Roland EP-880 Turning the Power On and Off, Adjusting the Sound’s Volume and Brilliance

Turning the Power On and Off

Once the connections have been completed, 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. 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.

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 ep 880 will go dark, and the power will be turned off.

If you need to turn off the power completely, first turn off the Power switch, then unplug the power cord from the power outlet. Refer to “Power Supply” (p. 6).

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.

Off Medium

Red Mellow

Green Bright

Connecting footswitches

The ep 880 provides two pedal sockets: HOLD and SOFT/	ENGLISH
HOLD 2. Here is how you can use these sockets:

DP-2, DP-6, or BOSS	Optional DP-8 damper pedal
FS-5U (optional)
–OR–	–OR–
Supplied DP-8 damper pedal
	DP-2, DP-6, or BOSS
	FS-5U (optional)

Hold function

By connecting the supplied damper pedal to the HOLD socket, you can hold (sustain) the notes you are playing on the ep 880’s keyboard.

1.Set the ep 880’s volume to the lowest value.

2.Connect the supplied DP-8 damper pedal to the HOLD socket.

3.Play a few notes on the keyboard while pressing the supplied DP-8 damper pedal.

The notes you play will be sustained much longer than without using the pedal.

4.Release the damper pedal to switch off the sustained notes.

Using a second footswitch

The SOFT/HOLD 2 socket allows you to connect an optional DP-2, DP-6, or BOSS FS-5U footswitch. When not in TWIN PIANO mode, this footswitch functions as soft pedal to reduce the volume and brightness of the notes you play.

In TWIN PIANO mode (p. 16), however, it acts as damper pedal for the left section.

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