About The Pedals; Connecting Headphones - Roland KR-5 Owner's Manual

Before You Start Playing

About the Pedals

The pedals have the following functions, and are used
mainly for piano performance.
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Soft Pedal
Sostenuto Pedal
Damper pedal (right pedal)
While this pedal is pressed, notes will be sustained even after
you take your fingers off the keys.
On an acoustic piano, holding down the damper pedal will
allow the remaining strings to resonate in sympathy with the
sounds that you played from the keyboard, adding a rich
resonance.
The KR-7/5 simulates this sympathetic resonance.
You can change the amount of resonance applied with the damper
pedal. Please refer to "Adjusting Resonance (Resonance)" (p. 142).
Sostenuto pedal (center pedal)
This pedal sustains only the sounds of the keys that were
already played when you pressed the pedal.
Soft pedal (left pedal)
When you hold down this pedal and play the keyboard, the
sound will have a softer tone.
About the Adjuster
When you move the KR-7/5 or if you feel that the pedals are
unstable, adjust the adjuster located below the pedals as
follows.
❍ Rotate the adjuster to lower it so that it is in firm contact
with the floor. If there is a gap between the pedals and
the floor, the pedals may be damaged. In particular
when placing the instrument on carpet, adjust this so
that the pedals firmly contact the floor.
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Damper Pedal
Adjuster
Adjusting the Sound's
Volume and Brilliance
Turn the [Volume] knob to adjust the overall volume.
Turn the [Brilliance] knob to adjust the brightness of
the sound.
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Connecting Headphones

The KR-7/5 has two jacks for plugging in headphones. This
allows two people to listen through headphones
simultaneously, making it very useful for lessons and when
performing 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 jack located at the
bottom left of the piano.
Connecting headphones will automatically mute the
sound from the internal speakers.
The headphone volume is adjusted by the [Volume]
knob of the KR-7/5.
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Phones jack x 2
NOTE
Use Stereo headphones.
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 headphones. Lower the volume on the KR-7/5
before plugging 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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