Roland RG-3 manual

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Contents

Main Page Page CAUTION ATTENTION INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS 3 Page Page IMPORTANT NOTES Repairs and Data Maintenance Placement Additional Precautions Handling Floppy Disks IMPORTANT NOTES Handling the CDs (CD-ROMs) Using USB Memory 9 Introduction Full Complement of Player Piano Functions Main Features Conventions Used in This Manual Contents Chapter 2. Using the RG-3 with an External Display or Television........ 45 Chapter 3. Performance..................................................... 53 Chapter 4. Recording the Performance............................... 75 Chapter 5. User Program Registration................................ 79 Chapter 6. Changing Various Settings ................................89 Chapter 7. Connecting External Devices.............................. 98 Appendices Panel Descriptions Front Panel 12 10 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Jack Panel (RG-3s Bottom Left Panel) 5 6 2 1 3 4 78 9 10 11 12 RG-3s Bottom Right Panel 1 Ext Memory port 2 Ext Memory port cover 3 Ext Memory port cover lock 4 FDD connector Before You Start Playing (2) A (2) Opening and Closing the Top Opening and Closing the Lid 1. 4. 2. Using the Lid Lock Turning the Power On and Off Turning On the Power 1. 2. Turning Off the Power 1. 2. Connecting Headphones 1. in the jack panel on the RG-3s bottom left panel. Some Notes on Using Headphones Connecting a Microphone Connecting USB Memory Connecting the Memory 1. 2. 3. About the Screens Main Screens Adjusting the Contrast of the Screen 1. Chapter 1. Playing Back Songs Look at What You Can Do with the RG-3! 25 Listening to Songs [Song] Button Functions What are the Favorites? Listening to the Tone Demos 1. the genre. 2. 3. demos. 1. want. 2. 3. songs. 27 Playing Back One Song 28 Listening to Songs on CDs Precautions Concerning Use of the CD 1. connected. 2. connector on this instrument. 3. 4. 1. 2. genre. When Selecting Songs in a Folder If a Folder Contains Further Folders and Song Data 3. 4. Turning Off the Power (When a CD Drive Is Connected) 1. 2. * Firmly press the CD drive's Eject button. * It may take some time for the CD disk to be ejected. 3. (p. 20). 4. 31 Listening to Songs on USB Memory and Floppy Disks 1. floppy disk drive. 4. 2. as the genre. 1. to the Ext Memory port. 2. as the genre. 3. Using the Remote Control Installing Batteries in the Remote Control 1. 2. remote control. 3. How to Use the Remote Control Top View Precautions Concerning Use of the Remote Control Remote Control Front View About the Remote Control 1 2 10 9 8 Changing the Song Tempo 1. Using the Karaoke Feature 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Page Page Copying Songs Copying Songs Stored on USB Memory, CD-ROMs, and Floppy Disks to the Favorites 1. 2. 3. 4. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 16. 14. 15. Deleting Songs Saved to the Favorites, USB Memory, and Floppy Disks Page 45 Chapter 2. Using the RG-3 with an External Display or Television Connecting an External Display Displays That Can Be Connected to This Instrument 1. 2. to the Ext Display connector on the RG-3. Page Connecting a Television 1. 2. Video Out jack with the televisions video input jack. 3. 4. Switching Television Formats Selecting What is To Be Displayed on the External Display or Television 1. displayed in the external display or television. 2. 49 Displaying Favorite Images on an External Display or Television (Slide Show) When Using a USB Memory Preparing the Images to be Displayed Prepare the desired image data on your computer and save the data to the USB memory. 1. 2. Page Page 52 Changing the Background for the Lyrics Screen Preparing the Images to be Displayed 1. 2. 3. Chapter 3. Performance Performing with a Variety of Sounds Selecting a Tone Group 1. Selecting Variation Tones Changing the Volume Balance of the Layered Tones (Layer Balance) Making Fine Adjustments to the Piano Sound Adjusting the Keyboard Touch (Key Touch) Changing the Timing of Sounds According to the Force Used to Press the Keys (Hammer Response) Playing Sounds When the Keys Are Released (Key Off Resonance) Producing the Resonance of the Strings When the Keys Are Played (String Resonance) Producing the Resonance of the Strings When the Keys Are Played (Damper Resonance) Adjusting the Sound to Achieve the Preferred Tone Quality (Equalizer) 2. display the EQUALIZER screen. 3. the value for the range you want to set is flashing. 4. Changing the Pitch of the Keyboard Sound (Transpose) 2. 7. 3. 4. 3. 4. 5. 6. Cancelling the Transpose Function Tuning to Other Instruments Pitches (Master Tuning) Setting the Tuning Curve (Stretched Tuning) Changing the Tuning display the TUNE screen. the Temperament setting to flash. select the temperament. Setting the Tonic display the TUNE screen. the value for Key to flash. select the tonic. Playing Different Tones with the Left and Right Hands (Split Performance) 1. 2. 3. display the SPLIT screen. 4. the value for Split to flash. Page Adding Reverberation to the Sound (Reverb) Assigning Functions to Pedals display the PEDAL screen. the value for Cent (Center Pedal) or Left (Left Pedal) to flash. select the function assigned to the pedal. Page Changing the Volume Balance of the Accompaniment and the Keyboard Remembering the Settings Even When the Power is Turned Off (Memory Backup) 2. display the MEMORY BACKUP screen. 3. 4. Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset) 2. display the FACTORY RESET screen. 3. 4. Chapter 4. Recording the Performance Notes Regarding Recording Recording Performances 1. 2. 3. display the RECORD screen. 6. Play Back the Recorded Performance 1. Saving Recorded Performances 7. save-destination number to flash. 8. select the save-destination number. 9. Chapter 5. User Program Registration Load Save ..... Max. 99 User Program Sets Saving Performance Settings (User Program) 81 Calling Up Saved User Programs 1. 2. Restoring the Standard Performance Settings (Settings in Effect When the Power is Turned On) 3. Saving the User Program Sets 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. the User Program save-destination number is flashing. 8. select the User Program save-destination number. 9. Loading Saved User Program Sets 2. 3. 5. 6. Page Deleting Saved User Program Sets Page Using the Pedal to Switch User Programs 2. 3. 4. 89 Chapter 6. Changing Various Settings Preventing Changes to the Current Settings (Panel Lock) Making the Setting 1. 2. Cancelling the Setting Changing the Remote Control Settings Disabling Use of the Remote Control Changing the Functions of the Remote Controls Buttons Changing the CD Settings Adjusting CD and Audio File Levels Enjoying Karaoke with Commercial CDs (Center Cancel) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Initializing the User Memory, USB Memory, and Floppy Disks 1. 2. 3. 4. Using the V-LINK Function V-LINK 1. 2. 3. Muting or Reducing the Volume of a Specific Part (Minus One/Guide) 1. 2. 3. 4. Changing the Notation Display Settings +) button to display the NOTATION screen. +) button to select the parameter whose settings you want to change. +) button to change the setting. Changing the Infrared Transmission Function Settings Switching Infrared Transmissions On and Off (Infrared Function) 4. 1. 2. Chapter 7. Connecting External Devices Connecting to Audio Equipment Connectors Connecting MIDI Devices Whats MIDI? Connecting with a MIDI Sound Module and on the device youre about to connect. Connectors Making MIDI-related Settings MIDI Transmit Channel Settings +) button to display the MIDI screen. +) button to get the value for Tx Ch (Transmit channel) to flash. +) button to set the MIDI Transmit channel. Sending Tone Change Messages (Program Change/Bank Select MSB/Bank Select LSB) 4. 5. 3. Sending Recorded Performance Data to a MIDI Device (Composer MIDI Out) 1. 2. 4. 5. Connecting to the Computer Making the Settings for the USB Driver +) button to display the MIDI screen. +) button to get the value for USB Driver to flash. +) button to select the USB driver. Troubleshooting 105 Troubleshooting Error Messages Tone List 108 Internal Song List Jazz Classical Parameters Stored to Internal Memory Parameters Stored in Memory Backup Parameters Stored in the User Program Music Files That the RG-3 Can Use What Are Music Files? Regarding Copyright The RG-3 allows you to use the following music files SMF with Lyrics MIDI Implementation Chart Main Specifications RG-3 113 Main Specifications RG-3 114 Index A B C D 115 H I J K 116 P R S 117 T U V W Page As of August 1, 2006 (ROLAND) Information distributor in your country as shown below. MIDDLE EAST NORTH AMERICA ASIA EGYPT FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Compliance Information Statement