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AT-20S Owner’s Manual
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Owner’s Manual
Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled:
“IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” (p. 2), “USING THE UNIT
SAFELY” (p. 3, 4), and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (p. 5, 6). These
sections provide important information concerning the proper
operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured that
you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your
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To resize thickness, move all items on the front cover to left or right on the master page. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an CAUTION equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the DO NOT OPEN product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to ATTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF E
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AT-20S.e.book 3 ページ ２００３年１１月１０日 月曜日 午後２時３７分 USING THE UNIT SAFELY The symbol alerts the user to important instructions Used for instructions intended to alert or warnings.The specific meaning of the symbol is the user to the risk of death or severe determined by the design contained within the injury should the unit be used triangle. In the case of the symbol at left, it is used for improperly. general cautions, warnings, or alerts to danger. Used for instr
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AT-20S.e.book 4 ページ ２００３年１１月１０日 月曜日 午後２時３７分 USING THE UNIT SAFELY 013 106 • In households with small children, an adult • Never climb on top of, nor place heavy objects on should provide supervision until the child is the unit. capable of following all the rules essential for the .......................................................................................................... safe operation of the unit. 107b ..........................................
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AT-20S.e.book 5 ページ ２００３年１１月１０日 月曜日 午後２時３７分 Important Notes 291b In addition to the items listed under “IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” and “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” on pages 2, 3 and 4, please read and observe the following: 355b Power Supply • When moved from one location to another where the 301 temperature and/or humidity is very different, water • Do not connect this unit to same electrical outlet that is droplets (condensation) may form insid
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AT-20S.e.book 6 ページ ２００３年１１月１０日 月曜日 午後２時３７分 IMPORTANT NOTES 556 Handling Floppy Disks • When connecting / disconnecting all cables, grasp the 651 connector itself—never pull on the cable. This way you • Floppy disks contain a plastic disk with a thin coating of will avoid causing shorts or damage to the cable’s internal magnetic storage medium. Microscopic precision is elements. required to enable storage of large amounts of data on 557 •A s
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AT-20S.e.book 7 ページ ２００３年１１月１０日 月曜日 午後２時３７分 Main Features We want to take a moment to thank you for your purchase of the Roland AT-20S “Atelier Series” Organ. The AT-20S is an electronic organ which provides a generous collection of rich organ sounds. In addition, it is designed to be easy to learn and use. In order to enjoy reliable performance of your new keyboard for many years to come, please take the time to read through this manual in its entirety. ■ Basic con
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AT-20S.e.book 8 ページ ２００３年１１月１０日 月曜日 午後２時３７分 Main Features ■ Main Features ❍Featuring the newly developed V-Arranger with sophisticated rhythm sounds and realistic automatic accompaniment You will enjoy rhythm and automatic accompaniment so realistic that it sounds like your own backup band is right there! ❍Newly developed Active Expression sounds For some of the sounds, moving the expression pedal will vary not only the volume but also the tone, or add other
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AT-20S.e.book 9 ページ ２００３年１１月１０日 月曜日 午後２時３７分 Contents USING THE UNIT SAFELY ...............................................................................................................3 Important Notes ...............................................................................................................................5 Main Features ............................................................................. 7 Panel Descriptions ...........................................
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AT-20S.e.book 10 ページ ２００３年１１月１０日 月曜日 午後２時３７分 Contents Loading Disk Rhythms Into Internal Memory.............................................................................. 38 Restoring the Rhythm Stored in the Rhythm [Disk] Button to the Factory Settings............... 39 Adding Various Effects to a Voice .............................................. 40 Adding Harmony to a Melody (Harmony Intelligence) .......................................................................... 40 Cha
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AT-20S.e.book 11 ページ ２００３年１１月１０日 月曜日 午後２時３７分 Contents Settings for the Composer .......................................................... 79 Changing the Key When Playing Back Songs ............................................................................................79 Count-in Recording ........................................................................................................................................79 Changing the Metronome Setting ........................
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AT-20S.e.book 12 ページ ２００３年１１月１０日 月曜日 午後２時３７分 Contents Connecting with External Devices .............................................. 98 Names and Functions of Jacks and Connectors .........................................................................................98 Making the Connections ...............................................................................................................................98 Connecting Audio Equipment ..........................................
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AT-20S.e.book 13 ページ ２００３年１１月１０日 月曜日 午後２時３７分 MEMO 13
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AT-20S.e.book 14 ページ ２００３年１１月１０日 月曜日 午後２時３７分 Panel Descriptions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rhythm /Song Name Measure Pedal Lower Utility Display/Exit Organ Orchestral Master Accomp/ Reverb SMF Rhythm Level Level Level Power On Volume Tempo Chord Lower Lower Organ Strings Piano Brass 1 2 Menu Part Beat Min Max Pipe Choir Guitar To Lower Value Write Manual Transpose Registration 18 Lower Sustain Arranger Rhyt
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AT-20S.e.book 15 ページ ２００３年１１月１０日 月曜日 午後２時３７分 11 12 13 14 15 2 Upper Solo Composer Organ Orchestral Select Demo Load Function Save Registration Level Level Level Full Jazz Strings Piano Brass Trumpet Sax Rename Clear Track Rhythm Accomp Bass Lower Upper Solo Control Pipe Choir Guitar Flute Reset Stop Play Rec Bwd Fwd Harmony Intelligence 1 2 3 4 14 Composer 17 Rotary Sound ( → p. 42) [Demo] button ( → p. 19, p. 59) [On/Off] button Sele
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AT-20S.e.book 16 ページ ２００３年１１月１０日 月曜日 午後２時３７分 Before You Start Playing Opening/Closing the Lid Turning the Power On and Off fig.01-02 * Once the connections have been completed, turn on or off power to your various devices in the order specified. By turning on or off devices in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction and/or damage to speakers and other devices. ■ Tuning On the Power 1. To open the lid, hold it with both hands and slide it to the rear.
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AT-20S.e.book 17 ページ ２００３年１１月１０日 月曜日 午後２時３７分 Before You Start Playing ■ Turning Off the Power Using Headphones 1. Before switching the power off, set the [Master The AT-20S features a Phones jack. This allows you to play Volume] knob to the Min (minimum) position. without having to worry about bothering others around you, even at night. 2. Press the [Power On] switch to turn off the fig.01-08 power. fig.01-06 Power On Upper position OFF Connecting a Microphone Y
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AT-20S.e.book 18 ページ ２００３年１１月１０日 月曜日 午後２時３７分 Before You Start Playing Restoring All the Factory Displaying Basic Screens Default Settings The instrument’s display provides a large variety of infor- mation. The AT-20S has two types of basic display screen: the The settings stored in the AT-20S can be returned to their Rhythm display, and the Composer display. You can factory settings. This function is called “Factory Reset.” alternate from one to the other by press
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AT-20S.e.book 19 ページ ２００３年１１月１０日 月曜日 午後２時３７分 Selecting and Playing Sounds Listening to the Demo Songs The AT-20S contains 8 Demo songs. Here’s how to play the Demo songs, and fully ap- preciate the sounds, Rhythms, and Automatic Accompaniment that are available with the AT-20S. fig.02-01 3 2 Composer Select Demo Load Function Save Registration Rename Clear Track Rhythm Accomp Bass Lower Upper Solo Control Reset Stop Play Rec Bwd Fwd 5 4 1. Make sure that a floppy disk is not
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AT-20S.e.book 20 ページ ２００３年１１月１０日 月曜日 午後２時３７分 Selecting and Playing Sounds ● If the following screen appears If the performance song in the unit has not been saved to a floppy disk, the following message will appear, and it will not be possible to play the Demo songs. fig.02-03 If you don’t mind erasing this song, press the [Rec] button. However, if you wish to save this song, press the [Reset] button to cancel the procedure, and then save the song onto a floppy disk. If you wish to s
