Panel Descriptions; Front Panel; Rear Panel - Roland DP-900 Owner's Manual

Panel Descriptions

Front Panel

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[Power] switch
Turns the power on/off (p. 14).
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[Volume] knob
Adjusts the volume level (p. 14).
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[Brilliance] button
Adjusts the tone brightness (p. 14).
4
[Transpose] button
Transposes the pitch of the keyboard (p. 22).
5
[Split] button
Divides the keyboard into right-hand and left-hand areas,
allowing you to play a different sound in each area (p.
18).
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[Reverb] button
Adds reverberation to the sound (p. 21).
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Tone buttons
They are used to choose the kinds of tones (tone groups)
played by the keyboard (p. 16).
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Display
Displays information such as the song number, tempo,
beat, and parameter settings values.
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[+] [-] buttons
Allows you to select the value of various settings. Pressing
both the [+] and [-] buttons simultaneously returns the
setting of a particular item or function to its original value.

Rear Panel

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MIDI connectors
Connect to external MIDI devices to exchange
performance data (p. 34).
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Pedal connectors
Connect the pedal to this connector (p. 8).
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10 [Metronome] button
Activates the built-in metronome (p. 19).
By holding down this button and the [Beat] button, and
pressing other specified button, you can make settings for
various functions (p. 31–p. 33, p. 35–p. 36).
11 [Beat] button
Specifies the time signature (beat) (p. 20).
12 [Song/Tempo] Button
Plays back the internal songs (p. 15).
Each time you press this button, the song number and the
tempo will be displayed alternately.
Recorder
13 [Play] button
Starts and stops playback of internal songs and recorded
performances (p. 15, p. 24).
14 [Rec] button
Puts the DP-900 in recording-standby mode (p. 26–p. 30).
15 [1] [2] buttons
Plays back or records a performance separately for each
hand. (p. 25, p. 28–p. 30).
This button and the following [2] button are collectively
referred to as the "track buttons."
16 [Key Touch] button
Modifies the playing feel of the keyboard (p. 23).
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Input jacks
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These jacks can be connected to another sound generating
device or an audio device, so that the sound of that
device will be output from the DP-900's speakers (p. 34).
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4 Output jacks
Allows you to output the piano's sound to sound
reinforcement equipment to obtain a more powerful
sound. These can also be connected to a tape recorder or
other recording device to record a performance (p. 34).
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5 DC In connector
Connect the supplied AC adaptor to this connector (p. 11).
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