Roland KF-7 owner manual About the Touch Screen, Main Screens

Before You Start Playing

Before You Start Playing

About the Touch Screen

The KF-7 makes use of a touch screen.

■Basic Screen

The following screen is called Basic screen.

This lets you carry out a wide variety of actions just by touching the screen lightly.

NOTE

• The touch screen is operated by touching it lightly with

your finger. Pressing hard, or using a hard object can

damage the touch screen. Be careful not to press too

hard, and be sure to use only your fingers to operate the

touch screen.

Song name or

Tempo Music Style name

Beat Measure

The Tone names are selected appear.

These information are displayed, when you use the automatic accompaniment.

• The positioning of the touch screen may become

displaced due to changes in the surrounding

environment and over time. If this happens, follow the

steps in “Calibrating the Touch Screen (Touch Screen)”

(p. 151) to correct the pointer position.

• Do not place items on the touch screen.

■ Adjusting the Contrast of the

Screen

To adjust the contrast of the screen, turn the Contrast

knob located at the right side of the screen.

Main Screens

■Piano Screen

Immediately after the power is turned on, the Piano screen

like the one below is displayed. For details, refer to p. 20.

You can usually display this screen by touching <Exit>

several times.

Follow either of the procedures described below to display it.

•Press the One Touch Program [Arranger] button.

The Basic screen appears and the settings are made for automatic accompaniment.

•Press the One Touch Program [Piano] button, then press one of the Tone buttons, then touch <Exit>.

■Using the Main Icons

With the KF-7, you can many other screens besides the Basic

screen to do things. The on-screen graphics that appear three

dimensional work like buttons. These are called “Icons.”

The main icons you can use on these screens are as follows.

Some screens consist on two or more pages. You can display the next page or the previ- ous page of the screen by touching these icons.

Touch this to cancel the currently editing setting or exit the screen that is currently displayed. You can usually display the Ba- sic screen by touching <Exit> several times.

When you select an internal song or music files that includes the lyrics data, this icon appears in the Piano screen or Basic screen. Touch this to display the lyrics.

NOTE

The explanations in this manual include illustrations that depict what should typically be shown by the display. Note, however, that your unit may incorporate a newer, enhanced version of the system (e.g., includes newer sounds), so what you actually see in the display may not always match what appears in the manual.

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