Roland HP507 - Manual

IMPORTANT NOTES • Some connection cables contain resistors. Do not use cables that incorporate resistors for connecting to this unit. The use of such cables can cause the sound level to be extremely low, or impossible to hear. For information on cable specifications, contact the manufacturer of the ...

& & Contents USING THE UNIT SAFELY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 IMPORTANT NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 About the Ivory Feel Keyboard . . . . . . . . . ....

& & Record Songs & e Record your performances You can record your own playing. & e Use your computer to create a CD of a song you recorded A song you’ve recorded can be copied to your computer, and written to a CD. page 32 page 39 & & Environmentally Friendly Energy-Efficient...

& & Personalize Your Piano (Piano Designer) & e Adjust the openness of the grand piano’s lid Closing the lid will produce a softer tone, and opening it will produce a brighter tone. & e Adjust the resonance of chords You can modify the resonance of chords by changing the way in which...

& & Operation Guide Adjusting the Brightness of the Sound (Brilliance) You can adjust the brightness of the sound you play from the keyboard or the sounds of a song you play back. To turn brilliance on Press the [Brilliance] button so it’s lit. To adjust the brilliance While holding down the...

Operation Guide Dividing the Keyboard for Two-person Performance (Twin Piano) This function divides the keyboard into left and right, allowing two people to play the same range of pitches. To turn twin piano on Press the [Twin Piano] button so it’s lit. To change how the sounds are heard While holdi...

Operation Guide Selecting a Song First, you need to access the song screen; this is where you can select songs. To select a song 1. Press the [Song] button to access the song screen . Category Tempo Time signature Measure Song Name 2. Use the [–] [+] buttons to select a song . To select a song that’...

Operation Guide Disabling the Buttons (Panel Lock) Hold down the [AB Repeat] button until the upper right of the display shows a “ ” symbol. To cancel panel lock Hold down the [AB Repeat] button until the “ ” symbol disappears. page 47 Recording/Playback Here’s how to play back or record a song. Ret...

& & Panel Descriptions [Power] Switch This turns the power on/off. WARNING * With the factory settings, the HP507’s power will automatically be switched off 30 minutes after you stop playing or operating the unit. If the unit’s power has been turned off automatically, you can use the [Power]...

1. 2. 2. 2. Raising the music rest 1. Gently raise the music rest . 2. Fold down the latches to secure the music rest . Folding down the music rest 1. While using one hand to support the music rest, raise the latches located on the back of the music rest, then gently fold down the music rest . Using...

Before You Play Turning the Power On/Off NOTE • Once everything is properly connected (p. 15), be sure to follow the procedure below to turn on their power. If you turn on equipment in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction or equipment failure. • Before turning the unit on/off, always be sur...

& & Performing Performing with Various Sounds In addition to piano sounds, the HP507 lets you enjoy performing with many other sounds (347 types).These sounds are called “Tones.” The Tones are categorized into five groups, each of which is assigned to a different Tone button. Switching Tones...

Performing Performing with Two Layered Tones (Dual Play) You can play two tones simultaneously from each note of the keyboard. 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 [Grand] button, press the [Strings] button...

Performing Playing Different Tones with the Right and Left Hands (Split Play) You can play different tones in the left and right sides of the keyboard, divided at a certain key.This feature is called “Split Play,” and the key at which the keyboard is divided is called the “Split Point.” 2 1 1. While...

Performing Changing the left-hand tone 1 2 1. While holding down the [Transpose] button and [Twin Piano] button, press a tone button . The number and name of the tone currently selected for the left-hand zone are shown. 2. While holding down the [Transpose] button and [Twin Piano] button, press the ...

Performing Adjusting the Sound to Your Taste The HP507 lets you add reverberation or modify the brightness of the sound. Adding Reverberation to the Sound (Ambience) You can add a pleasant reverberation to the sounds of the HP507, producing the impression that you are performing in a concert hall.Th...

Performing Dividing the Keyboard for Two-person Performance (Twin Piano) You can divide the keyboard into left and right zones so that two people can play the same range of pitches, just as though there were two pianos.This function is called “Twin Piano.”For example, you could use Twin Piano to all...

& & Practicing Practicing with the Metronome You can sound the metronome while you practice.While the song selects, the metronome will sound at the tempo and time signature of the song. 1. Press the [Metronome] button . The [Metronome] button will blink, and the metronome will sound. The [Me...

Practicing Adjusting the Metronome’s Volume 1. While holding down the [Metronome] button, press the [–] [+] buttons . The display will indicate the metronome’s volume. Screen Value Explanation 0–10 (default: 5) When the volume of the metronome is set to “0,” the metronome won’t sound, but the [Metro...

Practicing Practicing with a Song You can practice by playing along with a song. Selecting and Playing a Song Here’s how to listen to the built-in songs. The HP507 provides over 195 built-in piano songs.You can also play back songs stored on a separately sold USB flash drive. 1. Press the [Song] but...

Practicing Playing Songs Consecutively (All Songs Play) You can consecutively play back the built-in songs or the songs saved in Favorite (internal memory) or on the USB (USB flash drive) repetitively.This function is called “All Songs Play.” 1. While holding down the [Song] button, use the [–] [+] ...

Practicing Playing back at a fixed tempo (tempo mute) With some of the internal songs, the tempo will change during the song. If desired, you can make these songs play back at a fixed, unchanging tempo. 1. While holding down the [ ] (Play/Stop) button, use the [ ] [ ] (Slow/Fast) buttons to adjust t...

Practicing Screen Value Explanation 0–10 (default: 0) Higher values make the sound louder. Repeatedly Practicing a Portion of a Song (AB Repeat) Here’s how you can repeatedly play back a specified portion of the song. You can use this function to repeatedly practice that portion. Section to repeat A...

Practicing Recording the Song You’re Practicing It’s easy to record your own performances.You can play back a recorded performance to check your playing, or perform along with a recorded performance.The HP507 lets you record in the following ways. Type of recording Explanation SMF recording Parts wi...

Practicing Saving a performance you’ve recorded * If you want to save to the USB flash drive (sold separately), connect your USB flash drive to the USB memory port before you continue. 1. Press the [ ] (Fast) button to select “Save .” Saving will begin.The recorded performance is saved at the earlie...

Practicing Recording the left hand 1. Press the [Right] button and the [Accomp] button so their illumination is turned off . The [Left] button alone will start blinking, meaning that the unit is ready to record to the [Left] button. * If you don’t specify a part at this time, the recorded performanc...

Practicing Recording a performance you play along with a song Here’s how you can record a performance that you play along with a song. Getting ready to record 1. Select the tone that you want record (p . 18) . 2. Select the song to be dubbed (p . 28) . 3 5 4 3. Press the [ ] (Rec) button . The [ ] (...

Practicing Converting a Song Recorded as an SMF to Audio By converting a song recorded in the form of an SMF to audio, you’ll be able to listen to it on your computer. You can also use your computer to burn the song to a music CD, or upload it to the Internet. Copying an audio recording of a song to...

Practicing Audio Recording Here’s how to record what you play on the HP507 as audio data. The recorded song can be used on your computer. * Thanks to its multiple number of speakers, each of which can be used to play a different portion of the overall sound, the HP507 is capable of producing piano s...

Practicing Transposing a Song for Easier Performance (Audio Transpose) An audio recording of a song, or a song from a digital audio player connected to the Input jacks can be transposed to make it play back in a different key. You can play the keyboard while listening to the transposed sound. 1. Pre...

Practicing Burning an Audio Recording of a Song (WAV file) to a CD After an audio recording of a song has been saved to the USB flash drive, you can copy it to your computer and burn it to a CD. If you want to burn a CD from a song that you recorded as an SMF, you must first convert it to audio (WAV...

Practicing Saving a Song with the Name You Specify Immediately after you’ve finished recording, you can save the song to the memory, song number, and song name that you specify. * If you want to save to the USB flash drive (sold separately), connect your USB flash drive to the USB memory port before...

Practicing Renaming a Song Here’s how to rename a song you’re saved. 9 8 6 3 11 2 9 7 5 10 4 1. Select the song that you want to rename (p . 28) . 2. While holding down the [Key Touch] button, press the [Transpose] button . The [Key Touch] button and [Transpose] button will light, and the HP507 will...

& & Personalizing Your Piano Sound (Piano Designer) What is Piano Designer? The HP507 allows you to personalize your piano sound by adjusting various factors that affect the sound, such as the piano’s strings, the resonance produced using the pedals, and the sound of the hammers striking the...

Personalizing Your Piano Sound (Piano Designer) Parameter Value Description Key Off Resonance Off, 1–10 (default: 5) This adjusts sympathetic vibrations such as an acoustic piano’s key-off sound (the subtle sound that occurs when you release a note).Higher settings will make the sympathetic vibratio...

& & Convenient Functions Adjusting the Brightness of the Display (Display Contrast) You can adjust the brightness of the HP507’s display. 1. While holding down the [Key Touch] button, press the [Transpose] button . 2. Use the [ ] [ ] (Slow/Fast) buttons to select “Display Contrast .” 3. Use ...

Convenient Functions Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset) Settings that you’ve stored using the Memory Backup function (p. 44) can be returned to their factory-set state. This is called the “factory reset” function. NOTE When you execute “Factory Reset,” all stored settings will be erased ...

Convenient Functions Deleting a Saved Song (Delete Song) Here’s how to delete a song that you saved on an Favorite (internal memory) or the USB flash drive (sold separately). MEMO If you want to delete all songs that have been saved to Favorite, initialize the memory. * If you want to delete a song ...

Various Settings (Function Mode) Indication Value Explanation Local Control Preventing Doubled Notes When Connected to a Sequencer (Local Control) When you have a MIDI sequencer connected, set this parameter to Local Off. Since most sequencers have their Thru function turned on, notes you play on th...

Various Settings (Function Mode) Indication Value Explanation USB Memory Mode Changing the USB flash drive Setting (USB Memory Mode) In some cases, when USB flash drive is connected to the USB memory port, it may take longer for data to be loaded, or data may fail to be loaded successfully. If this ...

Various Settings (Function Mode) Indication Value Explanation Language Changing the Language Displayed in the Screen (Language) You can change the language that is displayed in the screen. English, Japanese Auto Off Making the Power Automatically Turn Off After a Time (Auto Off ) (p. 44) With the fa...

Symptom Cause/Action Page Even though you’re using head- phones and the sound is muted, a thumping sound is heard when you play the keyboard HP507 uses a hammer action keyboard in order to simulate an acoustic piano’s playing touch as realistically as possible. For this reason, you’ll hear the hamme...

Piano–Grand No . Tone Name Explanation 1 ConcertPiano The sound of a splendid concert grand piano. This piano sound has our highest recommendation, and can be used for any style of music. 2 BalladePiano A mellow grand piano sound, recommended for quiet songs. 3 Bright Piano A brilliant grand piano s...

& & Internal Song List No . Song Title Composer MASTERPIECE 1 Barcarolle Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin 2 Zhavoronok Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka, Arranged by Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev 3 Floral Pursuits * John Maul 4 Sonate für Klavier Nr.23 1 Ludwig van Beethoven 5 Sonate für Klavier Nr.23 2 Ludwi...

& & Main Specifications KeyboardKeyboard 88 keys (PHA III Ivory Feel Keyboard with Escapement) Touch Sensitivity Key Touch: 100 types, Fixed Touch Hammer Response: Off, 10 levels Keyboard Modes Whole Dual (volume balance adjustable) Split (split point adjustable) Twin Piano Pedals Pedals Dam...

Stand Assembly • To assure that assembly is carried out properly, make sure to read these instructions before you begin the assembly. Please keep these instructions close at hand, so you can refer to them whenever you need. • To move the piano, lift it carefully—all the while keeping it level.• Be c...

A AB Repeat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 , 31 Accompaniment part . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 AC In (AC Inlet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 All Songs Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Ambience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 , 22 [Ambience] button . . . ....

& & Error Messages Indication Meaning Error 1 You can only read the music file.It can not be saved. Error 2 An error occurred during writing. The external media may be corrupted. Insert other external media and try again. Alternatively, you can initialize the external media. The external med...

This product complies with the requirements of EMCD 2004/108/EC and LVD 2006/95/EC. For EU Countries This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur ...

Information When you need repair service, call your nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Roland distributor in your country as shown below. AFRICA EGYPT Al Fanny Trading Offi ce 9, EBN Hagar Al Askalany Street, ARD E1 Golf, Heliopolis, Cairo 11341, EGYPT TEL: (022)-417-1828 REUNION MARCEL FO-...