Roland DP-990F Owner's Manual

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10 USING THE UNIT SAFELY •Whenever you suspect the possibility of lightning in your area, disconnect the AC adaptor from the outlet. ...

11 IMPORTANT NOTES Power Supply • Do not connect this unit to same electrical outlet that is being used by an electrical appliance that is controlled

12 IMPORTANT NOTES Repairs and Data • Please be aware that all data contained in the unit’s memory may be lost when the unit is sent for repairs. Imp

13 IMPORTANT NOTES Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (Using Optional Floppy Disk Drive)• Never attempt to remove a floppy disk from the drive while the

14 Names of Things and What They Do [Volume] slider Adjusts the overall volume of the DP990F(p. 19). [Reverb] button Adds reverberation similar to wh

15 Names of Things and What They Do [Metronome] button Turns the internal metronome on/off (p. 23). [] (Play/Stop) button • Stops/starts playback of

16 Before You Play Connecting the Pedal Cord Connect the pedal cord to the Pedal jack on the rear panel of DP990F, at the rear. 924 Plug the pedal co

17 Before You Play Opening/Closing the Lid Always use two hands to open and close the lid.Although the DP990F’s lid is designed to close slowly and g

18 Before You Play Once the connections have been completed (p. 16), turn on power to your various devices in the order specified. By turning on devi

19 Before You PlayHere’s how to adjust the volume of your keyboard playing or the playback volume of an internal song or USB memory song.If headphone

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20 Before You PlayThe pedals perform the following operations. You’ll use them mainly when playing piano. Damper Pedal (right pedal) Use this pedal t

21 Before You PlayYou can use headphones to enjoy the DP990F without disturbing those around you, such as at night. Connecting the Headphones The DP9

22 Performing In addition to piano sounds, the DP990F lets you enjoy performing with many other sounds (over 300 types).These sounds are called “Tone

23 PerformingYou can sound the metronome while you perform.The DP990F contains a versatile metronome feature. You can also change the metronome’s vol

24 Performing Changing the Metronome’s Time Signature 1. Press the [Metronome] button. The metronome will sound. 2. Press the [Display] button. The B

25 Performing Adjusting the Metronome’s Volume fig.Panel 1. While holding down the [Metronome] button, press the [-] or [+] button. The display will

26 PerformingYou can add a pleasant reverberation to the sounds you play from the keyboard, producing the impression that you are performing in a con

27 PerformingYou can change the touch sensitivity, or response of the keys. You can adjust the keyboard touch as appropriate for the playing strength

28 PerformingYou can play two tones simultaneously from each note of the keyboard. This feature is called “Dual Play.”As an example, here’s how to la

29 PerformingYou 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 t

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30 Performing Changing the Way in Which the Sound is Heard (Twin Piano Mode) fig.Panel 1. Hold down the [Twin Piano] button and press the [-] or [+]

31 PerformingYou can play different tones in the left and right sides of the keyboard, divided at a certain key.This feature is called “Split Play,”

32 Performing Changing the Tones of the Left and Right Zones Changing the right-hand tone fig.Panel 1. Press a tone button. The number of the current

33 Performing Changing the Keyboard’s Split Point fig.Panel 1. Hold down the [Twin Piano] button and press the key that you want to be the new split

34 Performing“Transpose” means to shift the pitches produced by the keyboard.The Transpose function makes it easy to do the following.• The pitch of

35 PerformingThe Panel Lock setting lets you disable all of the DP990F’s buttons. In this state, the settings will not change even if you inadvertent

36 Listening to Songs Here’s how to listen to the built-in songs. The DP990F provides 72 built-in piano songs. You can also play back songs from a se

37 Listening to SongsThe parts of an internal song can be selected and played individually. This allows you to practice playing the left or right-han

38 Listening to SongsYou can have the DP990F play all internal songs (or all songs in internal memory, or all songs in USB memory) repeatedly in succ

39 Listening to SongsYou can change the tempo at which a song plays back.When you’re practicing along with an internal song, this allows you to slow

4Lessons at home!Play along with a metronomePerforming with the metronome • • • p. 23Check your own performanceRecording your performance • • • p. 40

40 Recording Your Performance It’s easy to record your own performances.You can play back a recorded performance to check your playing, or perform al

41 Recording Your Performance Listening to the recorded performance fig.Panel 1. Press the [] button. You will return to the beginning of the recorde

42 Recording Your PerformanceHere’s how to erase your recorded performance. fig.Panel 1. Hold down the [Display] button and press the [] button. A co

43 Recording Your PerformanceIf you’ve recorded a performance, your recorded performance will be lost if you turn off the DP990F’s power before savin

44 Recording Your Performance Selecting the save destination for the song fig.Panel 1. Press the [-] or [+] button to select the save destination. If

45 Recording Your PerformanceHere’s how to delete a song that you saved to internal memory. If you want to delete all the songs that are saved in int

46 Recording Your Performance Choosing the song to delete fig.Panel 1. Press the [-] or [+] button to select the song that you want to delete. Deleti

47 Recording Your Performance Recording Each Hand Separately You can separately record your left-hand performance to the [Left] button and your right

48 Recording Your Performance Recording and stopping fig.Panel 1. Press the [] button. You’ll hear a two-measure count, and then recording will begin

49 Recording Your Performance 4. Press the [] button. You’ll hear a two-measure count, and then recording will begin.Alternatively, you can start rec

5Play along with the song one hand at a timePlaying parts individually • • • p. 37Slow down the tempo for difficult passagesChanging the song’s tempo

50 Recording Your Performance Recording a Performance You Play Along with a Song Here’s how you can record a performance that you play along with an

51 Recording Your Performance Recording and stopping fig.Panel 1. Press the [] button. You’ll hear a two-measure count, and then recording will begin

52 Various Settings “Function mode” lets you make various settings for playback and recording. Entering Function mode fig.Panel 1.Hold down the [Twin

53 Various Settings Editing a setting fig.Panel 1. Press the [-] or [+] button to edit the setting. By pressing the [-] [+] buttons simultaneously yo

54 Various SettingsHere’s how to adjust the brilliance of your keyboard playing or the playback brilliance of an internal song or USB memory song.Inc

55 Various SettingsYou can adjust the volume balance between the two tones (tone 1 and tone 2) used for Dual play.When playing ensemble with other in

56 Various SettingsWhen playing with tuning other than equal temperament, you need to specify the temperament key for tuning the song to be performed

57 Various SettingsWhen you turn on the power, the left pedal functions as the soft pedal, and the center pedal functions as the sostenuto pedal (p.

58 Various SettingsThe DP990F may be unable to correctly recognize the type of CD being used. In such instances, you can specify the type of CD manua

59 Connecting to Other Devices You will be able to accomplish the following once you’ve connected external media (CD drive, floppy disk drive, or USB

6 Contents USING THE UNIT SAFELY... 8IMPORTANT NOTES ... 11Names of Things and What They Do 14Before You Pl

60 Connecting to Other DevicesHere’s how you can completely erase all songs that were saved in internal memory, USB memory (sold separately), or a fl

61 Connecting to Other DevicesYou can play back songs from a CD, USB memory, or a floppy disk.You can play back songs that are music files (p. 80) or

62 Connecting to Other DevicesYou can adjust only the volume of an audio file or music CD. 1. Play back the audio file or music CD (p. 61).2. Hold do

63 Connecting to Other DevicesHere’s how to save your recorded performance to USB memory or a floppy disk. Getting ready to save 1. Enter Function mo

64 Connecting to Other DevicesHere’s how to delete a song that you saved on USB memory or a floppy disk. Getting ready to delete 1. Enter Function mo

65 Connecting to Other DevicesIf you connect the DP990F to powered speakers or to an audio system that has line input jacks, you’ll be able to hear t

66 Connecting to Other Devices fig.aaaa 1. Turn the volume all the way down on the DP990F and on the device you’re about to connect.2. Turn off the p

67 Connecting to Other DevicesBy connecting an external MIDI device and exchanging performance data, you can control one device from the other.For in

68 Connecting to Other DevicesWhen you have a MIDI sequencer connected, set this parameter to Local Off.Since the Thru function of your sequencer wil

69 Connecting to Other DevicesYou can use a USB MIDI interface cable (sold separately) to connect the DP990F to your computer.If the DP990F is connec

7 Various Settings... 52 Basic Operation in Function Mode ...52Sounds Settings...

70 Connecting to Other DevicesConnecting the DP990F to a V-LINK compatible image device allows you to control the images with the DP990F.* To prevent

71 Troubleshooting If you think there’s a problem, read this first. SymptomCause/Action Page Power does not turn onIs the power cord connected correc

72 Troubleshooting Notes don’t sound right Pitch of the keyboard or song is incorrectCould you have made Transpose settings? p. 34Is the Master Tune

73 Troubleshooting Song does not play correctly Song won’t playCould the screen be indicating “dEL”?You can’t play back an internal song if internal

74 Error Messages * External Media: USB memory, Floppy Disk, CD-ROM, etc. IndicationMeaning You can only read the music file. It can not be saved.An

75 Tone List PianoE. PianoStrings * Tones indicated by “*” are suitable for playing layered with a piano tone. Others No.Name 1Grand Piano12 Piano +

76 Tone List 111Funk Guitar1112 Funk Guitar2113 Chorus Gt 2 114 Overdrive Gt115 Guitar Pinch116 DistortionGt117 Gt Feedback1118 Dist.Rtm Gt119 Gt Har

77 Tone List * In the tone group “Others” when you hold down the [-] or [+] button to switch tone in succession, the tones will stop changing at numb

78 Internal Song List * Songs marked by an asterisk (*) are original songs composed for the Roland Corporation. The copyrights to these songs are ow

79 Parameters Stored in Memory Backup ItemsPage Brilliancep. 54Transpose Mode p. 54Dual Balance p. 55Master Tuning p. 55Stretch Tuning p. 55Temperame

8 USING THE UNIT SAFELY •Do not open (or modify in any way) the unit or its AC adaptor. ...

80 Music Files That the DP990F Can Use What Are Music Files? Music files contains musical information such as how long the key for a corresponding pi

81 Main Specifications DP990F/DP990RF: Digital Piano<Keyboard> Keyboard DP990F: 88 keys (PHA II with Escapement)DP990RF: 88 keys (PHA II Ivory

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

83 Index A AC Adaptor ... 16All Songs Play ...

84 Index SMF with Lyrics ... 80Soft Pedal ...

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This product complies with the requirements of EMC Directive 2004/108/EC.For EU CountriesFor CanadaThis Class B digital apparatus meets all requiremen

InformationWhen you need repair service, call your nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Roland distributor in your country as shown below.AFRIC

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9 USING THE UNIT SAFELY •Immediately turn the power off, remove the AC adaptor from the outlet, and request servicing by your retailer, the nearest R