Before You Play. Roland HP203

Before You Play

Getting Ready to Play

Connecting the Pedal Cord

Plug the pedal cord extending from the stand into the Pedal connector located at the back of the HP203’s bottom panel.

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1.

Make sure that the [Power] switch located at the left side of the front panel is off (in the upward position).

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2.

Turn the [Volume] knob all the way toward the left to minimize the volume.

3.

Connect the included power cord to the AC

INLET located at the rear of the bottom panel.

4.

Plug the other end of the power cord into an

AC outlet.

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You must use the power cord included with the

HP203.

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Setting Up the Music Rest

Attach the included music rest using the procedure described below.

1.

Insert the included music rest attachment screws into the screw holes on top of the

HP203, and tighten the screws slightly

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Using the music holders

You can use the holders to hold pages in place.

When not using the holders, leave them folded down.

2.

Put the music rest between the screws and the

HP203’s body.

To open the lid, use both hands to lift it lightly, and slide it away from yourself.

To close the lid, pull it gently toward yourself, and lower it softly after it has been fully extended.

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When opening and closing the lid, be careful not to let your fingers get caught. If small children will be using the HP203, adult supervision should be provided.

If you need to move the piano, make sure the lid is closed first to prevent accidents.

3.

While supporting the music rest with one hand, secure it in place by turning the screws.

When attaching the music rest, support it firmly with one hand to make sure that you don’t drop it. Be careful, so you don’t get your fingers pinched.

4.

To remove the music rest, support it with one hand while loosening the screws.

After removing the music rest, don’t forget to retighten the screws.

Do not apply excessive force to the installed music rest.

Be sure to use the supplied screws for attaching the music rest.

Before moving the piano, be sure to remove the music rest to prevent accidents.

Be careful not to lose the screws used to fasten the music rest, or allow small children to accidentally swallow them.

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Before You Play

Turning the Power On/Off

NOTE

Once you’ve got everything connected properly, you can turn on the power using the following procedure. If you fail to perform these steps in the correct order, you risk causing a malfunction or damaging your speakers.

Turning the Power On

1.

Turn the [Volume] knob all the way toward the left to minimize the volume.

2.

Press the [Power] switch.

Lower position

ON

The power will turn on, and the [Piano] button will light.

After a brief interval, you’ll be able to produce sounds by playing the keyboard.

NOTE

Due to a circuitry protection feature, this unit requires a few moments after power is turned on before it is ready for normal operation.

3.

Use the [Volume] knob to adjust the volume.

Turning the Power Off

1.

Turn the [Volume] knob all the way toward the left to minimize the volume.

If you need to turn off the power completely, first turn off the [Power] switch, then unplug the power cord

from the power outlet. Refer to “Power Supply” (p. 9).

Here’s how to adjust the volume of your keyboard playing or the playback volume of an internal song or USB memory song.

If headphones are connected, use the [VOLUME] knob to adjust the headphone volume.

1.

Turn the [VOLUME] knob to adjust the overall volume.

Adjust the volume while you play the keyboard to produce sound.

Turning the knob toward the right will increase the volume, and turning it toward the left will decrease the volume.

Adjusting the brightness of the sound

1.

Press the [Brilliance] button so it’s lit.

2.

While holding down the [Brilliance] button, use the [-] [+] buttons to adjust the brightness of the sound.

Press the [+] button to make the sound brighter.

Press the [-] button to make the sound more mellow.

2.

Press the [Power] switch.

The screen goes blank and the power is turned off.

If you press the [Brilliance] button so it’s no longer lighted, the sound will return to its original brightness.

You can use the Memory Backup function to store

this setting in internal memory (p. 78).

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The pedals perform the following operations. You’ll use them mainly when playing piano.

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Damper Pedal (right pedal)

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 fingers from the keyboard.

The length of sustain will change subtly depending on how deeply you press the pedal.

On an acoustic piano, holding down the damper pedal will cause the strings for notes other than the ones you actually play to vibrate in sympathy with what you’ve played, producing a rich resonance. The HP203 simulates this sympathetic vibration (damper resonance).

You can modify the sound of the sympathetic

vibration. Refer to p. 70.

Sostenuto Pedal (center pedal)

The notes you are pressing when this pedal is depressed will be sustained.

Soft Pedal (left pedal)

This pedal is used to make the sound softer.

Playing with the soft pedal depressed produces a sound that is not as strong as when otherwise played with the equivalent strength. This is the same function as the left pedal of an acoustic piano.

The softness of the tone can be varied subtly by the depth to which you press the pedal.

You can switch the function of the sostenuto pedal

and the soft pedal. Refer to “Changing How the

Pedals Work (Center/Left Pedal Function)” (p. 67).

If you disconnect the pedal cable from the HP203 while the power is turned on, the pedal effect will remain applied. You must connect or disconnect the pedal cable while the HP203’s power is switched off.

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Before You Play

Listening through Headphones

You can use headphones to enjoy the HP203 without disturbing those around you, such as at night. Since the

HP203 has two headphone jacks, two people can also use headphones simultaneously.

If you’re using only one set of headphones, you may connect them to either of the two headphone jacks.

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Using the Headphone Hook

Whenever you are not using the headphones, you can hang them on the headphone hook of the HP203.

Attaching the Headphone Hook

1.

Press and twist the headphone hook included with the HP203 into the hole in the bottom left of the HP203 (refer to the figure below).

2.

Turn the headphone hook wing nut to secure the headphone hook.

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Headphones

1.

Plug the headphones into the PHONES jack located at the left of the HP203’s bottom panel.

If headphones are connected, no sound will be output from the HP203’s speakers.

2.

Use the HP203’s [VOLUME] knob (p. 18) to

adjust the headphone volume.

Cautions when Using Headphones

• To prevent damage to the cord’s internal conductors, avoid rough handling. When using headphones, mainly try to handle either the plug or the headset.

• Your headphones may be damaged if the volume of a device is already turned up when you plug them in.

Minimize the volume before you plug in the headphones.

• Excessive input will not only damage your hearing, but may also strain the headphones. Please enjoy music at an appropriate volume.

• Use headphones that have a stereo 1/4” phone plug.

Headphone Hook

NOTE

Do not hang anything other than headphones on the headphone hook. Doing so may damage the instrument or the hook.

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Before You Play

Using External Memory

A song you’ve recorded on the HP203 can be saved by

copying it to separately sold USB memory (p. 60).

You can also copy songs to a floppy disk using a separately sold floppy disk drive.

You can also play back SMF music data or audio files (p. 42)

saved on USB memory or a floppy disk.

NOTE

Use USB memory and floppy disk drive available from Roland. Proper operation cannot be guaranteed if other USB device is used.

Connecting USB Memory

1.

Connect the USB memory to the External

Memory connector.

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You can play back audio CDs and CD-ROMs containing saved SMF music files.

* You can also play songs on VIMA CD-ROMs (VIMA TUNES) sold by Roland.

Precautions Concerning Use of the CD

• You cannot play back CD-R/RW disks to which audio tracks have been added or CDs containing both audio tracks and data (CD Extra).

• The HP203 is capable of playing back only commercial

CDs that conform the official standards—those that carry the “COMPACT DISC DIGITAL AUDIO” logo.

• The usability and sound quality of audio discs that incorporate copyright protection technology and other non-standard CDs cannot be guaranteed.

• For more detailed information on audio discs featuring copyright protection technology and other non-standard

CDs, please consult the disc vendor.

• You cannot save songs to CDs, and you cannot delete songs recorded to CDs. Furthermore, you cannot format

CDs.

Carefully insert the USB memory all the way in—until it is firmly in place.

If you’re using new USB memory, you’ll need to initialize (format) it on the HP203. For details, refer

to Initializing the USB memory (p. 58).

* CD drives that draw their power from the USB connector cannot be used.

1.

Switch off the power to the HP203 and the CD drive to be connected.

2.

Connect the USB cable included with the CD drive to the External Memory connector on the

HP203.

3.

Turn on the power to this instrument.

4.

Turn on the power to the connected CD drive.

For information on how to perform the following CDdrive operations, refer to the owner’s manual for the drive.

• Switching the power on and off

• Inserting and ejecting a CD

A list of the CD drives that have been tested and found to be compatible is available on the Roland website.

http://www.roland.com/

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