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Owner’s Manual (p. 1)
Manual del Usuario (p. 59)
Mode d’emploi (p. 117)
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WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilater- The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an CAUTION al triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of un- equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK insulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the
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ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH r Owner’s Manual Thank you for purchasing the Roland KR111 Digital Intelligent Piano. As its name suggests, the KR111 is both a digital piano and what we have come to call an “intelligent arranger” instrument with over 160 accompaniments called “Styles” that provide several variations for different song parts. The “Style Orchestrator” allows you to quickly change the arrangement of the selected Music Style, while you can also load new Styles from disk. Apar
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KR111 Digital Intelligent Piano Main features Main features Superior sound source And much, much more… The KR111’s sounds are based on full-length (uncom- A metronome and several educational functions are pressed) waveforms. This produces vibrant, realistic provided, while three digital effects processors (Reverb, sounds. The KR111’s tone generator is 64-voice poly- Chorus and MFX) can be used to further enhance the phonic. Many sounds have been processed and edited alre
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ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH KR111 Digital Intelligent Piano r Using the unit safely 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 cau
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KR111 Digital Intelligent Piano Using the unit safely • Should you remove screws, make sure to put them in a safe place out of children’s reach, so there is no chance of them being swallowed accidentally. • Before using the KR111 in a foreign country, consult ................................................................................................ with your retailer, the nearest Roland Service Center, or an authorized Roland distributor, as listed on the “I
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ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH KR111 Digital Intelligent Piano r Contents Contents Main features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 More Music Style functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 1. Important notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 10. Keyboard part functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Before using floppy disks . . . . . . . . . . . .
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KR111 Digital Intelligent Piano Important notes 1. Important notes In addition to the items listed under “IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” and “Using the unit safely” on p. 3, please read and observe the following: Power Supply Additional precautions • Do not use this unit on the same power circuit with any device • Use a reasonable amount of care when using the KR111’s buttons, that will generate line noise (such as an electric motor or variable sliders, or other controls; a
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ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH KR111 Digital Intelligent Piano r Contents • Floppy disks have a “WRITE PROTECT” tab which can protect the • Disks containing important performance data for this unit should disk from accidental erasure. It is recommended that the tab be always be locked (have their write protect tab slid to the “Protect” kept in the PROTECT position, and moved to the WRITE position position) before you insert them into the drive of another instru- only when you wish to
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KR111 Digital Intelligent Piano Panel descriptions 2. Panel descriptions Front panel K BC DE Music Style A Pop Ballad Oldies Big Band Latin Trad Function Part Balance Transpose Reverb Rock Acoustic Country Swing Gospel Kids Demo J Intro Start Volume Brilliance Balance User Program Basic Advanced Full To Variation To Original Ending Stop FG H I LMN Accomp Keyboard Style Orchestrator Fill In Sync A [Power On] switch J [Style Orchestrator] buttons This button allows you
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ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH KR111 Digital Intelligent Piano r Front panel O S Song Count Metronome PQ U Marker T Music Assistant R V Exit Enter Tempo O Tempo indicators U [+][–], [√][®] buttons These indicators flash to indicate the current Music The [√][®] buttons allow you to select a group or Style or song tempo. parameter. You can press them, hold them, or press one while holding the other to change the scrolling P [Count/Mark] button speed. (Music Style groups can also be selected v
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KR111 Digital Intelligent Piano Panel descriptions W XY Tone Record/Playback Guitar Sax Others Bass Piano Organ Bass Strings Brass Drums/Sfx Disk Menu Rhythm Whole Accomp Lower Upper R4 1 2 3 Melody Piano Arranger Split Layer Intelligence Z ab c One Touch Program Lower Reset Play/Stop Rec Bwd Fwd W [Tone] buttons a One Touch Program [Piano]/[Arranger] buttons Press one of these buttons and use [+][–] or [√][®] to These buttons allow you to instantly recall the appro- assign a sound (“Tone”) or D
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ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH KR111 Digital Intelligent Piano r Front panel E Expression socket This is where you can connect an optional EV-5 or EV-7 expression pedal that can be used as a volume pedal. F Pedal socket This is where you can connect the pedal cable. The KR111 comes with three pedals. [C] This is where you need to connect the supplied power cable. 11
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KR111 Digital Intelligent Piano Before using the KR111 3. Before using the KR111 Connections Opening/closing the keyboard lid (1) When opening the KR111’s lid, grasp it with both Connecting the pedal cable hands and gently lift it upwards, then slide it Insert the pedal cable into the towards the back of the piano. [Pedal] connector on the bottom panel of the KR111. (2) When closing the lid, slowly pull it forward, then gently lower it into place. Connecting the power cord Insert the includ
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Phones ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH KR111 Digital Intelligent Piano r Opening and closing the top lid Opening and closing the top lid Connecting headphones The KR111’s top lid can be raised and closed like on an The KR111 has two jacks for plugging in headphones. acoustic grand piano. Though this is mainly intended to This allows two people to listen through headphones help you obtain a better projection of the sound, it also simultaneously, making it very useful for lessons and changes t
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KR111 Digital Intelligent Piano Before using the KR111 The KR111 is equipped with a protection circuit. A About the adjuster brief interval (a few seconds) after power up is required before the unit will operate normally. When you move the KR111, or if you feel that the ped- als are unstable, adjust the screw located below the pedals as follows. Power On Rotate the adjuster to lower it so that it is in firm con- tact with the floor. If there is a gap between the pedals and the floor, the ped
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ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH KR111 Digital Intelligent Piano r Listening to the demo songs 4. First steps Adjusting the sound’s volume and Listening to the demo songs Your KR111 comes with song demos, Tone demos, brilliance and Style demos. (1) Turn the [Volume] knob to adjust the overall vol- ume. • The song demo illustrates the possibilities of the KR111 as a whole. • Tone demos show off the KR111’s amazing sound Function Part Balance Transpose Reverb quality. Demo • Style demos give yo
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KR111 Digital Intelligent Piano First steps (3) If necessary, press another [Tone] button to select After connecting the KR111 to the amplifier, etc., be another song. sure to switch on the KR111 and the external If you like, you can press [Song] to launch playback of device(s) in the following order: the general demo song (see above). • First turn on the power to the KR111. (4) Press [Start÷Stop] to stop Tone demo song playback. • Then turn on the power to the mixing console, amp, etc. (in t
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ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH KR111 Digital Intelligent Piano r Automatic registration: Music Assistant (4) Press the [Start÷Stop] button to start Arranger play- Automatic registration: Music back. Assistant Music Style Pop Ballad Oldies Big Band Latin Trad The KR111 has a practical function that allows you Song Rock Acoustic Country Swing Gospel Kids Count Metronome User to quickly make all required settings for the music Marker Intro Start To Variation To Original Ending Stop you want to
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KR111 Digital Intelligent Piano Playing with accompaniment (Arranger) 5. Playing with accompaniment (Arranger) Let us begin with the automatic accompaniment function, which is called “Arranger” and often referred to as “Style” or “Music Style” in the display and on the front panel. If the [Arranger] indicator lights, you will hear a ste- Starting/using the Arranger reo string sound and a monophonic bass sound while the Arranger is stopped. The string and bass sounds (1) Press the [Arranger] b
