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and center registration marks to left or right
Connecting an External Display
(HPi-7LE only)
You can connect a computer display or other such external
1 Turn off the power to the HPi-7LE and the
display to the instrument, and display scores and lyrics on
display to be connected.
the larger screen.
2 Use display cable (sold separately) to connect the
Owner’s Manual
display to the Ext Display connector on the HP
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To resize thickness, move all items on the front cover and center registration marks to left or right. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an CAUTION equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the DO NOT OPEN product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to ATTENTION:
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HPi-7_e.book 3 ページ ２００５年１月１８日 火曜日 午後４時３９分 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 instruc
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HPi-7_e.book 4 ページ ２００５年１月１８日 火曜日 午後４時３９分 013 106 • In households with small children, an adult • Never climb on top of, nor place heavy objects on should provide supervision until the child is the unit. capable of following all the rules essential for the .......................................................................................................... safe operation of the unit. 107b ......................................................
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HPi-7_e.book 5 ページ ２００５年１月１８日 火曜日 午後４時３９分 IMPORTANT NOTES 291b In addition to the items listed under “IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” and “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” on pages 3 and 4, please read and observe the following: 358 Power Supply • Do not allow objects to remain on top of the keyboard. This can 301 be the cause of malfunction, such as keys ceasing to produce • Do not connect this unit to same electrical outlet that is being sound.
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HPi-7_e.book 6 ページ ２００５年１月１８日 火曜日 午後４時３９分 560 Handling Floppy Disks • Do not apply undue force to the music rest while it is in use. 562 651 • Use a cable from Roland to make the connection. If using some • Floppy disks contain a plastic disk with a thin coating of other make of connection cable, please note the following precau- magnetic storage medium. Microscopic precision is required to tions. enable storage of large amounts of data on such a
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HPi-7_e.book 7 ページ ２００５年１月１８日 火曜日 午後４時３９分 Contents USING THE UNIT SAFELY.........................................3 Playing Two Sounds Layered Together (Dual).......27 IMPORTANT NOTES...................................................5 Playing Different Sounds in the Right and Left Hand (Split) ..........................................................28 Before You Begin Playing ...........................9 Changing from dual performance to split Making the Connections...
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HPi-7_e.book 8 ページ ２００５年１月１８日 火曜日 午後４時３９分 Contents Adjusting the depth of the effects (Effect)..........55 Conventions Used in This Manual Setting the reference pitch and temperament This manual uses the following conventions in the interest of simpler, (Tuning)...................................................................55 more concise instructions. Mic Echo..................................................................56 • Button names are enclosed in square brackets “[ ]
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HPi-7_e.book 9 ページ ２００５年１月１８日 火曜日 午後４時３９分 Before You Begin Playing fig.LCDcord-e Making the Connections Connecting Disconnecting Connecting the pedal cable Insert the pedal cable into the Pedal connector on the rear panel of the HPi-7. Connect the power cord Insert the included power cord into the AC inlet on the bottom panel of the HPi-7, and then plug it into an AC power outlet. * Use only the included power cord. Bottom rear of the HPi-7 Connecting the Speaker
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HPi-7_e.book 10 ページ ２００５年１月１８日 火曜日 午後４時３９分 Before You Begin Playing fig.Power-e Using the Headphone Hook Whenever you are not using the headphones, you can hang them on the headphone hook at the lower left of the HPi-7. Attaching the Headphone Hook Press and twist the headphone hook included with the HPi-7 into the hole in the bottom of the HPi-7 (refer to the figure below). Turn the headphone hook thumbscrew to secure the headphone hook. Power Indicator To turn t
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HPi-7_e.book 11 ページ ２００５年１月１８日 火曜日 午後４時３９分 Before You Begin Playing About the Pedals Disabling Functions Other Than Piano Performance The pedals have the following functions, and are used mainly for piano performance. (Panel Lock) fig.pedal-e The “Panel Lock” function locks the HPi-7 in a state where only piano performance can be used, and all buttons will be disabled. This prevents the settings from being inadvertently modified even if children press
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HPi-7_e.book 12 ページ ２００５年１月１８日 火曜日 午後４時３９分 Panel Descriptions Front Panel fig.panelfront-e 12 13 12 1516 19 21 27 29 23 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 14 1718 20 222324 2526 28 1 1 [Power On] switch 14 [ ] [ ] buttons Pressed to switch the power on and off (p. 10). Press the [ ] button to confirm the selections you’ve made using the Cursor buttons (13 ) (p. 14). 2 [Volume] knob The [ ] cancels the operation, or display
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HPi-7_e.book 13 ページ ２００５年１月１８日 火曜日 午後４時３９分 Panel Descriptions 28 [Marker/Count] button 29 Disk Drive This is also used for setting the count (p. 21). You can insert a floppy disk for playing back or saving songs (p. These allow you to add and move markers in the notation as 41, p. 46). well as repeat playback of song segments simply and easily. Rear Panel fig.panelrear 1 2 3 4 1 LCD Out Connector 4 Output jacks Connect the cable of the music rest
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HPi-7_e.book 14 ページ ２００５年１月１８日 火曜日 午後４時３９分 Basic Operation and the Main Screen Basic operation 3. Detailed settings screen fig.d-kihonsettei-e The HPi-7 is operated mainly by using the cursor buttons and [ ] [ ] [+] [-] buttons while viewing the screen. The every screen shows the functions of the cursor buttons and the [ ] [ ] [+] [-] buttons. The main functions are as follows. Cursor [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] buttons: Move to an item to select it, switch pages [ ] button: Fin
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HPi-7_e.book 15 ページ ２００５年１月１８日 火曜日 午後４時３９分 Playing Along With A Song Notation Screen When the power of the HPi-7 is turned on, a notation screen like the following will appear in the display. This can display not only the onboard songs, but also the notation for SMF music files or a performance that you’ve recorded on the HPi-7. fig.notation-e Tempo Song name Beat Measure Change the setting Select the item to set Close, open the menu For details refer to p. 47 Lyrics Part When playing
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HPi-7_e.book 16 ページ ２００５年１月１８日 火曜日 午後４時３９分 Playing Along With A Song Button Operations The following buttons are used to play back a song. fig.panel1-e [Transpose] button [Song] button Changes the playback key of the song (p. 24). Selects the song that will be played (p. 17). [Volume] knob [Notation] button [Marker/Count] button Adjusts the volume (p. 10). Displays the notation using Assigns a marker within the song (p. 22). the entire screen. [Tempo] buttons [Zoom] button Adjust the t
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HPi-7_e.book 17 ページ ２００５年１月１８日 火曜日 午後４時３９分 Playing Along With A Song Select a song 1 Press the [Song] button. In the screen, select the song that you want to play. fig.songslcte Song name Disk The name of the currently selected song. Select songs from disk. Genre For details refer to p. 46. Press [ ] [ ] to select the genre. Registor to Selectable songs differ Select a song “Favorites” for each genre. For details refer to p. 19. Select a genre Song list The selection
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HPi-7_e.book 18 ページ ２００５年１月１８日 火曜日 午後４時３９分 Playing Along With A Song If a screen like the following is displayed fig.d-delete-e If a song has already been selected in the current area (internal memory), it will not be possible to choose another song or record a new performance. If you want to erase the song, use the [ ] [ ] buttons to select “OK,” then press the [ (Execute)] button. If you do not want to erase the song, select “Cancel” and save the song on a floppy disk (p. 42
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HPi-7_e.book 19 ページ ２００５年１月１８日 火曜日 午後４時３９分 Playing Along With A Song Playing back at a fixed tempo In the case of a song with difficult tempo changes, it is effective to practice initially with a fixed tempo. Playing back at a fixed tempo without allowing tempo changes is called “Tempo Mute.” 1 Hold down the [ (Play/Stop)] button and press either the Tempo [Slow] or [Fast] button. While Tempo Mute is enabled, the indication of the tempo in the screen will be highlighted.
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HPi-7_e.book 20 ページ ２００５年１月１８日 火曜日 午後４時３９分 Playing Along With A Song Using the Metronome The HPi-7 contains a versatile metronome function. While a song or accompaniment (Pianist function, p. 32) is playing, the metronome will sound at the corresponding tempo and time signature (Beat). fig.panelmetro 1 1 Press the [Metronome] button. The button’s indicator will blink according to the time signature (Beat), and the metronome will sound. To stop the metronome, press the [Metro
