Roland HP-2 owner manual Troubleshooting, Case Cause/Remedy

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Appen dices

Troubleshooting

If you think there’s a problem, read this first.

Case

 

 

Cause/Remedy

 

 

 

 

 

 

The power doesn’t

Is the power cord connected and plugged in

come on

correctly? (p. 8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

The button doesn’t

Is the panel locked? (p. 28)

work

Turn the power off, then back on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is the volume level of the HP-2 turned all the

 

way down? (p. 9)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Are headphones plugged in? (p. 8)

 

Has a plug remained connected to the Phones

 

jack?

No sound is heard

When headphones are connected, the key-

 

board’s speaker stops playing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is Local Off selected?

 

When Local Control is set to OFF, no sound is

 

produced by playing the keyboard. Set Local

 

Control to “ON” (p. 31).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have all devices been switched on?

No sound is heard

 

 

 

 

 

Are the MIDI cables connected correctly?

(when a MIDI instru-

 

 

 

 

 

Does the MIDI channel match the connected

ment is connected)

 

instrument? (p. 31)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sounds are heard

Is the HP-2 in Dual play? (p. 12)

 

 

 

 

 

When the HP-2 is connected to an external

twice (doubled)

sequencer, set it to the Local OFF mode (p. 31).

when the keyboard

Alternatively, the sequencer could be set so its

is played

MIDI Thru feature is OFF.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you use Dual play or Split play with a Tone

 

button for which tone number 3 or 4 is selected,

The tone has

tone number 1 will be selected for that Tone

button (p. 11).

changed in the Split

 

 

 

 

 

Some tones assign the tone that had been se-

or Dual play

lected before you pressed the [Split] button to

 

 

the left hand area of the keyboard. Please refer

 

to “Tone List” (p. 34).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is the panel locked? (p. 28)

 

Turn the power off, then back on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tone doesn’t

Are the indicators for the [

 

(Metronome)]

and [Beat] buttons flashing?

change

Setting of functions is in progress. Press the

 

 

 

 

[

 

(Metronome)] or [Beat] button to exit func-

 

tion mode (p. 26, p. 30).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The maximum number of notes that the HP-2

 

can play simultaneously is 64.

Not all played notes

Frequent use of the damper pedal when play-

are sounded

ing along with a song may result in perfor-

 

mance data with too many notes, causing some

 

notes to drop out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Case

Cause/Remedy

 

 

 

Have you set Transpose? (p. 17)

The tuning or pitch

 

Are the settings for the “Temperament” and

of the keyboard or

“Stretch Tuning” correct? (p. 27)

song is off

 

Is the setting for the “Master Tuning” correct?

 

 

(p. 27)

 

 

Song doesn’t play

Are the indicator for the Track buttons ([1] and

back/ Only the

[2] buttons) extinguished? (p. 20)

sound of a particular

If the button indicator is out, the music on that

instrument in a song

track is not heard. Press the track button so the

does not play

indicator is illuminated.

 

 

Can’t record

Has one of the track buttons for recording been

selected? (p. 23–p. 24)

 

 

 

 

If you select an internal song in which the

 

tempo changes during the song, and then

 

record, the tempo will change in the same way

Tempo of recorded

for the performances. The tempo of the

metronome will also change in the same way.

song or metronome

 

If you record additional material without

is off

erasing the previously recorded song, the song

 

 

will be recorded at the first-recorded tempo.

 

Please erase the previously recorded song

 

before you re-record (p. 25).

 

 

 

When an internal song is played back, the met-

The metronome

ronome sounds the ordinary metronome

sound.

sound doesn’t

When a recorded performance is played back,

change

the metronome sounds the sound that was

 

 

selected when the recording was made.

 

 

The recorded per-

Any performance that has been recorded is

deleted when the power to the HP-2 is turned

formance has dis-

off. A performance cannot be restored once it’s

appeared

been deleted.

 

 

 

Depressing a pedal

Is the pedal connected correctly?

has no effect, or the

Make sure the pedal cord extending from the

pedal effect doesn’t

stand is securely connected to the pedal jack on

stop

the rear of the unit (p. 8).

 

 

 

Adjust the adjuster underneath the pedal so

The pedal rattles

that the pedal presses firmly against the floor

 

surface (p. 9).

 

 

 

Since the HP-2’s piano sounds faithfully repro-

Reverberation still

duce the sense of spaciousness and reverbera-

audible even with

tion of an actual acoustic piano’s sound, a

Reverb turned off

certain amount of reverberation is still percepti-

 

ble, even with the reverb effect deactivated.

 

 

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Contents Piano Songs Built-In Main FeaturesPursuing the Playing Feel of a Grand Piano Important Safety Instructions For the U.KProtect the unit from strong impact. Do not drop it Never climb on top of, nor place heavy objects on the unit Power Supply PlacementMaintenance Additional PrecautionsContents Panel Descriptions Front PanelRear Panel 10 11 13 14 15 16Connect the Power Cord Opening/Closing the Lid Setting Up the Music StandConnecting Headphones Before You Start PlayingAbout the Pedals Turning the Power On and OffAdjusting the Sound’s Volume and Brilliance Listening to Internal Songs Selecting a Song and Playing ItStopping the playback Choosing the song to play backPerformance Performing with a Variety of SoundsSelecting a tone group Selecting variation tonesAdjusting the Volume Balance in Dual Play Dual Balance Playing Two Sounds Together Dual PlayHold down the Transpose button and press the Split button Press the + or button to change the valueWhen using Dual play, press the Split button Press the Split buttonChanging tone played by the left hand Changing tone played by the right handUsing Metronome 1, 5Changing the Keyboard’s Split Point Sounding the MetronomeChanging the Metronome Volume Changing the Metronome SoundChanging the beat of metronome Stopping the metronomeApplying Effects to the Sound Adding Reverberation to the Sound ReverbChanging the Amount of Effect Applied Changing the depth of the reverb effectTransposing the Key of the Keyboard Transpose Fig.panel2-6Adjusting the Keyboard Touch Key Touch Indicator SettingsPress the Key Touch button RedIndication of the tempo during song playback Changing the TempoAdding a Count-in to Match the Timing Count-In Playing Each Hand Separately Selecting the part that you yourself will playPress the 1 or 2 button Playing back a songRecording Your Performance If you see the followingRecording a New Song Recording Along with a Song 8 4Selecting the song to record Selecting the track to recordSelecting and Recording the Track for Each Hand Separately As necessary, turn on the metronome p Press the Rec buttonErasing a Song Erasing Recorded PerformancesErasing a Performance from the Specified Track Changing the Damper Pedal’s Resonance Changing Various SettingsMaking Detailed Settings Function Tonic Tuning to Other Instruments’ Pitches Master TuningChanging the Temperament Disabling Everything Except Piano Play Panel Lock Setting the Tuning Curve Stretch TuningApplying the Damper Pedal to Left-hand Keyboard Area Connecting External Devices Connecting to a ComputerConnecting to Audio Equipment Turning off the powerConnecting Midi Devices Setting various functionsWhat’s MIDI? Perform on the HP-2 to play a Midi sound generatorMidi Send Channel Settings Switching Local Control on OffValue Power-up default setting Transmitting a Performance You RecordedTroubleshooting Case Cause/RemedyError Messages/Other Messages Display MeaningChord Tone ListHarpsi Internal Song List Song Song Name Composer CopyrightFarewell to the Piano Beethoven Easy Operation List Press the button, and press the or + buttonHold down the button and press the or + button Hold down the Split or Transpose button and press the keyMidi Implementation Chart Main Specifications Index MidiMemo Information AfricaFor Canada For EU CountriesFor the USA Contents Name Qty
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