Roland FP-60 Users Manual

Owner’s Manual

° Live Performance Features

Adjust the tone color (Equalizer)

You can adjust the character of the sound as appropriate for the location where you’re playing the instrument.

Recall performance settings (Registration)

You can save the settings related to your performance and recall them up anytime, easily.

° Play the Piano

Play various sounds

This piano contains a wide variety of tones (sounds). You can freely select and perform using these tones.

For a list of the sounds, refer to “Tone List.” (p. 26)

Play two layered tones (Dual Play)

You can layer two tones on a single key.

Play dierent tones with your left and right hands (Split Play)

You can divide the keyboard into left and right zones, and select a dierent tone for each zone.

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° Convenient Functions

Record your performances

You can record your performance.

Bluetooth function

You can use the Bluetooth-compatible app “Piano Partner 2,” or play back audio from your smartphone.

Personalize your piano (Piano Designer)

You can customize the sound to your own taste by adjusting the sonic elements of the grand piano sound.

Provision of Bluetooth functionality

Please be aware that depending on the country in which you purchased the piano, Bluetooth functionality might not be included.

If Bluetooth functionality is included

The Bluetooth logo appears when you turn on the power.

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Before using this unit, carefully read “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (leaet “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and Owner’s Manual (p. 28)). After reading, keep the document(s) including those sections where it will be available for immediate reference.

Read This First

Basic Operations

On this piano, you can use the buttons of the operating panel to make various function settings. The “K” “J,” “-” “+,” “Enter (Func) ,” and “Exit” indications shown in the screen indicate the buttons used to operate the various functions.

Upper line: shows the category to specify

(you can use the [K] [J] buttons to change this)

Lower line: shows the value within the category

(you can use the [-] [+] buttons to change this)

Screen display

Selecting the category to set

Use the [K] [J] buttons to select the category that you want to set.

Selecting values within a category

Use the [-] [+] buttons to change a value within the category.

“Enter” and “Exit”

Use the [Function] (Enter) button to conrm the selected category or value. Use the [Exit] button to go back to the previous operation.

Placing the FP-60 on a Stand

Please use one of the following Roland stands to support your FP-60: KSC-72, KS-G8B, or KS-12 (sold separately).

Refer to the following when using a stand.

* Be careful not to pinch your ngers when setting up the stand.

KSC-72 (Dedicated stand for FP-60)

Refer to KSC-72 Owner’s Manual.

KS-G8B

front rear

KS-12

* For safety, do not use

Position the piano so that the pad at the rear of the stand is immediately in front of the row of screws on the bottom of the piano

the stand in its very highest adjustment position.

Pad

row of screws

Adjust the horizontal width

* The pedal board (KPD-90) is sold

separately.

Align the centers of the piano and the stand

* For safety, do not use

the stand in its very highest adjustment position.

Adjust the horizontal width so that the rubber feet on the bottom of the piano t into the depressions (four locations) of the stand.

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Top view

Contents

Read This First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Basic Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Placing the FP-60 on a Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Main Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Panel Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Operation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Advanced Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Recording Your Per formance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Recording a New Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Recording Audio to USB Flash Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Deleting a Saved Song (Delete Song) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Renaming a Song (Rename Song) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Copying a Saved Song (Copy Song) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Personalizing Your Piano Sound (Piano Designer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Saving Performance Settings (Registration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

What Is a Registration? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Recalling a Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Saving Current Settings into a Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Saving a Registration Set (Registration Set Export) . . . . . 15

Loading a Saved Registration Set

(Registration Set Import) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Convenient Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Reformatting Memory (Format Media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset) . . . . . . . . . 16

Retaining Settings After Power-O (Memory Backup) . . . 16

Using the Bluetooth® Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Here’s What You Can Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Listening to Music Through the Piano’s Speakers . . . . . . . 18

Making Initial Settings (Pairing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Connecting an Already-Paired Mobile Device . . . . . . . . . . 18

Playing Back Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Using the Piano with an App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Example Apps That Can Be Used with the Piano . . . . . . . . 19

Making Settings (Pairing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Using the Pedals to Turn Pages on a Music Score App . . . 20

Making Initial Settings (Pairing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Connecting an Already-Paired Mobile Device . . . . . . . . . . 20

Turning Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Various Settings (Function Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

How to Use Function Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Adjusting the Keyboard Response (Key Touch) . . . . . . . . . 22

Matching the Pitch with Other Instruments

(Master Tuning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Changing the Tuning Method (Temperament) . . . . . . . . . 22

Specifying a Song’s Tonic (Temperament Key) . . . . . . . . . 22

Editing the Equalizer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Adjusting the Volume of an Audio Playback Device or

Bluetooth Audio (Input/Bluetooth Vol.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Specifying the Song (SMF) Playback Mode

(SMF Play Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Selecting the Format for Recording (Recording Mode) . . 23

Changing How the Pedal Eects Are Applied

(Damper Pedal Part) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Changing the Function of the Center Pedal

(Center Pedal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Changing How the Pedal Eects Are Applied

(Center Pedal Part) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Changing the Function of the Left Pedal (Left Pedal) . . . . 23

Changing How the Pedal Eects Are Applied

(Left Pedal Part) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using a Pedal to Switch Registrations (Reg. Pedal Shift) . 24 Sending Tone-Change Information

(Transmit MIDI Information) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Preventing Doubled Notes When Connected to a

Sequencer (Local Control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

MIDI Transmit Channel Settings (MIDI Transmit Ch.) . . . . 24

Adjusting the Brightness of the Display

(Display Contrast) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Adjusting the Brightness of the Buttons

(Panel Brightness) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Making the Power Automatically Turn O After a Time

(Auto O) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Tone List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Saved Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

USING THE UNIT SAFELY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

IMPORTANT NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Main Specications

FP-60

Sound generator Piano Sound: SuperNATURAL Piano

Keyboard 88 keys (PHA-4 Standard Keyboard: with Escapement and Ivory Feel)

Bluetooth function

Power supply AC adaptor

Power consumption 5W (4W–22W )

Dimensions

Weight

Accessories

Audio: Bluetooth Ver 3.0 (Supports SCMS-T content protection) MIDI, Turning music sheet: Bluetooth Ver 4.0

Detached music rest: 1,291 (W) x 344 (D) x 125 (H) mm, 50-7/8 ( W) x 13-9/16 (D) x 4-5/16 (H) inches FP-60 with KSC-72 and music rest: 1,291 (W) x 382 (D) x 944 (H) mm, 50-7/8 ( W) x 15-1/16 (D) x 37-3/16 (H)

inches

19.0 kg, 41 lbs 15 oz (FP-60 with music rest)

32.7 kg, 72 lbs 2 oz (FP-60 with KSC-72, KPD-90, and music rest) Owner’s Manual, Leaet “USING THE UNIT SAFELY,” AC adaptor, Power cord,

Music rest, Damper pedal (DP-10; capable of continuous detection)

Roland FP-60: Digital Piano

FP-60

Dedicated stand: KSC-72 Dedicated pedal board: KPD-90 Keyboard stand: KS-G8B, KS-12 Pedal unit: RPU-3

Options (sold separately)

This document explains the specications of the product at the time that the document was issued. For the latest information, refer to the Roland website.

Damper pedal: DP series Pedal switch: DP-2 Expression pedal: EV-5 USB Flash Memory (*1) *1: Use a commercially available USB ash drive or a USB ash drive sold by

Roland. However, we cannot guarantee that all commercially available USB ash drives will work with this unit.

Panel Descriptions

[L] button

Turning the FP-60 On

1. Move the [Volume] slider all the way down to minimize the

volume.

Minimize the volume

2. Hold down the [L] button until the display shows “Roland Digital

Piano.”

The power turns on, and the tone buttons and other buttons illuminate.

3. Move the [Volume] slider to adjust the volume.

Turning O the Power

1. Move the [Volume] slider all the way down to minimize the

volume.

2. Hold down the [L] button until the display shows “Don’t

disconnect the power.”

The piano is turned o.

* Never disconnect the power cord while the screen indicates

“Don’t disconnect the power.”

Attaching the Music Rest

1. Insert the music rest into the slit on the top of the piano.

Concerning the Auto O function

The power to this unit will be turned o automatically after a predetermined amount of time has passed since it was last used for playing music, or its buttons or controls were operated (Auto O function). If you do not want the power to be turned o automatically, disengage the Auto O function (p. 24).

5 Any settings that you are in the process of editing will be lost when the

power is turned o. If you have any settings that you want to keep, you should save them beforehand (p. 27).

5 To restore power, turn the power on again.

Pedals (KPD-90 / RPU-3: sold separately)

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 ngers from the keyboard.

This reproduces the following features of an acoustic piano’s damper pedal.

5 A change in feel as you press the pedal, initially light but becoming heavier as you continue pressing (KPD-90 only) 5 Richness and spaciousness added by other strings sympathetically resonating with the sound of the notes you play 5 The distinctive decay added by “half-pedaling,” in which the core of the sound ends quickly while leaving only a rich

KPD-90 (sold separately)

spaciousness and resonance

Sostenuto Pedal

The notes you are pressing when this pedal is depressed will be sustained.

Headphone Jacks

Connect headphones (separately sold) here.

Front Panel

This is where you operate the piano by selecting the items shown in the display.

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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 a grand piano. The softness of the tone can be varied subtly by the depth to which you press the pedal.

RPU-3 (sold separately)

* When operating the pedal, take care not to pinch your ngers between the moving part and the body of the unit. Pay special attention to this when using the unit where

children are present.

Rear Panel

Connect pedals and USB ash drive.

DP-10 (Sold separately: KPD-90, RPU-3, EV-5)

Pedals

1 2

Panel Descriptions

Audio player

Amplied speakers

* To prevent the inadvertent disruption

5 6 7

of power to your unit (should the plug be pulled out accidentally), and to avoid applying undue stress to the jack, anchor the power cord using the cord hook, as shown in the illustration.

Computer

USB Computer port

You can use commercially available USB cable to connect the FP-60 to your computer. You can then use MIDI-related software to record and play back FP-60 performances.

USB Memory port

You can use USB ash drives to do the following.

5 Play WAV les, MP3 les, and standard MIDI les (SMF les) copied from

your computer.

5 Make audio recordings of your FP-60. 5 Export/Import a registration set.

* Never turn o the power or disconnect a USB ash drive or the

power cord while the USB memory access indicator is blinking.

* Use a commercially available USB ash drive or a USB ash

drive sold by Roland. However, we cannot guarantee that all commercially available USB ash drives will work with this unit.

DC IN jack

Connect the included AC adaptor here.

USB ash drive

Place the AC adaptor so the side with the indicator (see illustration) faces upwards and the side with textual information faces downwards.

The indicator will light when you plug the AC adaptor into an AC outlet.

AC adaptor

Power cord

Indicator

Input Stereo jack

Connect an audio player here.

* If you use a cable that contains a built-in resistor, the volume of the

device connected to the Input Stereo jack might be decreased. Use a connection cable that does not contain a resistor.

Output R, L/Mono jacks

You can output the sound of FP-60 to amplied speakers.

AC outlet

Pedal Damper / Sostenuto / Soft jacks

Connect pedals to these jacks.

* Do not connect any pedal other than the specied pedal to the

Pedal Damper jack.

* The EV-5 is compatible only with the Pedal Sostenuto / Soft jack.

Speaker [O / On] switch

Turns the FP-60’s speakers on or o.

* To prevent malfunction and equipment failure, always turn down the volume, and turn o all the units before making any connections.

Operation Guide

Selecting a Tone (Single)

In addition to piano sounds, the piano lets you enjoy performing with many other sounds.

These sounds are called “Tones.” There are six groups of tones; each tone button selects a group.

To select a tone

1. Press a tone button (e.g., [Piano]) and then use the [–] [+] buttons.

Viewing the display

Tone name

Song transposition

Time signature

Tempo

Keyboard transposition

Measure

Basic operations

Select a setting item Edit a value Press the [-] [+] buttons.

Restore the default value Press the [-] [+] buttons simultaneously. Cancel an operation Press the [Exit] button.

[Strings] button

[Organ] button

[Pad] button Allows you to select synth pad tones. [Other] button Allows you to select vocal, brass, and GM2 tones.

MEMO

When playing a tone that uses tremolo or has a vibrating quality, you can adjust the speed of the modulation by holding down the current tone button and pressing the Tempo [Slow] [Fast] buttons.

Press the [K] [J] buttons.

Allows you to select the sounds of string instruments such as violins, as well as other instruments used in orchestras, which are appropriate when used for “Dual Play” with a piano sound. Allows you to select organ tones.

If you’ve selected a tone to which the rotary eect is applied, pressing the [Organ] button will switch the speed of the rotary eect.

Tone groups

[Piano] button

[E. Piano] button

Allows you to select various historical instruments, including grand pianos, or harpsichords. Allows you to select various electric piano sounds used in pop or rock.

Changing the Keyboard Volume Balance (Part Volume)

When using “Split Play” or “Dual Play,” you can adjust the keyboard’s volume balance.

When using Normal (Single) Play

When using Split Play

When using Dual Play

[Lower] slider [Upper] slider

Not used

Adjusts the volume of the region below the Split Point. Adjusts the volume of tone 2.

Adjusts the volume of the keyboard. Adjusts the volume of the region above the split point. Adjusts the volume of tone 1.

Adjusting the Overall Volume (Volume)

You can adjust the speaker volume when using the internal speakers, or the headphone volume when headphones are connected.

Adjusting the Tone Color (Equalizer)

Use these sliders to boost or cut the sound in the Low, Mid, and High frequency ranges.

Auditioning the tones (Tone Demo)

1. Hold down the [Split/Dual] button and press the [Transpose]

button.

2. Press one of the tone buttons.

The tone used for the demo song depends on which tone button you press.

Single Split

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Dual

Adjusting the Ambience (Ambience)

The reverberation that is characteristic of a performance in a concert hall can be added to the sound.

1. Press the [Ambience] button.

2. Press the [-] [+] buttons.

This lets you adjust the acoustical character (ambience) of the sound. Higher values produce deeper ambience; lower values produce shallower ambience.

MEMO

If you press the cursor [J] (right) button, a screen appears in which you can adjust the acoustical character of the sound that’s heard through headphones (Headphones 3D Ambience).

Transposing Your Performance (Transpose)

The keyboard or song can be transposed in semitone steps.

For example if a song is in the key of E major but you want to play it using the ngering of the C major scale, you would set the keyboard transpose setting to “4.”

-6–0–+5 (default value: 0)

Kbd Transpose

Song Transpose -12–0–+12 (default value: 0)

MEMO

You can also change the keyboard transpose setting by holding down the [Transpose] button and pressing the note that will be the tonic (root note) of the transposed key.

If you play C E G0It will sound E G

Operation Guide

Playing Dierent Tones with the Right and Left Hands (Split)

You can play dierent tones in the areas at the left and right of a specied key. For example, you can use your left hand to play a bass tone and use your right hand to play a piano tone.

This feature is called “Split Play,” and the point at which the keyboard is divided is called the “Split Point.”

Turning Split Play on

Changing the right-hand tone and left-hand tone

Split Point

Right Shift, Left Shift

Press the [Split/Dual] button several times to access the Split screen.

1. Use the [K] [J] buttons to select “right-hand

tone” or “left-hand tone.”

2. Press a tone button.

3. Use the [–] [+] buttons.

Changes the split point.

MEMO

You can also specify the split point by holding down the [Split/Dual] button and pressing the key where you want to split the keyboard.

B1–B6 (default value: F#3)

Changes the pitch of the right-hand or left-hand tone in units of one octave.

-3–0–+3 (default value: 0)

F#3

Left-hand tone Right-hand tone

Split point (Power-up default): F#3

* Depending on the combination of tones, the eect might not apply to the left-

hand tone, causing the sound to appear dierently than usual.

* If you select a sound from the [Piano] button as the left-hand tone, it might sound

dierent than usual.

Layering two tones (Dual)

You can play two tones simultaneously from a single key. This function is called “Dual Play.”

Press the [Split/Dual] button several times to access the Dual screen.

Turning Dual Play on

Changing tone 1 and tone 2

Tone 1 Shift, Tone 2 Shift

* Depending on the combination of tones, the eect might not apply to tone 2,

causing the sound to appear dierently than usual.

* If you select a sound from the [Piano] button as tone 2, it might sound dierent

than usual.

MEMO

You can also use Dual Play by pressing two tone buttons simultaneously (only when the setting is Single).

1. Use the [K] [J] buttons to select “tone 1” or

“tone 2.”

2. Press a tone button.

3. Use the [–] [+] buttons.

Changes the pitch of tone 1 or tone 2 in units of one octave.

-3–0–+3 (default value: 0)

Reading the note name (e.g., C4)

The alphabetical indication for settings such as Split Point shows the name of the note.

For example, the indication “C4” means “the fourth ‘C’ from the left edge of the keyboard.”

C4 C5 C6 C7 C8C3C2C1

Recalling Performance Settings (Registration)

You can use the registration feature to save the current performance settings into a “registration” that you can recall whenever you wish.

Recalling a registration

1. Press the [Registration] button.

2. Press one of the number buttons, from [1] to [6], to select the

registration.

3. Press the [–] [+] buttons to select the registration variation.

Saving current settings into a registration

1. Set the desired performance settings.

2. While holding down the [Registration] button, press a button from

[1] to [6] to select a registration and then press the [–] [+] buttons to select a registration variation.

3. Use the [–] [+] buttons and the [K] [J] buttons to give a name to the

registration.

4. Press the [Function] button.

Reference

For details on the settings that can be stored, refer to “Saved Settings” (p. 27).

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Operation Guide

Display

The display shows information such as the tone name, song name, tempo, and time signature. The “K” “J,” and “-,” “+” indications shown in the screen indicate the buttons used to operate the various functions.

Viewing the display (Single)

Tone name

Song transposition

Time signature Tempo

Bluetooth connection status

Keyboard transposition

Measure

Various Settings (Function Mode)

You can make detailed settings for the unit.

1. Press the [Function] button.

2. Use the [K] [J] buttons to select the item that you want to adjust.

3. Use the [-] [+] buttons to adjust the value.

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Split

Right-Hand Tone

Left-Hand Tone

Dual

Tone 1 Tone 2

Sounding the Metronome

You can sound a metronome while you perform. You can also change the tempo and time signature of the metronome.

* If a song is playing, the metronome sounds at the tempo

and time signature of that song.

MEMO

Use the [K] [J] buttons to select the item that you want to set. Use the [-] [+] buttons to change the value of an item.

Sounding the Metronome Turn the [Metronome] button on.

Change the tempo

Beat

Metronome Down Beat

Metronome Pattern

Metronome Volume

Metronome Tone

Press the Tempo [Slow] [Fast] buttons. 10–500 Changes the time signature of the metronome.

MEMO

You can also change the time signature by holding down the [Metronome] button and use

the Tempo [Slow] [Fast] buttons. 2/2, 3/2, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 7/4, 3/8, 6/8, 8/8, 9/8, 12/8 (default value: 4/4)

Sounds a down beat. O, On (default value: On)

Changes the pattern of the metronome. O, Eighth note, Eighth-note triplet, Shue, Sixteenth note, Quarter-note triplet, Quarter note, Dotted eighth (default value: O) Changes the volume of the metronome. O, 1–10 (default value: 5) Changes the tone of the metronome. Click, Electronic, Voice (Japanese), Voice (English) (default value: Click)

Selecting a Song

Select a song to play back.

1. Press the [SONG] button to access the Song screen.