Roland HP-2 owner manual Turning the Power On and Off, Adjusting the Sound’s Volume and Brilliance

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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.

To turn the power on, turn the [Volume] knob all the

way down, and then press the [Power] switch.

The power will turn on, and the Power indicator at the left front of the HP-2 will light.

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.

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Power

Power Indicator

To turn the power off, turn the [Volume] knob all the

way to the left, and press the [Power] switch.

The Power indicator at the left front of the HP-2 will go

dark, and the power will be turned off.

Adjusting the Sound’s Volume and Brilliance

Turn the [Volume] knob to adjust the overall volume.

Press the [Brilliance] button to adjust the brightness of the sound.

Select one of the three available settings to obtain the

desired brilliance.

[Brilliance]

Off

Lit in red

Lit in

button’s indicator

green

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brilliance

Medium

Mellow

Bright

 

 

 

 

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Min Max

About the Pedals

The pedals have the following functions, and are used mainly for piano performance.

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Soft Pedal

Damper Pedal

Sostenuto Pedal

Damper pedal (right pedal)

While this pedal is pressed, notes will be sustained even after you take your fingers off the keys.

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 HP-2 simulates this sympathetic resonance.

You can change the amount of resonance applied with the damper pedal. Please refer to “Changing the Damper Pedal’s Resonance” (p. 26).

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.

About the adjuster

When you move the HP-2 or if you feel that the pedals are unstable, adjust the adjuster located below the pedals as follows.

❍Rotate the adjuster to lower it so that it is in firm contact with the floor. If there is a gap between the pedals and the floor, the pedals may be damaged. In particular when placing the instrument on carpet, adjust this so

that the pedals firmly contact the floor.

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Adjuster

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Contents Main Features Pursuing the Playing Feel of a Grand PianoPiano Songs Built-In For the U.K Important Safety InstructionsProtect the unit from strong impact. Do not drop it Never climb on top of, nor place heavy objects on the unit Placement Power SupplyMaintenance Additional PrecautionsContents Front Panel Panel DescriptionsRear Panel 10 11 13 14 15 16Setting Up the Music Stand Connect the Power Cord Opening/Closing the LidConnecting Headphones Before You Start PlayingTurning the Power On and Off Adjusting the Sound’s Volume and BrillianceAbout the Pedals Selecting a Song and Playing It Listening to Internal SongsStopping the playback Choosing the song to play backPerforming with a Variety of Sounds PerformanceSelecting a tone group Selecting variation tonesPlaying Two Sounds Together Dual Play Adjusting the Volume Balance in Dual Play Dual BalanceHold down the Transpose button and press the Split button Press the + or button to change the valuePress the Split button When using Dual play, press the Split buttonChanging tone played by the left hand Changing tone played by the right hand1, 5 Using MetronomeChanging the Keyboard’s Split Point Sounding the MetronomeChanging the Metronome Sound Changing the Metronome VolumeChanging the beat of metronome Stopping the metronomeAdding Reverberation to the Sound Reverb Applying Effects to the SoundChanging the Amount of Effect Applied Changing the depth of the reverb effectFig.panel2-6 Transposing the Key of the Keyboard TransposeIndicator Settings Adjusting the Keyboard Touch Key TouchPress the Key Touch button RedChanging the Tempo Adding a Count-in to Match the Timing Count-InIndication of the tempo during song playback Selecting the part that you yourself will play Playing Each Hand SeparatelyPress the 1 or 2 button Playing back a songIf you see the following Recording Your PerformanceRecording a New Song 8 4 Recording Along with a SongSelecting the song to record Selecting the track to recordAs necessary, turn on the metronome p Press the Rec button Selecting and Recording the Track for Each Hand SeparatelyErasing Recorded Performances Erasing a Performance from the Specified TrackErasing a Song Changing Various Settings Making Detailed Settings FunctionChanging the Damper Pedal’s Resonance Tuning to Other Instruments’ Pitches Master Tuning Changing the TemperamentTonic Setting the Tuning Curve Stretch Tuning Applying the Damper Pedal to Left-hand Keyboard AreaDisabling Everything Except Piano Play Panel Lock Connecting to a Computer Connecting External DevicesConnecting to Audio Equipment Turning off the powerSetting various functions Connecting Midi DevicesWhat’s MIDI? Perform on the HP-2 to play a Midi sound generatorSwitching Local Control on Off Midi Send Channel SettingsValue Power-up default setting Transmitting a Performance You RecordedCase Cause/Remedy TroubleshootingDisplay Meaning Error Messages/Other MessagesTone List HarpsiChord Song Song Name Composer Copyright Internal Song ListFarewell to the Piano Beethoven Press the button, and press the or + button Easy Operation ListHold down the button and press the or + button Hold down the Split or Transpose button and press the keyMidi Implementation Chart Main Specifications Midi IndexMemo Africa InformationFor EU Countries For the USAFor Canada Contents Name Qty
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