User manual ROLAND HPD-15 MANUAL 2

[. . . ] Owner's Manual Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the Roland HandSonic HPD-15. Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: "USING THE UNIT SAFELY" (p. 2­3) and "IMPORTANT NOTES" (p. These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit, Owner's manual should be read in its entirety. [. . . ] Power ON Specifying the Patch Selected at Power-On RESET: Patch P0101 will always be selected. LAST: The patch last-selected when the power was turned off will be selected. Dial Lock Locking Patch Selection From the Dial If this is turned "ON, " turning [PATCH/VALUE] will not change the patch. This lets you prevent the patch from being accidently changed when you touch the dial during a performance. Roll Sync Synchronizing Rolls Between Pads OFF: The roll will start when you press the pad, and will not synchronize with other pads. ON: Rolls of other pads will synchronize to the roll of the first-pressed pad. Seq Sync Synchronizing the Internal Sequencer with an External MIDI Device Int: The HPD-15's tempo setting will be used for playback /recording. When shipped from factory, this setting is selected. Ext: The HPD-15's sequencer will operate in accordance with tempo data (MIDI Clock) from the external device. Remote: The HPD-15 will obey start /pause /stop messages from an external device, but will playback according to its own tempo setting. Value 1 ­ 16 0 ­ 15 415. 3 ­ 466. 2 (Hz) OFF, ON RESET, LAST OFF, ON OFF, ON Int, Ext, Remote 68 Chapter 5 Settings for the Entire HPD-15 Settings for the Controllers fig. 5-05. e Category CONTROLLER Parameter DBEAM Sens Adjusting the Sensitivity of the D Beam Place your hand at the height at which you want the D Beam to start to take effect (about 20 inches = 50cm), and adjust the setting so that the meter in the upper right of the screen is at the center line. When the power is turned on, this will be adjusted automatically according to the brightness of the surroundings. DBEAM Trim Adjusting the D Beam Response Make adjustments so that the D Beam triggers sound and outputs control data smoothly. Adjust the setting so that the meter in the upper right of the screen moves smoothly when you move your hand up or down. Data Thin Reducing the Transmitted Data This function allows you to prevent an excessive amount of data from being transmitted from the controllers (pads, D Beam, ribbons, hi-hat control pedal, etc. ) to the internal sequencer or via the MIDI OUT. This will be used if you wish to conserve sequencer memory, it will cause tonal changes to become rougher. OFF: Data sent from the controllers is not reduced. 1: This reduce the data sent from the controllers. 2: This reduce the data sent from the controllers. This setting results in even less data than when "1" is selected. * When you want to make smooth changes in pitch control with Hi-Hat control Pedal, set this to "1" or "OFF. " Value 0 ­ 127 1­5 OFF, 1, 2 Turning On/Off the D Beam fig. 5-05a Turning On/Off the Ribbons fig. 5-05b Pressing D Beam [SOUND] turns on/off the producing sound by using the D Beam. When D Beam [SOUND] is not lit, passing your hand over the D Beam will not produce sound. Pressing D Beam [CONTROL] turns on/off the controlling the tone by using the D Beam. [. . . ] Edwin Moses Road, Mumbai-400011, INDIA TEL: (022) 2493 9051 GERMANY Roland Elektronische Musikinstrumente HmbH. Oststrasse 96, 22844 Norderstedt, GERMANY TEL: (040) 52 60090 BRAZIL Roland Brasil Ltda. Rua San Jose, 780 Sala B Parque Industrial San Jose Cotia - Sao Paulo - SP, BRAZIL TEL: (011) 4615 5666 UNITED KINGDOM Roland (U. K. ) Ltd. Atlantic Close, Swansea Enterprise Park, SWANSEA SA7 9FJ, UNITED KINGDOM TEL: (01792) 702701 PANAMA SUPRO MUNDIAL, S. A. [. . . ]