Roland HP505 manual

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  Recor d Songs   Record y our per formances Y ou can r ecord your own pla ying.   Use y our computer t o crea te a CD of a song you r ecorded A song you ’ve recorded can be c opied to your computer , and written t o a CD. page 31 page 38   Pla y the P iano   Play v arious sounds The unit contains a wide variety of t[...]

  Envir onmentally F riendly Energy -Ecient Design   The po wer will turn o after a specied time has elapsed When thirty minutes have elapsed since you last played or oper ated the unit, the power will turn o automatically . * If you don’ t want the pow er to turn o automatically , change the “ Auto O ” setting ([...]

Before using this unit, car efully read the sections entitled: “USING THE UNIT SAFEL Y” (p . 58), and “IMPOR T ANT NOTES” (p. 60). These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit. A dditionally , in order to feel assured that you have gained a good g rasp of every feature provided by y our new unit, [...]

  Con tents L o o k W h a t Y o u C a n D o ! .............................................. 2 O p e r a t i o n G u i d e .................................................... 6 P a n e l D e s c r i p t i o n s ................................................ 10 Rear Panel and Bottom P anel (HP505) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

  Operation Guide Adjusting the Brightness of the Sound (Brilliance) Y ou can adjust the brightness of the sound you play from the keyboard or the sounds of a song you pla y back. T o turn brilliance on Press the [Brilliance] butt on so it ’ s lit. T o adjust the brilliance While holding down the [Brilliance] button, press the [–] [+] but[...]

Operation Guide Dividing the Keyboard f or T wo-person Performance ( T win Piano) This function divides the keyboard into left and right, allowing two people to play the same range of pitches . T o turn twin piano on Press the [Twin P iano] button so it’ s lit. T o change how the sounds are heard While holding down the [ T win Piano] button, pres[...]

Operation Guide Selec ting a Song Y ou can select songs. T o selec t a song 1 . Press the [Song] button. Category Song Name Song Number 2 . Use the [–] [+] buttons to select a song. T o selec t a song that’ s saved on the USB ash drive 1 . Press the [Song] button. 2 . While holding down the [Song] button, use the [–] [+] buttons to select [...]

Operation Guide Disabling the Buttons (P anel Lock) Hold down the [AB Repeat] button until the display shows “Lock. ” T o cancel panel lock Hold down the [AB Repeat] button once again f or a while. page 44 Recording/Pla yback Here ’ s how to play back or recor d a song. Return to the begin- ning of the song Press the [ ] (Reset) button. Play/[...]

  P anel Descriptions [P ow er] Switch This turns the power on/o . * W ith the fac tory settings, the unit’ s power will automati- cally be switched o 30 minutes after you stop playing or operating the unit. If the unit’ s power has been turned o automatically , you can use the [Po wer] switch to turn the unit back on again. If y[...]

P anel Descriptions Phones Jacks Here you can connect stereo headphones . The HP505 has two headphone jacks, two people can also use headphones simultaneously . Input Jacks If a digital audio player or other audio playback device is connected here , you ’ll be able to listen to its playback through the HP505. The volume of the device connected to[...]

P anel Descriptions Phones Jacks Here you can connect stereo headphones . The HP503 has two headphone jacks, two people can also use headphones simultaneously . Input Jacks If a digital audio player or other audio playback device is connected here, you ’ll be able to listen to its playback through the HP503. Use the controls of y our audio playba[...]

  Befor e Y ou Play 1 . 2 . 2 . 2 . Raising the music rest 1 . Gently raise the music rest. 2 . Fold do wn the latches to secure the music r est. F olding down the music r est 1 . While using one hand to support the music rest, raise the latches located on the back of the music r est, then gently fold down the music r est. Using the music hol[...]

Before Y ou Play Opening/Closing the Lid T o open the lid, use both hands to lift it lightly , and slide it away from y ourself. T o close the lid, pull it gently towar d yourself , and lower it softly after it has been fully extended. NOTE When opening and closing the lid, be careful not to let y our ngers get caught. If small children will be [...]

Before Y ou Play T urning the P ower On/O NOTE • Once everything is properly connected (p . 10), be sure to follo w the pr ocedure below to turn on their power . If you turn on equipment in the wrong order , you risk causing malfunction or equipment failure. • Before turning the unit on/o , always be sure t o turn the volume down. Even wi[...]

  P er f or ming P er f orming with V arious Sounds In addition to piano sounds, the unit lets you enjoy performing with many other sounds (347 types). These sounds are called “ T ones. ” The T ones are categorized into v e groups, each of which is assigned to a di erent T one button. Swit ching T ones Let’ s star t by performing [...]

P er forming P er f orming with T w o Lay ered T ones (Dual Play) Y ou can play two tones simultaneously from each note of the keyboar d. This feature is called “Dual Play. ” As an example, here ’ s how to layer piano and strings tones. 1 2 1 . While holding down the Piano [ G rand] button, pr ess the [Strings] button. Both buttons will light[...]

P er forming Playing Dier ent T ones with the Right and Left Hands (Split Play) Y ou can play dieren t tones in the left and right sides of the keyboard, divided at a certain key. This featur e is called “Split Play , ” and the key at which the keyboard is divided is called the “Split Point. ” 2 1 1 . While holding down the [Tr anspos[...]

P er forming Changing the left-hand tone 1 2 1 . While holding down the [Tr anspose] button and [ T win Piano] button, press a tone butt on. The number and name of the tone currently selected for the left-hand zone ar e shown. 2 . While holding down the [Tr anspose] button and [ T win Piano] button, press the [–] [+] buttons . A dierent t one [...]

P er forming Adjusting the Sound to Y our T aste The unit lets you add rev erberation or modify the brightness of the sound. Adding Rev erberation to the Sound ( Ambience) Y ou can add a pleasant reverberation t o the sounds of the unit, producing the impression that you ar e per forming in a concert hall. This eect is called “ Ambience. ” 2[...]

P er forming 2 . While holding down the [Brilliance] button, pr ess the [–] [+] buttons. The display will indicate the depth of the brilliance e ect values. Screen V alue Explanation -10–0–10 (default: 5) Positive (+) v alues make the sound brighter; negative (-) values make the sound more mellow . 3 . T o turn o the brilliance eect,[...]

P er forming Dividing the Keyboar d for T w o -person P er formanc e ( T win Piano) Y ou can divide the keyboard into left and right zones so that two people can play the same r ange of pitches, just as though there wer e two pianos. This function is called “ T win Piano. ” For e xample, you could use Twin P iano to allow a student to play alon[...]

P er forming HP503 only Screen V alue Explanation 1 (default) The sound of the right-hand keyboard zone will be hear d more loudly from the right speaker than from the left speaker . The sound of the left-hand keyboard zone will be heard mor e loudly from the left speaker than from the right speaker . When using headphones, you ’ll be able to hea[...]

  P racticing Practicing with the Metronome Y ou can sound the metronome while you practice. While the song selects, the metronome will sound at the tempo and time signa ture of the song. 1 . Press the [Metronome] button. The [Metronome] button will blink, and the metronome will sound. The [Metronome] button will blink red and g reen accordin[...]

Practicing Adjusting the Metr onome’ s V olume 1 . While holding down the [Metronome] button, press the [–] [+] buttons. The display will indicate the metr onome’ s volume. Screen V alue Explanation 0–10 (default: 5) When the volume of the metronome is set to “0, ” the metronome won’ t sound, but the [Metronome] button will blink. Add[...]

Practicing Practicing with a S ong Y ou can practice by playing along with a song. Selec ting and Playing a Song Here ’ s how to listen to the built-in songs. The unit provides ov er 195 built-in piano songs. Y ou can also play back songs stored on a separa tely sold USB ash drive. 1 . Press the [Song] button. 2 . While holding down the [Song][...]

Practicing Song formats tha t can be played by the unit The unit can play back data in the f ollowing formats. • SMF formats 0/1 • Roland Piano Digital format (i-f ormat) • Audio les: W AV f ormat, 44.1 kHz, 16-bit linear Playing Songs C onsecutively (All Songs Pla y) Y ou can consecutively play back the built-in songs or the songs sa ved [...]

Practicing Adjusting a Song’ s T empo for Easier Practicing Y ou can change the tempo at which a song plays back. When you ’r e practicing along with a song, this allows you t o slow down the tempo of a dicult song in order to play it mor e comfortably. 1 . Press the [ ] [ ] (Slow/F ast) buttons. The tempo will be indicated . MEMO If an audi[...]

Practicing Using the sound of a specic part as a “ guide” (mute volume) If desired, you can specify that the sound of a part will play at a reduced v olume rather than going completely silent when you pr ess a part button and turn o its indicator . This setting lets you play a specic part at a reduced volume and use it as a “ guide?[...]

Practicing Repeat edly Practicing a Portion of a S ong (AB Repea t) Here ’ s how you can repeatedly play back a specied portion of the song. Y ou can use this function to repeatedly practice that portion. Section to repeat A (Repeat Start) B (Repeat End) Time 2 1 3 4 1 . Press the [ ] (Play/Stop ) button. The song will play back. 2 . Press the[...]

Practicing Recor ding the S ong Y ou’ re Pr ac ticing It ’ s easy to record your own performances. Y ou can play back a recor ded per formance to check y our playing, or perform along with a recorded performance. The unit lets you rec ord in the following way s. T ype of recording Explanation SMF recording Parts will be separate. Y ou can re-re[...]

Practicing Saving a per formance y ou’v e recorded * If you want to save to the USB ash driv e (sold separately), connect your USB ash drive to the USB memory port before you continue. 1 . Press the [ ] (F ast) button to select “Y . ” Saving will begin. The recor ded per formance is sav ed at the earliest vacant song number . The song i[...]

Practicing Recording the left hand 1 . Press the [Right] button and the [ Accomp ] button so their illumination is turned o . The [Left] button alone will start blinking, meaning that the unit is ready to rec ord to the [Left] button. * If you don’ t specify a par t at this time, the r ecorded performance will be recorded in this order: [Right[...]

Practicing Recording a performance you pla y along with a song Here ’ s how you can record a performance that you pla y along with a song. Getting ready to r ecord 1 . Select the tone that you want rec ord (p . 16). 2 . Select the song to be dubbed (p. 26). 3 5 4 3 . Press the [ ] (Rec) button. The [ ] (Rec) button will light, and the unit will e[...]

Practicing Con v er ting a S ong Recor ded as an SMF to Audio By converting a song recorded in the f orm of an SMF to audio, you ’ll be able to listen to it on your computer . Y ou can also use your computer to burn the song to a music CD , or upload it to the Internet. Cop ying an audio recor ding of a song to y our computer page 38 If you save [...]

Practicing Audio Recor ding Here ’ s how to record what y ou play on the unit as audio data. The recorded song can be used on your computer . HP505 only * Thanks to its multiple number of speakers, each of which can be used to play a di erent portion of the overall sound, the unit is capable of producing piano sounds that possess grea t depth [...]

Practicing T ransposing a Song for Easier P er formance (A udio T ranspose) Y ou can change the key when playing back an audio le. Y ou can play the keyboard while listening to the transposed sound . HP505 only • T ransposition will be applied to both to the selected audio le and to the sound from the digital audio pla yer connected to the [...]

Practicing Burning an Audio Recor ding of a Song ( W A V le) to a CD After an audio recording of a song has been sa ved to the USB ash drive, you can c opy it to your computer and burn it to a CD . If you want to burn a CD from a song that you recor ded as an SMF , you must rst convert it to audio ( W A V le) (p. 35). In order to burn a[...]

Practicing S a ving a Song with the Name Y ou Specify Immediately after you’ ve nished recording , you can save the song to the memory , song number , and song name that you specify. * If you want to save to the USB ash driv e (sold separately), connect your USB ash drive to the USB memory port before you continue. 7 6 4 7 8 5 3 2 1 . Ma[...]

Practicing Renaming a Song Here ’ s how rename a song you ’r e saved. 9 8 6 3 11 2 9 7 5 10 4 1 . Select the song that you want to rename (p . 26). 2 . While holding down the [Key T ouch] button, press the [ T ranspose] button. The [Key T ouch] button and [ T ranspose] button will light, and the unit will enter F unction mode. 3 . Use the [ ] [[...]

  Con venient F unctions Making the P ow er Automa tic ally T urn O  After a Time (Aut o O  ) With the factory settings, the unit’ s power will automatically be switched o 30 minutes after you stop playing or oper ating the unit. If you don ’t need the power to turn o automatically , set “ Auto O ” to the “OFF” sett[...]

Con venient F unc tions Restoring the F ac tor y S ettings (F ac tor y Reset) Settings that you’v e stored using the Memory Backup function (p. 41) can be returned to their factory-set state. This is called the “factor y reset” function. NOTE When you ex ecute “F ac tory Reset, ” all stored settings will be erased and returned to the fact[...]

Con venient F unc tions Deleting a S av ed S ong (Delete Song) Here ’ s how to delete a song that you sav ed on the internal memory or the USB ash drive (sold separately). MEMO If you want to delete all songs that ha ve been saved to the internal memory, initialize the memory . * If you want to delete a song on the USB ash drive (sold separ[...]

Con venient F unc tions Caution when initializing the memor y • Never turn o the power while “ W orking... ” is shown in the display . • If the screen indicates “Error , ” please refer to “Error Messages” (p. 53). • Initializing the unit ’ s internal memor y will not initialize settings other than the contents of the internal[...]

Indication V alue Explanation Dual Bal Adjusting the Dual Play V olume Balance (D ual Balance) When using Dual Play , you can adjust the volume balance between tone 1 and tone 2. 9-1 (tone 1 is louder)–9-9 (same volume)–1-9 (tone 2 is louder) T uning Mat ching the Pitch with Other Instruments (Master T uning) When playing ensemble with other in[...]

V arious S ettings (Function Mode) Indication V alue Explanation Stretch Using a P iano’ s Unique T uning (Stret ch T uning) This lets you specify the amount of “stretch tuning , ” a tuning method specically for pianos, in which the high range is tuned slightly sharper , and the low range is tuned slightly atter . If you select “ON, ?[...]

V arious S ettings (Function Mode) Indication V alue Explanation C Cancel HP505 only Playing Back an Audio F ile with Its Central Sound Minimized ( Cen ter Cancel) Y ou can minimize the sounds that are heard from the cen ter when playing back an audio le. F or example, you can minimize the melody or v ocal, and then play or sing that part yourse[...]

V arious S ettings (Function Mode) Indication V alue Explanation CPdl F nc Changing How the P edals W ork (C enter P edal) When you turn on the power , the center pedal functions as the sostenuto pedal (p. 10). Y ou can change the function of the pedal to a variety of other operations. SOST Sets function to sostenuto pedal. PLA Y The pedal will hav[...]

V arious S ettings (Function Mode) Indication V alue Explanation SaveSong Renaming a Song (S a ve Song) (p . 40) Here’ s how to rename a song you ’ve saved. CopySong C opying a Sav ed Song (C opy Song) (p . 42) A song you’ ve saved to the internal memory can be copied to the USB ash drive. Alt ernatively , a song saved to the USB ash dr[...]

V arious S ettings (Function Mode) Indication V alue Explanation VC Ch Specifying the Visual C ontrol Channel ( Visual C ontrol Channel) Here’ s how to specify the channel on which messages used to control video will be sent. ( Visual Contr ol Channel). 1–16 Species the MIDI channel used to transmit MIDI messages to the Visual Control device[...]

Symptom Cause/A ction Page Even though y ou’ re using headphones and the sound is muted, a thumping sound is heard when you play the keyboard The unit uses a hammer action keyboard in order to simulate an ac oustic piano’ s playing touch as realistically as possible. For this reason, you ’ll hear the hammers thump when you play the keyboard, [...]

T roubleshooting Symptom Cause/A ction Page Sounds are heard twice (doubled) when the keyboard is play ed Is the unit in Dual play? p. 17 When the unit is connected to an external sequencer , set the Local Control to o . Alternatively , the sequencer could be set so its Soft Thru f eature is O. p. 48 The wrong instrument is selected when you [...]

T roubleshooting Limitations regarding audio les • Ambience (p. 20) • Saving to internal memory (p. 32) • Playback (muting) of individual parts (p. 28) • Copy Song (p . 42) • Save Song (p. 40)   Error Messages Indication Meaning Error 1 Y ou can only read the music le. It can not be saved. Error 2 An error occurred during writ[...]

Piano– Grand No. T one Name Explanation 1 Concert The sound of a splendid concert grand piano . T his piano sound has our highest recommendation, and can be used for any style of music. 2 Ballade A mellow grand piano sound, r ecommended for quiet songs. 3 Bright A brilliant grand piano sound, rec ommended when you want the piano to stand out in a[...]

  Internal Song List No. Song Title Composer MASTERPIECE a.001 Barcarolle Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin a.002 Zhavoronok Mik hail Ivanovich Glinka, Arranged by Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev a.003 Floral P ursuits * John Maul a.004 Sonate für Klavier Nr .23 1 Ludwig van Beethoven a.005 Sonate für Klavier Nr .23 2 Ludwig van Beethoven a.006 Sonate [...]

  Main Specications Keyboard Keyboard 88 keys (PHA III Ivory Feel Keyboar d with Escapement) T ouch Sensitivity Key T ouch: 5 levels, Fixed T ouch Keyboard Modes Whole Dual (volume balance adjustable) Split (split point adjustable) T win Piano Pedals Pedals Damper (Progr essive Damper Action Pedal, capable of continuous detection) Soft (ca[...]

Main Specic ations Roland HP503: Digital Piano Keyboard Keyboard 88 keys (Ivory Feel-S Keyboar d with Escapement) T ouch Sensitivity Key T ouch: 5 levels, Fixed T ouch Keyboard Modes Whole Dual (volume balance adjustable) Split (split point adjustable) T win Piano Pedals Pedals Damper (Progr essive Damper Action Pedal, capable of continuous dete[...]

  USING THE UNIT SAFEL Y W ARNING Do not disassemble or modify by yourself Do not open (or modify in any way) the unit or its AC adaptor . Do not repair or replace parts by yourself Do not attempt to repair the unit, or replace parts within it (except when this manual provides specic instructions directing you to do so). Refer all servicin[...]

USING THE UNIT SAFEL Y CAUTION Place in a well v entilated location The unit and the AC adaptor should be located so their location or position does not interfere with their proper ventilation. Grasp the plug when connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor Always grasp only the plug on the A C adaptor cord when plugging int o, or unplugging from, a[...]

  IMPORT ANT NO TES Po wer Supply • Do not connect this unit to same electrical outlet that is being used by an electrical appliance that is controlled by an in verter or a motor (such as a refrigerator , washing machine, microwav e oven, or air conditioner). Depending on the way in which the electrical appliance is used, power supply noise[...]

IMPORT ANT NOTES • Before opening or closing the keyboard lid , always make sure that no pets or other small animals are located on top of the instrument (in particular , they should be kept away from the keyboar d and its lid). Other wise, due to the structural design of this instrument, small pets or other animals could end up getting trapped i[...]

5 . Hook the metal brackets of the rear board ov er the screws you loosened, as sho wn in the illustration. 6 . Use four screws B (M5 x 20 mm) to provisionally fast en the pedal board. 7 . S ecurely tight en the two side board screw s and four pedal board screw s. * When attaching the rear board, bef ore tightening the screws , adjust things as nec[...]

5 . Hook the metal brackets of the rear board ov er the screws you loosened, as sho wn in the illustration. 6 . Use four screws B (M5 x 20 mm) to provisionally fast en the pedal board. 7 . S ecurely tight en the two side board screw s and four pedal board screw s. * When attaching the rear board, bef ore tightening the screws , adjust things as nec[...]

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For EU Countries For China 65 Operation Guide Panel Descriptions Before Y ou Play Performing Practicing Con venient F unctions Appendix Function Mode[...]

For the USA DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Compliance Information Statement Model Name : Type of Equipment : Responsible Party : Address : Telephone : HP505, HP503 Digital Piano Roland Corporation U.S. 5100 S. Eastern Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90040-2938 (323) 890-3700 IMPORTANT: THE WIRES IN THIS MAINS LEAD ARE COLOURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING C[...]

Information When you need repair service, call your nearest Roland Service C enter or authorized Roland distributor in your country as shown below . AFRICA EGYPT Al F anny T rading O ce 9, EBN Hagar Al Askalany Street, ARD E1 Golf, Heliopolis, Cairo 11341, EGYPT TEL: (022)-417-1828 REUNION MARCEL FO- Y AM Sarl 25 Rue Jules Hermann, Chaudron - BP[...]

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