Document Outline

• Introduction
  • About the Manual
    • Conventions in this Manual
  • Main Features
• Contents
• USING THE UNIT SAFELY
• Important Notes
• Names of Things and What They Do
  • Front Panel
  • Rear Panel
  • Bottom Panel
• Before You Play
  • Getting Ready to Play
    • Connecting the Pedal Cord
    • Connecting the AC Adaptor
    • Opening and Closing the Lid
  • Turning the Power On/Off
  • Adjusting the Sound’s Volume and Brilliance
  • About the Pedals
  • Listening through Headphones
    • Using the Headphone Hook
  • Using External Memory
    • Connecting USB Memory (sold separately)
    • Installing the Floppy Disk Drive (sold separately)
  • Using CD
    • Connecting a CD Drive (sold separately)
    • Installing the CD Drive Holder (sold separately)
• Listening to Demo Songs
  • Listening to the Tone Demo Songs
    • Listening to the Piano Sound Demo Songs
• Performing
  • Performing with a Variety of Sounds
  • Adjusting the Keyboard Sensitivity (Key Touch)
  • Adding Spatial Depth to the Sound (3D Sound Control)
  • Adding Liveliness to the Sound (Dynamics Sound Control)
  • Adding Reverberation to Sounds (Reverb Effect)
    • Changing the Depth of Reverb Effect
  • Changing the Key of the Keyboard (Key Transpose)
  • Dividing the Keyboard for Two-person Performance (Twin Piano)
    • Changing the Way in Which the Sound is Heard (Twin Piano Mode)
  • Performing With Two Layered Tones (Dual Play)
    • Changing the Tone Variations
    • Changing the Volume Balance for Dual Play
  • 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 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
    • Determining the Volume of a Muted Part
  • Changing the Song Playback Volume
    • Adjusting the Volume of the Audio Files and Music CDs
  • Changing the Tempo of a Song
    • Playing Back at a Fixed Tempo (Tempo Mute)
  • Changing the Key of the Song Playback (Playback Transpose)
  • Minimizing the Center Sounds in the Playback (Center Cancel)
• Recording
  • Recording Your Keyboard Performance
  • Recording Your Performance Separately for Each Hand
  • Recording Your Playing Along with a Song
  • Erasing Recorded Performances
• Saving Your Performance
  • Initializing the Memory
  • Saving the Songs
  • Deleting a Song
• Various Settings
  • Basic Operation in Function Mode
    • Changing How Grand Space is Applied (3D Mode)
  • Keyboard Settings
    • Specifying What the Key Transpose Will Affect (Transpose Mode)
    • Changing the Pitch of the Tone in Octave Steps (Octave Shift)
    • Changing the Timing of Sounds According to the Force Used to Press the Keys (Hammer Response)
  • Pedal Settings
    • Changing How the Damper Pedal Effects 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)
    • Stretched Tuning
  • Sound-related Settings
    • 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)
  • Metronome Settings
    • Changing the Sound of the Metronome (Metronome Sound)
  • Count-down Setting
    • Sounding a Count Before the Melody Begins (Countdown)
    • Selecting the Count-down Sound (Countdown Sound)
    • Selecting the Part that Will Begin the Count-down (Countdown Part)
  • Song Playback Settings
    • Switching the Part that Will be Muted When You Press the [Accomp] Button (Accomp Track)
  • MIDI Settings
    • Preventing Doubled Notes When Connected to a Sequencer (Local Control)
    • MIDI Transmit Channel Settings (MIDI Transmit Channel)
    • Sending Recorded Performance Data to a MIDI Device (Composer MIDI Out)
  • Other Settings
    • Using the V-LINK Function (V-LINK)
    • Changing the External Memory Setting (External Memory Mode)
    • Adjusting the Volume (Master Gain)
    • Changing the Parts Assigned to the Track Buttons During SMF Playback (Track Assign)
    • Switching VIMA TUNES Recommended Tones (Recommended Tone)
  • 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 Speakers to the DP-990 and Outputting Sounds
    • Playing Sounds of an Audio Device through the DP-990
  • Connecting to MIDI Devices
    • Connecting a MIDI Sequencer to the DP-990
    • Producing Sounds from a MIDI Sound Module by Playing the DP-990
  • Connecting a Computer
• Troubleshooting
• Error Messages
• Tone List
• Internal Song List
• Parameters Stored in Memory Backup
• Music Files That the DP-990 Can Use
• MIDI Implementation Chart
• Main Specifications
• Index