Roland HPi-6F manuale d’uso

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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 ash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to ale[...]

4 Look at All Y ou Can Do! P er form with a V ariet y of Sounds p . 25 In addition to piano sounds, you can play using sounds that are appropriate f or the song you ’ re playing , such as organ or harpsichord. P er form with T wo La y er ed Sounds p . 30 Y ou can layer two dier ent sounds such as piano and strings. This will add depth to the s[...]

5 Look at All Y ou Can Do! Y ou C an Do! Recor d Y our P er formance p . 46 Y ou can record y our own performance and listen to it later . Saving a Recor ded Performance p . 48 After recording a performance, y ou can save it in the instrument's own memory area, or on separately available USB memory. Enjoy A c tivities and G ames with Sound p .[...]

6 002a Do not open or perform any internal modications on the unit. 003 Do not attempt to repair the unit, or replac e parts within it (except when this manual provides specic instructions directing you to do so). Refer all servicing to your retailer , the nearest Roland Ser vice Center , or an autho - rized Roland distributor , as listed on [...]

7 USING THE UNIT SAFEL Y 101a The unit should be located so that its location or position does not inter - fere with its proper v entilation. 102b Always grasp only the plug on the po wer-supply cord when plugging in to, or unplugging from, an outlet or this unit. 103a At regular intervals, you should unplug the po wer plug and clean it by using a [...]

8 P ow er Supply 301 • 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 ov en, or air conditioner), or that contains a motor . Depending on the way in which the electrical appliance is used, power supply noise m[...]

9 Important Notes 565 • Before opening or closing the keyboard lid , always make sure tha t no pets or other small animals are located on top of the instrument (in particular, they should be kept a way 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 tra[...]

10 Look at A ll Y ou Can Do! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 USING THE UNIT SAFEL Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 I m p o r t a n t N o t e s ........................... 8 P o w e r S u p p l y ....................................... 8 P l a c e m e n t ........................................... 8 M a i n t e n a n c e ....[...]

11 Contents T r a c k ......................................... 47 Saving a Recorded P er formance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Advanced Recor ding Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Recording Along with a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 D e l e t i n g a S a v e d S o n g ............................. 52 Saving User P rogr am[...]

12 P anel Descriptions 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 1 [ Volume] slider Adjusts the over all volume of the HPi-6F (p . 16). 2 [Rev erb] button Adds rev erberation similar to what you would hear when performing in a concert hall (p. 29). 3 [T ranspose] button This button lets you transpose the pit ch. • “Changing[...]

13 Panel Descriptions 12 [Play/Stop] ( ) button This button starts or stops song playback or recording . • Start or stop playback of an internal song or a performance you’v e recorded (p . 39). • Start or stop recording (p . 47 – p. 51). 13 [Rec] ( ) button This button lets you r ecord your own keyboar d performance (p. 46). 14 [Bwd] ( ) bu[...]

14 Attaching the Music Rest The music rest of the HP i-6F contains an L CD screen. Attach the music rest as explained below , being sure to handle it with care. Screw Screw View from r ear 1. Remove the music rest scr ews that ar e attached to the top panel (two locations). 2. F asten the music rest using the screws you r emoved . Use one hand to s[...]

15 Before Y ou Begin Playing C onnecting the Po w er C or d Check befor e y ou connect the power c or d. • Make sure that the [P ower] switch is o (p . 16). • Make sure that the [ V olume] slider is minimized (p. 16). T o AC outlet Pow er cord 1. Connect the included power c ord to the A C In connector located at the rear of the bott om pane[...]

16 Before Y ou Begin Playing T urning the P ower On/O On O 1 2 T urning O n the P ower NO TE • Once the connections have been completed (p . 14), turn on power to your various devices in the order specied. By turning on devices in the wr ong order , you risk causing malfunction and/or damage to speakers and other devices. • This unit i[...]

17 Before Y ou Begin Playing C onnecting the Headphones The HPi-6F has two headphone jacks , two people can also use headphones simultaneously . 1. Plug the headphones into the Phones jacks . If headphones are connected, no sound will be output from the HPi-6F’ s speakers. 2. Use the HPi-6F’ s [ V olume] slider to adjust the headphone volume (p[...]

18 Basic Operation T o operate the HPi-6F , rst press the button for the desired function, then use buttons such as the cursor buttons and [O] [X] buttons while viewing the screen. Example of Screen Opera tions Setting Use the up/down cursor buttons to edit the setting selected by the cursor . [X] button Returns you to the notation screen. Cance[...]

19 Basic Operation and Screens Basic S cr een Notation Scr een The following scr een will appear when you switch on the HP i-6F’ s power . T here are three w ays to view the notation scr een, and you can press the [Notation] button to switch between these views as f ollows. Notation (upon power-up ) Notation (enlargement, with note names) Notatio[...]

20 Basic Operation and Screens Notation V iew S ettings Part Select the par t(s) for which the notation will be displayed. Notation Mark If this is “ on, ” notation marks will be shown when you play back song data that contains them. Referring to these symbols can make your performance more expressive . • This item is not available if there i[...]

21 Basic Operation and Screens Moving t o Other S cr eens (Screen Str uc tur e 1) In this manual, a sequence of operations such as “press the [ Application/Lesson] button to ac cess the F unction screen, choose [F unction], and then press the [O] butt on ” will be given as “[Application/Lesson] butt on ➝ [F unction] ➝ [O] button. ” For [...]

22 Basic Operation and Screens Moving t o Other S cr eens (Screen Str uc tur e 2) Application/ Lesson ➝ p . 24 ➝ p . 34 ➝ p . 58 1 1 5 2 6 3 7 7 4 4 8 10 10 9[...]

23 Basic Operation and Screens Moving t o Other S cr eens (Screen Str uc tur e 2) Application/ Lesson ➝ p . 24 ➝ p . 24 ➝ p . 32 ➝ p . 62 5 2 6 3 8 9[...]

24 Choosing a L esson 1 1. Press the [ Application/Lesson] butt on. The screen will appear . Visual Lesson Play a song along with the accompaniment, and see your performance evaluated in the screen. Fingering Pr actice Y ou can check the strength of each nger on the keyboard. DoReMi Course Even if you can ’t read music, you can learn the basic[...]

25 P er form Using V arious Sounds The HPi-6F lets y ou per form using piano sounds as well as a wide variety (more than 300 types) of other sounds. Each of these sounds is called a “ tone. ” The tones are or ganized into four g roups, and these gr oups are assigned to the f our tone buttons. Let’ s star t by playing a piano tone . When you t[...]

26 P er forming The pedals perform the following operations. Y ou’ll use them mainly when playing piano . Soft Pedal Sostenuto Pedal Damper Pedal Damper Pedal (right pedal) Use this pedal to sustain the sound. While this pedal is held down, notes will be sustained for an e xtended time even if you release y our ngers from the keyboard . The le[...]

27 P er forming P er forming with the Metr onome Y ou can play while listening to the metronome . The HPi-6F’ s metronome allows you to change the v olume and time signature f or the metronome, as well as the w ay in which the beats are divided. 2 3 1 1. Press the [Metronome] butt on. The [Metronome] button will blink, and the metronome will soun[...]

28 P er forming Changing the Metr onome ’ s T empo 1 2 1. Press the [Metronome] butt on. The metronome will sound. 2. Use the T empo [Slow] [F ast] buttons to change the setting. The tempo will change. Adding a C ount to Assist Y our Timing A “ count-in ” is when beats are sounded before the song begins pla ying. Sounding a count will make it[...]

29 P er forming Adding Rev erberation t o the Sound The HPi-6F can apply a r everb eect to the notes you pla y on the keyboard. Applying rev erb adds pleasing reverberation t o what you play , so it sounds almost as if you were pla ying in a concert hall. 1 1. Press the [Rev erb] button. The Reverb screen will appear . MEMO If you press the [Rev[...]

30 P er forming Playing T wo T ones La y ered T ogether 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 1 1. Hold down the [Piano] butt on and press the [Strings] button. Both buttons will light. When you pla y the key[...]

31 P er forming Changing the T ones for Dual Play 1 2 1. Use the cursor left/right buttons to choose “tone 1” or “tone 2. ” 2. Use the cursor up/down buttons t o select the desired tone. Y ou can select tones from within the same tone group . MEMO The pitch of T one 2 can be changed one oc tave at a time . This is called the “Octave Shift[...]

32 P er forming Playing Dier ent T ones with the R ight and L eft Hands Y ou can divide the keyboard at a specic note into right and left sections, and play a di erent tone in each section. This is called “Split Play . ” MEMO When using Split Play , the key at which the keyboard is divided into two sections is called the “ split poin[...]

33 P er forming Changing the T ones of the Right and L eft-hand Areas 2 1 1. Use the cursor buttons to select the “right-hand tone ” or “left-hand tone. ” 2. Use the cursor up/down buttons t o select the desired tone. MEMO • If you want to switch tone g roups, press a t one button while “lef t-hand tone ” or “right-hand tone ” is [...]

34 P er forming Splitting the Keyboar d for T wo P eople to Pla y Y ou can divide the keyboard into left and right areas so that two people can play the same r ange of pitches. This is called the “ T win Piano ” func tion. This means that you ’ll be able to use the keyboard as though it w ere two separate pianos . For e xample, this provides [...]

35 P er forming Swit ching the T win Piano Mode Y ou can change the way in which the sound is heard when using Twin P iano ( T win Piano Mode). 1 1. In the T win Piano screen, press the [O ] button. The Twin Piano Mode screen will appear . For details on the mode settings and the eects, ref er to the explanation that appears in the screen. MEMO [...]

36 P er forming Changing the K ey of the Keyboar d or S ong Playback Changing the pitch is called “transpose. ” The “ Transpose ” function makes it easy to do the following. • When accompanying a v ocalist, you can transpose the pitch t o a range that’ s comfortable for the vocalist, while still playing the notes as written (i.e., with [...]

37 P er forming Disabling the Buttons The “Panel Lock” func tion helps you preven t unintended changes in settings, which otherwise might occur if you wer e to press a button by mistake during a per formance . When you activate P anel Lock, all buttons will be disabled. 1 1. Hold down the [Right] button for sev eral seconds . Panel L ock will b[...]

38 Wha t is Piano Designer? The HPi-6F lets y ou create y our own personalized piano sound by editing the man y elements that aect the sound of a grand piano , such as the strings, pedal, keyboard resonanc es, and key weight. This is called the “Piano Designer ” function. Using P iano Designer 1 1. Press the [ Application/Lesson] butt on ➝[...]

39 Playing Back Songs Let’ s listen to the internal songs. The HPi-6F contains a wide variety of internal songs, organiz ed by musical genre. MEMO • Y ou can also play back songs using a separately sold CD drive or USB memory (p. 44). • Using these internal songs for an y purpose other than personal enjoyment without permission from the copyr[...]

40 Listening to Songs F ast-for war d and Rewind 1. Press the [F wd] button or the [Bwd] button. Each time you press the button, y ou’ll mov e in steps of one measure. T o move continuously , hold down the button. MEMO Y ou can also jump to the beginning or end of the song. Operation Button Jump to beginning of song Hold down the [Play/Stop] butt[...]

41 Listening to Songs Playing A ll Songs Consecutiv ely Y ou can play all of the internal songs successiv ely . This is called “ All Song Play. ” 1 2 3 1. Press the [Song] button. The screen will appear . 2. Use the cursor left/right buttons to select a song genre. 3. Press the [ O] button. All songs of the selected genre will be played consecu[...]

42 Listening to Songs Adjusting the Song Pla yback V olume Y ou can adjust the volume balance between your keyboar d playing and the song playback. 1 1. Press the [ Application/Lesson] butt on ➝ [F unction] ➝ [O] button ➝ [Balanc e] ➝ [O] butt on (p . 22). 2. Use the cursor left/right buttons. The volume balance will change . MEMO When you [...]

43 Listening to Songs Changing the T empo of a Song Y ou may want to change the tempo at which a song pla ys back. Even a dicult song containing r apid phrases can be slowed down, allo wing you to play along f or practice. 1 1. Press the T empo [Slow] or [Fast] butt on. The tempo will change. MEMO • In the Metronome screen (p. 27), y ou can pr[...]

44 Listening to Songs Using External Memor y Playing Songs Sav ed on External Memor y Y ou can play songs from external memory (CD or USB memory). The following types of songs can be play ed: music data, audio les, and music CDs. 1. Prepar e the external memory that contains the song you want to pla y . If the song is on a CD, insert it into the[...]

45 Listening to Songs C opying a Song A song saved in F avorites can be copied to USB memory . Conversely , a song saved in USB memory can be copied to the F avorites . 1. Press the [ Application/Lesson] butt on ➝ [F unction] ➝ [O] button ➝ [F ile] ➝ [O] button ➝ [ Copy] ➝ [ O] button (p . 22). 2. Use the cursor buttons to select the co[...]

46 Getting Ready to Recor d Y ou can record y our own performance in order to evaluate your pla ying, or you can pla y along with a recorded performance. 2 3 4 5 6 7 1. Select the tone that you want to pla y (p . 25). 2. Press the [Song] button. 3. Press the cursor up button a number of times un til “New Song” appears as the song name in the sc[...]

47 Recording Y our Performance Listening t o the Recor ded P er formance 1 1 2 1. Hold down the [Play/St op] button and press the [Bw d] button. Y ou’ll return t o the beginning of the recorded performance. MEMO Y ou can also return to the beginning of the rec orded performance by holding down the [Bwd] button. 2. Press the [Pla y/Stop] button. T[...]

48 Recording Y our Performance Saving a Recor ded Performance The performance you’v e recorded can be sa ved to the F avorites. NO TE If you turn o the power of the HPi-6F without sa ving the performance you recorded , that performance will be lost. If you don ’t want to lose the r ecorded performance, save it t o the F avorites . MEMO Y ou [...]

49 Recording Y our Performance Adv anced Rec ording Methods Recor ding Each Hand Separat ely By recording y our left-hand per formance at the [L eft] button and your right-hand performance at the [Right] button, you can recor d a per formance separately for each hand . Y ou are also free to re-record each hand independently . 1. Make preparations f[...]

50 Recording Y our Performance Over dubbing 1. Hold down the [Play/St op] button and press the [Bw d] button. Y ou’ll return t o the beginning of the recorded performance. MEMO Y ou can also return to the beginning of the rec orded performance by holding down the [Bwd] button. 2. Press the [Rec] button. The [Rec] button will light. If you decide [...]

51 Recording Y our Performance Recor ding Along with a Song Y ou can record y our performance while playing along with an internal song or a song saved in F avorites. When you play the keyboar d on the track you selected with the track buttons, y our performance will be recorded. 1. Select the song that you want to play along with (p . 39). 2. Sele[...]

52 Recording Y our Performance Deleting a S av ed S ong Here ’ s how to delete a song that you sa ved to the F avorites or to USB memory (sold separately). MEMO If you want to delete all songs that w ere saved t o the F avorites , initialize the memory (p. 59). 1. Press the [ Application/Lesson] butt on ➝ [F unction] ➝ [O] button ➝ [F ile] [...]

53 Saving U ser P r ogr ams Saving User P r ograms Y ou can save the settings of the currently selected tone butt ons settings as a single set for instant recall when desir ed. These are called “user pr ogram, ” and you can store 40 such settings in int ernal memory. 2 4 3 7 5 6 1. Make the desired tone settings (p . 25). 2. Press the [ Applica[...]

54 S aving U ser Programs Recalling User Pr ograms 1 2 1. Press the [ Application/Lesson] butt on ➝ [F unction] ➝ [O] button ➝ [U ser Progr am] ➝ [O ] button. The “User Program ” screen will appear . 2. Use the cursor buttons to select the user progr am that you want t o recall. The current performance settings will change to the user p[...]

55 S aving U ser Programs Saving a User P r ogram Set to Memor y The 40 user programs y ou’v e stored in the HP i-6F can be saved as a single set of 40 user prog rams to USB memory or to internal user programs. MEMO If you want to sav e the set to USB memory, connect your USB memory to the external memor y connector before y ou proceed. 1. Press [...]

56 S aving U ser Programs L oading a User P r ogram Set Here ’ s how a user program set y ou saved to USB memory or to internal memory can be loaded into the HPi-6F . MEMO If you’ re loading from USB memory, connect the USB memory to the external memor y connector before y ou continue. NO TE Be aware that when y ou load a user program set, all [...]

57 S aving U ser Programs C opying a U ser Progr am Set from USB memor y to Int ernal Memor y Here ’ s how to copy a user prog ram set from USB memory to internal memory. Conv ersely , you can also copy a user pr ogram set from internal memory to USB memory. 1. Connect the USB memory from which you want to cop y to the external memory connector .[...]

58 Basic Operations in the F unction S creen The “Function ” screen lets you edit various settings for performance and recording . 1. Press the [ Application/Lesson] butt on ➝ [F unction] ➝ [O] button (p . 22). The “Function Menu” screen (p. 22) will appear . 2. Use the cursor buttons to select the item whose settings you w ant to edit.[...]

59 Various Settings Initializing Memor y This operation will erase all songs sav ed in F avorites or in separately sold USB memory. NO TE • When you carry out an initialization, all songs saved in F avorites or in USB memory will be erased. T his data cannot be recov ered after initialization, so be sure to ex ercise caution befor e executing thi[...]

60 Various Settings Restoring the F ac tor y Settings Here ’ s how the items stored in conjunction with “Having Settings Be Retained Ev en While P ower is T ur ned O ” (p. 59) can be restored to their factor y settings. This is called the “F actory Reset ” function. NO TE When you ex ecute “Factory Reset, ” all settings stored in t[...]

61 Changing the Nota tion Screen Settings Y ou can change the parts shown in the notation screen, and how they are shown. 1. Press the [Notation] butt on ➝ [O ] button ➝ [O ] button ➝ [Notation Settings] ➝ [O ] button (p . 21). 2. Use the cursor left/right buttons to select the item. 3. Use the cursor up/down buttons t o edit the setting. T[...]

62 Other O perations Enjoying a Slide Sho w of Images Y ou can watch a slide show of your images , while they are automatically switched in the HP i-6F’ s screen at specied intervals. This is an enjoyable way to view phot os of your vacation or pet. Image data tha t can be shown Size The recommended size is 480 x 234 pix els. MEMO • Images o[...]

63 C onnecting Ex ternal Memor y If you connect separately sold external memory (CD drive or USB memory), you’ll be able to save song da ta on the external memor y or play back the saved data on a di erent piano . Device name What you can do CD drive Play back music CDs, SMF music les, VIMA CD-ROM ( VIMA TUNES) songs (sold by Roland) USB me[...]

64 Connecting O ther Devices C onnecting to Audio E quipment Y ou can play the HPi-6F’ s sounds through amplied speakers or a stereo system tha t has line input jacks. Y ou can also connec t your portable audio player or other audio playback device, and play its sounds through the HPi-6F . T o make connections, use audio cables. Caution when c[...]

65 Connecting O ther Devices C onnecting to MIDI Devices By connecting an external MIDI device and exchanging performance data, you can contr ol one device from the other . For instanc e, you can output sound fr om the other instrument or switch T ones on the other instrument. Wha t’ s MIDI MIDI, short of “Musical Instrument Digital Inter face,[...]

66 Connecting O ther Devices Pr ev enting Doubled Notes fr om the S ound Generat or when a Sequencer is C onnec ted If you connect a MIDI sequencer to the HPi-6F , set the Local Control setting to “Local O. ” A MIDI sequencer will typically have its “ Thru” function turned on, meaning that the notes from the keyboard will r each the soun[...]

67 Connecting O ther Devices C onnecting a Comput er If you use a commercially available USB cable t o connect the USB connector located on the bottom left of the HPi-6F to y our computer , you ’ll be able to do the following things . • SMF data played back by y our computer software can make the HPi-6F play sounds . • MIDI data can be transf[...]

68 T roubleshooting General Problems Symptom Cause/Action See Page Pow er does not turn on Is the power cord c onnected correctly? P . 15 Nothing appears in the display Are the analog RGB cable and backlight cable connected correctly? P . 14 Since the HPi-6F’ s display is an LCD , charac ters may not be displayed if the ambien t temperature is be[...]

69 Appendix Symptom Cause/Action See Page Eect does not apply When you are using Dual play or Split pla y , and dierent eects are specied f or the two selected tones, the eect will not be applied to T one 2 (when using Dual play) or the left-hand tone (when using Split play). P . 30, P . 32 The depth of the reverb e ect for the so[...]

70 Appendix Song does not play correctly Symptom Cause/Action See Page Song won ’t play Could the screen be indicating “OK to delete Song?” Y ou can’t pla y back an internal song if internal memory contains performance data you recorded. Erase the performance data you recorded bef ore you play back the song . P . 44 Only the sound of a part[...]

71 Appendix Specications HPi-6F : Digital Piano Keyboard Keyboard PHA II Ivory Feel Keyboar d with Escapement T ouch Sensitivity T ouch: 5 levels/Fixed T ouch Keyboard Mode Whole, Dual (Volume Balance Adjustable), Split (Split P oint Adjustable), T win Piano Sound Generator (C onforms to GM2/GS/X G lite) Piano Sound SuperNA TURAL Piano Sound Max[...]

72 Appendix Specications of the piano Connectors Ext. Memor y connector , USB connec tor , Output jacks (L/Mono, R): 1/4-inch phone type, Input jacks (L/Mono, R): RCA phono type, Phones jack x 2: Stereo 1/4-inch phone type, MIDI connectors (In, Out), Mic Input jack (phone type), Analog RGB connector (HD DB-15 type), Back light connector , AC In [...]

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75 A A d j u s t e r ........................................................ 26 A l l S o n g P l a y .................................................... 41 Audio Volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 B [ B w d ] b u t t o n ..................................................[...]

76 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 Fann y 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 -[...]

77 For EU Countries For China[...]

78 This product complies with the requirements of EMCD 2004/108/EC and LVD 2006/95/EC. For EU Countries For Canada 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.[...]

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