Roland pt-2000 owner manual Starting Out, Main Features, Button Descriptions

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Starting Out

Main Features

Authentic Piano Performances

High-quality concert grand piano tones, combined with the Progressive Hammer Action keyboard, which provides more realistic piano touch, with a heavier feel in the low end and a lighter feel in the upper notes, let you enjoy truly authentic piano performances.

Five Tones for Use in a Wide Variety of Musical Genres

The pt-2000 features not only piano tones, but four different internal tones that you can use in a variety of musical genres.

Includes High-Quality Reverb

The pt-2000’s reverb function can add various types of reverberation (sound that is reflected off the walls of a room) to the instrument sounds.

Compact Design Needs Little Space

The pt-2000 provides authentic hammer action and high-quality tones, all in a compact body.

Button Descriptions

Power

Key Touch/ Demo Song

Reverb

Tone

Piano

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1.

[Power] Switch

1

Turns the pt-2000’s power on and off (p. 8).

 

2.

[Key Touch/Demo Song] Button

 

This button is held down while other designated keys are pressed

 

to start the Demo Songs playing, and can be used in making

 

various settings on the pt-2000 (p. 9, 14-17, 19, 20).

 

 

 

The keys that are used in combination with this button

2

 

 

appear as the “Functions Assigned to the Keyboard”

 

 

 

 

(p. 23).

 

 

3.

[Reverb] Button

3

Pressing this button adds reverberation to the sound (p. 14).

4.

[Tone] Button

4

Pressing this button gives you tones the non-piano tones when

you play the keyboard (p. 11).

 

5.

[Piano] Button

5

Pressing this button gives you tones the piano tones when you

play the keyboard (p. 11).

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Contents Starting Out Connecting External Devices Step up with MidiConnecting to Audio Equipment Appendices Before You PlayImportant Safety Instructions Page Page Maintenance Power SupplyPlacement Additional PrecautionsMain Features Starting OutButton Descriptions Before You Play Connecting the Power CordSetting the Music Stand Opening and Closing the LidTurning Off the Power About the Volume knobConnecting Headphones Turning On the PowerPlaying Back the Demo Song Listening to the Demo SongsPlaying Back and Stopping the Demo Song Stopping the Demo SongList of Demo Songs Profiles of ComposersPerforming with Various Instrument Sounds Playing the KeyboardPerforming with Piano Sound Try Pressing the Tone ButtonLayering Two Instrument Sounds- Dual Play Layering the Piano tones and Strings tonesReverting to a Single Instrument Tone Layering the Harpsichord and Strings TonesAdding Reverberation to the Sound Reverb Effect Changing the Reverb TypeChanging Keyboard Touch Sensitivity HeavyChanging the Volume Balance in Dual Play Ex. Using the C Major Keys to Play a Song in E MajorTransposing without Changing Your Fingering- Key Transpose Setting the Reference Pitch to 442 Hz Adjusting the Reference Pitch Master TuningSetting the Reference Pitch to 440 Hz Lowering/ raising the Reference PitchUsing Midi Local On/Off Making ConnectionsSet the Midi Channel Ex. Set the Midi Channel toSwitching Local On/Off Switching Omni On/OffOmni On/Off Connecting to Audio Equipment ConnectorsMaking the Connections When using sequencers TroubleshootingWhen using external sound devices AppendicesSpecifications Functions Assigned to the KeyboardMidi Implementation Chart Memo Information AfricaAvis 02896867 ’01-11-E2-11N