Opening And Closing The Top Lid; Connecting Headphones - Roland HPE109-PE Owner's Manual

HP109-PE – Before You Start Playing
Take care not to allow fingers to be caught or pinched
when opening and closing the lid. Make sure an adult is
on hand to provide assistance when young children are
playing the HP109-PE.
For safety, transport the HP109-PE only with the lid in
the closed position.

Opening and closing the top lid

The HP109-PE's top lid can be raised and closed like on
an acoustic grand piano. Though this is mainly intended
to help you obtain a better projection of the sound, it also
changes the HP109-PE's tone color.
1. Carefully raise the top with one hand, taking care
to get a secure grip.
2. Fold out the supporting leg.
3. Lower the top until you are sure it is supported by
the leg.
Here's what your HP109-PE should look like once the top
is in place:
If you are not sure how to raise the top ask your Roland
dealer to show you how it's done.
When opening the top, be careful not to open it too far.
Opening the top at an angle in excess of 30 degrees may
damage the unit, or cause the top to drop, and possibly
cause injury to the user.
Also, before opening the top, make sure that no one is in
the path of the top as it is opened.
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When closing the top, make sure that the coupling pin on
the top lid fits well into the hole located in the angle bar
provided in the piano.

Connecting Headphones

The HP109-PE has two jacks for plugging in headphones.
This allows two people to listen through headphones simul-
taneously, making it very useful for lessons and when per-
forming piano pieces for four hands. Additionally, this
allows you to play without having to worry about bothering
others around you, even at night.
Plug the headphones into the Phones jacks located
at the bottom left of the piano.
Phones jack x 2
When headphones are connected, the [
phones)] indicator (p. 7) lights up, and sounds stop play-
ing from the speakers of the HP109-PE.
The headphone volume is adjusted by the [Volume] knob
(p. 11) of the HP109-PE.
Use Stereo headphones.
NOTE
Make sure to use only Roland headphones. Headphones
from other manufacturers may be unable to provide suffi-
cient volume.
Some notes on using headphones
• To prevent damage to the cord, handle the headphones only
by the headset or the plug.
• Connecting the headphones when the volume of connected
equipment is turned up may result in damage to the head-
phones. Lower the volume on the HP109-PE before plug-
ging in the headphones.
• Listening at excessively high volume levels will not only
damage the headphones, but may also cause hearing loss.
Use the headphones at a moderate volume level.
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