Roland Roland KR-5 Intelligent Digital Piano User Manual
Summary
Experience the grand piano feel with this intelligent digital piano featuring 88 progressive hammer action keys and CD-quality tones. This comprehensive guide details how to master its advanced functionalities, including tone selection, saving and playing recordings, utilizing automatic accompaniment, and managing diverse music styles. It is ideal for musicians and pianists seeking a versatile, feature-rich instrument that supports everything from casual practice to complex musical arrangement.
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intelligent piano
It’s a Fact… Selecting Tones The KR-5 has the feel and sound of a grand piano, a
Use the following procedure to select a tone:
wide range of instrument tones, and the unique
1. Press a tone button (e.g. Piano, Organ,
“Digi Score” music score display. The KR-5 includes:
Guitar/Bass, etc.) in the TONE section (located
• 630 CD-quality GM2/© sounds
to the right of the screen.)
• 15 drum sets, 1 SFX Set
2. Use [7] and [8] on the screen to locate a tone.
• 64-note polyphony
3. Touch a tone name on the screen
• 88-key progressive hammer action keyboard
4. Touch EXIT on the screen.
• 165 preset music styles (32 disk music styles)
Refer to the Owner’s Manual, pg. 25 for more
• 100 Music Assistant registrations
information.
• 36 user programs • 16-track recorder with built-in metronome • Reverb, Chorus, Sympathetic Resonance,
Selecting Music Styles
Rotary, 32 other effects • Built-in 3.5” floppy disk drive Use the following procedure to select a Music Style • LCD touch screen with SMF lyric display from internal memory:
1. Press a music style button (e.g. Pop/Rock, Ballad/Acoustic, Oldies/Country etc.) in the
Intializing—Restoring Factory
MUSIC STYLE section (located to the left of the
Settings screen.)
2. Use [7] and [8] on the screen to locate a music
Use the following procedure to clear the internal
style.
memory and reload the factory settings:
3. Touch a music style on the screen.
Caution: All USER information will be lost. Be sure to
4. Press the START/STOP button (located to the
back up any information you wish to keep.
left of the screen) to play the music style; press the START/STOP button to silence the piano.
1. Press the ONE TOUCH PROGRAM PIANO
Refer to the Owner’s Manual, pp. 54–55 for more
button (located to the right of the screen.)
information.
2. Touch FUNCTIONS on the screen. 3. Use [3] and [4] on the screen to find the
Use the following procedure to select a Music Style
FACTORY RESET button.
from disk:
4. Touch FACTORY RESET on the screen.
1. Insert a compatible Music Styles Disk (i.e. MSA,
5. Touch EXECUTE on the screen.
MSD, or MSE) into the drive.
6. Touch OK on the screen.
2. Press the TRAD/KIDS/USER button in the
7. When “Turn on the power again” appears on the
MUSIC STYLE section (located to the left of the
screen, turn the power off and then on to
screen.)
complete the factory reset.
3. Touch USER/DISK on the screen.
Refer to the Owner’s Manual, pg. 155 for more
4. Use [7] and [8] on the screen to locate a music
information.
style. 5. Touch a music style on the screen. 6. Press the START/STOP button (located to the left of the screen) to play the music style; press the START/STOP button to silence the piano. Refer to the Owner’s Manual, pg. 55 for more information.
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Manual Details
| Brand | Roland |
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| Pages | 2 |
| File Size | 280.15 KB |
| Published | June 05, 2026 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I perform a factory reset on the unit?
Press the TRAD/KIDS/USER button, touch USER/DISK, use [7] and [8] to find MUSIC STYLE, touch FACTORY RESET, then press START/STOP and turn the power off and on again.
What steps should I take to save a recorded song to disk?
Insert a formatted disk, ensure you have recorded a song, press SAVE, select your destination, set the desired filename (KR), and touch SAVE again.
How do I play music from an external disk source?
Insert a compatible SMF music disk, press SELECT/LISTEN TO A SONG/DISK, touch DISK, use [7] and [8] to find the song, and then touch FILE and select the track.
What is lost when performing a factory reset?
All USER information will be lost. Be sure to back up any information you wish to keep before proceeding with the reset process.