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10 Important Notes 562 • Some connection cables contain a resistor. Do not connect such cables to this device. Doing so may make the volume extremely

100 Convenient Functions There are many ways you can edit performances recorded using the HPi-7S Track button (p. 59) or 16-track sequencer (p. 94).

101 Convenient Functions Copying Measures (Copy) You can copy a portion of a performance to a different bar in the same Part or to a measure in ano

102 Convenient Functions Deleting Measures (Delete) You can delete a part of a performance measure by measure. When a portion of a performance is d

103 Convenient Functions Making Measures Blank (Erase) You can delete the performance data in a specified block of measures, turning them into blan

104 Convenient Functions Modifying the Tone Changes in a Song (PC Edit) In some songs, the instrument sound changes during the course of the song (

105 Convenient Functions A screen like the one shown below appears. fig.d-BMPExport1-e_45 7. Press the cursor left or right button to select the item

106 Connecting to Other Devices You can connect audio devices to play the sound of the HPi-7S through the speakers of your audio system, or to record

107 Connecting to Other Devices By connecting an external MIDI device and exchanging performance data, you can control one device from the other. For

108 Connecting to Other Devices Here’s how you can set the transmit channel and other MIDI-related settings. 1. Press the [Function] button. 2. Press

109 Connecting to Other Devices → When a Roland MT series instrument is connected, it is not necessary to make the Local Off setting. The MT transmit

11 Introduction Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the Roland Digital Piano HPi-7S.In order to enjoy reliable performance of your new k

110 Connecting to Other Devices Normally, you don’t need to install a driver in order to connect the HPi-7S to your computer. However, if some proble

111 Connecting to Other Devices You can connect a computer monitor or other external display or a television to the HPi-7S, enabling you to display t

112 Connecting to Other Devices ~ Image-related settings ~ This selects the content shown on the external display or the television connected to the

113 Troubleshooting If you think there’s a problem, read this first. CaseCause/Remedy The power doesn’t come on Is the power cord connected and plugg

114 Troubleshooting The tuning or pitch of the keyboard or song is off Have you set Transpose? (p. 68)Are the settings for the “Temperament” (p. 88)

115 Troubleshooting Notation is not indicated properly in the display If you select a part that does not contain performance data, notes will not be

116 Error Message * External Media: USB memory and floppy disk etc.Press [ ] button, and you can cancel the error message. Indication Meaning Error:

117 Tone List [Piano] Superior GrdSuperior+StrNaturalGrandNatural Hps.MagicalPianoSuperior+PadSuperior+ChoNaturalMelloNatural Gnd2MellowPiano2Detuned

118 Tone List GS Harpsi. Coupled Hps.Harpsi.w Harpsi.o Soft Clav. Celesta GS Glocken GS Music BoxVibraphone Vibe.w GS Marimba Mar

119 Drum/SFX Set List * - - - - -: No sound.* [EXC]: will not sound simultaneously with other percussion instruments of the same number.2728293133353

12 Contents USING THE UNIT SAFELY... 6Important Notes...

120 Drum/SFX Set List * - - - - -: No sound.* [EXC]: will not sound simultaneously with other percussion instruments of the same number.2728293133353

121 Drum/SFX Set List * - - - - -: No sound.* [EXC]: will not sound simultaneously with other percussion instruments of the same number.2728293133353

122 Drum/SFX Set List * - - - - -: No sound.* [EXC]: will not sound simultaneously with other percussion instruments of the same number.2728293133353

123 Internal Song List * All rights reserved. Unauthorized use of this material for purposes other than private, personal enjoyment is a violation of

124 Internal Song List * Song with a “*” symbol appended to their name may not allow output of their notations as image data in BMP (bitmap) format.

125 Music Files That the HPi-7S Can Use What Are Music Files? Music files contains musical information such as how long the key for a corresponding p

126 MIDI Implementation ChartFunction...BasicChannelModeNoteNumber :VelocityAfterTouchPitch BendControlChangeProgChangeSystem ExclusiveSystemCommonSy

127 Main Specifications <Keyboard>Keyboard 88 keys (PHA II ivory feel Keyboard with Escapement) Touch Sensitivity Touch: 100 levels/Fixed Touch

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

129 Index Numerics 16 Track ... 9416-track Sequencer ...

13 Contents Listening to the Songs ... 41 Listening to the Internal Songs...

130 Index I InitializationMedia ... 79User Memory ...

131 Index R Random Play ... 43Rear Panel ...

132 MemoAs of May 1, 2007 (ROLAND)Information When you need repair service, call your nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Rolanddistributor i

133For EU CountriesFor ChinaHPi-7S-e.book 133 ページ ２００８年２月１３日　水曜日　午前８時５５分

This product complies with the requirements of European Directives EMC 89/336/EEC and LVD 73/23/EEC.For EU CountriesFor CanadaThis Class B digital app

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14 Contents Copying Songs on USB Memory to Favorites ...84Copying Songs Saved in F

15 Contents Correcting Timing Discrepancies (Quantize) ...101Deleting Measures (Delete) ...

16 Before You Begin Playing Attaching the Music Rest The music rest of the HPi-7S contains a liquid crystal display screen.Use the following proced

17 Before You Begin Playing Connecting the Power Cord 1. Make sure that the [Power] switch located at the left side of the front panel is off (in t

18 Before You Begin Playing Once the connections have been completed (p. 17), turn on power to your various devices in the order specified. By turnin

19 Before You Begin Playing Some Notes on Using Headphones • To avoid damaging or severing the headphone cord, be sure to handle the headphones by ho

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20 Before You Begin Playing You can adjust the brightness of the HPi-7S’s display. 1. To adjust the contrast of the screen, turn the [Contrast] knob

21 Before You Begin Playing You can play back audio CDs and CD-ROMs containing saved SMF music files.You can also play songs on VIMA CD-ROMs (VIMA TU

22 Panel Descriptions Front Panel1. [Power] switch Pressed to switch the power on and off (p. 18). 2. [Volume] knob Adjusts the overall volume of the

23 Panel Descriptions 21. Track buttons (R/Rhythm, 1/User, 2/Accomp, 3/Left, 4/Right) Used to play back or record each track of a song (p. 59, p. 73

24 Panel Descriptions Rear Panel1. LCD Out connector Connect the LCD cord of the music rest to this connector (p. 16). HPi-7S’s Bottom Panel (Rear Le

25 Basic Operation and the Main Screen The HPi-7S is operated mainly by pressing the button for the function you want to use, then using the cursor

26 Basic Operation and the Main Screen Notation Screen fig.d-Score-1-e_50 The Notation screen, like the one shown to the right, is displayed when y

27 Basic Operation and the Main Screen fig.ScoreOption2-e * If you have selected a part that contains no performance data, the notation will not show

28 Basic Operation and the Main Screen List Screen fig.d-ToneSelect-e_50 This type of list screen will appear when you select songs, or tones.In th

29 Basic Operation and the Main Screen The pedals have the following functions, and are used mainly for piano performance. fig.pedal-e Damper Pedal (

Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: “IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” (p. 2), “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” (p. 6), and “Important

30 Try Out the HPi-7S’s Lesson Functions! 1. Press the [Wonderland] button. After the opening screen is displayed, the “Wonderland” screen, like the

31 Try Out the HPi-7S’s Lesson Functions! 2. Press the cursor buttons to select the item you want to play, then press the [ ] button. You can do the

32 Try Out the HPi-7S’s Lesson Functions! 1. Press the [ (Lesson)] button. The Menu screen appears. 2. Press the cursor buttons to select <DoReMi

33 Try Out the HPi-7S’s Lesson Functions! DoReMi (Pitch Training) fig.d-DoReMi-1-e_50 Remember the key and note positions and the note names.Press

34 Try Out the HPi-7S’s Lesson Functions! 1. Press the [ (Twin Piano)] button. The Twin Piano function switches on. fig.d-TwinPiano-e_50 The followi

35 Try Out the HPi-7S’s Lesson Functions! Cancelling Twin Piano Function Use the following procedures to cancel Twin Piano function. Method 1: Press

36 Try Out the HPi-7S’s Lesson Functions! Changing the Way in Which the Sound is Heard (Twin Piano Mode) You can choose one of two ways in which th

37 Try Out the HPi-7S’s Lesson Functions! At this point, pressing [ ] advances you to the next screen, and pressing [ ] returns the previous screen t

38 Try Out the HPi-7S’s Lesson Functions! Selecting the Song 4. Press the cursor buttons to select the song you want to practice. fig.d-VisualLesson2

39 Try Out the HPi-7S’s Lesson Functions! Checking the Performance 8. Press the [ ] button. The results of your performance is shown in the musical n

4 ProvTo Learn What Kinds of Songs are Included ➜ p. 41The HPi-7S features 183 internal song

40 Try Out the HPi-7S’s Lesson Functions! 10. Press the cursor buttons to select the menu, then press the [ ] button. If you want to practice the sam

41 Listening to the Songs Selecting the Song 1. Press the [ (Song)] button. The “song selection” screen appears. fig.SongSelect-e 2. Press the curso

42 Listening to the Songs Stopping Playback 5. Press the [ (Play/Stop)] button. The [ (Play/Stop)] button’s indicator goes off, and playback of the

43 Listening to the Songs Playing Songs Consecutively (All Song Play) You can play back the internal songs and songs in USB memory continuously. fi

44 Listening to the Songs 1. Connect the optional USB memory or floppy disks drive to the External Memory connector. If playing back commercially ava

45 Listening to the Songs 1. Press the [ (Song)] button. The “song selection” screen appears. fig.d-SongSelect-e_50 2. Press the cursor left or righ

46 Listening to the Songs 5. Press the cursor right button to select <OK>, then press the [ ] button. The selected song is registered to “Favor

47 Listening to the Songs 1. Connect your separately purchased USB memory or commercially available CD drive to the external memory connector. If you

48 Listening to the Songs Playing Back 4. Press the [ (Play/Stop)] button. The song will begin playing. Stopping Playback 5. Press the [ (Play/Stop

49 Listening to the Songs Adjusting the Volume of an Audio File or Music CD You can adjust the playback volume of an audio file or music CD. 1. Pre

5 Provides Support for Your Lessons at Home!Perform Using the Metronome➜ p. 63The HPi-7S includes a metronome function. You can adjust the metronom

50 Adding Variety to Your Performances 1. Press the One Touch [ ] button. The Tone [Piano] button’s indicator will light.A screen stating that the op

51 Adding Variety to Your Performances 1. Press any one of the Tone buttons to select a tone group. When you press a Tone button, the button’s indica

52 Adding Variety to Your Performances 1. Press the Tone [Others] button. 2. Use the cursor buttons to select a rhythm set such as <DR STANDARD>

53 Adding Variety to Your Performances 1. Press the [Key Touch] button. Each time you press the [Key Touch] button, the button’s indicator changes co

54 Adding Variety to Your Performances Adding Reverberation to the Sound (Reverb) By applying the reverb effect you can produce a pleasant reverber

55 Adding Variety to Your Performances Adjusting the Brightness of the Sound (Brilliance) You can adjust the brightness of the sound. 1. Turn the [

56 Adding Variety to Your Performances 1. Simultaneously press two of the Tone buttons. Both of the button indicators will light. Of the two buttons,

57 Adding Variety to Your Performances fig.splitpoint-e The split point key is included in the left-hand keyboard area. 1. Press the [Split] button.

58 Adding Variety to Your Performances Cancelling the Split Performance Use the following procedure to cancel the split. 1. Press the [Split] button,

59 Practicing A music file for piano lessons may be assigned to the five Track buttons as shown below. fig.5trackButton-e By using these Track button

6 USING THE UNIT SAFELY Do not disassemble or modify 002a Do not disassemble or modify this device...

60 Practicing Stopping the song 5. Press the [ (Play/Stop)] button. The indicator for the [ (Play/Stop)] button goes out, and playback of the song

61 Practicing 1. Press the [Function] button. The Functions screen appears. 2. Press the cursor buttons to select <Balance>, then press the [ ]

62 Practicing 1. Press the Tempo [Slow] [Fast] buttons to adjust the tempo. The tempo can be adjusted in a range of =10–500. Playing Back at a F

63 Practicing 1. Press the [ (Metronome)] button. The button’s indicator will blink according to the time signature (Beat), and the metronome will s

64 Practicing 3. Press the cursor up or down button to change the value. 1. Press the [Count/Marker] button. The “Count” screen appears. The “Count”

65 Practicing fig.d-Count-e_50 2. Press the cursor left or right button to select the setting you want to make. 3. Press the cursor up or down button

66 Practicing Before you begin, select the song in which you want to assign markers (p. 41, p. 44). Accessing the Marker Screen 1. Press the [Count/M

67 Practicing Moving an Assigned Marker After adding markers to a song, you can then move to the location where Marker A is set by holding down the c

68 Practicing 1. Press the [Transpose] button. The “Transpose” screen appears. fig.d-Transpose-e_50 The available transposition range varies with the

69 Recording Your Performance The HPi-7S lets you record your own performances.A recorded performance can be played back to hear your own playing, or

7 USING THE UNIT SAFELY Turn off the power if an abnormality or malfunction occurs 012a If any of the following should occur, immediately turn off th

70 Recording Your Performance Making the Recording Settings (Choosing “New Song”) 1. Press the [ (Song)] button. fig.Rec-NewSong-e 2. Press the curs

71 Recording Your Performance 3. Press the [ (Rec)] button. The indicators of all Track buttons will blink, and the HPi-7S enters recording-standby

72 Recording Your Performance 1. Record the performance (p. 70, p. 73, p. 77). 2. Press the [ (Song)] button to open the “song selection” screen. 3.

73 Recording Your Performance Here, record your right-hand performance along with the song accompaniment. Settings for Performances 1. Press the [ (

74 Recording Your Performance Selecting the Track to Record 5. Press the track button for the track that you want to record (i.e., the track that you

75 Recording Your Performance 1. Use the [ (Bwd)] or [ (Fwd)] button to move to the measure that you want to re-record. 2. Press the [ (Rec)] butt

76 Recording Your Performance Method 1: After recording a song, press the [ (Song)] button and select another song in the “song selection” screen.Me

77 Recording Your Performance Recording the First Track 1. Record your performance as described in “Recording a New Song” (p. 70). Recording the Seco

78 Saving the Performance Connecting an USB Memory 1. Connect the USB Memory to the External Memory connector. fig.ConnectUSB1-e Rotating the Ext

79 Saving the Performance 1. Connect the USB Memory to the External Memory connector. 2. Press the [Function] button. The Functions screen appears. 3

8 USING THE UNIT SAFELY Unplug the power cord from the AC outlet before cleaning 109a Before you clean the device, turn off the power and unplug the

80 Saving the Performance Preparations for Saving a Song When saving to USB Memory, connect the USB memory to the external memory connector. 1. Press

81 Saving the Performance Determining the Save Destination 4. Press the cursor up or down button to change the setting of the Save Destination. fig.d

82 Saving the Performance Selecting the Save Number 7. Press the cursor right button one or more times to select <Save Destination>. fig.Rename

83 Saving the Performance To delete a song on an USB memory, first connect the USB memory to the external memory connector. 1. Press the [Function] b

84 Saving the Performance 1. Connect the USB memory with the song to be copied to the External Memory connector. 2. Press the [Function] button. The

85 Saving the Performance fig.FileCopy1-e Selecting the Copy Destination 8. Press the cursor left or right button to select Copy Destination. 9. Pres

86 Convenient Functions Functions that Can be Selected Using the [Function] Button Here’s how you can easily make changes such as tuning the HPi-7S o

87 Convenient Functions Setting the Tuning Curve (Stretch Tuning) Pianos are generally tuned so that the low range is flatter and the high range is

88 Convenient Functions Tuning to Other Instruments’ Pitches (Master Tuning) In situations such as when playing ensemble with other instruments, yo

89 Convenient Functions You can adjust the depth of the reverb (p. 54) and chorus (p. 54).Refer to “Making the Settings” (p. 86) for instructions. Re

9 Important Notes In addition to the “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” listed on page 6–8, please observe the following cautions. Power Supply 301 • Do not con

90 Convenient Functions Changing How Grand Space is Applied (3D Mode) This specifies how 3D Sound Control will be applied.Refer to “Making the Sett

91 Convenient Functions Sounds may become distorted as the Gain level increases.You can change the function of the left pedal and center pedal.Refer

92 Convenient Functions Screen Display Settings You can change the language that is displayed in the screen.Refer to “Making the Settings” (p. 86) fo

93 Convenient Functions You can play demo that give you an idea of the HPi-7S’s various functions. 1. Hold down the Track [4/Right] button and press

94 Convenient Functions The HPi-7S lets you record 16 separate parts. Multitrack recording is a method of recording whereby you listen to what has pr

95 Convenient Functions Preventing a Part from Playing (Mute)1. Press the cursor buttons to select the part you want to mute. 2. Press the [-] [+] bu

96 Convenient Functions With the normal setting, GS tones (sounds that are compatible with other GS instruments) will normally be used to play back s

97 Convenient Functions Other Settings The HPi-7S features an internal storage area where you can save recorded performances and User image. This spa

98 Convenient Functions USB memory The memory backup settings can be restored to the original default condition. This operation is referred to as “Fa

99 Convenient Functions You can change the parts shown in the notation screen, and how the notation is displayed. 1. Press the [ (Notation)] button