Roland AT-500 Owner's Manual

Notice of Changed/Added Functionality

This document explains the added or changed functionality for the AT-500. Please read this in conjunction with the owner’s manual.

The “EZ One Finger” function has
changed

“Sustaining Notes in the Lower Part
(Lower Voice Hold)”

Owner’s Manual: p. 70

If you press and hold the Pedal [To Lower] button for several
seconds to make the indicator light, the following screen will
appear, and the “EZ One Finger” function will be enabled.

“EZ One Finger” is a function that lets you produce chords
simply by playing one or two keys in the lower keyboard.

When “EZ One Finger” is turned on, the following
performance settings will be applied.

Chord Intelligence function will be on

A chord will be detected when you hold down one or two keys of
the lower keyboard. (Owner’s Manual: p. 80)

Pedal To Lower function will be on

You can sound the Pedal Bass voice by playing the root note of a
chord on the Lower keyboard in the area that is playing the Lower
voice.

New functionality has been added to
“Various Other Settings”

“Adjusting How the Instrument Responds”

Owner’s Manual: p. 198

Turning Initial Touch Off (EZ Touch)

When you turn on the “EZ Touch” function, initial touch will be
turned off regardless of the registration’s initial touch setting.
This allows you to perform at a consistent volume regardless of
how strongly you play the keyboard.

Touch <Sound/KBD> on the Main screen.

1.

The Sound/Keyboard screen appears.

Touch either <Upper>, or <Lower>.

2.

The Upper Keyboard screen or Lower Keyboard screen
will appear.

The EZ Touch setting is common to the upper
keyboard and lower keyboard.
You can make this setting from either the Upper
Keyboard or Lower Keyboard screen.

Touch < > < > to display the EZ Touch.

3.

EZ Touch function will be on

Initial Touch will be turned off, so that you’ll be able to play at a
fixed volume regardless of variations in your keyboard touch.

Lower Voice Hold function will be on

You can have Lower voice continue to sound after you release you
fingers from the keys, until the next key is played.

Chord Hold function will be on

When you use Automatic Accompaniment, and you take your
fingers off the keyboard after fingering a chord in the lower
keyboard, the Automatic Accompaniment will continue playing until
you play the next chord.

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4.

Touch the EZ Touch setting to turn the setting on/off.

5.

Touch <Exit>.

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You can also use the following procedure to turn the EZ Touch
function on.

1.

Hold down the Composer [Reset] button and press the
Pedal [To Lower] button.

A message letting you know that the EZ Touch function
has been turned on will be displayed for a few seconds.

2.

To turn off the EZ Touch function, hold down the Composer
[Reset] button once again and press the Pedal [To Lower]
button.

“Other Settings”

Owner’s Manual: p. 210

Selecting the Screen Language (Language)

You can specify the language in which the demo screen
messages, confirmation messages, and error messages are
shown.

This will not change the language in which function
names or parameter names are shown.

1.

Touch <System> on the Main screen.

The System screen appears.

2.

Touch < > < > to display the Language.

Touch the Language setting.

3.

4.

Touch < > < > to change the setting.

Setting

DUTCH, ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN, JAPANESE,
PORTUGUESE, SPANISH

5.

Touch <Exit>.

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