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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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Turbo Start

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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Page 1 Turbo Start 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 uni...
Page 2 Turbo Start intelligent piano Selecting One Touch Programs Recording a Song Use the following procedure to select automatic Use the following procedure to Record a Song using accompaniment settings: a...

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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.