Roland HP 237R - Manual

USING THE UNIT SAFELY ............................................................... 4
IMPORTANT NOTES ...................................................................... 6
Main Features of the HP 237R ...................................................... 7
Button Descriptions ...................................................................... 8
Getting Started........................................................................... 10
Connecting the Power Cord ........................................................................................ 10
Opening and Closing the Lid ...................................................................................... 10
About the Pedals ........................................................................................................... 10
Turning the Power On and Off ................................................................................... 11
Adjusting the Volume .................................................................................................. 11
Setting the Music Stand ............................................................................................... 11
Connecting Headphones ............................................................................................. 12
Listening to the Demo Songs....................................................... 13
Playing/Stopping the Demo Songs ............................................................................ 13
Selecting a Song for Playback ...................................................................................... 14
List of Demo Songs........................................................................................................ 15
Playing the Keyboard ................................................................ 16
Playing with Various Sounds ...................................................................................... 16
Layering Two Instrument Sounds–Dual Play ........................................................... 16
Using Two Different Sounds for Right And Left Hands–Split Function .............. 17
Adding Reverberation to the Sound–Reverb Effect ................................................. 18
Adding Breadth to the Sound–Chorus Effect............................................................ 19
Sounding the Metronome............................................................................................. 20
Try Recording Your Performance ................................................ 22
Recording........................................................................................................................ 22
Listening to the Recorded Performance ..................................................................... 24
Deleting Recorded Songs.............................................................................................. 24
Convenient Functions.................................................................. 25
Changing Keyboard Touch Sensitivity ...................................................................... 25
Transposing without Changing Your Fingering–Key Transpose ......................... 25
Adjusting the Pitch of the Sound–Master Tuning ................................................... 26
Changing the Volume Balance in Dual Play ............................................................. 27
Changing the Depth of the Reverb ............................................................................. 27
Changing the Depth of the Chorus ............................................................................ 27
Changing the Damper Pedal’s Resonance ................................................................ 28
Playing Songs Using Tunings from Classical Music ............................................... 28
Changing Tuning Curves ............................................................................................ 29
Disabling Buttons-Panel Lock ..................................................................................... 30
Connecting to MIDI Devices......................................................... 31
About the MIDI Connectors ........................................................................................ 31
Making the Connections .............................................................................................. 31
Cautions when Connecting an External MIDI Device
(Local On/Off and Omni On/Off).............................................................................. 32
Set the MIDI Channel ................................................................................................... 33
Transmitting/Receiving Sound Selection Data–Program Change ....................... 34
Turning Transmission and Reception of Control Changes On/Off ..................... 35
Transmitting Performance Data from MIDI Out ..................................................... 35
Connecting to Audio Equipment .................................................. 36
Troubleshooting ......................................................................... 37
Functions Assigned to the Keyboard ........................................... 38
MIDI Implementation Chart......................................................... 39
Specifications ............................................................................. 40
Index ......................................................................................... 41
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Owner’s Manual
Roland Digital Piano
®
Before using this unit, carefully
read the sections entitled:
“IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS” (p. 3), “USING
THE UNIT SAFELY” (p. 4), and
“IMPORTANT NOTES” (p. 6).
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.