Roland KR-15, KR-17 Connect the Pedal Cable About the Pedals, Turning the Power On and Off

		Before You Start Playing
Connect the Pedal Cable	About the Pedals
Insert the pedal cable into the Pedal connector on the	The pedals have the following functions, and are used
rear panel of the KR.	mainly for piano performance.

Before You Start Playing

Turning the Power On and Off

NOTE

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, and the Power indicator at the left front of the KR will light.

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.

Power

Power Indicator

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 KR 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).

Soft Pedal Damper Pedal

Sostenuto Pedal

Damper pedal (right pedal)

While this pedal is pressed, notes will be sustained even after you take your fingers off the keys.

On an acoustic piano, holding down the damper pedal will allow the remaining strings to resonate in sympathy with the sounds that you played from the keyboard, adding a rich resonance.

The KR simulates this sympathetic resonance.

You can change the amount of resonance applied with the damper

pedal. Please refer to “Adjusting Resonance (Resonance)” (p. 152).

Sostenuto pedal (center pedal)

This pedal sustains only the sounds of the keys that were already played when you pressed the pedal.

Soft pedal (left pedal)

When you hold down this pedal and play the keyboard, the sound will have a softer tone.

You can assign functions to the pedal. Refer to “Assigning Functions to the Pedal and Performance Pads (Pedal Functions/User Functions)” (p. 157).

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