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Roland Digital Piano
Owner’s Manual
USING THE UNIT SAFELY ................................................................................... 3
IMPORTANT NOTES.............................................................................................. 5
Starting Out.................................................................... 6
Main Features ........................................................................................................... 6
Button Descriptions................
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fig.04 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 ELECTRIC SHOCK, The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is DO NOT REMOVE C
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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 instructions intended to alert The symbol alerts the user to items
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101a • The unit should be located so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper venti- lation. .......................................................................................................... 102b • Always grasp only the plug on the power-supply cord when plugging into, or unplugging from, an outlet or this unit. .......................................................................................................... 104 • Try to prevent cords and cables from
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IMPORTANT NOTES 291b In addition to the items listed under “IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” and “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” on pages 2 and 3, please read and observe the following: Power Supply Maintenance 301 401b • Do not use this unit on the same power circuit with any • To clean the unit, use a dry, soft cloth; or one that is device that will generate line noise (such as an electric slightly dampened. Try to wipe the entire surface using an motor or variable lighting system). equal amount of s
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Starting Out Main Features ■ Authentic Piano Performances High-quality concert grand piano tones, combined with the Progressive Hammer Action keyboard, which provides more realistic piano touch, with a heavier feel in the low end and a lighter feel in the upper notes, let you enjoy truly authentic piano performances. ■ Five Tones for Use in a Wide Variety of Musical Genres The DP-1000 features not only piano tones, but four different internal tones that you can use in a variety of musical gen
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Before You Play ■ Closing the Lid Connecting the Power Cord 1. When closing the lid, be sure to fold down 921 * To prevent malfunction and/or damage to speakers or other the music stand, and fold out the blind. devices, always turn down the volume, and turn off the power on all devices before making any connections. Blind 1. Connect the supplied power cord to the AC Music Stand Inlet socket on the rear panel of the unit. fig.2-01 AC 2. When closing the lid, grasp the lid with 2. Plug the ot
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Before You Play ■ Turning Off the Power About the Volume Knob 1. Before switching the power off, turn the The VOLUME knob adjusts the overall volume all the way down. volume. fig.2-07.e The VOLUME knob is located at the far left of the piano’s lower panel. Volume fig.2-05.e Min Max Volume Min 2. Press the [Power] switch. fig.2-09.e Upper position OFF * The VOLUME knob “clicks” to make the knob easy to stop The power is turned off. when center position is reached. * To protect your ears when
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Before You Play About the Pedals fig.2-04.e Soft Pedal Damper Pedal Sostenuto Pedal Soft Pedal This pedal softens the sound. Playing with the soft pedal depressed produces a sound that is not as strong as when otherwise played with the equivalent strength. Sostenuto Pedal With the sostenuto pedal, only the sound played at the moment the pedal is pressed is sustained. Damper Pedal Use this pedal when you want the sound to linger. While the damper pedal is depressed, the sound from the keyboar
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… … … … … … … Listening to the Demo Songs Playing Back and Stopping the Demo Song Playing Back the Demo Song While holding down the [Key Touch/Demo Song] button, press any of the keys within the area where “Demo Song” is printed. Four demo songs are assigned to one key. While holding down the [Key Touch/Demo Song] button, press a relevant key enough times to select the song you want, while cycling through the four song choices available at that key. For example, to play back from song “1-3,”
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Listening to the Demo Songs List of Demo Songs No. Title Composer Copyright 1-1 Intro J. Maul © 1991, 1999 Roland UK 1-2 Je Te Veux E. Satie © 1997 Roland Corporation 1-3 Golliwog’s Cakewalk C. Debussy © 1996 Roland Corporation 1-4 “Fröhlicher Landmann” from “Album Für Die Jugend” Op. 68 R. Schumann © 1996 Roland Corporation 2-1 Bagatelle “Für Elise” WoO. 59 L. v. Beethoven © 1994 Roland Corporation 2-2 Arabesque No. 1 in E-Major C. Debussy © 1994 Roland Corporation 2-3 Salut D’Amour Op. 12 E. E
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Playing the Keyboard Performing with Piano Sound The DP-1000 lets you enjoy performing with high-quality concert grand piano tone. When you press the [Piano] button, the button indicator is lit. You can play using the piano tone. fig.4-01.e Piano Piano Press lit The keyboard is set to this piano tone when the power is turned on. Performing with Various Instrument Sounds The DP-1000 also includes four other tones: E.Piano (Electric Piano), Harpsichord, Pipe Organ and Strings. You can assign any
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Playing the Keyboard fig.4-03.e Tone While holding down... Press 2. After releasing the button, play the keyboard. The button indicator stops blinking and stays on, indicating that the tone selected in Step 1 has been assigned to the [Tone] button. When assigning tones to the [Tone] button, the tone is set by first selecting the tone in Step 1 (indicator blinks), then playing the keyboard in Step 2 (indicator is lit). You can also set the tone by pressing the blinking [Tone] button instead of
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Playing the Keyboard 2. While holding down the [Piano] button, press the [Tone] button. fig.4-05.e Piano Tone While holding down... Press Both button indicators are lit. When you play the keyboard, both the Piano and Strings tones are layered. Reverting to a Single Instrument Tone Press either the [Piano] button or the [Tone] button. Only the button indicator for the button that was pressed stays on, and only that instrument sound is produced. fig.4-06.e Piano Tone or Press Press Layering the
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Playing the Keyboard Adding Reverberation to the Sound — Reverb Effect The DP-1000 allows you to add reverberation to what you play on the keyboard. With the reverb effect, you can get a pleasant reverberation, making it sound as if you were performing in a concert hall or similar space. 1. Press the [Reverb] button; the button indicator lights. Reverberation is added to the sound. fig.4-08.e Reverb Reverb Press lit 2. Press the [Reverb] button once more; the button indicator goes off, and th
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Playing the Keyboard Changing Keyboard Touch Sensitivity You can select from three touch sensitivity levels: Light, Medium, and Heavy. When the Keyboard is turned on, the response is set to “Medium.” While holding down the [Key Touch/Demo Song] button, press the key indicating the preferred touch sensitivity. fig.4-10.e Key Touch / Demo Song While holding down... Press Types Meaning Medium Normal setting, providing the most natural touch, closest to that of an acoustic piano. Heavy With this s
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Convenient Functions Transposing without Changing the Volume Changing Your Fingering— Balance in Dual Play Key Transpose You can change the volume balance between the two layered sounds in Dual Play (p. 13). You can play in a different key-without changing the keys you are playing. This function is called “Key Transpose.” When the Keyboard is turned on, the response is set to When you are accompanying a singer, you can use Key “Standard.” Transpose to match the vocal pitch of the singer, al
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Convenient Functions ■ Setting the Reference Pitch to Adjusting the Reference Pitch 440 Hz — Master Tuning While holding down the [Key Touch/Demo In situations such as when playing in ensemble with other Song] button, press the “C#4” key on the instruments, you can adjust the DP-1000’s reference pitch to keyboard. that of another instrument. Refer to “Functions Assigned to the Keyboard” (p. 24). Middle A is generally used as the standard reference pitch fig.5-06.e for tuning instruments.
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Connecting to Audio Equipment When you connect the DP-1000 to audio equipment, you can * Once the connections have been completed, turn on power to play the sounds from the DP-1000 through the speakers on your various devices in the order specified. By turning on the audio equipment or record your performances on a tape devices in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction and/or recorder or other recording device. damage to speakers and other devices. ❍ Playing Sounds from the DP-1000 Thr
