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Roland C-190 User Manual

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C-190 Portable Organ

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• The instrument and the adapter should be located so

their position does not interfere with their proper venti-
lation.

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• Always grasp only the plug or the body of the adapter

when plugging into, or unplugging from, an outlet or this
instrument.

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• Whenever the unit is to remain unused for an extended

period of time, disconnect the adapter.

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• Try to prevent cords and cables from becoming entan-

gled. Also, all cords and cables should be placed so they
are out of the reach of children.

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• Never climb on top of, nor place heavy objects on the

unit.

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• Never handle the adapter with wet hands when plugging

into, or unplugging from, an outlet or this unit.

• Before cleaning the unit, turn off the power and unplug

the adapter from the outlet (p. 9).

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• Whenever you suspect the possibility of lightning in your

area, disconnect the adapter from the outlet.

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Contents

1. Panel descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Headphone sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2. Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Connecting the adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Turning the power on and off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connecting headphones (sold separately) . . . . . . . . . 9
Listening to the demo songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

3. Playing organ music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Registering the MANUAL I division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Adding the MANUAL II division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Playing the MANUAL I and II divisions via separate

keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Tremulant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using the PEDAL division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Selecting other organ timbres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

4. Using the orchestral sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Selecting sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using a sustain pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Orchestra Melody function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using a chime sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

5. Additional functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Adding reverb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Selecting different tunings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Transposing (same fingering, different notes) . . . . . 17
Recording your performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Using the audio outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

6. Using the C-190’s memories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Saving your settings as registrations. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Loading the settings of a memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Saving settings to the global area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

7. Specialist functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Windchest Panning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Changing the volume and brilliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Assigning other sounds to the tilt tabs. . . . . . . . . . . 21
Initializing your C-190. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

8. Connecting the C-190 to MIDI devices . . . . . . . . 23

About MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Making the connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
MIDI functions supported by the C-190. . . . . . . . . . 23

9. Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

10. MIDI Implementation Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147