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Application Guide
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The VIMA recreational keyboard will transform your living room into a
musical entertainment space that everyone can enjoy. Liven up your
next get-together with your favorite images and music, and make your
life just a bit richer.
This Application Guide will show you how to easily use the VIMA to play
piano, connect a microphone to enjoy karaoke, or watch images from
the VIMA on your television.
Experience music like never before – and VIMA makes it fun!
Let’s get started!
All product names mentioned in this document are trademark s or registered
trademarks of their respec tive owners.
Copyright © 2006 ROLAND CORPORATION
All rights reserved. No par t of this publication may be reproduced in any form
without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION.
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For details on connections, see “Connecting the
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VIMA to your television” on p. 30 in the owner’s
manual.
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ontent
aying the pian
aying back song
njoying images
he VIMA contains the sounds of not only
a piano, but also a wide range of other
instrumen
his chapter explains how to produce
ound by playing the VIMA’s keyboard.
he VIMA contains numerous songs. It
an also play back CDs.
his chapter explains how to select and
play songs
he VIMA can display a wide variety of
images on your television.
his chapter explains how to view the
VIMA’s images on your television.
You can connect a microphone to the
Enjoying karaoke
p. 14
Playing along with
p. 18
VIMA and easily enjoy karaoke.
his chapter explains how to enjo
r
he VIMA can display the musical score of
a song that’s playing back.
is chapter explains how you can watch
the musical score and play along on the
keyboard with a song that’s playing back.
VIMA
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Press the [Power ON] switch to turn the
turn the power on, a screen
wer on.
like this will appear
n is
“main screen.
Use the [VOLUME] knob to raise the volume
et’s start by playing the keyboard to produce sound.
he VIMA contains piano sounds as well as the sounds of
any other instruments.
his chapter explains how to produce sound by playing
e VIMA’s keyboard.
toward the right
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se the INSTRUMENT buttons to select
“PIAN
Of course you are also
ree to select a sound
ther than piano.
What
ounds that are suitable for each son
n the VIMA or on a VIMA TUNES™ (a
CD-ROM created speci cally for the
IMA) are automatically assigned to the
“RECOMMENDED IN SMF” buttons (1–3).
You can also assign your own favorite
ounds to these buttons.
For more about the instrument buttons, see p. 81 in the
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Owner’s Manual.
“RE
MMENDED” mean
in screen
“RECOMMENDED”
assignments.
P
a
ing t
e piano
ay the keyboar
You s
ress other instrument buttons to try out other sounds
ear piano sounds.
Use the pedals
oft pedal
If you play the key-
oard while holding
own this pedal, the
notes will be softer
Sostenuto peda
he notes for keys being
ressed at the moment
ou depress this pedal
will be sustained even
after you take your n-
ers o the keyboard.
Damper peda
While you hold down
is pedal, notes
even after you take
our ngers o the
eyboar
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Playing back the VIMA’s internal song
Access the main screen.
ow let’s listen to the VIMA’s internal songs and the
songs contained on the included CD.
The VIMA contains numerous songs. It can also play back
ommercially available CDs.
,
button several times
ntil
in screen
.
n the main screen, touch [Internal].
This chapter explains how to select and play songs
Song names and other display content may change without notice.*