Roland Go:Piano Owner’s Manual

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Owner’s Manual

55 This instrument features an ivory-feel keyboard with box-shaped keys for the serious player. Your piano performances can utilize the full expressive range from delicate pianissimo to dynamic fortissimo. There’s a full complement of highquality tones that include electric piano, organ, and voice.

55 Bluetooth functionality allows interoperation with your smartphone or tablet. Music or the audio from a music video on your smartphone or tablet can be played via this instrument while you perform along with the music. You can also use this instrument’s keyboard to play a music app that supports Bluetooth MIDI, such as Piano Partner 2.

55 The portable all-in-one design is compact and light-weight, featuring batterypowered operation, built-in high-quality speakers, and a stylish shape that’s free of protrusions.

Contents
Operating Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2
Selecting a Tone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2
Adjusting the Overall Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2
Making Various Settings (Setting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2
Playing Internal Songs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2
Changing the Pitch Range of the Keyboard in Octave
Steps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2
Sounding the Metronome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2
Recording Your Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	3
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	3
Edit a Value / Return to the Previous Screen / Reset the
Sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	3
Connecting Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4
Installing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4
Attaching the Music Rest.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4
Turning the Power On/Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4
Convenient Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5
Loading a Song (SONG LOAD). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5
Deleting a Song (SONG DEL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5
Backing-Up or Restoring Songs and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5
Backing Up (BACKUP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5
Setting Various Functions (Setting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	6
Basic Operations in Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	6
Adjusting the Reverberation (REVERB LEVEL). . . . . . . .	6
Transposing the Pitch (TRANSPOSE). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	6
Matching the Pitch with Other Instruments
(MASTER TUNE). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	6
Selecting How the Piano Tone is Sounded for
Internal Songs (SONG PIANO). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	7
Changing the Time Signature (BEATS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	7
Specifying the Feel (Touch Response) of the
Keyboard (KEY TOUCH). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	7

Emitting an Operation Sound When You Press a
Button (TOUCH SOUND). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	7
Muting the Speakers When Headphones Are
Connected (SP PHONES SW). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	7
Making the Power Automatically Turn off After a
Time (AUTO OFF). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	7
Adjusting the Brightness of the Display (LCD
CONTRAST). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	7
Restoring (RESTORE). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	6
Restoring the Factory Settings (FACTORY RST). . . . . . . . . . . .	6
Using the Bluetooth® Functionality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	8
Here’s What You Can Do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	8
Using Bluetooth Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	8
Registering a Mobile Device (Pairing). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	8
Connecting an Already-Paired Mobile Device . . . . . . .	8
Transferring MIDI Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	9
Disabling the Bluetooth Functionality.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	9

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

USING THE UNIT SAFELY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

IMPORTANT NOTES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Placing This Unit on a Stand.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Main Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Before using this unit, carefully read “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (the leaflet “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and the Owner’s Manual (p. 11)). After reading, keep the document(s) where it will be available for immediate reference.

Copyright © 2017 ROLAND CORPORATION

Operating Guide

Selecting a Tone

This instrument lets you enjoy playing with a variety of tones.

The tones are organized into	and are assigned to the
corresponding tone buttons.
1. Press a tone button such	], and then	the [–] [+]
buttons.
If a tone other than a drum	is selected:	” is lit
If a drum tone is selected:	” is lit

Reference

For details on the tones, refer to “Tone List” at the end of this manual.

Tone groups

	Button		Explanation
	[	] button	Piano tones
	[	] button	Electric Piano tones
	[	] button	Organ tones
	[	] button	Voice, drum, and other
			tones

Adjusting the Overall Volume

You can adjust the volume of the speakers if you’re using the built-in speakers, or the volume of the headphones if headphones are connected.

Adjusting the volume

0–20

Making Various Settings (Setting)

You can make various detailed settings for this instrument.

1.Press the [] button (“” is lit).

2.Use the cursor [] [] buttons to select an item.

3.Use the [–] [+] buttons to change the value of the setting.

Depending on the item that is selected, proceed with the operation by pressing a button such as [s].

4. Press the [	] button when you’re finished making
settings (“	” is unlit).
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Playing	Songs
1. Press	] button.

2.Use the [–] [+] buttons to select a song.

3.Press the [s] button to play (“J” is lit).

4.Press the [s] button to stop (“J” is unlit).

5. Press the [	] button to return to the play screen.
Play/stop		Press the [s] button.

MEMO

55 When selecting a song, you can long-press the [–] or [+] button to rapidly switch between songs.

55 To change the tempo of an internal song, change the metronome tempo.

Reference

55 For details on the internal songs, refer to “Song List” at the end of this manual.

55 You can choose how the piano tone is sounded for internal songs (p. 7).

Changing the Pitch Range of the Keyboard in Octave Steps

You can change the pitch range of the keyboard in steps of one octave.

Changing the keyboard

-3–0–3

pitch range Use the [ ] [ ] buttons (“ ”“ ” are lit).

MEMO

When you’re making settings (p. 6), these buttons also operate as cursor buttons [ ] [ ] to select parameters.

Sounding the Metronome

Here’s how to sound the metronome.

	Sound the metronome	Press the [ ] button (“	” is lit).
		5–300
	Change the tempo	While holding down the [	] button
		so that “TEMPO” is indicated, use the
		[–] [+] buttons.

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001

One measure

Current measure

Play/record position

Operating Guide

Recording Your Performance

Here’s how to record and play back your performance.

* It is not possible to overdub-record.

1.Select the sound that you want to record.

2.Press the [t] button (“t” blinks).

3.Press a key to start recording (“t” is lit).

4.Press the [s] button to stop (“t” is unlit).

A confirmation message appears.

5.To save, press the [s] button.

If you decide to cancel, press the [ ] button.

MEMO

55 You can back up the recorded song to your computer (p. 5).

55 When playing back or

recording, the screen shows the current measure,

and the status of play/ record progress within one measure.

	Play/stop	Press the [s] button.
	Record-standby	While stopped, press the [t] button.
	Record	From record-standby, press the
		[s] button.
	Load a different song	Loading a saved song (Load) (p. 5).

If you want to record along with the metronome

Start the metronome beforehand, and specify the time signature and tempo (p. 2).

In step 2 (“t” is blinking) when you press the [s] button, you’ll hear a two-measure count, and then recording starts.

Display

This shows the sound group name, the sound name, and the functions that are currently enabled.

Screen at startup (the Play screen)

Bluetooth

connection status Tone group name

								A non-drum tone
	[PIANO]
								is selected
		GO Grand						Tone name
				01
Playback/				Tone number
recording position				Current measure (only during

playback/recording)

Edit a Value / Return to the Previous Screen / Reset the Sound

	Edit a value	Use the [–] [+] buttons.
	Return to the previous	In an edit screen, press the [			] button.
	screen
		In the play screen, press the [			] button.
			MEMO
	Reset the sound settings		A piano sound (number 01) is selected,
			and the sound settings are reset.
			This is convenient if the sound settings
			have been inadvertently changed.

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Operating Guide

Connecting Equipment

USB COMPUTER port

You can connect this instrument to your computer, and back up this instrument’s song data and settings to the computer (p. 5).

Use a commercially available micro USB cable to make this connection.

*Do not use a micro USB cable that is designed only for charging a device. Charge-only cables cannot transmit data.

DC IN jack

Connect the included AC adaptor here.

PEDAL jack

You can connect a pedal switch (sold separately: DP series) and use it as a hold pedal.

If this is connected, “ ” is lit.

PHONES/OUTPUT jack

You can connect headphones (sold separately) or an amplified speaker here.

If this is connected, “ ” is lit.

AUX IN jack

You can connect an audio player (such as a smartphone) or other audio playback device here.

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

Installing Batteries

If six commercially available nickel-metal hydride or alkaline AA batteries are installed, you can perform without connecting an AC adaptor.

1. Remove the battery cover.

2. Install the batteries, making sure that they are oriented correctly. 3. Close the battery cover.

*If you handle batteries improperly, you risk explosion and fluid leakage. Make sure that you carefully observe all of the items related to batteries that are listed in “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (leaflet “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and Owner’s Manual p. 11).

*When the batteries run low, the display indicates “Battery Low!”When this occurs, install fresh batteries.

Attaching the Music Rest		Turning the Power On/Off
Attach the included music rest to the instrument as shown in the	1		2
illustration.

1.	Press	]	button to turn on the power.
2.	Use		] buttons to adjust the volume.
3.	To turn the power off, hold down the [L](power)

button for one second or longer.

Concerning the Auto Off function

The power to this unit will be turned off 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 Off function).

If you do not want the power to be turned off automatically, disengage the Auto Off function (p. 7).

NOTE

To restore power, turn the power on again.

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