21
Before You Start Playing
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.

Turning the Power On

1.
Turn the [Volume] knob all the way to the left to
minimize the volume.
2.
Press the [Power] switch.
The power will turn on, several images will appear in the RM-700’s
screen, and then the Piano screen (p. 27) will appear.
After a brief interval, the RM-700 will be ready to produce sound
when you play the keyboard.
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.
3.
Use the [Volume] knob to adjust the volume (p. 22).
Turning the Power Off
1.
Turn the [Volume] knob all the way to the left to
minimize the volume.
2.
Press the [Power] switch.
The screen will disappear, and the power will turn 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. 9).
The pedals have the following functions, and are used mainly for
piano performance.

Damper pedal (right pedal)

While this pedal is pressed, notes will be sustained even after you
take your fingers off the keys.
The length of the sustain changes subtly according to the extent to
which the pedal is depressed.
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 RM-700 simulates this damper resonance.
You can modify the sound of the damper releasing the string
and the sound of the sympathetic vibration. Refer to the Piano
Designer function (p. 29) settings “Damper Noise” and
“Damper Resonance.”

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.
The softness of the sound changes subtly depending on the extent
to which the pedal is depressed.
You can switch the function of the sostenuto pedal. Refer to
“Assigning the Function of the Pedals (Left Pedal/Center Pedal/
Expression Pedal)” (p. 179)
Turning the Power On/Off
Upward
position
ON OFF
Lower
position
About the Pedals
Soft Pedal
Sostenuto Pedal
Damper Pedal
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