Roland RG-3 - Manual (Page 22)

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Before You Start Playing
Turning the Power On and Off
NOTE
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 damage to speakers
and other devices.
■ Turning On the Power
1. Turn the [Volume] knob all the way down.
2. Press the [Power] switch.
When you turn on the power to the RG-3, the front panel
display appears as shown below.
fig.00-0391d
After a few seconds, you will be able to play the
keyboard to produce sound.
Use the [Volume] knob to adjust the volume.
NOTE
This unit is equipped 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 to the left.
2. Press the [Power] switch.
The front panel display goes blank, and the power is
turned off.
* If you need to turn off the power completely, first turn off the
[POWER] switch, then unplug the power cord from the power
outlet. Refer to “Power Supply” (p. 6).
Adjusting the Sound’s Volume
and Brilliance
1. Turn the [Volume] knob to adjust the overall
volume.
2. Turn the [Brilliance] knob to adjust the
brightness of the sound.
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• The mark at the top of the [Volume] knob indicates the
volume level typically produced by an acoustic piano.
This is usually the most appropriate volume for your
piano performances.
• You can adjust the volume with the remote control. For
details, refer to “About the Remote Control” (p. 34).
About the Pedals
The pedals have the following functions, and are used
mainly for piano performance.
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Damper pedal (right pedal)
While this pedal is pressed, notes will be sustained even
after you take your fingers off the keys.
The length of the sustain changes subtly according to the
extent to which the pedal 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.
The RG-3 simulates this Damper Resonance.
→ You can change the amount of resonance applied with the
damper pedal. Please refer to “Producing the Resonance of the
Strings When the Keys Are Played (Damper Resonance)” (p.
59).
Sostenuto pedal (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 will have a softer tone.
The softness of the tone can be varied subtly by the
depth to which you press the pedal.
→ You can assign functions to the left and center pedals. Refer to
“Assigning Functions to Pedals” (p. 70).
Min Max Mellow Bright
Soft Pedal
Sostenuto Pedal
Damper Pedal