Roland RD-170 Owner's Manual page 8

RD-170 Panel descriptions
L [METRONOME] button
Press this button to switch the RD-170's metro-
nome on (button lights) or off (button dark).
You can also set several metronome parameters
(see p. 19).
M [SPLIT] button
Press this button to separate the keyboard into
two halves, in which case the Lower part is
assigned to the left half, while the Upper part
part can be played via the right half.
O
EXIT ENTER DEC INC
NO YES
P Q R
O Display
The RD-170's display keeps you posted about
the current settings. There are two parameter
groups: global settings ([SYSTEM]) and part set-
tings ([EDIT]). Use the TONE SELECT/SETUP sec-
tion to specify which parameter you want to
set. When you hold down one of those buttons
in Edit or System mode, the display shows the
name of the assigned parameter.
P [EXIT] button
Press this button to leave the Demo, System or
Edit mode (depending on which one is currently
active).
Q [ENTER] button
This button is used to confirm certain opera-
tions (like saving your settings using the
[WRITE] button).
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TONE SELECT/SETUP
GRAND STACK
PIANO PIANO RHODES E.PIANO
1 2 3 4
JAZZ CHURCH
ORGAN ORGAN STRINGS PAD
9 10 11 12
N [LOWER] and [UPPER] buttons
These buttons serve three purposes:
a) you can use them to select parts while play-
ing; b) you can activate both of them to engage
the Layer mode (see p. 13); c) you can use them
to select the part whose parameter settings you
wish to edit.
S
CLAV/
HARPSI VIBES GUITAR BASS
5 6 7 8
VOICE BRASS WINDS SYNTH
13 14 15 16
R [DEC/NO] and [INC/YES] buttons
Outside the System and Edit modes, these but-
tons are used to decrease ([DEC/NO]) or
increase ([INC/YES]) the tempo value.
S TONE SELECT/SETUP buttons
These buttons can be used for selecting sounds
(TONE SELECT), Setup memories (SETUP) or
parameters (System or Edit mode).
[SETUP] does not allow you you to select
sounds. Instead, it changes the function of the
[1]~[16] buttons, which then select memories.
See page 28 for details.
T SEQUENCER buttons
The buttons are used for selecting tracks ([1],
[2]), to start playback ([PLAY®]) or recording
([REC¥∏]+[PLAY®]).
T
SEQUENCER
VARIATION
PLAY REC
SETUP