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ATTENTION
INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
USING THE UNIT SAFELY
Use only the included power cord
Do not place in an unstable location
Use only a stand that is recommended
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IMPORTANT NOTES
(Using USB Memory)
USB Memory Handling
Repairs and Data
CD Handling
Additional Precautions
Contents
Playing songs and recording your performances..................................... 64
Customizing the V-Pianos sounds............................................................. 48
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Panel descriptions
Front panel
Bottom panel
Rear panel
About the XLR OUTPUT connectors
About the phone (1/4) OUTPUT connectors
Getting ready
Placing the V-Piano on a stand
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Connecting the power cord
Getting ready
Connecting external equipment to the V-Piano
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Getting ready
Sostenuto Pedal
About the pedals
Connecting the piano pedal
Soft Pedal Damper Pedal
Connecting headphones
Connecting multi-channel speakers
Turning the power on and off
Turning on the power
Turning off the power
Adjusting the volume
Adjusting the displays contrast ([DISPLAY CONTRAST] Knob)
Using the USB memory
Connecting the USB memory
Connecting a CD drive
Attaching the CD drive (CD-01A)
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6.
Introducing the V-Piano
The V-Pianos parameters
How the V-Piano is structured
Backing up and initializing
External USB memory (sold separately)
Copy Internal memory
Introducing the V-Piano
How the V-Pianos screens are organized
Tone screen
Introducing the V-Piano
Information shown in the tone screen
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The tone screen when a function is turned on
Show the pedal assignments
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Song screen
Utility screen
Listening to the demo songs
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Playing
Selecting and playing a sound
Try selecting other preset tones.
Press one of the [TONE 1][TONE 4] buttons.
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List of preset tones
To turn the equalizer off, press the [EQUALIZER] button.
Use the [F1][F4] buttons and the [VALUE] dial to edit the equalizer parameters.
Adjusting the tonal character (Equalizer)
Saving the equalizer settings
Adding reverberation to the sound (Ambience)
Switching the ambience type
Saving the ambience settings
To turn off the Transpose function, press the [TRANSPOSE] button so it's indicator goes out.
While holding down the [TRANSPOSE] button, press a key.
Shifting the pitch (Transpose)
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Amount of transposition
Disabling the buttons (Panel Lock)
Assigning functions to the [F1][F3] buttons
List of assignable functions
You can assign functions to the left piano pedal and the center piano pedal.
Using the pedals to control the V-Pianos functions
Functions that can be assigned to a pedal
Together with another function
Assigning a function to a pedal
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Customizing the V-Pianos sounds
The V-Pianos parameters
Key Off Resonance
Soundboard Resonance
Unison Tune
Decay Time
Cross Resonance
Hammer Hardness
Editing a parameters value
Saving a tone youve customized
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Release the function button.
Continuing to hold down the function button, turn the [VALUE] dial to select the desired parameter.
Press and hold down one of the function buttons [F1][F4].
Changing the parameters shown in the tone screen
Press the [ENTER] button to access the Stretch Tune edit screen.
Assign Stretch Tune (STRETCH) to one of the [F1][F4] buttons and select it.
Editing the stretch tune
Editing individual keys
Specifying the key range (RangeSet)
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VF=-50
VF=-100
VF=50
Velocity Follow settings
With positive (+) values of Velocity Follow With negative (-) values of Velocity Follow
Unison Tune parameters
Viewing the original tone
About V-Piano Editor
USB cable
To USB MIDI connector
Computer
Saving your settings (Setups)
Recalling a setup
Creating a setup
Assigning a name to a setup and saving it
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Assigning favorite setups to the buttons
Recalling a setup you assigned to a button
Playing songs and recording your performances
About the song screen
[F1][F4] button operations
Playing a song
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Recording your performance
Playing songs and recording your performances
Now youre ready to record. In the song screen, turn Function off, and press the [F4 (REC)] button.
If the following screen appears
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Saving your recorded performance
Playing songs and recording your performances
Option settings in the song screen
Types of audio data that the V-Piano can play
Detailed settings for various functions (Utility screen)
How to make settings
Saving the System parameters
1. System Group
6. Ambience Group
Parameters That Can Be Set
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System settings (1. System)
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ORIGINAL
Priority
Tone EQ
Tone parameter settings (2. Tone Parameter)
Zone 4 Zone 3 Zone 2 Zone 1
The Key Touch and Key Touch Offset settings are linked.
Keyboard touch settings (3. Key Touch)
Pedal settings (4. Pedal)
SOUNDBOARD RESO is an abbreviation of Soundboard Resonance.
Functions that can be assigned to a pedal
MIDI settings (5. MIDI)
Ambience settings (6. Ambience)
File management (7. File)
Saving a setup file (Save SETUP File)
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Loading a setup file (Load SETUP File)
Deleting a setup file (Delete SETUP File)
Copying a setup file (Copy SETUP File)
Saving a song (Save SONG File)
Deleting a song (Delete SONG File)
Copying a song (Copy SONG File)
Formatting internal memory or USB memory (Format)
V-LINK settings (8. V-LINK)
Connection Examples
Turning the V-LINK ON/OFF
V-LINK function chart
V-LINK Settings
Restoring the factory settings (9. Initialize)
Deleting the user tones (Delete User Tone)
Factory reset (Factory Reset All)
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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Error Messages
List of shortcuts
MIDI Implementation Chart
Model V-Piano
Date: Feb. 1, 2009Digital Piano Version: 1.00
MIDI Implementation Chart
Specifications
V-Piano: Digital Piano
Specifications
Index
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This product complies with the requirements of EMCD 2004/108/EC and LVD 2006/95/EC.
For EU Countries
NOTICE AVIS
For the USA
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT
WARNING
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Compliance Information Statement
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Information
As of Jan. 1, 2009 (ROLAND)
OCEANIA
NORTH AMERICA
MIDDLE EAST