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ep880.book Page 1 Wednesday, November 15, 2006 7:30 PM
Owner’s Manual (p. 3)
Bedienungsanleitung (p. 37)
Mode d’emploi (p. 71)
Manuale Utente (p. 105)
Manual del Usuario (p. 139)
Handleiding (p. 173)
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Cover1.fm Page 2 Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:33 PM Important safety instructions For EU Countries This product complies with the requirements of European Directive EMC 89/336/EEC. Dieses Produkt entspricht der europäischen Richtlinie EMC 89/336/EEC. Ce produit est conforme aux exigences de la directive européenne EMC 89/336/EEC. Questo prodotto è conforme alle esigenze della direttiva europea EMC 89/336/EEC. Este producto cumple con la directrice EMC 89/336/EEC de la CE. Dit product bea
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ep880.book Page 3 Wednesday, November 15, 2006 7:30 PM Owner’s Manual Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the Roland Digital Piano ep 880. Main Features Piano Sounds with Rich Resonance and Wide-Ranging Expressiveness The stereo sampling piano sound generator realistically reproduces even the sound of the hammers striking the strings, producing the tones of a high-quality concert grand piano. Maximum polyphony of 64 notes ensures that you can use a damper pedal w
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ep880.book Page 4 Wednesday, November 15, 2006 7:30 PM Using the unit safely The symbol alerts the user to important instructions Used for instructions intended to alert or warnings.The specific meaning of the symbol is the user to the risk of death or severe determined by the design contained within the injury should the unit be used triangle. In the case of the symbol at left, it is used for improperly. general cautions, warnings, or alerts
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ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ep880.book Page 5 Wednesday, November 15, 2006 7:30 PM 108d: Selection • In households with small children, an adult should • If you need to move the instrument, take note of the provide supervision until the child is capable of precautions listed below. At least two persons are following all the rules essential for the safe operation required to safely lift and move the unit. It should be of th
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ep880.book Page 6 Wednesday, November 15, 2006 7:30 PM Important notes 359 In addition to the items listed under “Important safety • Do not paste stickers, decals, or the like to this instrument. instructions” (p. 2) and “Using the unit safely” (p. 4), Peeling such matter off the instrument may damage the please read and observe the following: exterior finish. Power Supply Maintenance • Do not connect this unit to same electrical outlet that is
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ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ep880.book Page 7 Wednesday, November 15, 2006 7:30 PM Contents Memorizing the Master Tune Setting When the Using the unit safely ....................................... 4 Power Is Turned Off...............................................29 Important notes ............................................... 6 Using the V-LINK function ...................................29 Panel Descriptions ......................
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ep880.book Page 8 Wednesday, November 15, 2006 7:30 PM Panel Descriptions Front Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 [VOLUME] knob 7 [TRANSPOSE] button Adjusts the overall volume level (p. 11). Transposes the pitch of the keyboard (p. 16). 2 [DEMO] button 8 [SPLIT] button You can listen to a demo of the instrument’s tones (p. Divides the keyboard into right-hand and left-hand 13). areas, allowing you to play a different sound in each
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ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ep880.book Page 9 Wednesday, November 15, 2006 7:30 PM Rear Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Output jacks 4 MIDI IN/OUT connectors Allows you to output the piano’s sound to sound Connect to external MIDI devices to exchange reinforcement equipment to obtain a more powerful performance data (p. 30). sound. These can also be connected to a tape recorder 5 Cord hook or other recording device to record a performance (p. After connecting the adapter cab
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ep880_UK Page 10 Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:31 PM Before You Start Playing Installing the music stand Connecting Headphones Assemble the music stand as shown in the diagram. The ep 880 has two jacks for plugging in headphones. This allows two people to listen through headphones simultaneously, making it very useful for lessons and when performing piano pieces for four hands. Additionally, this allows you to play without having to worry about bothering others around yo
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ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ep880.book Page 11 Wednesday, November 15, 2006 7:30 PM Turning the Power On and Connecting footswitches Off The ep 880 provides two pedal sockets: HOLD and SOFT/ HOLD 2. Here is how you can use these sockets: Once the connections have been completed, turn on power to your various devices in the order specified. By turning on devices in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction and/or damage to speakers and other devices. To turn the pow
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ep880.book Page 12 Wednesday, November 15, 2006 7:30 PM 1. Enjoying the Internal Songs and Demo Selecting a Song and Playing It Listening to Internal Songs Choosing the song to play back The ep 880 comes with 66 piano songs onboard. 1. Press the [SONG/TEMPO] button, getting its “3. Playing Along with the Internal Songs” on NOTE indicator to light in red. page 20, “Internal Song List” on page 208 The song number appears in the display for several seconds. Playing Back All Songs Continuously
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ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ep880.book Page 13 Wednesday, November 15, 2006 7:30 PM Listening to the Demo Songs You can listen to various demo songs, including those demonstrating the piano and other tones, as well as the function applied to the piano tones. Playing Back the Tone Demo Songs 1. Press the [DEMO] button. The button’s indicator flashes, and playback of the tone demo songs starts. When playback of the last song is finished, playback then returns to the fir
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ep880.book Page 14 Wednesday, November 15, 2006 7:30 PM 2. Performance Performing with a Variety Adjusting the Keyboard of Sounds Touch (Key Touch) The ep 880 contains 15 different internal tones. The tones You can adjust the touch (playing feel) of the keyboard. are organized into five tone groups, which are assigned to the TONE SELECT buttons. For more details, refer to 1. Press the [KEY TOUCH] button. “Tone List” on page 207. Selecting a tone group 1. Press any TONE SELECT button. The b
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ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ep880.book Page 15 Wednesday, November 15, 2006 7:30 PM Adding richness to the sound Applying Effects to the (Chorus) Sound By adding the chorus effect, you can give the sound greater dimension, with more fatness and breadth. Adding Reverberation to the Sound 1. Press the [CHORUS] button. (Reverb) By applying the reverb effect you can produce a pleasant reverberation, making it sound as though you were performing in a concert hall. When yo
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ep880.book Page 16 Wednesday, November 15, 2006 7:30 PM Transposing the Keyboard (Transpose) By using the “Transpose” function, you can transpose This can be set in a range of –6~0~5 (semitone steps). your performance without changing the notes you play. For example, if you want the E pitch to sound when For example, even if the song is in a difficult key with you play the C key, hold down the [TRANSPOSE] numerous sharps ( ) or flats ( ), you can transpose it to a button and press the E
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ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ep880.book Page 17 Wednesday, November 15, 2006 7:30 PM • If recording is in progress or the instrument is in Playing Two Sounds recording standby, recording is stopped or recording Together (Dual Play) standby is cancelled. The [REC] button is disabled while Twin Piano Mode is active. • If the Split function happens to be on, it is switched Simultaneously playing two tones when one key is pressed is called “Dual play.” off. The Damper Res
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ep880_UK Page 18 Wednesday, November 15, 2006 8:45 PM 2. Press the [-] or [+] button to change the value. Changing tone played by the left hand 1. Press the [VARIATION] button. Each time you press the [VARIATION] button, the button’s indicator will change color, and the left-hand tone will change. Some tones assign the tone that had been selected before you pressed the [SPLIT] button to the left hand area of the keyboard. The volume balance changes. When
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ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ep880.book Page 19 Wednesday, November 15, 2006 7:30 PM Using the Metronome Correspondence between beat and tempo display Sounding the Metronome Tempo value Beat The ep 880 features a built-in metronome. While a song 2/2 =10–125 plays back, the metronome will sound at the tempo and time signature (Beat) of that song. x/4 =20–250 1. Press the [METRONOME/COUNT IN] button. x /8 =40–500 Stopping the me
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ep880.book Page 20 Wednesday, November 15, 2006 7:30 PM 3. Playing Along with the Internal Songs Here’s how you can play along with the internal songs. Indication of the tempo during song You can slow down the playback tempo of the song, or playback play back each hand separately. While the song is playing, the initial tempo of the song will continue to be displayed, regardless of tempo Before you try playing the song, listen to it several times to changes during the song. get a general
