Roland MP-500 owner manual

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Main Owners Manual Roland Digital Piano Page CAUTION ATTENTION INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Page IMPORTANT NOTES Additional Precautions Maintenance Placement Main Features of the MP-500 Authentic piano performances Record your own performances Three metronome sounds Nine tones for use in a wide variety of musical genres Button Descriptions 234 5 1 Tone Buttons Page Getting Started Damper Pedal Sostenuto Pedal Soft Pedal Connecting the Power Cord Adjusting the Volume Setting the Music Stand Connecting Headphones Precautions to take when using headphones Listening to the Demo Songs Press Playing/Stopping the Demo Songs 2 1, 3 Selecting a Song for Playback Listening to the Demo Songs List of Demo Songs Playing the Keyboard To cancel the Dual Play, press any Tone button. While holding down the [Piano 1] button, press the [Strings] button. Press any Tone button and confirm that its indicator is lit. Layering Two Instrument SoundsDual Play Using Two Different Sounds for Right And Left Changing the Split Point HandsSplit Function Adding Reverberation to the SoundReverb Effect Press the [Reverb] button to turn on the indicator. To cancel the Reverb Effect, press the [Reverb] button once again to make the indicator go dark. Adding Breadth to the SoundChorus Effect Press the [Chorus] button to turn on the indicator. To cancel the Chorus Effect, press the [Chorus] button once again to make the indicator go dark. Sounding the Metronome Adjusting the Metronome Volume Press the Metronome [On/Off] button, and the metronome will begin sounding. Page Try Recording Your Performance Use the Metronome [Beat] slider to select the time for the song. Press the Metronome [On/Off] button to turn on the indicator. 4. 3. 5. 7. 6. Listening to the Recorded Performance Deleting Recorded Songs Convenient Functions <Ex.> 2. 1. Changing Keyboard Touch Adjusting the Pitch of the SoundMaster Tuning Lowering/ raising the Reference Pitch Changing the Volume Balance in Dual Play Chorus Changing the Depth of the Changing the Damper Checking the Resonance level Pedals Resonance Playing Songs Using Changing Tuning Curves Disabling ButtonsPanel Lock Connecting to MIDI Devices MIDI Out Connector MIDI In Connector About the MIDI Connectors Cautions when Connecting an External MIDI Device Disconnecting the MP-500s keyboard and internal sound generatorLocal On/Off Set the MIDI Channel Transmitting/Receiving Sound Selection Data Program Change Turning Transmission and Reception of Control Changes On/Off Transmitting Performance Data from MIDI Out Connecting to Audio Equipment Making the Connections Connectors Troubleshooting <When the MP-500 is connected to an external device> Functions Assigned to the Keyboard Convenient Functions Functions for MIDI Functions for Temperament MIDI Implementation Chart Specifications <Others> <Composer> < Sound Generator> < Keyboard> Index Information MP-500.e.book 42 Roland (Switzerland) AG As of April 1, 2003 (Roland) ARGENTINA FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT