Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DP90 Roland
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Recor d Songs Record y our per formances Y ou can r ecord your own pla ying. Use y our computer t o crea te a CD of a song you r ecorded A song you ’ve recorded can be c opied to your computer , and written t o a CD.
Envir onmentally F riendly Energy -Ecient Design The po wer will turn o after a specied time has elapsed When thirty minutes have elapsed since you last played or oper ated the unit, the power will turn o automatically .
Before using this unit, car efully read the sections entitled: “USING THE UNIT SAFEL Y” (p . 56), and “IMPOR T ANT NOTES” (p. 58). These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit.
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Operation Guide Adjusting the Brightness of the Sound (Brilliance) Y ou can adjust the brightness of the sound you play from the keyboard or the sounds of a song you pla y back. T o turn brilliance on Press the [Brilliance] butt on so it ’ s lit.
Operation Guide Dividing the Keyboard f or T wo-person Performance ( T win Piano) This function divides the keyboard into left and right, allowing two people to play the same range of pitches . T o turn twin piano on Press the [Twin P iano] button so it’ s lit.
Operation Guide Selec ting a Song Y ou can select songs. T o selec t a song 1 . Press the [Song] button. Category Song Name Song Number 2 . Use the [–] [+] buttons to select a song. T o selec t a song that’ s saved on the USB ash drive 1 . Press the [Song] button.
Operation Guide Disabling the Buttons (P anel Lock) Hold down the [AB Repeat] button until the display shows “Lock. ” T o cancel panel lock Hold down the [AB Repeat] button once again f or a while. page 43 Recording/Pla yback Here ’ s how to play back or recor d a song.
P anel Descriptions Damper P edal Use this pedal to sustain the sound. While this pedal is held down, notes will be sustained for an extended time even if you release your ngers from the keyboar d. On an acoustic piano, when y ou step on the damper pedal, you ’ll rst hear the sound of the dampers releasing the strings.
P anel Descriptions Phones Jacks Here you can connect stereo headphones . The unit has two headphone jacks, two people can also use headphones simultaneously . Input Jacks If a digital audio player or other audio playback device is connected here, you ’ll be able to listen to its playback through the unit.
Befor e Y ou Play Opening the Lid NOTE • Always use two hands to open and close the lid . Although the unit’ s lid is designed to close slowly and gently when it is released, the lid immediately closes if it has been opened only slightly .
Before Y ou Play T urning the P ower On/O Once everything is properly connected (p. 11), be sure t o follow the procedure belo w to turn on their power . If you turn on equipment in the wrong order , you risk causing malfunction or equipment failure.
P er f orming P er forming with V arious Sounds In addition to piano sounds, the unit lets you enjoy performing with many other sounds (347 types). These sounds are called T ones. T he T ones are categorized into v e groups, each of which is assigned to a di erent T one button.
P er forming P er forming with T wo Lay ered T ones (D ual Pla y) 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 2 1 . While holding down the Piano [ G rand] button, pr ess the [Strings] button.
P er forming Playing Dier ent T ones with the Right and Left Hands (Split Play) Y ou can play dieren t tones in the left and right sides of the keyboard, divided at a certain key. This featur e is called Split Play , and the key at which the keyboard is divided is called the Split P oint.
P er forming Changing the left-hand tone 1 2 1 . While holding down the [Tr anspose] button and [ T win Piano] button, press a tone butt on. The number and name of the tone currently selected for the left-hand zone ar e shown. 2 . While holding down the [Tr anspose] button and [ T win Piano] button, press the [–] [+] buttons .
P er forming Adjusting the Sound to Y our T aste The unit lets you add rev erberation or modify the brightness of the sound. Adding Rev erberation to the Sound ( Ambience) Y ou can add a pleasant reverberation t o the sounds of the unit, producing the impression that you ar e per forming in a concert hall.
P er forming 2 . While holding down the [Brilliance] button, pr ess the [–] [+] buttons. The display will indicate the depth of the brilliance e ect values. Screen V alue Explanation -10–0–10 (default: 5) Positive (+) v alues make the sound brighter; negative (-) values make the sound more mellow .
P er forming Dividing the Keyboar d for T w o -person P er formance (T win Piano) Y ou can divide the keyboard into left and right zones so that two people can play the same r ange of pitches, just as though there wer e two pianos. This function is called Twin P iano.
P er forming Shifting the Pitch (T ranspose) T ranspose means to shift the pitches of songs and the keyboard. The Transpose function makes it easy to do the follo wing. • Y ou can use unchanged ngering to accompany a singer who is singing in a key di erent than the original music.
P racticing Practicing with the Metronome Y ou can sound the metronome while you practice. While the song selects, the metronome will sound at the tempo and time signa ture of the song. 1 . Press the [Metronome] button. The [Metronome] button will blink, and the metronome will sound.
Practicing Adjusting the Metr onome’ s V olume 1 . While holding down the [Metronome] button, press the [–] [+] buttons. The display will indicate the metr onome’ s volume. Screen V alue Explanation 0–10 (default: 5) When the volume of the metronome is set to “0, ” the metronome won’ t sound, but the [Metronome] button will blink.
Practicing Practicing with a S ong Y ou can practice by playing along with a song. Selec ting and Playing a Song Here ’ s how to listen to the built-in songs. Y ou can also play back songs stored on a separa tely sold USB ash drive. 1 . Press the [Song] button.
Practicing Song formats tha t can be played by the unit The unit can play back data in the f ollowing formats. • SMF formats 0/1 • Roland Piano Digital format (i-f ormat) • Audio les: W A V format, 44.
Practicing Adjusting a Song’ s T empo for Easier Practicing Y ou can change the tempo at which a song plays back. When you ’r e practicing along with a song, this allows you t o slow down the tempo of a dicult song in order to play it mor e comfortably.
Practicing Using the sound of a specic part as a “ guide” (mute v olume) If desired, you can specify that the sound of a part will play at a reduced v olume rather than going completely silent when you pr ess a part button and turn o its indicator .
Practicing Repeat edly Practicing a Portion of a S ong (AB Repea t) Here ’ s how you can repeatedly play back a specied portion of the song. Y ou can use this function to repeatedly practice that portion. Section to repeat A (Repeat Start) B (Repeat End) Time 2 1 3 4 1 .
Practicing Recor ding the S ong Y ou’ re Pr ac ticing It ’ s easy to record your own performances. Y ou can play back a recor ded per formance to check y our playing, or perform along with a recorded performance. The unit lets you rec ord in the following way s.
Practicing Saving a per formance y ou’v e recorded * If you want to save to the USB ash driv e (sold separately), connect your USB ash drive to the USB memory port before you continue. 1 . Press the [ ] (Pla y/Stop) button to stop r ecording (p .
Practicing Recording the left hand 1 . Press the [Right] button and the [ Accomp ] button so their illumination is turned o . The [Left] button alone will start blinking, meaning that the unit is ready to rec ord to the [Left] button.
Practicing Recording a performance you pla y along with a song Here ’ s how you can record a performance that you pla y along with a song. Getting ready to r ecord 1 . Select the tone that you want rec ord (p . 14). 2 . Select the song to be dubbed (p.
Practicing Con v er ting a S ong Recor ded as an SMF to Audio By converting a song recorded in the f orm of an SMF to audio, you ’ll be able to listen to it on your computer . Y ou can also use your computer to burn the song to a music CD , or upload it to the Internet.
Practicing Audio Recor ding Here ’ s how to record what y ou play on the unit as audio data. The recorded song can be used on your computer . Preparing t o record 1 . Connect a USB ash drive (sold separat ely) to the USB memory por t (p. 10). * Audio data cannot be saved in the unit itself .
Practicing T ransposing a Song for Easier P er formance (A udio T ranspose) Y ou can change the key when playing back an audio le. Y ou can play the keyboard while listening to the transposed sound . 1 . Press the [T ranspose] button. The [ T ranspose] button will light.
Practicing Burning an Audio Recor ding of a Song ( W A V le) to a CD After an audio recording of a song has been sa ved to the USB ash drive, you can c opy it to your computer and burn it to a CD . If you want to burn a CD from a song that you recor ded as an SMF , you must rst convert it to audio ( W A V le) (p.
Practicing 1 . Make sure that you ’ve nished recor ding, and that the screen shown at the righ t is displayed. 2 . Press the [Song] button. The media select screen will appear .
Practicing Renaming a Song Here ’ s how to rename a song you ’ve saved . * Y ou can’ t rename an audio le. 9 8 6 3 11 2 9 7 5 10 4 1 . Select the song that you want to rename (p . 24). 2 . While holding down the [Key T ouch] button, press the [ T ranspose] button.
Con venient F unctions Making the P ow er Automa tic ally T urn O After a Time (Aut o O ) With the factory settings, the unit’ s power will automatically be switched o 30 minutes after you stop playing or oper ating the unit.
Con venient F unc tions Restoring the F ac tor y S ettings (F ac tor y Reset) Settings that you’v e stored using the Memory Backup function (p. 39) can be returned to their factory-set state.
Con venient F unc tions 9 . Press the [Song] button to c opy the song. If you decide not to copy , press the [Metronome] button. Once the song has been copied, y ou’ll be returned to the screen of step 2. NOTE Never turn o the power or disconnect the USB ash drive while the screen indicates “ W orking.
Con venient F unc tions Initializing the Memor y (F ormat Media) Here ’ s how you can completely erase all songs that w ere saved in the internal memory or the USB ash drive (sold separately). NOTE • Once an initialization is performed, all songs that have been sav ed in the internal memory or the USB ash drive will be erased.
Con venient F unc tions Disabling the Buttons (P anel Lock) When you activate P anel Lock, all buttons will be disabled. This prevents the t ones or settings from being changed if you inadvertently press a button. 1 . Hold down the [AB Repeat] butt on until the following display appears.
Indication V alue Explanation Dual Bal (*1) Adjusting the Dual Play V olume Balance (D ual Balance) When using Dual Play , you can adjust the volume balance between tone 1 and tone 2.
V arious S ettings (Function Mode) Indication V alue Explanation Strg Res (*1) Producing the Resonanc e of the Strings When the Ke ys Are Pla yed (String Resonance) This adjusts the string resonance of the acoustic piano sound (the sympathetic vibra tions of strings for previously played notes that oc cur when you play another note).
V arious S ettings (Function Mode) Indication V alue Explanation CPdl F nc Changing How the P edals W ork (C enter P edal) When you turn on the power , the center pedal functions as the sostenuto pedal (p. 10). Y ou can change the function of the pedal to a variety of other operations.
V arious S ettings (Function Mode) Indication V alue Explanation USB Drv Changing the USB Driver Settings (USB Driver) Normally, y ou don’ t need to install a driver in order to connect the unit to your computer . However , if some problem occurs, or if the performance is poor , using the Roland original driver may solve the problem.
V arious S ettings (Function Mode) Indication V alue Explanation Auto O Making the P ower A utomatically T urn O Aft er a Time (A uto O ) With the factory settings, the unit’ s power will automatically be switched o 30 minutes after y ou stop playing or operating the unit.
Symptom Cause/A ction Page Even though y ou’ re using head- phones and the sound is muted, a thumping sound is heard when you play the keyboar d The unit uses a hammer action keyboard in order to simulate an ac oustic piano’ s playing touch as realistically as possible.
T roubleshooting Symptom Cause/A ction Page The wrong instrument is selected when you press the [E. P iano], [Strings], or [Other] button T one buttons [E.
Error Messages Indication Meaning Error 1 Y ou can only read the music le. It can not be saved. Error 2 An error occurred during writing. The external media may be corrupted. Insert other ex ternal media and try again. Alternatively , you can initialize the external media.
Piano– Grand No. T one Name Explanation 1 Concert The sound of a splendid concert grand piano. This piano sound has our highest recommendation, and can be used for an y style of music. 2 Ballade A mellow grand piano sound, r ecommended for quiet songs.
Main Specications Keyboard Keyboard DP90: 88 keys (Ivory Feel-S Keyboard with Escapement) DP90S: 88 keys (PHA III Ivory Feel Keyboard with Escape- ment) T ouch Sensitivity Key T ouch: 5 lev.
Assembling * 5 1 0 0 0 2 8 3 8 0 - 0 2 * Assembling the DP90/DP90S * T o ensure that you assemble this unit correctly , please read this manual carefully before you beg in assembly. Keep this manual nearby f or reference when needed . * Keep this unit horizon tal when lifting it during assembly or transpor t.
1 . DC In jack * 5 1 0 0 0 2 8 3 8 0 - 0 2 * Assembling the DP90/DP90S * T o ensure that you assemble this unit correctly , please read this manual carefully before you beg in assembly. Keep this manual nearby f or reference when needed . * Keep this unit horizon tal when lifting it during assembly or transpor t.
USING THE UNIT SAFEL Y W ARNING Do not disassemble or modify by yourself Do not open (or modify in any way) the unit or its AC adaptor . Do not repair or replace parts by yourself Do not attempt to repair the unit, or replace parts within it (except when this manual provides specic instructions directing you to do so).
USING THE UNIT SAFEL Y CAUTION Place in a well v entilated location The unit and the AC adaptor should be located so their location or position does not interfere with their proper ventilation.
IMPORT ANT NO TES Po wer Supply • Do not connect this unit to same electrical outlet that is being used by an electrical appliance that is controlled by an in verter or a motor (such as a refrigerator , washing machine, microwav e oven, or air conditioner).
IMPORT ANT NOTES • When opening/closing the lid or raising/folding down the music rest, please be careful not t o get your ngers pinched between the movable part and the panel. In places where small children ar e present, make sure that an adult provides supervision and guidance.
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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 F anny T rading O ce 9, EBN Haga.
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For the USA DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Compliance Information Statement Model Name : Type of Equipment : Responsible Party : Address : Telephone : DP90, DP90S Digital Piano Roland Corporation U.
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