k=Roland: ae (a | | | Owner's ManualCopyright © 1987 by ROLAND CORPORATION |All rights reserved. Na part of this publication may be reproduced in ‘any fom wathout the writen permission of ROLAND CORPORATION.@ PANEL DESCRIPTION ee 76 ° — op © ouput seas @ Ourou Level Switch © Henepones suck (© MOI THRU Cannecor © M01 0UT Comecr © M4 N Connector © Darpat Peal acs © SotRemate ess ct Bil fe alee IB) = © Volume knob © Bcemat Uper Volume Kr © cern Lower Volume Kk © Tremolo Doth © Tremole Rate Kneb © Tremolo Swich {@ Chorus Suen E © wou son © sours ta © wot enn © tattoo @ netourars 0 Spit Swen © Key Tianepose Switch IMPORTANT NOTES Power Supply ‘+ The appropiate voltage to be used i shown on the name plate on the rear panel. Be sure that it meets the voltage system in your country. © Do not use the same sacket that is used for any rise generating devios, such as motor, oF ‘variable lighting system, ‘= This unit might not work propery #f the power cable is plugged in wth the unit tuened on, this happens, imply tuen the unit of and tars ion again in few seconds. ‘= 1 ig normal for the unit 10 be warm whe operating. Power Cord * When disconnecting the power cord from the sockel, do net hold the cord but the plug. When the units not to be used for along period, dis connect the power cor. Location ‘+ Avoid using the RD-2503 and RO-3005 in extreme heat or humidity or where it may be alfectad by dust, cirect sunlight or visration, Cleaning ‘+ Use @ soft cloth and can only with 2 mild etergent. 1+ Do not use solvents such as pein thinner™ CONNECTIONS [Seepage 70 in o OH m HOW TO SET UP THE PIANO 1. Connect the supplied power cord to the Recep: tacle on the rear panel 2. Connect the plug to the wall socket. * Be sure to take the step 1 then 2, Do not doit he other way rouRoland has developed 8 naw typeof dicta syn thesis technology ~~ Structured Adaptive (SA) ‘Sound Synthesis. SA Sound Synthesis employs & technique wich neither approximates nor simu lates ecoustic sounds, but actually recreates thas sounds. Note for note, suance for nuanee, hat ‘monic characterictes and timbre verietions are feithfully replicated across the entire range ofthe keyboard. Sounds respand to playing dynamics with extraordinary securacy and warmth. ‘SA ™@ FEATURES ‘+ The Roland RO-250 end AD-2008 MIDI Digital Pianos feature ® studio quality keyboards created by SA Sound Synthesis. 4 The RO-2505 and AD-3008 include builtin Chorus end Tremoio effects, * The RD-260s and RD-3008 can be used as excellent MIDI Keyboard Contrllers or a= MIDI Sound Modules. Pause | Sine aanse ene None equator: oe Canssan Sesasnent of Sormnaentons CLASSE (Ce apparel nensique ne dass pas es es de lase& a nveau des amissons de buts dana Rogamert avs oes shai parestes pare mince canacen dos Cammernears Mm CONTENTS 1 Panel Desciption a WE Conections san 4 M Operatio® nn 6 { RD.250s or F0-300s as 9 Piano 6 a Tone Selection 6 5. Tuning a 7 € DamperiSof Pedal 7 6 BAMLaN€8 enna mm) ©. Chorue/Tremoia 8 1 Key Transpose m8 {B) RO-250s oF RD-300s as » MIDI Devic... 10 1. RD-250s oF AD-300s as @ MIDI Keyboard Controle ren ven 10 2, Setting MIDE Channels on b. Sering Split Point 2 © MOL OUT (ON/OFF) aa 4, Internal Voice (ON/OFF! 3 Transmitting MIDI Messages warn 14 2. RD-250e oF RO-200s as @ MIDI Sound Mode on : % 8. Setting MIDI Receive Channels enn 1 Receiving MDC Meszages 3. MDI Functions een 1 Other Functions v W Sound Range DiagraM vernnmenennn 18 Setting Meme soo onan ® 1 Specifications exceed the Class 8 has lr rio nose emstons set oul nthe Rao inererence el(@] RD-250s or RD-300s as a Piano © Turn the piano on. ‘The indicator of Piano 1 tights up. "For bout 2 secands after turned on, the plano cannot be played because ofthe mating creuit. © Adjust the volume with the Volume Knob LED aw a, Voice Selection ‘The RO-260s and RO-300s feature 8 keyboard sounds: two acoustic grend pianos, elect grand plano, harpscichord, clavi, vibraphone and two electric pianos. ‘To select one of ‘these voices, press one of the Tone Selector buttons numbered 1 through 8, One keyboarc ‘ound can be selected at atime. Sees eSaq by VOICE PRESERVE FUNCTION ‘The AD-250s and AD-300s feature the Voice Preserve Function, that is, while you are playing the keyboard using a certain tone color, you can fequeat the next tone color to be used, without the tone actually changeing until you release all whe keys \When the piano is being played with the Note or Damper ON, the tone color does not change. (the ‘ncicator of the corresponding sound flashes.) To ‘change the voices, lit all Notes and the Damper ‘OFF. (Now, the indicator of the new voice ie con stanly bghtod) : ‘This Voice Preserve function apoigs o the exter fal Program Change received by the RO-2508 oF RO-300s.b. Tuning The Tune knob @ is provided for controling the overall tuning canter of the RD-260s or RO-300s, This is especially useful for tuning to other acoustic instruments, synthesizers, and synth sizer sound modules. Sines the RD-250s and RO-300s incorporate S/A Synthesis, the tuning of individual notes wil never be necessary. At ite center position: Middle A = 442H2, and the variable range is Scents c. Damper/Soft Pedal ‘The Damper Pedal Jack ® and Soft Pedal Jack @ ‘re provided to connect tothe DP-2. These pedals function just ke the damper and soft pedl on an scoustic piano. "The Soft Pedal can he used as a Sostenuto pedal. Sostenuto Pedab> How to tum the Soft Pedal to Sostenuto Pedal Connect the DP-2 tothe Soft Pedal Jack. and turn the plano on while holding the pedal down 3+ Oo S ‘Wee holding down ch Power On ‘Now, the Soft Podal works as a Sastenuto Pada When the pedal is turned to a Sostenuto Pedal it loses the Soft Pedal function, Pressing the Sostenuto Peds will twen on the Damper of the nate curently played. The follow- w Jing notes will ot take on any effect, "To return the pedo! to the Soft Peds piano off once, then turn it an again turn thed. Brilliance 12 knob ©, the tone willbe brighter, and mellower when lowered. : ‘erIGHT MELLOW @, Chorus/Tremolo ‘The plano includes builtin Chorus and Tremolo ffecs. © Chorus ‘By pressing the Chorus switch ®, 8 lush stereo chorus effect can be obtained through the inst. ment interna! speaker/amplife system of vi the stereo outputs. © Tremolo ‘Tue Tremolo switch @ engages the tremolo eect. ‘The Tremolo cicuit is storec and is especielly Useful when used with the electric piano and vibraphone sounds " “Tne Tremolo Rate knob @ is used to increase or decrease the speed ofthe temola effect. Raising it Ineraaces the tomoio speed while lowering it: ‘decreases the speed of the effec, Depth Using the Tremolo Depth knob @®, the depth ofthe “Tremolo effect can be changed

White holding the MIDI Lower Switch @ down, push the key on the keyboard which corres ‘ponds to the MIDI channel you went. trom AO t0 C2}. > While holding the MIDI Upper Switch © down, {ake the same procedure as above (Fasting) ep ates cahatta ‘wie hoting down a us the key thet comesponds {othe MDI channa you most “+The Upper and the Lower Channels cannot be set to the same number When setting the Transmit channel of 1 t0 8, the inglestor of the corresponding Voice Selector flashes. (29.11 When Mt channels at ‘ashing! SeeReoSS ‘whan setting the Teanemit Channel {to 16, the indicator of the corresponding Voice Selector flashes and the other Voice Salecors glow. {o21 Wen MIDI chan! 136 set akaS eas (eign op (ign we)b. Setting Split Point ‘Split Funetion ‘The RO-250s and FD-300s Split Functions allow to split the keyboard into the Upper and the Lower sections at any key (Split Point) you lke. ‘The Upper and the Lower keyboard can have individual MIDI channel numbers on which dit- ferent performance information ean be simul- taneously wansmitted to the external sound module Split On s called Split Mode, and Split Off Whole fede. > While holding the Split Switch @ down, push the key for the Spit Point on the keyboar. ‘7 The key of the Split Point is Included ia the Upper section 25 (ansing Push the tay for te Spt Poine iit nlsing down When the Spit Point ie got, the indicator of the Split Switch @ lights up. Once the Split Point ic set the Split mode or the ‘Whole mode can be selected by pushing the Sait Suite, {99.1 When Gein selected forthe Spt Poin so=ts Team ee loon onthe C= ce — Trancritthe Key formation onthe Unpoe {n the Whole Mode (Split Of, all the performance information is sant on the both Uppsr and Lower channels, (09.2 When the Spit i OF (Whole Mode} ‘ener Channel Soudedule ‘Upper Channet Sond Made An ayant! one th Upper and Lower crae. MIDI OUT (On/Of) 4d. Internal Voice (On/Off) ing the MIDI OUT Switch @ down, push ihe Mt Lower Sich @ fonder Rl Upper Switch @, (Pacing) ot rat Voie! Lower Of, Upper On CLEA CEe. Transmitting MIDI Information + When the MIO{ OUT i of (soe page 131, no MIDE Information can be transmites, ‘+ extemal Volume ‘With the External Lower Volume Knob @ and the External Upper Volume Knob @, the volume 00 ‘the extermal MIDI sound module can be controled . Max. Man ‘+ Tne above function cannot be obtained on some. ‘exemal MIDI devices. Please refer to the Implimentation Chart shown ia the owner's ‘manual ofthe external MIDI sound module. ‘+ Chorus, Tremolo (On/Off) On/Ott oft Chorus andor Tremolo can be trans ‘ited on the Lower andlor the Upper Channels. > While holding the MIDI Lower Switch @ (andl ‘or the MIDI Upper Switch ©} down, push the hours Switch @ or the Tremolo Swrtch @. ‘Pasting are or UPPER) White olaing own a fh / (Crore oF Hema 4 ‘+ Program Change ‘The RD-250s and RO-300s ean transmit the Pro gram change message 1 to 128 on the Lower and/or the Upper channels. The table below shows how the Group/Bank’ Voice Number on the RD-250s and RO-3008 cor. ‘respond to the Program Change numbers Program Change Table : Te [sats Tel te +[2[stetstel7te 2 fe poppe pele sti sw fwl etal ete le [a 4 [eal a lela o [a] Ars[ale[s [slo [sls lo é|e}elelalsle lle FARCE S[y[s[slelele ele feos or [os feo tm | PAA sfapele| pele )e |e e(4lelelatetsretere S| Of 8 | [00 or || ws oe fs | 07 fos oo vd nf 2 7 [oa [avs Pte 7 [a | fet [za [ace [es Fs [er fe > While holding the MIDI Lower Switch @ for the MIDI Upper Switch ©) cowe, push tha key that corresponds o the Grous/BankiVoice aumber cm eS =a =a or uPve Wile noting down + the Group BonuVows NumberRD-250s or RD-300s as MIDI Sound Module a. Setting Receive Channel When using the RD-250s or RO-300s as a MIDI sound module, you should set the receive MIDI ‘channel of the RD-250 ar RD-300s to the same number as the transmit channel of the MIDI ‘device that controls the RD-250s or RO-200s. > While holding the MIDI Receive Chane! Switch @ down, push the key rom AD to C2) {that eotresponds to the MIDI channel you want. Cae hashing eet St inte het down + ut the yay that coraszonds to the MIDI Charest you went \Wmhen setting the Receive MIDI channel, th indi stor 0 the Voice Selectors will react justike when seting the Transmit MIDI channel. (See page 11 “a, Seting Transmit NDI Channel”) b. Receiving MIDI Information ‘Program Change ‘The AD-260e and AO-200s can receive the Pro: ‘gram Change frorn 1 to 32 but ignore 33 0 128 * The detailed explanation on the tramsiting and eceving messages follows in the next section 3. MID Funetions” 1516 3. MIDI Functions ‘The RD-250s and FO-300e can select any of the following three modes tat decide how the mes- sages are received and transmitted (By taking the procedure shown from page 11 {0 15, Note On/Oft, Program Change anc Control Change re transmited and received, I Note OrvOHt, Program Change and Controt Change are transmitted and received. '* The moment a new voice is selected on the RO-2802 or RO-300s, the corresponding rogram change number is transmitted ‘The chorus or tremolo On/Off is transmitted 186 9 conttol change message, This setting may beused when recording the data into a MIDI sequencer and piay it Beck, (Wt) Note On/OH, Program Change and Control CChange are tranamited. Program Change, Chorus On/Off and Tremolo On/OH cannot be received * Refer to MID! imlimentation Chain the back ofthis owner's manual How to select the above communication mode Mode (): Turning the RD-250e oF RD-200s on wil automatically selects this mode. Mode (l): Turn the RD-280s or RO-2008 on while holding the MID! OUT Switen O down ‘Mode (it): Turn the AO-250e or AD-3008 on wiile holding down the Voice Selec tor Piano-t@ Other Function ‘+ Remote Pedal Connect the supplied pedal switch DP-2 to the emote Pedal Jack @, and the DP-2 ean be used 1s a remote awiteh for the Key Transpose, Spl MIDI OUT, MIDI Lower, MID! Upper, Receive ‘Channeiiternal Voice, Chorus ar Tremolo switch > While holding down the relevant switch (Key “Transpose, Spit, MIDI OUT, MIO! Lower, MIDI Upper, Receive Channel/nternal Voice Chorus ‘or Tremolol, pross the Pedal Switch, 54 | oes | eS == ol iat ‘White holting down. When the pedal is used as 9 remote pedal, it does not function as a soft pedal. f you wish to Use tas a soft pedal, turn the RO-250e oF RD. 300s off once, then turn it on again.™@ Sound Range Diagram RD-250s mow. 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Note '5.19R0-2009) 2208(80-255) | 0-127 Number Tiue voice Pere meneees | 15-13 Velocty Note ON ° ° venta? ne Note OFF X (on x ‘ter Keys x x Touch ons x x ch Bender x x Tho x Volume alo ° Hole 66 | ° Sostenuto Contra! | 0 ° Soft pedal x2] 0 3 Tremolo ‘change %|o 3 Crows Prog | 0 w-27 (O10-a0) can be ignored by Change we stnexerteeenee | 0-31 Power-up setting Syster Exclusive x x System Song Pos x x Song Se x x Common Tone x x System Clock x [x Real Time Commands x x [Aur Local on OFF x x AA Noles OFF ° © 23-127) Mes: Aciwe Sense ° © sozes Rese! x Notes || When power up, ch! OMNI OFF ang POLY are sent men Basic chanel s changed. Mose sel 103 Mose 1: OMNION, POLY Mode 2.) OMNI ON, MONO Mode 3° OMNI OFF. POLY Mode 4 © OMNI OFF MONO xO& Specifications RD-2505/RD-3008 ‘6key (AD-250s), 88 key (RO-300s), 16 Voice Polyphonic, SA System Digital Piano (0 Voice Poivphonic for Harpsichord, Clavi and Electric Pisno 2) Preset Voices Pingo, 1, 2. snd 3 arpsichore Ctavi Vibraphone Electric Piano 4,2 effects ‘Chorus (Orvor Tramola (On/Of, Rate, Depth Panel Switches Key Transpose Split Mit our. MID Lower MIDI Upper Receive Channevinierna! Voice Voice Selectors x 8 Chorus Tremolo Controls ‘Exemal Lower Volume Exiemal Upper Volume Volume Ballance Tremolo Rate Tremolo Depth Indleatore Key Transpose split ‘it our MIDI Lower MIDI Upper Receive Channelintrnal Voice x 8 hours Tremolo REAR PANEL Receptacle Power Switen Headphones Jack (stereo} ‘Output Jacke (Land (Output Level Switch (UM) “Tuning Knob SofuRemote Peds! Jack Damper Pedal Jack [MIDI Connectors (WN, OUT. THAU Dimensions RO-2608: 124210 x 461(0) x 1391H) mm 48-7" x 19-10" «5-1? -RO-2008: 1405(W) x 46110) 13314) mm SSE x 18-1 x S18" Weight 'RD-2505: 29k9/6415 RO-M00s: 3Bkg/72Ib 1doz Power Consumption: OW (1171, 25W {220V, 220v) Accessories: Powar Cord x 1 Connection Cora (.P-25) x 2 Pedal Switeh (OP-2) = 1 Owners Manual Guide Sook “MD, orrions, ‘Stand: KS-7 ‘Stereo Headphonas: RH-109, RH-10 ‘MIDI Cable: MSC-07, 15, 2, 50, 100@Roland* 10627 win f=Roland sang /sne7-au r