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RD-170

 

Digital Piano

 

Owner’s Manual

 

Thank you for choosing a Roland RD-170, the new entry-level stage piano of Roland’s acclaimed RD series. The term 
“entry level” only refers to the RD-170’s price tag, by the way, because this is an incredibly powerful instrument with 
excellent sounds that can double as MIDI master keyboard. 

To get the most out of the RD-170 and to ensure many years of trouble-free service, we urge you to read through 
this Owner’s Manual thoroughly. 
To avoid confusion, let’s agree to use the word “button” for all keys on the front panel, and use “key” only when 
referring to the RD-170’s keyboard.

Before using this instrument, carefully read the sections entitled “Important Safety Instructions” and “Important 
notes”. They provide important information concerning the proper operation of the RD-170. Be sure to keep this 
manual in a safe place for future reference.

Copyright © 2003 ROLAND EUROPE. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of Roland Europe s.p.a.

 

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Summary of Contents for RD-170

Page 1: ...wner s Manual thoroughly To avoid confusion let s agree to use the word button for all keys on the front panel and use key only when referring to the RD 170 s keyboard Before using this instrument car...

Page 2: ...he RD 170 s design fits right in with your heavy duty stage rig while it looks equally good at home in music schools or in a studio Split layer master keyboard Split and layer functions are available...

Page 3: ...material coins pins or liquids of any kind water soft drinks etc to penetrate the RD 170 In households with small children an adult should pro vide supervision until the child is capable of following...

Page 4: ...rasp only the plug on the power supply cord when plugging into or unplugging from an outlet or this unit Try to prevent cords and cables from becoming entan gled Also all cords and cables should be pl...

Page 5: ...used can damage the instrument s exterior finish the stickers provided with this instrument feature a weak adhesive Maintenance For everyday cleaning wipe the RD 170 with a soft dry cloth or one that...

Page 6: ...20 5 Edit parameters and Setup memories 22 Damper on off 22 Second pedal 22 Octave 23 Stopping the transmission of MIDI data 23 MIDI channel 24 Bank Select and Program Change messages 24 Transmitting...

Page 7: ...lights Press it together with CHORUS to have access to the RD 170 s Sympathetic Resonance effect see p 16 G CHORUS button Use this button to switch the digital Chorus effect of the internal sound sou...

Page 8: ...the display shows the name of the assigned parameter P EXIT button Press this button to leave the Demo System or Edit mode depending on which one is currently active Q ENTER button This button is used...

Page 9: ...al EV 5 expression pedal If you connect a footswitch you can select the Soft or Sostenuto function If you connect an EV 5 pedal it will function as expression pedal for swelling effects Note In either...

Page 10: ...stand as a safety precaution Turning the power on and off Turn on power to your various devices in the order specified By turning on devices in the wrong order you risk causing malfunction and or dama...

Page 11: ...owest value 2 Switch off the external amplifier 3 Connect the supplied damper pedal to the Pedal DAMPER socket 4 Switch on the amplifier 5 Play a few notes on the keyboard while press ing the supplied...

Page 12: ...m volume while the MIN position means you won t hear the RD 170 s sounds This slider has no effect on the MIDI data transmitted by the RD 170 Note The setting of this slider also determines the vol um...

Page 13: ...r on there are also numerous other settings you can make for these two parts effects response to pedals MIDI channels etc Using one part Whole mode At power on the RD 170 automatically acti vates the...

Page 14: ...ion of the physical sliders does not always correspond to the actual level settings Note You can also specify which Part s should respond to footswitch and or pedal messages See p 22 5 To return to Wh...

Page 15: ...6 There are two ways of changing the split point Press and hold SPLIT while setting the desired split point with the DEC NO INC YES buttons The display briefly shows the name of the note you selected...

Page 16: ...effect off for the selected part To switch it off for the Lower part in Layer or Split mode you must hold down LOWER while pressing REVERB Adding Chorus Chorus is an effect that gives the impression...

Page 17: ...the main note root of the pitch you wish to transpose to The default setting is 0 no transposition The TRANSPOSE button lights and you can play in the transposed key When it is dark the keyboard retur...

Page 18: ...This imparts a lighter feel to the keyboard Because stronger notes can be pro duced with less effort this setting is ideal for children or inexperienced musicians M medium This corresponds to the defa...

Page 19: ...now shows the currently selected time signature probably 0 4 5 Use the DEC NO INC YES buttons to set the desired time signature The possibilities are 6 Press 3 it lights while 1 and 2 flash to select...

Page 20: ...do not want to hear that part switch off the track by pressing its button before acti vating REC 4 Press the METRONOME button if you wan to use the metronome while recording See p 19 for how to set th...

Page 21: ...If you release it Yes is displayed 3 Press INC YES to save your song Then press EXIT to leave the System mode Note that you could also press another TONE SELECT SETUP button to select a different Sys...

Page 22: ...r 2 Press the UPPER red or LOWER green button to select the part whose setting you want to change 3 Use DEC NO INC YES to select On execute Hold messages or off ignore them 4 Press EXIT or EDIT to lea...

Page 23: ...time to time The RD 170 allows you to stop the transmission of MIDI data by pressing the TX MODE button This button usually lights because the Upper and Lower parts are set to transmit MIDI data If th...

Page 24: ...these days At the time neither CC00 nor CC32 had dedicated functions and so these two control change mes sages were appointed for bank selection Two bank addresses MSB and LSB a k a CC00 CC32 with 12...

Page 25: ...the default setting 4 Press EXIT or EDIT to leave the Edit mode or select the other part and change its setting too Note This setting can be saved see p 28 Reverb Send level MIDI This parameter allow...

Page 26: ...er filters TR MIDI Here are three parameters that allow you to specify whether on or not off the damper pedal foot switch or expression pedal and or PART LEVEL slid ers should transmit TX the correspo...

Page 27: ...the internal tone generator but they are still transmitted to the MIDI OUT port and hence to external MIDI instruments This parameter can be used for combinations involv ing one internal Upper for exa...

Page 28: ...lashes If this is the first time you ve pressed SETUP since switching on the RD 170 button 1 lights Oth erwise the numeric button of the last memory you selected lights 2 Press the numeric button 1 16...

Page 29: ...ing actually used in that period Most music today is composed and played based on the assumption that Equal Temperament the most common tuning method will be used However various other tunings were in...

Page 30: ...By changing the tuning curve the chords will sound subtly different 1 Press SYSTEM lights followed by 4 Press and hold 4 to display the abbreviated function name 2 Use DEC NO INC YES to select on or...

Page 31: ...hat is neither used by the Upper nor the Lower part That way any other MIDI data like note messages for example contained on the sequencer track used for remotely controlling Setup changes are ignored...

Page 32: ...ket to the sequencer s computer s MIDI IN socket 3 If you are working with a computer launch the sequencer program 4 Create or select an empty song 5 Create or select an empty track The track s MIDI c...

Page 33: ...f the MIDI channels are not set correctly The RD 170 allows you to set three MIDI channels one for the Upper part one for the Lower part and a basic channel Local Control You can connect the RD 170 to...

Page 34: ...1 Suitcase 12 E PIANO FM E Piano 1 13 FM E Piano 2 14 RD 1000 15 Wurly 16 CLAV HARPSI Clavi 1 17 Clavi 2 18 Clavi 3 19 Harpsichord 20 VIBES Vibes 1 21 Vibes 2 22 Marimba 23 Xylophone 24 GUITAR Acousti...

Page 35: ...4 3 8 6 8 9 8 Volume 128 levels Octave 2 1 0 1 2 Setup 16 memories Demo songs 16 Master keyboard functions Zones 2 independent zones MIDI data Tx Upper Lower Program change CC00 CC32 PC Volume Expres...

Page 36: ...O 1 O 1 O 1 O O 1 O 1 O 1 O 1 O 1 O 1 O 1 O Reverb 1 O Chorus 1 O Bank Select Data Entry Volume Expression Hold 1 Sostenuto Soft Effect 1 Depth Effect 3 Depth RPN LSB MSB Program Change True O 1 128...

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