Roland KF-7 User Manual
Quick Start
Congratulations on choosing of the Roland Digital Intelligent Piano KF-7!
Select/Listen to a Song
The KF-7 features over 170 songs in its memory. Use this button to select a song.
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Song Stylist
Enjoy performing songs with alternative arrangements, including rock and jazz-inspired styles.
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Score Display
The score for the selected song is displayed on the screen. You can display scores not only for songs in the KF-7’s memory, but also for songs on disks.
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Music Assistant
Use the KF-7’s Automatic Accompaniment feature to add accompaniments to your favorite songs.
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Session Partner
You can play along with a band accompaniment. Chord progressions are provided automatically.
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Select Various Tones
You can select specially recommended Tones from the KF-7’s library of sounds.
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How To Use This Manual
The KF-7 Owner’s Manual consists of two volumes, Quick Start and the Owner’s Manual.
Please start out by reading “Before You Start Playing” in the Owner’s Manual. This explains how to connect the KF-7’s power cord and how to turn on the instrument’s power.
After turning on the power, please continue by reading Quick Start (this volume).
By trying out the various procedures while reading the Quick Start, you can easily learn how to play the KF- 7 and make use of its major functions (especially procedures that involve use of the “main buttons”).
The Owner’s Manual describes procedures, from basic operation to procedures for special applications (for example, using the KF-7 as an accompanist and creating songs), that will help you master the KF-7’s many performance functions.
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About the Piano Screen ................................................................. |
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About the Key Template ................................................................ |
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A Quick Tour of the KF-7 ...................................................... |
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Playing in a Wonderland of Sounds ..................................... |
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[Select/Listen to a Song] Button ............................................ |
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[Score Display] Button .......................................................... |
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[Music Assistant] Button (1)................................................. |
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[Music Assistant] Button (2)................................................. |
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[Select Various Tones] Button.............................................. |
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[Song Stylist] Button ........................................................... |
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[Session Partner] Button ..................................................... |
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About the Piano Screen
The following “Piano Screen” appears when the KF-7 is turned on.
When you touch the piano lid, the piano tone changes as you slide your finger to open and close the lid.
Touch here, the piano tone changes.
When you touch here, you can then change the piano performance settings.
For more information, take a look at “Changing the Settings for One-Touch Piano” in the Owner’s Manual.
When this screen is displayed, you can change the settings that affect the KF-7’s piano performances.
Although the screen changes when you press the buttons to carry out the various operations and settings, you can bring up the Piano screen at any time by pressing the One Touch Program [Piano] button, and switch back to piano performance.
Press the One Touch Program [Piano]
button to bring up the Piano screen.
For more detailed information, refer to “Playing the Keyboard Like a Piano (One-Touch Piano)” in the Owner’s Manual.
About the Key Template
Use the key template included with this volume when specifying the chords for Automatic Accompaniment on the KF-7.
For more on performing with Automatic Accompaniment, refer to “[Music Assistant] Button (1)” (p. 10).
Position the key template as shown in the figure below.
Placement of
the Key Template
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A Quick Tour of the KF-7
The “Quick Tour” provides visual descriptions of the KF-7’s special features, characteristics and main performance functions.
Touch the screen to listen to a variety of demos.
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Display the Quick Tour screen.
Hold down the [Game] button
and press the [Part Balance] button.
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Touch the category for the type of demo you want to hear.
fig.Q_demo.e
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Quick Tour
screen.
Make settings for the automatic demo. For more detailed information, refer to “Automatically Starting the Quick Tour” in the Owner’s Manual.
When you touch here, the demo continues
automatically. All of the demos may be viewed
using this function.
At this time, let’s see what we get by touching <Styles>.
You can listen to demo performances in the <Styles> and <Tones> introductory demos.
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Touch <Exit> to return to the Quick Tour screen. Try the other categories.
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Touch <Exit> on the Quick Tour screen to end the Quick Tour.
This returns you to the Quick Tour screen
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Playing in a Wonderland of Sounds
“Wonderland” is an enjoyable world of sounds when you can listen to a variety of instruments, hear performances, and play game with a simple touch of the screen.
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Display the Wonderland screen.
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Touch the item you want to play.
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Touch <Exit> to return to the Wonderland screen.
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Touch <Exit> on the Wonderland screen to end the Wonderland.
Reference
When connecting a mic to the KF-7, refer to “Connecting a Microphone” in the Owner’s Manual.
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[Select/Listen to a Song] Button
Press this button to select songs.
The KF-7’s more than 170 internal songs are categorized by musical style, or genre.
Additionally, you can file songs you like to the “Favorites” category.
Saving songs to the “Favorites” makes it more convenient to play songs you are practicing and those you listen to frequently.
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Press the [Select/Listen to a Song] button.
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Touch the screen to select a genre.
You can select the songs by individual genre.
Quit the Song
Selection screen.
Here, let’s touch <Folks>.
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The genre for the currently selected song is displayed.
Touch here to change the genre.
The current song is indicated as Song Number 0.
This returns you to the
Genre Selection screen. 
This saves songs to the
“Favorites.” Information about the selected song is displayed here.
This turns the pages in the song list.
Touch here for continuous 
playback of all songs in the
selected genre. This plays back songs continuously in
random order.
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Select the song you want to hear, then touch the song name.
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