Roland V-Piano Grand GP-7 Owner's Manual

08-08-1N5100002090* 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 - 0 1 *

10 Contents Saving Your Settings (Setups) ... 48 Recalling a Setup ...

11 Contents Troubleshooting ... 76Error Messages...

12 Panel Descriptions fig.V-Piano_TopPanel.eps 1. [Ambience] knob Adjusts the amount of ambience effect, which adds acoustic resonance to the sound (

13 Panel Descriptions 11. [Write] button Saves a customized tone as a User tone (p. 42). 12. [Power] switch Turns the power on/off (p. 18). 13. [Volu

14 Panel Descriptions 23. [LCD Contrast] knob Adjusts the contrast of the display (p. 22). 24. Input (Stereo) connector You can connect an audio devi

15 Getting Ready add1 The top must be opened or closed by an adult. 1. Use both hands to firmly grasp the right side of the top (toward the high note

16 Getting Ready About the top sticks and sockets The V-Piano Grand has two top sticks of differing lengths.These top sticks allow you to vary the op

17 Getting Ready 1. Using both hands to grasp the upper part of the music rest, slide it in the direction of the arrow, raise it to the upright posit

18 Getting Ready 1. Connect the pedal cord to the Pedal connector of the jack panel located on the bottom left of the piano. 2. Connect the power cor

19 Getting Ready Turning the power off1. Turn the [Volume] knob all the way to the left to minimize the volume. 2. Press the [Power] switch. The disp

Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the V-Piano Grand.The acoustic piano projects a commanding presence at any concert, as befitting its

20 Getting Ready The pedals perform the following operations. You’ll use them mainly when playing piano. fig.pedalName_e.eps Damper Pedal (right peda

21 Getting Ready This instrument has two Phones jacks.Since two people can use headphones simultaneously, this is convenient for lessons or when play

22 Getting Ready Whenever you are not using the headphones, you can hang them on the headphone hook of the V-Piano Grand. 1. Press and twist the head

23 Introducing the V-Piano Grand Tones When shipped from the factory, the V-Piano Grand contains 30 “preset tones.” Of these, two tones that are part

24 Introducing the V-Piano Grand fig.memBackup.eps Backing up parameters The 100 user tones, 100 setups, and system parameter settings can be backed

25 Introducing the V-Piano Grand The tone screen will appear when you switch on the V-Piano Grand’s power.The tone screen shows information about the

26 Introducing the V-Piano Grand Information shown in the tone screen You can change this display by changing the utility screen’s “1. System–Informa

27 Introducing the V-Piano Grand Setup select screen From the tone screen, hold down the [Function] button and press the [F1] button to access a scre

28 Listening to the Demo Songs Here’s how to listen to the V-Piano Grand’s built-in demo songs.* Music Data Copyright: © 2011 Roland Corporation All

29 Playing This section explains how to play the V-Piano Grand.The V-Piano Grand contains 30 different preset tones. Here’s how to select and play th

3 The joy of playing your very own piano The V-Piano Grand lets you create your own personalized piano by freely adjusting qualities such as the tuni

30 Playing Assigning your favorite tones to the [Tone 1]–[Tone 4] buttons You can assign your favorite tones to the [Tone 1]–[Tone 4] buttons.If you

31 Playing List of preset tones GroupNo. Tone Name Piano Type Characteristics Grand001 V-Concert Grand Vintage A concert grand piano with a sound hav

32 Playing The ambience settings allow you to add reverberation to the sound.By applying ambience, you can enjoy the sensation of performing in a lar

33 Playing The V-Piano Grand contains a four-band equalizer which you can use to adjust the tonal character. This equalizer applies to all sound that

34 Playing Equalizer settings are saved in system memory. You can also store the equalizer settings in a setup. Refer to EQ Mode in “System Settings

35 Playing The “Transpose” function lets you change the pitch without changing your keyboard fingering.This is convenient when you need to play in a

36 Playing If you lock the panel, all button operations of the V-Piano Grand will be disabled.For example, you can use this to keep the settings from

37 Playing You are free to assign functions to the [F1]–[F3] buttons.This allows you to rapidly access the function you need.After turning on the [Fu

38 Playing List of assignable functions You can also change the [F1]–[F4] parameters for when the [Function] button is off (p. 43). Indication (abbre

39 Playing You can assign various functions to a pedal, and use the pedal to control the V-Piano Grand. You can assign functions to the left pedal an

4201bBefore using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: “IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS,” “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” (p. 5), and “IMPORTANT NO

40 Playing 1. In the tone screen, press the [Function] button to turn Function on. The [Function] button will light when the function is on. 2. Press

41 Customizing the V-Piano Grand’s Sounds The V-Piano Grand contains 30 different “tones.”These sounds are produced by a virtual piano inside the V-P

42 Customizing the V-Piano Grand’s Sounds The tone screen shows some of the parameters that can be customized.Press the [F1]–[F4] buttons located bel

43 Customizing the V-Piano Grand’s Sounds 5. Turn the [Value] dial to select the write-destination tone number. 6. Press the [F4 (EXECUTE)] button to

44 Customizing the V-Piano Grand’s Sounds The stretch tune settings allow you to make detailed adjustments to the tuning curve. 1. Assign Stretch Tun

45 Customizing the V-Piano Grand’s Sounds Press the [F1 (RangeSet)] button to specify the key(s) that you want to edit. To edit the setting of an ind

46 Customizing the V-Piano Grand’s Sounds “Velocity Follow” refers to the way in which the strength of an effect changes according to the keyboard pl

47 Customizing the V-Piano Grand’s Sounds The included CD-ROM contains “V-Piano Editor” software, which lets you visually customize the V-Piano Grand

48 Saving Your Settings (Setups) You can save the V-Piano Grand’s various settings as a “setup” and switch between different setups as appropriate fo

49 Saving Your Settings (Setups) If you want to use your edited settings as a setup, save them as described below.You can assign a name to your setup

5 USING THE UNIT SAFELY 001-50 Connect mains plug of this model to a mains socket outlet with a protective earthing connection. ...

50 Saving Your Settings (Setups) You can assign frequently used setups to the [Tone 1]–[Tone 4] buttons.This allows you to instantly access a desired

51 Playing Songs and Recording Your Performances The V-Piano Grand can play back SMF music files, audio data, and songs from a CD.You can also play a

52 Playing Songs and Recording Your Performances Opening the Song screen 1. Press the [Song] button. The song screen will appear. Selecting a song 1.

53 Playing Songs and Recording Your Performances You can record your own performance on the V-Piano Grand. 1. In the song screen, choose song number

54 Playing Songs and Recording Your Performances The performance you recorded will be erased when you power-off the V-Piano Grand.If you want to keep

55 Playing Songs and Recording Your Performances In the song screen you can turn Function on and press the [F4 (OPTION)] button to access the option

56 Detailed Settings for Various Functions (Utility Screen) 1. From the Tone screen, press the [Function] button to turn Function on. The [Function]

57 Detailed Settings for Various Functions (Utility Screen) 1. System Group 2. Tone Parameter Group 3. Key Touch Group 4. Pedal Group 5. MIDI Group 6

58 Detailed Settings for Various Functions (Utility Screen) 8 Visual Control Group 9. Initialize Group 10. SONG Group Refer to “Playing Songs and Re

59 Detailed Settings for Various Functions (Utility Screen) Information TypeSpecifies the parameters shown in the Tone screen.OFF No displayBASIC• Ma

6 USING THE UNIT SAFELY 013 In households with small children, an adult should provide supervision until the child is capable of following all the ru

60 Detailed Settings for Various Functions (Utility Screen) If you’ve set the system parameter Sound Perspective (p. 57) to “A:DRY B:AMBIENCE,” only

61 Detailed Settings for Various Functions (Utility Screen) Each Zone has the following parameters. Press the [F1 (ZONE)] button to switch between Zo

62 Detailed Settings for Various Functions (Utility Screen) Here you can make settings for the center and left pedals. fig.UtilPedal.eps You cannot c

63 Detailed Settings for Various Functions (Utility Screen) fig.UtilMIDI.eps The V-Piano Rx Channel setting is stored in system memory. It cannot be

64 Detailed Settings for Various Functions (Utility Screen) fig.UtilFile.eps What is a setup file? A “setup file” contains the V-Piano Grand’s 100 us

65 Detailed Settings for Various Functions (Utility Screen) Here’s how to load a previously saved setup file.When you load a setup file, the V-Piano

66 Detailed Settings for Various Functions (Utility Screen) Here’s how to delete a setup file that was previously saved in the V-Piano Grand’s intern

67 Detailed Settings for Various Functions (Utility Screen) Here’s how a performance you recorded on the V-Piano Grand can be saved to internal memor

68 Detailed Settings for Various Functions (Utility Screen) Here’s how to delete a song file from the V-Piano Grand’s internal memory or from USB mem

69 Detailed Settings for Various Functions (Utility Screen) This operation will erase all data stored in internal memory or USB memory. When you exec

7 IMPORTANT NOTES Power Supply 301 Do not connect this unit to same electrical outlet that is being used by an electrical appliance that is controlle

70 Detailed Settings for Various Functions (Utility Screen) MIDI Visual Control is an internationally-used recommended practice that was added to the

71 Detailed Settings for Various Functions (Utility Screen) fig.UtilVLINK02.epsfig.UtilInit01.eps Here’s how to delete a specific user tone. 1. In th

72 Detailed Settings for Various Functions (Utility Screen) This will erase the user tones and user setups stored in the V-Piano Grand, resetting the

73 Connecting to Other Devices Connect your other equipment as shown in the illustrations below.* Audio cables, MIDI cables, and headphones are not i

74 Connecting to Other Devices You can copy Setup files (p. 64) and song files to separately sold USB memory for safekeeping.You can also play back S

75 Connecting to Other Devices By connecting a CD drive, you can play back music CDs or CD-ROM discs on which SMF music file is saved. Use a CD drive

76 Troubleshooting If the V-Piano Grand does not function in the way you expect, first check the following points. If this does not resolve the probl

77 Troubleshooting Can’t read or write USB memory successfullyAre you using (optional) Roland USB memory? • Reliable performance cannot be guaranteed

78 Error Messages Indication:Situation: Action:01 You can only read the music file. You can only read the music file. It can not be saved.– 02 An err

79 List of Shortcuts By operating two or more buttons, knobs, or pedals simultaneously, you can directly and efficiently access a related function. F

8 IMPORTANT NOTES Additional Precautions 551 Please be aware that the contents of memory can be irretrievably lost as a result of a malfunction, or t

80 Specifications Digital Piano: Roland V-Piano Grand (GP-7) KeyboardKeyboard 88 keys (PHAIII Ivory feel keyboard) Sound Generator (V-Piano)Part 1 pa

81 Specifications 962a * In the interest of product improvement, the specifications and/or appearance of this unit are subject to change without prio

82 About the Ivory Feel Keyboard Traditional piano keys are made from the best materials-ivory (for white keys) and ebony (for black keys). The Ivory

83 Index A AC In ... 13 , 18Ambience ...

84 Index S S.Lift ... 39S.Reso ...

85This product complies with the requirements of EMCD 2004/108/EC and LVD 2006/95/EC.For EU CountriesFor CanadaThis Class B digital apparatus meets a

86For EU CountriesFor ChinaV-Piano-Grand_e.book 86 ページ ２０１１年２月１０日　木曜日　午後１２時４分

Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the V-Piano Grand.The acoustic piano projects a commanding presence at any concert, as befitting its

08-08-1N5100002090* 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 - 0 1 *

9 Contents USING THE UNIT SAFELY ....................5IMPORTANT NOTES ......