Roland LX-15 manual

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CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN ATTENTION : RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to aler[...]

1 2 Press one of the enclosed butt ons. How t o read the explana tory illustrations Press two butt ons. Numerals indicate the sequence of steps . While holding down a button, press another butt on.   Con ten ts L o o k W h a t Y o u C a n D o ! .............................................. 4 O p e r a t i o n G u i d e ......................[...]

  Recor d Songs   Record y our per formances Y ou can record your o wn playing.   Use y our comput er to cr eat e a CD of a song y ou recor ded A song you ’ve rec orded can be copied to y our computer , and written to a CD. page 28 page 36   Envir onmentally F riendly Energy-Ecient Desig n   The po wer will turn o[...]

  P ersonaliz e Y our Piano (P iano Designer)   Adjust the openness of the grand piano ’ s lid Closing the lid will produce a softer tone, and opening it will pr oduce a brighter tone .   Adjust the r esonance of chords Y ou can modify the resonance of chords by chang ing the way in which the piano ’ s soundboard vibrates . ?[...]

  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 [–] [+] butt[...]

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. T o change how the sounds are hear d While holding down the [ T win Piano] button, pr ess the [–] [+[...]

Operation Guide Selec ting a Song First, y ou need to access the song scr een; this is where you can select songs. T o select a song 1 . Press the [Song] button to access the song screen. Category T empo Time signature Measure Song Name 2 . Use the [–] [+] buttons to select a song. T o select a song that’ s saved on a USB ash drive 1 . Press[...]

Operation Guide Disabling the Buttons (P anel Lock) Hold down the [AB Repeat] button f or a while. T o cancel panel lock Hold down the [AB Repeat] button once again f or several sec onds. page 43 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/Stop P ress th[...]

  P anel Descr iptions [P ow er] Swit ch This turns the power on/o . * W ith the factory settings, the LX-15’ s pow er will automatically 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 [Pow er] switch to turn the unit back on again. If[...]

P anel Descriptions USB Memor y Connector If a USB ash drive is connected, you can use it to sav e or play back songs. Y ou can do the following things using a USB ash drive . • W A VE les or MIDI les (SMF) data copied from y our computer can be played back by the LX -15. • Y ou can make audio recor dings of your performances on the[...]

1 . T o open the lid, use both hands to lift it. 2 . T o close the lid, use both hands to gently lower it.   Befor e Y ou Play Opening/Closing the Lid NOTE T o open the lid, use both hands to lift it lightly . The lid of the LX -15 is designed to close softly even if you r emove y our hands from it. Howev er , it will close quite abruptly if [...]

Before Y ou Play T urning the P ow er On/O  NOTE • Once the connec tions ha ve been completed (p . 11), tur n on power to your various devices in the order specied. By turning on devices in the wrong order , you risk causing malfunction and/or damage to speakers and other devices. • Before switching the pow er on/o , always be sur e to[...]

  P er forming P er forming with V arious Sounds In addition to piano sounds, the LX-15 lets y ou enjoy performing with many other sounds (347 types). These sounds are called “T ones. ” The T ones are divided into v e groups , each of which is assigned to a dier ent T one button. Swit ching T ones Let’ s star t by per forming with[...]

P er forming P er forming with T wo Lay ered T ones (D ual Play) Y ou can play two tones simultaneously from each note of the keyboar d. This f eature is called “Dual Play . ” As an example, here ’ s how to la yer piano and strings tones. 1 2 1 . While holding down the Piano [Grand] butt on, press the [Strings] button. Both buttons will light[...]

P er forming Playing Dier ent T ones with the Right and L eft Hands (Split Play) Y ou can play dierent t ones 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 P oint. ” 2 1 1 . While holding down the [ T ran[...]

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

P er forming Adjusting the Sound to Y our T ast e The LX-15 lets y ou add reverberation or modify the brightness of the sound . Changing the clarity of the sound (opening/closing the lid) Opening the lid will make the sound more sharply dened; closing the lid produces a more mello w sound (p. 12). Adding Rev erberation to the Sound (Ambienc e) Y[...]

P er forming Adjusting the Brightness of the Sound (Brilliance) Y ou can adjust the brightness of the sounds played on the keyboard or play ed back by a song. 2 1 3 1 . Press the [Brilliance] button. The [Brilliance] button will light. 2 . While holding down the [Brilliance] button, press the [–] [+] buttons . The display will indicate the depth [...]

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

P er forming Shifting the Pitch (T ranspose) “ T ranspose ” means to shift the pitches of songs and the keyboard. The T ranspose function makes it easy to do the following. • Y ou can use unchanged ngering to accompany a singer who is singing in a key di erent than the original music. • A song written in a dicult key with numerous [...]

  P racticing Practicing with the Metronome Y ou can sound the metronome while you practice. While the song plays, the metr onome will sound at the tempo and time signatur e 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 accor din[...]

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 w on’ t sound, but the [Metronome] button will blink. [...]

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 LX -15 provides 195 built-in piano songs . Y ou can also play back songs stored on a separat ely sold USB ash drive. 1 . Press the [Song] button. The song screen will appear . 2 . W[...]

Practicing Playing Songs C onsecutively ( All Songs Play) Y ou can consecutively play back the built-in songs or the songs sav ed in F av orite (internal memory) or on a USB (USB ash drive). This function is called “ All Songs Play. ” 1 . While holding down the [Song] button, use the [–] [+] buttons to select the category. 2 . While holdin[...]

Practicing Practicing O ne Hand at a Time (P ar t Mute) Here ’ s how to have only the selected part play back. T his allows you to pr actice playing the left or right-hand part of a song while listening to the other hand played automatically . Part button Accompanimen t part Left-hand part Right-hand part P ar t Each part is assigned to the par t[...]

Practicing Repeat edly Practicing a P or tion of a Song (AB Repeat) Here ’ s how you can repeatedly pla y 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 th[...]

Practicing Recor ding the Song Y ou’ re Practicing It ’ s easy to record your o wn performances. Y ou can play back a recorded performance to check your pla ying, or perform along with a recorded performance. The LX-15 lets y ou recor d in the following wa ys. T ype of recor ding Explanation SMF recording Parts will be separate. Y ou can re -re[...]

Practicing Saving a per formance you ’v e recor ded 1 . Use the [+] button to select “Save. ” 2 . Press the [Song] button. The media select screen will appear . 3 . Use the [–] [+] buttons to select the save- destination media. Indication Save-destination media F avorite Internal memory USB Memory USB ash drive 4 . Press the [ ] (F ast) [...]

Practicing Over dubbing a Recorded Song When recording an SMF , you can overdub each part separately . F or example , you can recor d the left-hand and right-hand parts separately , or record along with a song. Recording each hand separ at ely Y ou can separately recor d your left-hand performance to the [Left] button and your right-hand performanc[...]

Practicing Overdubbing the righ t hand 1 . Press the [ ] (Rec) button. The [ ] (Rec) button will light, and the LX-15 will enter r ecording-standb y mode. At this time, New Song will be selected. If you decide not to recor d, press the [ ] (Rec) button once again. 2 . R eselect the song you saved earlier b y pressing the [+] button. MEMO The song?[...]

Practicing Recording a performance you pla y along with a song Here ’ s how you can recor d a performance that you play along with a song. Getting ready to r ecor d 1 . S elect the tone that you want rec ord (p . 14). 2 . S elect the song to be dubbed (p. 24). MEMO If you want to erase the performance of a specic part, hold down its par t butt[...]

Practicing Con v er ting a Song Recorded as an SMF to A udio By converting a song recorded in the f orm of an SMF to audio , you ’ll be able to listen to it on your c omputer . Y ou can also use your c omputer to burn the song to a music CD , or upload it to the Internet. Cop ying an audio rec ording of a song t o your c omputer page 36 If you sa[...]

Practicing Audio Recor ding Here ’ s how to record wha t you play on the LX -15 as audio data. The recorded song can be used on your computer . * Thanks to its multiple number of speakers, each of which can be used to play a di erent portion of the overall sound, the LX -15 is capable of producing piano sounds that possess grea t depth and see[...]

Practicing T ransposing a Song for Easier P er formance ( Audio T ranspose) An audio recording of a song , or a song from a digital audio pla yer connected to the Input jacks can be transposed to make it play back in a di erent key . Y ou can play the keyboard while list ening to the transposed sound. 1 . Press the [ T ranspose] button. The [ T [...]

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 a USB ash drive, you can c opy it to your comput er 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. 33). In order to burn a [...]

Practicing S aving an In ternal Song Here ’ s how to save an int ernal song to F av orite (internal memory) or a USB ash drive (sold separately). 10 8 6 3 12 2 7 5 11 4 Getting ready to sa v e 1 . S elect the internal song that you want t o save (p . 24). 2 . While holding down the [Key T ouch] button, pr ess the [ T ranspose] butt on. The [Ke[...]

  P ersonalizing Y our P iano Sound (P iano Designer) What is P iano Designer? The LX-15 lets y ou adjust the piano sound to your taste b y modifying various aspects of a grand piano’ s sound, such as its strings and pedal, as well as the keyboard r esonances. This function is called “Piano Designer . ” String Resonance T emperament Ham[...]

P ersonalizing Y our Piano Sound (Piano Designer) Paramet er V alue Description String Resonance O, 1–10 (default: 5) This adjusts the string resonance of the acoustic piano sound (the sympathetic vibra tions of strings for previously play ed notes that occur when you play another not e). Higher settings will make the sympathetic vibration lou[...]

  Con venient F unctions Adjusting the Brightness of the Display (Display C ontrast) Y ou can adjust the brightness of the LX-15’ s display . 1 . While holding down the [Key T ouch] button, pr ess the [ T ranspose] butt on. 2 . Use the [ ] [ ] (Slow/F ast) buttons to select “Display Contr ast. ” 3 . Use the [–] [+] buttons to change t[...]

Con venien t Functions Restoring the F ac tor y Settings (F ac tor y Reset) Settings that you’v e stored using the Memory Backup func tion (p . 40) can be returned to their factory-set state. This is called the “factory reset” function. NOTE When you ex ecute “F actory Reset, ” all stor ed settings will be erased and returned to the facto[...]

Con venien t Functions Deleting a S av ed Song (Delete Song) Here ’ s how to delete a song that you sa ved on an F avorite (internal memory) or USB ash drive (sold separately). MEMO If you want to delete all songs that ha ve been saved t o F av orite, initialize the memory. 1 . While holding down the [Key T ouch] button, pr ess the [ T ranspos[...]

Con venien t Functions Caution when initializing the memor y • Never turn o the power while “Ex ecuting... ” is shown in the display . • If the screen indicates “Error , ” please ref er to “Error Messages” (p. 60). • Initializing the LX-15’ s F avorite will not initializ e settings other than the contents of F avorite. If you[...]

Indication V alue Explanation Auto O Making the P ower Aut oma tically T urn O After a Time ( Aut o O ) (p . 40) With the factory settings, the unit’ s power will automa tically be switched o 30 minutes after you stop playing or opera ting the unit. If you don’ t want the power t o turn o automatically , change the “ Auto O [...]

V arious Settings (Function Mode) Indication V alue Explanation Center C ancel Playing Back an Audio F ile with Its C entral Sound Minimized ( C enter Canc el) Y ou can minimize the playback of sounds located in the center of the sound eld (e.g ., vocals or melody instruments) of the selected audio le or music from a digital audio player c on[...]

V arious Settings (Function Mode) Indication V alue Explanation Center P edal Changing How the P edals W ork ( Cen ter 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. Sostenuto Sets function to sostenuto pedal. * Selectable on[...]

V arious Settings (Function Mode) Indication V alue Explanation CD/Audio T ype Setting the T ype of CD T o be Play ed Back ( CD/Audio T ype) The LX-15 ma y be unable to correctly recognize the type of CD being used. In such instances , you can specify the type of CD manually . When the unit left the factor y , this was set to “Stereo . ” Normal[...]

V arious Settings (Function Mode) Indication V alue Explanation USB Memory Mode Changing the USB ash driv e Setting (USB Memor y Mode) In some cases, when USB ash drive is connected to the USB memory connector , it may take longer for data to be loaded , or data may fail to be loaded successfully . If this occurs, you ma y be able to solve th[...]

V arious Settings (Function Mode) Indication V alue Explanation Display Contr ast Adjusting the Brightness of the Displa y (Display C ontrast) (p . 40) Y ou can adjust the brightness of the LX-15’ s display. MEMO This setting is automatically saved in the LX -15. Memory Backup Storing Y our Settings (Memor y Backup) (p . 40) The LX-15’ s settin[...]

Symptom Cause/A ction Page Even though y ou’ re using head- phones and the sound is muted, a thumping sound is heard when you play the keyboar d LX-15 uses a hammer action keyboard in order to simula te an acoustic piano ’ s playing touch as realistically as possible. F or this reason, you ’ll hear the hammers thump when you play the keyboard[...]

T roubleshooting Symptom Cause/A ction Page The wrong instrument is selected when you press the [E. P iano], [Strings], or [Other] button T one buttons [E. Piano] [Strings] [Other] also operate as buttons that select “Recommended T ones. ” Connecting a commercially-available CD-ROM drive to the USB ash drive c onnector and selecting a song f[...]

Piano– Grand No. T one Name Explanation 1 ConcertPiano The sound of a splendid concert grand piano . This piano sound has our highest recommendation, and can be used f or any style of music. 2 BalladePiano A mellow grand piano sound, r ecommended for quiet songs. 3 Bright Piano A brilliant g rand piano sound, recommended when y ou want the piano [...]

  Internal Song List No. S ong Tittle Composer MASTERPIECE 1 Sonate für Klavier Nr .23 1 Ludwig van Beethoven 2 Sonate für Klavier Nr .23 2 Ludwig van Beethoven 3 Sonate für Klavier Nr .23 3 Ludwig van Beethoven 4 Floral P ursuits * John Maul 5 Barcarolle Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin 6 Zhavoronok Mikhail I vanovich Glinka, Arranged by Mily A[...]

  Main Specications Keyboard Keyboard 88 keys (PHA III Ivory Feel Keyboar d with Escapement) T ouch Sensitivit y Key T ouch: 100 types, Fix ed T ouch Hammer Response: O, 10 levels Keyboard Mode Whole Dual (volume balance adjustable) Split (split point adjustable) T win Piano Pedals Pedals Damper (Progr essive Damper Action Pedal , capab[...]

  USING THE UNIT SAFEL Y Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of injury or material damage should the unit be used improperly . * Material damage refers to damage or other adverse effects caused with respect to the home and all its furnishings, as well to domestic animals or pets. Used for instructions intended to aler[...]

  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 (such as a refrigerator , washing machine, microw ave oven, or air conditioner), or that contains a motor . Depending on the way in which the electrical appliance is used, po[...]

IMPORT ANT NOTES Before Using USB Memories (Using Optional USB ash drive) • Do not connect or disconnect USB ash drive while it is being read from, or written to (i.e ., while the USB ash drive access indicator will blink). • Carefully insert the USB ash drives all the way in— until it is rmly in place. • Never touch the term[...]

7 . Securely tight en the two side board screw s and four pedal board screw s. * When attaching the front board , before tight ening the screws, adjust things as necessary at all the points where there are screws so as t o assure that the front board is aligned in parallel with the pedal board . 8 . Set the speaker bo x so that the speaker cable is[...]

7 . Securely tight en the two side board screw s and four pedal board screw s. * When attaching the front board , before tight ening the screws, adjust things as necessary at all the points where there are screws so as t o assure that the front board is aligned in parallel with the pedal board . 8 . Set the speaker bo x so that the speaker cable is[...]

A A B R e p e a t ..................... 9 , 27 Accompaniment part . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 AC In (AC Inlet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 A l l S o n g s P l a y .................... 25 A m b i e n c e ..................... 6 , 18 [Ambience] button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 A s s e m b l i n g ...................... 58 Audio Rec[...]

For EU Countries For China 61 Operation Guide Panel Descriptions Before Y ou Play Performing Practicing Piano Designer Con venient F unctions Appendix Function Mode[...]

This product complies with the requirements of EMCD 2004/108/EC and LVD 2006/95/EC. For EU Countries This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. NOTICE AVIS F[...]

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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