Rear Panel Connections - Roland RP301R Owner's Manual

Rear panel connections

Input jack
If you use a cord with a stereo mini-plug to connect a audio
player or similar device, the sound of the connected device will
be heard through this unit. Use the controls of the connected
device (audio player) to adjust the volume.
MIDI connectors
For connecting MIDI device (p. 24).
* To prevent malfunction and/or damage to speakers or other devices, always turn down the volume, and turn off the power on all devices before making any connections.
USB memory connector
If a USB memory is connected, you can do the following
things:
• You can use it to save and play back songs (SMF).
• WAV fi les (audio) or MIDI fi les (SMF) copied from your
computer to the USB memory can be played back by
the RP301R.
• • You can connect an optional CD drive (CD-01A) to the
USB MEMORY connector. You can use a CD drive to play
back songs from a CD.
Note
• Carefully insert the USB fl ash drive all the way in-until it
is fi rmly in place.
• Use a USB memory sold by Roland. We cannot
guarantee operation if any other USB memory is used.
Damper Pedal
Use this pedal to sustain the sound. While this pedal is held down, notes will be sustained for an extended time even
if you release your fi ngers from the keyboard. The length of the sustain will change subtly depending on how deeply
you press the pedal. On an acoustic piano, holding down the damper pedal will cause the strings for notes other
than the ones you actually play to vibrate in sympathy with what you've played, producing a rich resonance. This unit
simulates this sympathetic vibration (damper resonance).
Sostenuto Pedal
This pedal sustains only the notes of the keys that were already pressed when you pressed the pedal. This pedal can
also be used to control other functions (p. 23).
Soft Pedal
This pedal is used to make the sound softer. Playing with the soft pedal depressed produces a sound that is not
as strong as when otherwise played with the equivalent strength. This is the same function as the left pedal of an
acoustic piano. The softness of the tone can be varied subtly by the depth to which you press the pedal. This pedal
can also be used to control other functions (p. 23).
Output jacks
If you connect these jacks to amplifi ed speakers, the
sound of this unit will be heard through them.
DC In jack Pedal connector
Connect the included AC Connect the pedal cord of
adaptor here (p. 38). the dedicated stand here
(p. 38).
USB connector
If you use a commercially available USB cable to connect the
unit's USB connector to your computer's USB connector, you'll
be able to do the following things.
• SMF data played back by MIDI-compatible software can be
sounded by the unit.
• MIDI data can be transferred between the RP301R and your
sequencer software (sold separately), opening up a wide
range of possibilities for music production and editing.
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