Roland E-200 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
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E-200/E-100
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Always grasp only the plug on the adapter when plugging into, or
unplugging from, an outlet or this unit.
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Try to prevent cords and cables from becoming entangled. Also, all
cords and cables should be placed out of the reach of children.
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Never climb on top of, nor place heavy objects on the unit.
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Never handle the adapter’s power cord or its plugs with wet hands
when plugging into, or unplugging from, an outlet or this unit.
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If you need to move the instrument, take note of the precautions
listed below. Make sure to have a firm grip, to protect yourself from
injury and the instrument from damage.
Disconnect the adapter.
Disconnect all cords coming from external devices.
Remove the music stand.
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Before cleaning the unit, turn off the power and unplug the
adapter from the outlet.
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Whenever you suspect the possibility of lightning in your area, dis-
connect the adapter from the outlet.
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Should you remove screws, make sure to put them in a safe place
out of children’s reach, so there is no chance of them being swal-
lowed accidentally.
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1. Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
2. Panel descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
3. First steps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Setting up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Demo songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Playing without accompaniment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4. Playing with accompaniment (Arranger) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Selecting Music Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5. Playing back songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
6. Changing the Music Style or song orchestration . . . . . . .20
Stylist function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Using the Band Orchestrator function . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
7. Recording your music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
8. Additional Music Style functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
One Touch (OTP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Using the Music Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Melody Intelligence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Bass Inversion (Bass Inv) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
9. Keyboard part functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Selecting sounds for the Main, Split and Dual parts . 28
Drum sounds and sound effects (“SFX”) . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Transpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Octave settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
10. Performance functions and effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Performance functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
V-LINK function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
11. Function menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
KB SET parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
METRONOM parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
OCTAVE parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
VOLUME parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
ARR SET parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
EFFECTS parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
KB SCALE parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
12. Working with User Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Writing your settings to a User Program. . . . . . . . . . . 41
Selecting a User Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
13. MIDI functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
14. Data management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Working with the Flash memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Archiving data using a computer (USB). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Disk functions [E-200 only] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
15. Using the outputs and an optional footswitch . . . . . . . . 51
16. Miscellaneous. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Functions for educational purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Initializing your E-200/E-100 (Factory) . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
17. Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
18. Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Tones selectable via the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Drum Kits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Music Styles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Chord Intelligence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
MIDI Implementation Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
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