Roland KR-17, KR-15 Adjusting the Sound’s Volume and Brilliance, Connecting a Microphone

Before You Start Playing

Before You Start Playing

Adjusting the Sound’s Volume and Brilliance

Turn the [Volume] knob to adjust the overall volume.

Turn the [Brilliance] knob to adjust the brightness of the sound.

Min Max Mellow Bright

The mark at the top of the Volume knob indicates the volume level typically produced by an acoustic piano. This is usually the most appropriate volume for your piano performances.

Devices Equipped with CD Drives

NOTE

Use Stereo headphones.

Some Notes on Using Headphones

•To prevent damage to the cord, handle the headphones only by the headset or the plug.

•Connecting the headphones when the volume of connected equipment is turned up may result in damage to the headphones. Lower the volume on the KR before plugging in the headphones.

•Listening at excessively high volume levels will not only damage the headphones, but may also cause hearing loss. Use the headphones at a moderate volume level.

Connecting a Microphone

You can connect a microphone into the Mic In jack, and enjoy

karaoke with the KR.

If your device is equipped with a CD drive, you can use the remote control to change the volume.

*Turning up the [Volume] knob will not increase the volume if the remote control for the CD drive-equipped device is set to 0. If the volume level for either unit is set to 0 (minimum), no sounds will be played even when the volume setting on the other unit is increased.

Connecting Headphones

The KR has two jacks for plugging in headphones. This allows two people to listen through headphones simultaneously, making it very useful for lessons and performing piano pieces for four hands. Additionally, this allows you to play without bothering others around you, even at night.

Plug the headphones into the Phones jack located at the

bottom left of the piano.

Connecting headphones will automatically mute the sound from the internal speakers.

The headphone volume is adjusted by the [Volume] knob of the KR.

1.Connect a microphone (sold separately) to the Mic In jack on the lower-right area of the instrument.

2.Rotate the [Mic Volume] knob in front of the Mic In jack to adjust the volume level for the microphone.

3.Adjust the mic echo (p. 44).

Some Notes on Using a Microphone

•Be careful of high volume levels when using mikes late at night or early in the morning.

•When connecting a microphone to the KR, be sure to lower the volume. If the volume control is too high when the microphone is plugged in, noise may be produced by the speakers.

•Howling could be produced depending on the location of microphones relative to speakers. This can be remedied by:

-Changing the orientation of the microphone.

-Relocating microphone at a greater distance from speakers.

-Lowering volume levels.

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