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RK-100-e.book 1 ページ ２００６年７月２０日 木曜日 午前１０時２０分
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RK-100-e.book 2 ページ ２００６年７月２０日 木曜日 午前１０時２０分 Here’s what the VIMA lets you do Here’s what the VIMA lets you do Sing with your family or friends! Perform music Enjoy singing together Play using instrumental sounds suitable for the song The VIMA lets you connect two microphones for singing. When you play along while listening to one You can also adjust the tempo of the song for of the VIMA’s songs, you can easily select more comfortable singing. and play instrumental s
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RK-100-e.book 3 ページ ２００６年７月２０日 木曜日 午前１０時２０分 Introduction Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the VIMA (RK-100). To ensure that you obtain the maximum enjoyment and take full advantage of the VIMA’s functionality, please read this owner’s manual carefully. About the manual The owner’s manual explains the basic operations you should understand in order to use the VIMA’s performance capability, as well as more advanced operations that let you connect various equipment to the
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RK-100-e.book 4 ページ ２００６年７月２０日 木曜日 午前１０時２０分 Contents Introduction........................................................................................... 3 About the manual ..............................................................................................................3 Conventions in this manual ........................................................................................3 USING THE UNIT SAFELY................................................................
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RK-100-e.book 5 ページ ２００６年７月２０日 木曜日 午前１０時２０分 Contents Singing along with the VIMA................................................................ 45 Connecting a microphone.................................................................................................45 Adjusting the volume of the microphone .............................................................................46 Changing the song to a key that’s comfortable for singing (Key Control)...............................
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RK-100-e.book 6 ページ ２００６年７月２０日 木曜日 午前１０時２０分 USING THE UNIT SAFELY The symbol alerts the user to important instructions or Used for instructions intended to alert the warnings.The specific meaning of the symbol is user to the risk of death or severe injury determined by the design contained within the triangle. should the unit be used improperly. In the case of the symbol at left, it is used for general cautions, warnings, or alerts to danger. Used fo
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RK-100-e.book 7 ページ ２００６年７月２０日 木曜日 午前１０時２０分 012c 101b • Immediately turn the power off, remove the AC • The unit and the AC adaptor should be located so adaptor from the outlet, and request servicing by their location or position does not interfere with your retailer, the nearest Roland Service Center, or their proper ventilation. an authorized Roland distributor, as listed on the ..............................................................
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RK-100-e.book 8 ページ ２００６年７月２０日 木曜日 午前１０時２０分 IMPORTANT NOTES 291a In addition to the items listed under “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” on page 6, please read and observe the following: Power Supply Maintenance 301 401a • Do not connect this unit to same electrical outlet that is being • For everyday cleaning wipe the unit with a soft, dry cloth or used by an electrical appliance that is controlled by an one that has been slightly dampened with water. To remove inver
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RK-100-e.book 9 ページ ２００６年７月２０日 木曜日 午前１０時２０分 IMPORTANT NOTES 203 Additional Precautions * GS ( ) is a registered trademark of Roland 551 • Please be aware that the contents of memory can be Corporation. irretrievably lost as a result of a malfunction, or the improper operation of the unit. To protect yourself against the risk of * XG lite ( ) is a registered trademark of Yamaha loosing important data, we recommend that you periodically Corporation.
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RK-100-e.book 10 ページ ２００６年７月２０日 木曜日 午前１０時２０分 Names of things and what they do Top Panel 2 3 4 9 13 14 12 10 1 5 6 7 8 11 15 16 1 6 [Power On] switch [BALANCE] knob Turns the power on/off (p. 14). Adjusts the volume balance between the song and the keyboard (p. 38). When playing along with a song, you can use this to 2 EXT IN turn down the song volume. Here you can connect a DVD player or other video device, and view the images on an external display or 7 MELODY play back
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RK-100-e.book 11 ページ ２００６年７月２０日 木曜日 午前１０時２０分 Names of things and what they do 17 10 15 [DEMO] button INSTRUMENT Plays the demo song (p. 18). Here you can select the sound you’ll hear when you play the keyboard (p. 33). 11 [MENU] button 16 CD drive Lets you make various settings for the VIMA (p. 55). This drive lets you play CD-ROMs made for the VIMA (VIMA TUNES), as well as commercially available music 12 Display CDs and CD-ROM discs containing SMF music data (p. Here you c
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RK-100-e.book 12 ページ ２００６年７月２０日 木曜日 午前１０時２０分 Names of things and what they do Rear Panel 18 24 20 21 24 25 26 19 22 23 18 23 USB connector PHONES jacks You can connect this to your computer for transferring Here you can connect headphones. The VIMA lets you performance data (p. 54). use two sets of headphones simultaneously (p. 16). * The volume may be reduced if you use two sets of headphones simultaneously. 19 MIDI IN/OUT connectors You can connect these to external M
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RK-100-e.book 13 ページ ２００６年７月２０日 木曜日 午前１０時２０分 Names of things and what they do Main screen 1 2 3 4 1 3 SONG/LYRIC KEY The name of the currently selected song is shown here in This indicates the key control setting. large characters. When you change the key, this will affect the key of both the keyboard and the song. 2 SONG LOCATION 4 TEMPO Here you can select the location in which the desired song is saved (the “song location”). This indicates the tempo. • PRESETS (internal songs) • C
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RK-100-e.book 14 ページ ２００６年７月２０日 木曜日 午前１０時２０分 Before you play Turning the power on/off Getting ready to play 941 Once you’ve got everything connected properly, you can NOTE turn on the power using the following procedure. If you Connecting the power cord fail to perform these steps in the correct order, you risk 1. Make sure that the [Power On] switch located causing a malfunction or damaging your speakers. at the left side of the keyboard is off (in the upwar
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RK-100-e.book 15 ページ ２００６年７月２０日 木曜日 午前１０時２０分 Before you play Adjusting the volume Attaching the music rest Here’s how to adjust the volume of your keyboard playing or Here’s how to attach the included music rest. the playback volume of an internal song or CD song. 1. Insert the included music rest into the VIMA as If headphones are connected, use the [VOLUME] knob to shown in the illustration. adjust the headphone volume. fig.MusicRestScrew.eps 1. Turn the [VOLUME] knob to adjus
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RK-100-e.book 16 ページ ２００６年７月２０日 木曜日 午前１０時２０分 Before you play Listening through headphones Adjusting the brightness of the display Since the VIMA has two headphone jacks, two people can use headphones simultaneously. You can also use headphones to You can adjust the brightness of the VIMA’s display. enjoy the VIMA without disturbing those around you, such as at night. 1. To adjust the brightness, turn the [DISPLAY If you’re using only one set of headphones, you may connect
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RK-100-e.book 17 ページ ２００６年７月２０日 木曜日 午前１０時２０分 Listening on the VIMA Songs you can play using the VIMA You can listen to the internal songs, songs from the included CD-ROM, or commercially available music data. Use the [LOCATION] buttons to select the location that contains the song you want to hear. For details on how to play back these songs, refer to the explanations below. What you can play Explanation Demo songs You can play back a demo song that let’s you experience the VIMA’s beaut
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RK-100-e.book 18 ページ ２００６年７月２０日 木曜日 午前１０時２０分 Listening on the VIMA Listening to the demo song Here’s how you can play back a demo song that lets you experience the VIMA’s beautiful sounds. Use the [VOLUME] knob to adjust the volume (p. 15). 1. Press the [DEMO] button so it’s lit. 2. fig.Demo-e.eps The demo song begins playing. When playback reaches the end of the song, it will resume again from the beginning. Press the [DEMO] button once again to stop playback. 3. 18
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RK-100-e.book 19 ページ ２００６年７月２０日 木曜日 午前１０時２０分 Listening on the VIMA Listening to internal songs The VIMA contains 34 internal songs. Here’s how to select and play back one of these songs. Selecting a song fig.Panel-Preset-e.eps 4, 5 1 2 3 Make sure that the [DEMO] button and [MENU] button are unlit. 1. If either is lit, press the button to turn it off. Use the [LOCATION] buttons to select . 2. fig.Location-preset-i-e.eps The VIMA’s screen will show a list of the internal
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RK-100-e.book 20 ページ ２００６年７月２０日 木曜日 午前１０時２０分 Listening on the VIMA Playing the song Press the [PLAY/STOP] button. 4. The selected song will play. Panel [ ] button and [ ] button Depending on whether the song is stopped or playing, the [ ] button and [ ] button will do the following. When the song is stopped [ ] button Returns to the beginning of the song. Pressing this button at the beginning of a song will select the preceding song. [ ] button Selects the next song. When the song is
