Back and Stopping the Demo Song......................................................... 9
List of Demo Songs ................................................................................................ 10

Playing the Keyboard ................................................... 11

Performing with Piano Sound.............................................................................. 11
Performing with Various Instrument Sounds.................................................... 11
Layering Two Instrument Sounds— Dual Play................................................. 12
Adding Reverberation to the Sound — Reverb Effect...................................... 14
Changing Keyboard Touch Sensitivity ............................................................... 15

It Even Does This! — Convenient Functions..................... 16

Transposing without Changing Your Fingering—Key Transpose  ................ 16
Changing the Volume Balance in Dual Play ...................................................... 16
Adjusting the Reference Pitch — Master Tuning  ............................................. 17

Connecting External Devices — Step up with MIDI ......... 18

Using MIDI ............................................................................................................. 18
Making Connections  ............................................................................................. 19
Set the MIDI Channel  ........................................................................................... 19
Local On/Off .......................................................................................................... 19
Omni On/Off  ......................................................................................................... 20

Connecting to Audio Equipment..................................... 21
Appendices................................................................... 22

Troubleshooting .................................................................................................... 22
Index ........................................................................................................................ 22
Specifications ......................................................................................................... 23
Functions Assigned to the Keyboard  ................................................................. 23
MIDI Implementation Chart................................................................................. 24

Copyright © 2001  ROLAND CORPORATION

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without 

the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION. 

Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: “IMPORTANT SAFETY 
INSTRUCTIONS” (p. 2), “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” (p. 3), and “IMPORTANT NOTES” 
(p. 5). 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 new unit, Owner’s manual should be read in its entirety. The 
manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference.

Owner’s Manual

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Summary of Contents for pt-2000

Page 1: ...the Reference Pitch Master Tuning 17 Connecting External Devices Step up with MIDI 18 Using MIDI 18 Making Connections 19 Set the MIDI Channel 19 Local On Off 19 Omni On Off 20 Connecting to Audio Equ...

Page 2: ...has two blades and a third 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...

Page 3: ...e the unit 013 In households 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...

Page 4: ...while keeping it level Make 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 loo...

Page 5: ...d that spills on the unit 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 s...

Page 6: ...sounds Compact Design Needs Little Space The pt 2000 provides authentic hammer action and high quality tones all in a compact body Button Descriptions fig 1 01 1 Power Switch Turns the pt 2000 s powe...

Page 7: ...safety transport the keyboard only with the lid in the closed position About the Pedals fig 2 04 e Soft Pedal This pedal softens the sound Playing with the soft pedal depressed produces a sound that...

Page 8: ...the way down fig 2 07 e 2 Press the Power switch fig 2 09 e The power is turned off Connecting Headphones The pt 2000 features two headphone jacks This allows two people to listen through headphones s...

Page 9: ...ress the E1 the lowest E key three times If you are already playing back song 1 1 hold down the Key Touch Demo Song button and press the E1 the lowest E key two times to play Song 1 3 fig 3 01 e The b...

Page 10: ...rporation 6 2 Mazurka No 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...

Page 11: ...tton fig 4 02 e When the power is turned on E Piano Electric Piano is assigned to the Tone button When you press the Tone button the button indicator is lit The electric piano tone is produced when yo...

Page 12: ...o tones and Strings tones 1 First assign the Strings tone to the Tone button fig 4 04 e Tone While holding down Press When assigning tones to the Tone button the tone is set by first selecting the ton...

Page 13: ...erform with two tones assigned to the Tone button layered together other than the piano tone While holding down the Tone button simultaneously press the Harpsichord and Strings keys from among the key...

Page 14: ...e sound fig 4 09 e Changing the Reverb Type The pt 2000 features eight reverb types 1 8 allowing you to select the preferred reverb sound The higher the reverb type number the deeper the effect is The...

Page 15: ...providing the most natural touch closest to that of an acoustic piano Heavy With this setting to play fortissimo the keys must be played much more strongly than normally as if the keys had become heav...

Page 16: ...want to transpose Use the C2 B2 notes to select the tonic Refer to Functions Assigned to the Keyboard p 23 Here press the E2 key fig 5 01 e 2 To return to the previous condition while holding down th...

Page 17: ...oard p 23 fig 5 04 e Each time you press the C4 key the pitch will fall by 0 1 Hz If you continue holding the key the pitch will continue falling Each time you press the D4 key the pitch will rise by...

Page 18: ...Number is sent via the MIDI Out connector Furthermore a Program Change Message received via the MIDI In connector changes the tone to the one with the corresponding Program Number Program Numbers for...

Page 19: ...ending receiving is both set to 10 Local On Off With the keyboard connected to a MIDI sequencer keyboard performances can be recorded to the sequencer the sequencer can also be used to play back perfo...

Page 20: ...n When set to Omni Off the pt 2000 will recognize only the messages that arrive on the MIDI channel that has been selected as explained under Set the MIDI Channel p 19 Switching Omni On Off 1 Omni On...

Page 21: ...ers on Audio Equipment or Recording Your Performances on a Recording Device fig 59 1 Turn the volume all the way down on the pt 2000 and on the device you re about to connect 2 Turn off the power to t...

Page 22: ...device correct p 19 Is the MIDI channel setting correct p 19 Is the Omni On Off setting correct p 20 When using sequencers No sound of pt 2000 is produced Are the MIDI connections between pt 2000 and...

Page 23: ...utput 15 W x 2 Power Supply AC 117 V AC 230 V AC 240 V Power Consumption 32 W Dimensions including the Piano Stand 1 398 W x 428 D x 836 H mm 55 1 16 W x 16 7 8 D x 32 15 16 H inches Weight including...

Page 24: ...ges Altered True Voice Note On Note Off Key s Channel s 6 38 7 11 64 66 67 91 100 101 True Number Song Position Song Select Tune Request Clock Commands All Sound Off Reset All Controllers Local On Off...

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Page 27: ...t off and on the user is 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...

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