Roland HP 237R owner manual Listening to the Demo Songs, Playing the Keyboard

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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.

Roland Digital Piano
Owner’s 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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