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AT-5 Owner’s Manual
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Owner’s Manual
Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled:
“IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” (p. 2), “USING THE UNIT
SAFELY” (p. 3, 4), and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (p. 5, 6). These
sections provide important information concerning the proper
operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured that
you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your
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To resize thickness, move all items on the front cover to left or right on the master page. For EU Countries This product complies with the requirements of European Directive 89/336/EEC. For the USA FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in
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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 to danger. Used for instructions intended to alert The symbol ale
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USING THE UNIT SAFELY 012b 103b • Immediately turn the power off, remove the AC • At regular intervals, you should unplug the AC adaptor and clean it by using a dry cloth to wipe adaptor from the outlet, and request servicing by all dust and other accumulations away from its your retailer, the nearest Roland Service Center, or prongs. Also, disconnect the power plug from the an authorized Roland distributor, as listed on the power outlet whenever the unit
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Important Notes 291b In addition to the items listed under “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” on page 3 and 4, please read and observe the following: 356 Power Supply • Do not allow rubber, vinyl, or similar materials to remain 301 on the unit for long periods of time. Such objects can • Do not use this unit on the same power circuit with any discolor or otherwise harmfully affect the finish. device that will generate line noise (such as an electric 3
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IMPORTANT NOTES 558a Handling Floppy Disks • To avoid disturbing your neighbors, try to keep the unit’s 651 volume at reasonable levels. You may prefer to use • Floppy disks contain a plastic disk with a thin coating of headphones, so you do not need to be concerned about magnetic storage medium. Microscopic precision is those around you (especially when it is late at night). required to enable storage of large amounts of data on 559b • When you
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Main Features We want to take a moment to thank you for your purchase of the Roland AT-5 “Atelier Series” Organ. The AT-5 is an electronic organ which provides a generous collection of rich organ sounds. In addition, it is designed to be easy to learn and use. In order to enjoy reliable performance of your new keyboard for many years to come, please take the time to read through this manual in its entirety. ■ Basic Concepts of the ATELIER Series ❍A Full Complement of
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Main Features ■ Main Features of AT-5 ❍Highly Realistic Rhythms and Automatic Accompaniment Functions All rhythms use data from performances by professional drummers, featuring high-quality patterns with all the grooves and subtle nuance of the real thing. In addition, you can use automatic accompaniments that are perfectly matched to each rhythm to enjoy the feeling of playing with your own band in the background. ❍Complete Set of Basic Voice The AT-5 include
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Contents USING THE UNIT SAFELY ...........................................................................................................................3 Important Notes ...............................................................................................................................................5 Main Features ............................................................................. 7 Panel Descriptions ........................................................
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Contents Using the Play Functions ............................................................ 36 Transposing to a Different Key (Transpose Buttons)................................................................................ 36 Adjusting the Overall Volume Using an Expression Pedal..................................................................... 37 Adding Decay to the Sound (Damper Pedal) ............................................................................................ 37 Us
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Contents Connecting with External Devices .............................................. 66 Names and Functions of Jacks and Connectors .........................................................................................66 Connecting Audio Equipment .....................................................................................................................66 Making the Connections ......................................................................................................
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Panel Descriptions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 [Power On] switch ( → p. 15) 6 Lower Voice select buttons ( → p. 21) Lower part 2 [Master Volume] knob ( → p. 15) [Alternate] button [Bass To Lower] button ( → p. 23) 3 Part Balance [▲] [▼] button ( → p. 24, p. 34) Level [▲] [▼] button ( → p. 24) 4 Rotary Sound [Fast/Slow] button ( → p. 33) 7 [Utility] button ( → p. 63) 5 Rhythm select buttons ( → p. 26) [Display/Exit] button ( → p. 16) Tempo [ ][ ] button ( → p. 29) Menu [ ][ ] buttons Fill In button ( → p
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Before You Start Playing 5. Plug the power cord into a power outlet. Setting Up the Music Stand fig.01-05 fig.01-03 1. Attach the music stand by inserting it into the two holes. Connecting the AC Adaptor 1. First, make sure that the [Power On] switch at the panel’s left side is OFF (not pushed in). * Only use the power cord and AC adaptor supplied with this instrument. 2. Connect the supplied AC adaptor and power cord. * Whenever you do not intend to use the instrument for extended periods
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Before You Start Playing Restoring All the Factory Displaying Basic Screens Default Settings The instrument’s display provides a large variety of information. The AT-5 has two types of basic display screen: The settings stored in the AT-5 can be returned to their the Rhythm display, and the Composer display. You can factory settings. This function is called “Factory Reset.” alternate from one to the other by pressing the [Display/Exit] 1. Make sure there is no floppy disk in the disk butt
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Selecting and Playing Sounds Selecting Voices The AT-5 is able to produce the sounds of various instruments. These sounds are called “Voices” (or tones). It is very easy to select voices. ■ Switching the Keyboard Settings With the AT-5, you can have the Upper voice played over the entire keyboard, or split the keyboard into an Upper part and a Lower part and have a different voice played in each. Additionally, you can use the lower register as the part for the automatic accompaniment chord r
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Selecting and Playing Sounds ■ About the Voices and Parts The Upper Register has two parts: “Organ,” “Orchestral.” You can select one voice for each of these parts, and you can layer the voices and play them together. The Lower Register has the part: “Lower.” When you press the [Bass To Lower] button, causing Upper Organ the indicator to light, you Upper can have the Bass voice Upper Orchestral played as the root note (p. Lower 74) when you play chords Bass in the Lower part. Lower (Thi
