Roland Vima User guide

Application Guide

The VIMA recreational keyboard will transform your living room into a

musical entertainment space that everyone can enjoy. Liven up your

next get-together with your favorite images and music, and make your

life just a bit richer.

This Application Guide will show you how to easily use the VIMA to play

piano, connect a microphone to enjoy karaoke, or watch images from

the VIMA on your television.

Experience music like never before – and VIMA makes it fun!

Let’s get started!

All product names mentioned in this document are trademarks or registered

trademarks of their respective owners.

without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION.

ontent

For details on connections, see “Connecting the

VIMA to your television” on p. 30 in the owner’s

manual.

☞

ing t

e pian

aying

song

Enjo

ing

arao

mages

ing a

ong wit

song

he VIMA contains the sounds of not only

a piano, but also a wide ran

e o

other

ts.

his chapter explains how to produce

oun

ing t

e VIMA’s

oar

he VIMA contains numerous songs. It

an a

so p

CDs.

his cha

ter ex

lains how to select and

play songs

You can connect a micro

one to t

VIMA and easily enjoy karaoke.

his chapter explains how to enjo

aoke

the

VIMA

he VIMA can displa

a wide variet

images on your television.

his chapter explains how to view the

VIMA’s images on

our te

evision.

he VIMA can display the musical score o

a song that’s pla

ing back.

is c

apter exp

ains

ou can watc

the musical score and play along on the

board with a song that’s pla

ing back.

p. 4

p. 6

p. 10

p. 14

p. 18

et’s start

ing t

oar

to pro

uce soun

he VIMA contains

iano sounds as well as the sounds o

other instruments.

his chapter explains how to produce sound by playing

e VIMA’s

oar

Use t

[

VOLUME

]

to raise t

e vo

ume

Press the [Power ON] switch to turn the

A few moments after

turn the power on, a screen

like this will appear

n i

called

the

“main screen.

”

Slowly turn the knob

towar

e rig

ing t

e piano

Use t

e pe

does

“RE

MMENDED” m

ounds that are suitable

or each son

n the VIMA or on a VIMA TUNES™

(

CD-ROM created specicall

for the

IMA) are automatica

y assigne

to t

“RECOMMENDED IN SMF”

uttons (1–3).

You can also assign

our own

avorite

ounds to these buttons.

For more about the instrument buttons, see p. 81 in the

Owner’s Manual.

☞

edal

If you play the key-

oar

own t

, t

notes will be softer

se the INSTRUMENT buttons to select

“PIAN

O.”

ay t

oar

The VIMA has seven

instr ment b ttons

it tbtt

course

ou are also

ree to select a sound

ther than piano.

You s

ear

iano soun

ress other instrument buttons to try out other sounds

Sostenuto

he notes for keys being

resse

at t

e moment

epress t

is pe

will be sustained even

ter

ou take

our



ers o



the ke

board.

Dam

While you hold down

, notes

susta

even after you take

our



ngers o



the

oar

The

sho

the

“RE

MMENDED”

assignments.

et’s

isten to t

e VIMA’s interna

son

s an

son

s contained on the included CD.

The VIMA contains numerous songs. It can also pla

back

ommercia

y avai

e CDs.

is c

apter exp

ains

ow to se

ect an

ay songs

Access the main screen.

If another screen is dis-

played

press

the

[EXIT]

button several times

the

appears

n the main screen, touch [Internal].

Song names and other display content may change without notice.*

aying

e VIMA’s interna

song

ing

songs

ake advantage of “Favorites”!

he currently selected song can be saved as one o

the “Favor-

ites” simp

y pressing t

e [COPY/SAVE]

utton. You’

pro

ant to save the songs

ou like to hear

requentl

. O

course

an also save songs from the included CD.

list o

the songs saved in “Favorites”

appear w

ou touc

[Favorites]

in the main screen.

o remove a song

rom “Favorites,” select the song in “Favorites”

ou want to remove an

en press t

e [DELETE]

utton

For more about “Favorites,” see p. 44 in the “Owner’s

Manual.”

☞

urn the [SELECT] knob to select a song.

Press t

e [PLAY/STOP]

utton to p

the song.

You should hear the song play.

Press the [PLAY/STOP] button once again to stop playback

You can also select a song

touc

ing t

e screen

ing

song

Pla

ing back songs

rom a CD

ccess the main screen

n the main screen, touch “CD.

”

ress the [CD EJECT] button to open the CD

ray

nsert t

e CD an

ose t

e CD tray

A certain amount of time is required in order to read the CD, so the screen may not

change immediately when you insert the CD. Please wait before you continue.

Song names and other displayed content may change without notice.

In the case of a commercially available music CD, the song names are not displayed.

If another screen is dis-

played

press

the

[EXIT]

utton several times

the

appears.

This photograph is only for illustrative purposes. The label of the CD included

with the VIMA will dier.

ing

songs

CDs

ou can p

on t

e VIMA

he VIMA can play back the

ollowing types o

CDs.

xplanatio

VIMA TUNE

™

(special CD-ROMs

eated

VIMA

)

the

D in

cluded

wit

e VIM

he VIMA can displa

rics, music scores,

tab

ood

the song.

D-R

that

contain music data

(

SMF

)

he VIMA can display lyrics or musical

sco

es.

Depending on the data, lyrics may not be

displayed.

Commercia

lly

lable

c CD

he VIMA can play back the songs, but

annot

isp

rics or musica

scores.

Turn the [SELECT] knob to select a song

ress t

e [PLAY/STOP]

utton to p

e song

You s

ear t

e song p

Press the [PLAY/STOP] button once again to stop playback

also

select

ong

touc

ing t

creen.

he VIMA can display a wide variety of images on

your te

evision. You can connect a camera an

the performer on the television screen, perform

usin

ima

rom a DVD as the back

round, or

ispla

rics or a musical score

his chapter explains how to view the VIMA’s images

n your te

evision

back a song as described in “Pla

ing back

s” (p. 6–9 o

this application

uide)

e image wi

appear on t

e te

evision t

at’s

onnected to the VIMA. Re

er to the

ollowin

age for an explanation of the images shown

eac

utton. Go a

switc

etween

e various screens to tr

em out

Press one o

the buttons shown in the illustration to

select the image

ou want to displa

our television.

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