User manual ROLAND MT-100

[. . . ] The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference. Copyright © 2008 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION. USING THE UNIT SAFELY Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of death or severe injury should the unit be used improperly. Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of injury or material damage should the unit be used improperly. * Material damage refers to damage or other adverse effects caused with respect to the home and all its furnishings, as well to domestic animals or pets. The symbol alerts the user to important instructions or warnings. [. . . ] When you want to see the lyrics again, press the [ button. 1. <Fig7. eps> Press the [ (Song)] button. The song name and number appear in the upper line of the basic screen. "+" Indicates that the song is stopped in the measure 2. Press the [+] or [-] button to select a song. Depending on the connected device or type of song, the song number and title display changes. Display Description Song from an external source (e. g. 61) ("i" appears before song number) Song from the Song List (p. 46) (song number > title) 20 MT-100 Basic Operation Display Folder Press the [ Up one folder Press the [ (Play)] button to move up one folder. Description When the song has a pick up measure (notes start before the first full measure), "PU" appears in the display and then the measure numbers appear. 3. To stop playing the song, press the [ (Stop)] button. When the song is stopped, a [+] appears next to the measure number at which it is stopped. If you connect a pedal switch (Roland DP-2, sold separately) to the Start/Stop connector on the rear panel, you can start and stop playing a song by simply pressing the pedal (p. 53). Rewinding and fast forwarding a song <fig. 01-05. eps> Backward Forward 1. Press the [ (Bwd)] or [ music you want to hear. (Fwd)] button to move to the sections and measures of Press the [ (Bwd)] or [ (Fwd)] button once and the song moves backward or forward one measure at a time. You can also rewind or fast forward a song while it is playing. When a song starts to play, the measure number on the display flashes. This flashing indicates that the MT-100 is reading the data from the USB memory. Wait a short while and then try again. 21 MT-100 Basic Operation Moving to the beginning or end of a song <fig. 01-06. eps> Return to the beginning Go to the end 1. 2. Press the [ Press [ (Reset)] button to return to the beginning of a song. Also, the metronome plays the song's time signature if turned on while a song is playing. 1. Press the [ (Bwd)] or [ to select a time signature. (Fwd)] button while pressing the [ (Metronome)] button If a song is playing, press the [ signature. (Stop)] button before changing the metronome's time While you hold the [ (Metronome)] button, the following metronome setting screen appears. When you release the [ (Metronome)] button, the basic screen appears. <Fig40. eps> Available Time Signatures 2/2, 0/4 (up beat sound only), 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 7/4, 3/8, 6/8, 9/8, 12/8 Shortcut: changing the metronome's time signature 1. Press the [ (Metronome)] button. If a song is playing, press the [ (Stop)] button before changing the metronome's time signature. The screen cursor moves to the time signature indication. 2. Press the [+] or [-] button to select the time signature. 27 MT-100 Basic Operation Practicing with a Song (Track Buttons) The MT-100 comes with piano songs that allow the performance for the parts for each hand separately. You can select which tracks to play and match your right hand to the left hand track or match your left hand to the right hand track. This function, which temporarily stops a track from being played, is called "Mute. " The preset piano songs are divided into the following five tracks. <fig. 01-15. e. eps> R Rhythm/SFX 1 2 Accompaniment 3 Left-Hand Part 4 Right-Hand Part The indicator above a track button lights in green when the track is selected. The indicator is off when a track is not selected. If you have not made any track selections, all of the track indicators are lit until a song is played. When a song starts playing, only the selected tracks' indicators are lit. 1. <fig. 01-16. eps> Press the button of the track you want to turn off so the track indicator turns off. For example, when you want to practice the right hand, turn off the right hand track. Indicator turns off R 1 2 3 4 Right-hand part doesn't play back When a screen other than the basic screen is shown, such as the 16 track display, you cannot mute tracks with the track buttons. 2. 3. <fig. 01-17. eps> Press the [ (Play)] button. Tracks with lit indicators are played back, and tracks without lit indicators are not. To play a track that was muted, press the track button so the indicator is lit. [. . . ] Polyphony 128 voices (MIDI only) · Tones 348 tones (including 8 drum sets, 1 effects set) · Internal Sounds Conforms to GM2 system/GS format/XGlite supported · Master Tuning 415. 3 Hz - 466. 2 Hz (0. 1 Hz units) 63 Main Specifications · Measurements 165 (W) x 186 (D) x 270 (H) mm 6-1/2 (W) x 7-3/8 (D) x 10-11/16 (H) inches · Weight 2. 5 Kg / 5 lbs. · Accessories Owner's manual, Power cord, AC adaptor, Remote control, Lithium battery (CR2025) · Options (sold separately) USB Memory (M-UF1GB) Floppy Disk Drive (FD-01 series) Roland Microphone (DR-10/20) Pedal Switch (DP-2) * In the interest of product improvement, the specifications and/ or appearance of this unit are subject to change without prior notice. 64 Index A All Song Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 46 M Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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