Panel Descriptions - Roland HP505 Owner's Manual

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Panel Descriptions

[Power] Switch
This turns the power on/off.
* With the factory settings, the unit's power will automati-
cally be switched off 30 minutes after you stop playing or
operating the unit.
If the unit's power has been turned off automatically, you can use the [Power]
switch to turn the unit back on again.
If you don't want the power to turn off automatically, change the "Auto Off"
setting to "OFF" as described on "Making the Power Automatically Turn Off
After a Time (Auto Off )" (p. 41).
* When turning the power on again, you must allow at least five seconds after
power-off before you once again turn the power on.
If you fail to allow enough time, the Auto Off function might not be reset,
preventing the power from turning on correctly.
Front Panel
These buttons and sliders are used to operate the unit.
Pedals
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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 fingers from the keyboard.
With the damper pedal on an acoustic piano, when you step on the pedal it will at first offer only a slight amount of resistance,
but as you press down further it will start to feel much heavier. On the unit, this change in the feeling of resistance is simulated.
On an acoustic piano, when you step on the damper pedal, you'll first hear the sound of the dampers releasing the strings. Then,
you should also be able to hear the sound of strings adjacent to the ones for the notes actually played resonate sympathetically,
resulting in a rich, resounding tone. Additionally, when using half-pedaling techniques, the core of the sound disappears rapidly
while a rich, spacious resonance remains, producing a unique form of reverberation. On the unit, the unique, lingering tones
produced by the half-pedaling technique are reproduced in addition to released-string sounds (Damper Noise) and resonating
sounds (Damper Resonance).
Sostenuto Pedal
The notes you are pressing when this pedal is depressed will be sustained.
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.
USB Memory Port
If a USB flash drive is
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connected, you can
use it to save or play back songs.
You can do the following things using a USB flash
drive.
• WAVE files or MIDI files (SMF) data copied from your computer
can be played back by the unit.
• You can make audio recordings of your performances on the unit.
• The audio recordings of songs that you've made can be played on your
computer, or burned to a CD.
* Carefully insert the USB flash drives all the way in-until it is firmly in place.
* Use a USB flash drive sold by Roland. We cannot guarantee operation if any
other USB flash drive is used.
USB Port
If you use a commercially available USB
cable to connect the unit's USB port to
your computer's USB port, 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 unit
and your sequencer software (sold separately),
opening up a wide range of possibilities for
music production and editing.
Headphone Hook
Whenever you are not using the headphones, you can hang them
on the headphone hook.
* Don't hang anything other than headphones on this hook, and don't apply
excessive force to it.
Doing so may damage the headphone hook.
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