User manual ROLAND F-100 MANUAL 2

[. . . ] Owner's Manual Congratulations on your choice of the Roland Digital Piano F-100. 201a Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: "USING THE UNIT SAFELY" and "IMPORTANT NOTES" (p. 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 new unit, Owner's manual should be read in its entirety. The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference. Assembling the F-100 Before You Play page 6 page 10 Listening to the Internal Songs page 13 Playing the Keyboard page 15 Contents Index page 9 page 39 202 Copyright © 2002 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved. [. . . ] Holding down the [Song] button, press the [Rec] button. The indicators for the [Song] and [Rec] buttons will light, and the [Play] button's indicator will blink. To cancel recording, press the [Rec] button once more. Status of the indicators for buttons [1] [2] when the [Track] button is pressed Dark Not recording No data recorded Not recording Data recorded Recording To select a performance part of an internal song, play back the song, then make your selection. 4. Holding down the [Track] button, press the [1] or [2] button to select the recording track. When you want to record the left-hand performance, press the [1] button; to record that of the right hand, press the [2] button. 5. Recording will start when you either press the [Play] button or play the keyboard. Recording begins after two measures of count sound. Note that recording will also begin as soon as you play anything on the keyboard, even if you do not press the [Play] button. There is no count sound played when you start in this manner. Lit Blink 6. To stop recording, press the [Play] or [Rec] button. The indicators for the [Play] and [Rec] buttons will go dark. When you record a song that begins on a weak beat (an upbeat; i. e. , a beat other than the first beat), recording will begin after the count has sounded for the first measure. Play back the recorded performance 7. Press the [Play] button. Once again press the [Play] button, and playback will stop. 23 Recording Your Performance Selecting and Recording the Track for Each Hand Separately If you want to re-do the recording, you can re-record just a specific track. fig. panel4-4 Recorder Variation Song Play Rec Track NOTE HarpsiPiano E. Piano chord Organ Strings Reverb Dual Balance Key Touch 1 2 1 3 4, 6 2, 5 1. Press the [Rec] button. The [Rec] button's indicator will light. When you press the [Track] button, the track button indicator of the track you recorded earlier will blink. If you layer a newly recorded performance without erasing the recorded song, the song tempo, beat and the selected rhythm will be stored with the settings that were recorded first. 3. 4. Holding down the [Track] button, press the [1] or [2] button to select the track that you want to record. Recording will start when you either press the [Play] button or play the keyboard. Recording begins after two measures of count sound. Note that recording will also begin as soon as you play anything on the keyboard, even if you do not press the [Play] button. There is no count sound played when you start in this manner. Status of the indicators for buttons [1] [2] when the [Track] button is pressed Dark Not recording No data recorded Not recording Data recorded Recording 5. To stop recording, press the [Play] or [Rec] button. The indicators for the [Play] and [Rec] buttons will go dark. If you want to record on the other track, return to step 2 to record your performance again. You can record while you listen to the previously recorded performance. Lit Blink Play back the recorded performance 6. Press the [Play] button. You will hear the recorded performance. Press the [Play] button once again, and playback will stop. 24 Recording Your Performance Erasing Recorded Performances You can erase a recorded performance. fig. panel4-4 Recorder Reverb Piano E. Piano chord Harpsi- Organ Strings Variation Song Play Rec Track Dual Balance Key Touch 1 2 Erasing a performance from the specified track You can select a recorded track and erase it. 1. While holding down the [Track] button, press the [1] or [2] button; continue holding them down for a while. After the buttons have been held down for several seconds, the [Song] button and the [1] and [2] buttons will blink briefly, and the performance of the selected track will be erased. Erasing a song You can erase a song you've recorded. 1. While holding down the [Track] button, press the [Song] button; continue holding them down for a while. After the buttons have been held down for several seconds, the [Song] button and the [1] and [2] buttons will blink briefly, and the performance you recorded will be erased. 25 Some Handy Functions Changing the Keyboard's Touch You can change the touch sensitivity, or response of the keys. The setting is at "Medium" when the F-100 is powered up. fig. 03-01 Disabling Buttons (Panel Lock) Making the setting for the panel lock enables a state where only piano play is possible, and all buttons are disabled. As the settings are not changed, this is convenient for piano performances. fig. 03-02 Reverb Piano E. Piano chord Harpsi- Organ Strings Variation Song Dual Balance Key Touch Piano Power While holding down. . . Press 1. Hold down the [ (Metronome/Rhythm)] button and press the [Song] button. While holding down. . . Turn the power ON The [ (Metronome/Rhythm)] button, [Song] button and the Tone button for the currently selected value flash. 1. Before you switch on the power, turn the volume down all the way by rotating the [Volume] knob. 2. Press any Tone button. The pressed button's indicator blinks. 2. While holding down the [Piano] button, press the [Power] switch to turn on the power. 3. Adjust the volume. Tone button Piano Touch Sensitivity Fixed Descriptions Notes are sounded at an unchanging volume level, regardless of how lightly or forcefully you finger the keyboard. Fortissimo (ff) can be obtained with weaker touch than usual, so, you will feel that the keyboard is lighter. [. . . ] No. 18 Anhuaxili Chaoyang District, Beijing, CHINA TEL: (010) 6426-5050 NEW ZEALAND Roland Corporation Ltd. 32 Shaddock Street, Mount Eden, Auckland, NEW ZEALAND TEL: (09) 3098 715 DENMARK Roland Scandinavia A/S Nordhavnsvej 7, Postbox 880, DK-2100 Copenhagen DENMARK TEL: 3916 6200 SWEDEN Roland Scandinavia A/S SWEDISH SALES OFFICE Danvik Center 28, 2 tr. 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