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4 Introduction About the Manual Conventions in this Manual Introduction Performing and saving data Replicating the ambience of a concert hall Piano sounds with rich resonance and wide expressive range Compact Design The playing feel of a grand piano The versatile functionality you expect from a digital piano Convenient functions to help you practice, and built-in piano songs with accompaniment 5 Main Features6 Contents7 Contents Connecting to Other Devices ......................82 8 Use only the included power cord Do not place in an unstable location Do not repair or replace parts Do not disassemble or modify Do not use or store in the following types of locations Connect the AC adaptor to an outlet of the correct voltage Do not bend the power cord or place heavy objects on it Do not share an outlet with an unreasonable number of other devices 9 USING THE UNIT SAFELY10 USING THE UNIT SAFELY 11 Important Notes14 Names of Things and What They Do18 Before You Play Unsuitable places for connection Plug the Power cord into a power outlet. Connect the supplied AC adaptor and AC cord. Connect the pedal cord to the Pedal jack on the rear panel of DP-990, at the rear. Connect the AC adaptor to the DC In jack on the rear panel. As shown in the diagram, loop the AC adaptor cord around the cord hook to fasten it in place. Getting Ready to Play Connecting the Pedal Cord Connecting the AC Adaptor Closing the LidGrasp and lift the lid with both hands. Opening the Lid 19 Close the blind and open the music rest as shown in the figure. When closing the lid, be sure to close the music rest and open the blind. Grasp and gently lower the lid with both hands. Opening and Closing the Lid Adjusting the brightness of the sound Turning the Power Off Turning the Power On 20 Turning the Power On/Off Adjusting the Sounds Volume and Brilliance Cautions when Using HeadphonesSoft Pedal (left pedal) Sostenuto Pedal (center pedal) Damper Pedal (right pedal) Plug the headphones into the PHONES jack located at the left of the DP-990s bottom panel. Use the DP-990s [VOLUME] knob (p. 20) to adjust the headphone volume. 21 About the Pedals Listening through Headphones Attaching the Headphone Hook Turn the headphone hook wing nut to secure the headphone hook. Connect the USB memory to the External Memory connector at the right of the DP-990s bottom panel. Using the Headphone Hook 22 Using External Memory Connecting USB Memory (sold separately) Installing the Floppy Disk Drive (sold separately) ITurn on the power to the connected CD drive. Turn on the power to this instrument. Precautions Concerning Use of the CD Connecting a CD Drive (sold separately)Switch off the power to the DP-990 and the CD drive to be connected. Connect the USB cable included with the CD drive to the External Memory connector on the DP-990. 23 Using CD nstalling the CD Drive Holder (sold separately) 24 Listening to Demo Songs six Tone buttons Hold down the [Right] button and press the [Key Touch] button. Listening to the Tone Demo Songs Listening to Demo Songs Press one of the six Tone buttons or the [Twin Piano] button. Press the [Split] button. Hold down the [Right] button and press the [Key Touch] button. Press the [Right] button or the [Key Touch] button to exit Demo mode. To stop playback, press the flashing button. 25 Listening to the Piano Sound Demo Songs Listening to Demo SongsThe indicators return to their previous state. 26 Press the [Piano] or [E. Piano] button. [Reverb] button [3D] button [Brilliance] button Press the [Right] button or the [Key Touch] button to exit Demo mode. 27 Performing Use the [-] [+] buttons to select a sound from the tone group. Press a Tone button to select a tone group. Performing with a Variety of SoundsDisabling the panel buttons Press the [Key Touch] button so its flash. Press the [Key Touch] button to return to selection of tones. Press the [-] or [+] button to select the keyboard touch. You can use the Memory Backup function to store this setting in internal memory (p. 80). 28 Adjusting the Keyboard Sensitivity (Key Touch)29 Adding Spatial Depth to the Sound (3D Sound Control) You can add liveliness to the sound to give it superb clarity and distinctness.The display will show the type of dynamics sound control. Hold down the [3D] button and press the [Reverb] button. Press the [3D] button or the [Reverb] button. Use the [-] [+] buttons to select the desired sound control setting. 30 Adding Liveliness to the Sound (Dynamics Sound Control) You can select from ten levels of depth for the reverb effect. Press the [Reverb] button so its lit. Hold down the [Reverb] button and press the [-] or [+] button. Press the [Reverb] button so its light is turned off. Turning Off the Reverb Effect 31 Adding Reverberation to Sounds (Reverb Effect) Changing the Depth of Reverb Effect Example: Playing a Song in the Key of E Major After Transposition to C Major 32 Changing the Key of the Keyboard (Key Transpose) Press the [Twin Piano] button, getting its indicator to light. 33 Dividing the Keyboard for Two-person Performance (Twin Piano) Turning Off Twin Piano Hold down the [Twin Piano] button and press the [-] or [+] button. Press the [Twin Piano] button so its illumination is turned off. 34 Changing the Way in Which the Sound is Heard (Twin Piano Mode) Hold down the [Piano] button and press the [Strings] button. Press any one of the Tone buttons. Turning Off Dual Play 35 Performing With Two Layered Tones (Dual Play) Press the [Piano] button. Press the [Split] button so its illumination is turned off. Turning Off Split Play Press the [Split] button, getting its indicator to light. 37 Performing with Different Tones in the Left and Right Sides of the Keyboard (Split Play)38 Switching Tone Groups and Tone Variations Changing the Keyboards Split Point The metronome will be heard. Press the [Metronome] button so its lit. Press the [-] or [+] button to adjust the tempo. Press the [Tempo/Beat] button to make the Tempo indicator light. Press the [Metronome] button. Stopping the Metronome Function 39 Performing with the Metronome Changing the Tempo Press the [Tempo/Beat] button to make the Beat indicator light. Press the [-] or [+] button to select the beat. 40 Changing the Beat While holding down the [Metronome] button, press the [-] or [+] button. Press the [ ] button while the metronome is sounding. Changing the Volume 41 Sounding a Count to Keep your Timing Accurate 42 Playing Back Songs Press the [ ] button. Playing the Song Press the [-] or [+] button to select the song. Selecting a Song Listening to Songs 43 Fast-forward and RewindAbout the Song Select Display 45 Playing Back All Songs Continuously (All Song Play) Select the song that you want to play (p. 42). Select the part that you dont want to play back. Press the [ ] button to play the song. 46 Listening to Each Part Separately While holding down the [ ] button, press the [-] [+] buttons. Determining the Volume of a Muted Part Adjusting the Volume of the Audio Files and Music CDs 47 Changing the Song Playback Volume Press the [Tempo/Beat] button so the Tempo buttons indicator is lit. Use the [-] [+] buttons to change the tempo. While holding down the [Tempo/Beat] button, use the [-] [+] buttons to change the setting. When you switch songs, the Tempo Mute function will revert to the off setting. 48 Changing the Tempo of a Song Playing Back at a Fixed Tempo (Tempo Mute) The Playback Transpose function lets you change the key of the song playback. Play back the song that you want to hear or play along with (p. 42). While holding down the [Transpose] button, use the [-] [+] buttons to adjust the pitch. 49 Changing the Key of the Song Playback (Playback Transpose)50 Minimizing the Center Sounds in the Playback (Center Cancel)51 Recording60 Saving Your Performance66 Various Settings Button Function Page 5.In Function mode you can make various settings for performance and recording. Hold down the [Brilliance] button and press Press one of the blinking buttons to select the setting you want to change. Press the [Brilliance] button or the [3D] button to exit Function mode. Basic Operation in Function Mode This specifies how 3D Sound Control (p. 29) will be applied. Setting Explanation 67 Button Function Page Press the [Reverb] button. Hold down the [Brilliance] button and press The display will indicate Fnc and youll be in Function mode. The display will indicate 3d and then the value of the setting will appear. Changing How Grand Space is Applied (3D Mode) 68 Keyboard Settings Press the [Twin Piano] button. Hold down the [Brilliance] button and press Hold down the [Brilliance] button and press 69 Pedal Settings Changing How the Damper Pedal Effects Is Applied (Damper Pedal Part) Changing How the Pedals Work (Center/Left Pedal Function) Adjusting the Tuning (Temperament)Press the [E. Piano] button. Press the [Piano] button. Hold down the [Brilliance] button and press Hold down the [Brilliance] button and press 70 Tuning Settings Matching the Pitch with Other Instruments (Master Tuning) Press the [Organ] button. Specifying the Tonic 71 Stretched Tuning Hold down the [Brilliance] button and press 72 Sound-related Settings73 Metronome Settings Count-down Setting 74 Song Playback Settings Hold down the [Brilliance] button and press 75 MIDI SettingsPreventing Doubled Notes When Connected to a Sequencer (Local Control) How to Use the V-LINK Using the V-LINK Function (V-LINK)Hold down the [Brilliance] button and press Hold down the Track [Accomp] button and use the [-] [+] buttons to make the display indicate vLn. Press the [-] or [+] button to switch the V-LINK function on or off. Press the [Brilliance] button or the [3D] button to execute Function mode. 77 Other Settings79 Hold down the [Brilliance] button and press Hold down the [Brilliance] button and press Changing the Parts Assigned to the Track Buttons During SMF Playback (Track Assign) Switching VIMA TUNES Recommended Tones (Recommended Tone) Hold down the [Brilliance] button and press Press the [ ] button. Press the [Right] button. To save the settings, press the [ ] button. Press the [ ] button. Press the [Left] button. Hold down the [Brilliance] button and press To execute the Factory Reset, press the [ ] button. 80 Remembering the Settings (Memory Backup) Restoring the Settings to the Factory Condition (Factory Reset) Canceling the Panel Lock function 5. 6. 81 Disabling the Buttons (Panel Lock)82 Connecting to Other Devices Connecting to Audio Equipment84 Connecting to MIDI Devices Connecting to Other Devices Connection Examples 85 Connecting a Computer 86 Troubleshooting No sound If you think theres a problem, read this first. 87 Troubleshooting 88 TroubleshootingCant record / play back Song does not play correctly 89 Error Messages90 Tone List Piano Voice Organ E.Piano Strings Others94 Standard Set Room Set Electronic SetPower Set 95 Analog Set Jazz Set Orchestra SetBrush Set 96 SFX Set 97 Internal Song List98 Parameters Stored in Memory Backup99 Music Files That the DP-990 Can UseXG lite GS Format General MIDI 2 General MIDI SMF Music Files VIMA TUNES Following Music Files The DP-990 Allows You To Use the Regarding Copyright What Are Music Files? DIGITAL PIANO Model DP-990 Date : Sep. 1, 2007 Version : 1.00 100 MIDI Implementation Chart101 Main SpecificationsDP-990: Digital Piano 102 Main Specifications 103 Index Index 104 O X V U T S R P 106 Information DP-990_e.book 106 distributor in your country as shown below. NORTH AMERICA MIDDLE EAST ASIAEGYPT REUNION SOUTH AFRICA CHINA HONG KONG INDIA INDONESIA KOREA MALAYSIA VIET NAM PHILIPPINES SINGAPORE TAIWAN THAILAND AUSTRALIA/ NEW ZEALAND Roland Corporation Australia Pty.,Ltd. ARGENTINA BARBADOS BRAZIL CHILE COLOMBIA COSTA RICA CURACAO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ECUADOR EL SALVADOR GUATEMALA HONDURAS MARTINIQUE MEXICO NICARAGUA PANAMA PARAGUAY PERU TRINIDAD NORWAY POLAND PORTUGAL ROMANIA RUSSIA SLOVAKIA SPAIN SWEDEN SWITZERLAND UKRAINE UNITED KINGDOM BAHRAIN IRAN ISRAEL URUGUAY VENEZUELA AUSTRIA BELGIUM/FRANCE/ HOLLAND/ LUXEMBOURG CROATIA CZECH REP. DENMARK FINLAND GERMANY GREECE/CYPRUS HUNGARY IRELAND ITALY JORDAN KUWAIT LEBANON OMAN QATAR SAUDI ARABIA SYRIA TURKEY U.A.E. CANADA U. S. 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