Document Outline

• Look what you can do with the RP201
• Introduction
  • Main Features
  • About the Manual
    • Conventions in this Manual
• Contents
• USING THE UNIT SAFELY
• IMPORTANT NOTES
• Names of Things and What They Do
  • Front Panel
  • Rear Panel
  • Bottom Panel (Front Left)
• Before You Play
  • Getting Ready to Play
    • Connecting the Pedal Cord
    • Connecting the AC Adaptor
    • Setting Up the Music Rest
    • Opening/Closing the Lid
  • Turning the Power On/Off
  • Adjusting the Sound’s Volume and Brilliance
    • Adjusting the Brilliance of the Sound
  • About the Pedals
  • Listening through Headphones
    • Using the Headphone Hook
• Performing
  • Performing with a Variety of Sounds
  • Adjusting the Keyboard Sensitivity (Key Touch)
  • Adding Reverberation to Sounds (Reverb Effect)
    • Changing the Depth of the Reverb Effect
  • Changing the Key of the Keyboard (Transpose)
  • Performing with Two Layered Tones (Dual Play)
    • Changing the Tone Variations
  • Performing with Different Tones in the Left and Right Sides of the Keyboard (Split Play)
    • Switching Tone Groups and Tone Variations
    • Changing the Keyboard’s Split Point
  • Performing with the Metronome
    • Changing the Tempo
    • Changing the Beat
    • Changing the Metronome Volume
  • Sounding a Count to Keep Your Timing Accurate
• Playing Back Songs
  • Listening to Songs
  • Playing Back All Songs Continuously (All Song Play)
  • Listening to Each Part Separately
  • Changing the Song Playback Volume
  • Changing the Tempo of a Song
    • Playing Back at a Fixed Tempo (Tempo Mute)
  • Changing the Key of Song Playback (Playback Transpose)
• Recording
  • Recording Your Keyboard Performance
  • Erasing Recorded Performances
• Saving Your Performance
  • Saving Songs
  • Deleting a Song
  • Deleting All Songs
• Various Settings
  • Basic Operation in Function Mode
  • Keyboard Settings
    • Changing the Volume Balance for Dual Play (Dual Balance)
    • Specifying what the Transpose Function will Affect (Transpose Mode)
    • Changing the Pitch in Octave Steps (Octave Shift)
    • Dividing the Keyboard for Two-person Performance (Twin Piano)
  • Pedal Settings
    • Changing How the Damper Pedal is Applied (Damper Pedal Part)
    • Changing How the Pedals Work (Center/Left Pedal Function)
  • Tuning Settings
    • Matching the Pitch with Other Instruments (Master Tuning)
    • Adjusting the Tuning (Temperament)
    • Stretch Tuning
  • Settings for Piano Sounds
    • Producing Sympathetic Resonance When You Press the Damper Pedal (Damper Resonance)
    • Producing the Resonance of the Strings When the Keys Are Played (String Resonance)
    • Playing Sounds When the Keys Are Released (Key Off Resonance)
  • MIDI Settings
    • Switching VIMA TUNES Recommended Tones (Recommended Tone)
    • Preventing Double Notes when Working with a Sequencer (Local Control)
    • MIDI Transmit Channel Settings (MIDI Transmit Channel)
    • Sending Recorded Data to a MIDI Device (Composer MIDI Out)
  • Other Settings
    • Using the V-LINK Function (V-LINK)
    • Specifying the V-LINK Transmit Channel
    • Remembering the Settings (Memory Backup)
    • Restoring the Settings to the Factory Condition (Factory Reset)
  • Disabling the Buttons (Panel Lock)
• Connecting to Other Devices
  • Connecting to Audio Equipment
    • Connecting Amplified Speakers to the RP201
    • Playing Sounds of an Audio Player through the RP201
  • Connecting to MIDI Devices
    • Connecting a MIDI Sequencer to the RP201
    • Producing Sounds from a MIDI Sound Module by Playing the RP201
  • Connecting a Computer
• Troubleshooting
• Error Messages
• Tone List
• Internal Song List
• Parameters Stored in Memory Backup
• About the RP201 Sound Generator
• MIDI Implementation Chart
• Main Specifications
• Index