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!
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trademarks of their respective owners.
Copyright © 2006 ROLAND CORPORATION
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form
without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION.

3
C
ontent
s
For details on connections, see “Connecting the
VIMA to your television” on p. 30 in the owner’s
manual.
☞
Pl
a
y
ing t
h
e pian
o
Pl
aying
b
ac
k
song
s
Enjo
y
ing
k
arao
k
e
E
n
j
o
yi
ng
i
mages
P
l
a
y
ing a
l
ong wit
h
a
song
T
he VIMA contains the sounds of not only
a piano, but also a wide ran
g
e o
f
other
in
st
r
u
m
e
n
ts.
T
his chapter explains how to produce
s
oun
d
by
p
l
a
y
ing t
h
e VIMA’s
k
e
yb
oar
d
.
T
he VIMA contains numerous songs. It
c
an a
l
so p
l
a
y
b
ac
k
CDs.
T
his cha
p
ter ex
p
lains how to select and
play songs
.
You can connect a micro
ph
one to t
h
e
VIMA and easily enjoy karaoke.
T
his chapter explains how to enjo
y
ka
r
aoke
o
n
the
VIMA
.
T
he VIMA can displa
y
a wide variet
y
o
f
images on your television.
T
his chapter explains how to view the
VIMA’s images on
y
our te
l
evision.
T
he VIMA can display the musical score o
f
a song that’s pla
y
ing back.
Th
is c
h
apter exp
l
ains
h
ow
y
ou can watc
h
the musical score and play along on the
ke
y
board with a song that’s pla
y
ing back.
p. 4
p. 6
p. 10
p. 14
p. 18

4
L
et’s start
by
p
l
a
y
ing t
h
e
k
e
yb
oar
d
to pro
d
uce soun
d
.
T
he VIMA contains
p
iano sounds as well as the sounds o
f
m
an
y
other instruments.
T
his chapter explains how to produce sound by playing
th
e VIMA’s
k
ey
b
oar
d
.
Use t
h
e
[
VOLUME
]
k
no
b
to raise t
h
e vo
l
ume
.
Press the [Power ON] switch to turn the
po
w
er
on
.
o
A few moments after
A few moments after
A few moments after
e
A
m
e
w
w
o
m
s
e
n
t
a
f
t
yo
turn the power on, a screen
r
like this will appear
.
Th
i
s
sc
r
ee
n i
s
called
the
“main screen.
”
Slowly turn the knob
Slowly turn the knob
Slowly turn the knob
w
u
o
t
S
n
n
k
o
b
towar
d
t
h
e rig
h
t
.

5
P
l
a
y
ing t
h
e piano
Use t
h
e pe
d
a
l
s
!
Wh
at
does
“RE
CO
MMENDED” m
ea
n
?
S
ounds that are suitable
f
or each son
g
i
n the VIMA or on a VIMA TUNES™
(
a
CD-ROM created specicall
y
for the
V
IMA) are automatica
ll
y assigne
d
to t
h
e
“RECOMMENDED IN SMF”
b
uttons (1–3).
You can also assign
y
our own
f
avorite
s
ounds to these buttons.
For more about the instrument buttons, see p. 81 in the
Owner’s Manual.
☞
S
o
f
t
p
edal
If you play the key-
b
oar
d
w
h
i
l
e
h
o
ld
in
g
d
own t
h
is
p
e
d
a
l
, t
h
e
notes will be softer
.
U
se the INSTRUMENT buttons to select
“PIAN
O.”
Pl
ay t
h
e
k
ey
b
oar
d.
n
The VIMA has seven
n
h
h
h
h
e
e
VI
VI
VI
V
M
M
M
M
M
A
A
A
A
A
T
T
T
T
T
V
h
e
I
M
A
h
h
h
h
h
a
a
s
s
e
e
ve
v
s
e
h
a
s
e
v
n
instr ment b ttons
ib
it tbtt
t
t
b
t
t
O
f
course
y
ou are also
f
ree to select a sound
o
ther than piano.
You s
h
ou
ld
h
ear
p
iano soun
d
s.
P
ress other instrument buttons to try out other sounds
.
Sostenuto
p
e
d
a
l
T
he notes for keys being
p
resse
d
at t
h
e moment
y
ou
d
epress t
h
is pe
d
a
l
will be sustained even
a
f
ter
y
ou take
y
our

n-
g
ers o

the ke
y
board.
Dam
p
er
p
e
d
a
l
While you hold down
th
is
p
e
d
a
l
, notes
w
i
ll
be
susta
in
ed
even after you take
y
our

ngers o

the
k
e
yb
oar
d.
The
m
a
in
sc
r
ee
n
sho
w
s
the
“RE
CO
MMENDED”
assignments.

6
N
ow
l
et’s
l
isten to t
h
e VIMA’s interna
l
son
g
s an
d
t
h
e
son
g
s contained on the included CD.
The VIMA contains numerous songs. It can also pla
y
back
c
ommercia
ll
y avai
l
a
bl
e CDs.
T
h
is c
h
apter exp
l
ains
h
ow to se
l
ect an
d
p
l
ay songs
.
Access the main screen.
If another screen is dis-
s
n
d
i
-
d
d
e
e
c
r
e
h
h
I
a
n
o
f
f
played
,
press
the
[EXIT]
button several times
u
n
t
i
l
the
m
a
in
sc
r
ee
n
appears
.
I
n the main screen, touch [Internal].
Song names and other display content may change without notice.*
P
l
aying
b
ac
k
t
h
e VIMA’s interna
l
song
s

7
Pl
a
y
ing
b
ac
k
songs
T
ake advantage of “Favorites”!
T
he currently selected song can be saved as one o
f
the “Favor-
ites” simp
l
y
b
y pressing t
h
e [COPY/SAVE]
b
utton. You’
ll
pro
b
a
bl
y
w
ant to save the songs
y
ou like to hear
f
requentl
y
. O
f
course
y
ou
c
an also save songs from the included CD.
A
list o
f
the songs saved in “Favorites”
w
i
ll
appear w
h
en
y
ou touc
h
[Favorites]
in the main screen.
T
o remove a song
f
rom “Favorites,” select the song in “Favorites”
th
at
y
ou want to remove an
d
t
h
en press t
h
e [DELETE]
b
utton
.
For more about “Favorites,” see p. 44 in the “Owner’s
Manual.”
☞
T
urn the [SELECT] knob to select a song.
Press t
h
e [PLAY/STOP]
b
utton to p
l
ay
b
ac
k
the song.
You should hear the song play.
Press the [PLAY/STOP] button once again to stop playback
.
You can also select a song
by
touc
h
ing t
h
e screen
.

P
l
a
y
ing
b
ac
k
song
s
8
Pla
y
ing back songs
f
rom a CD
A
ccess the main screen
.
I
n the main screen, touch “CD.
”
P
ress the [CD EJECT] button to open the CD
t
ray
.
I
nsert t
h
e CD an
d
c
l
ose t
h
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-
s
n
d
i
-
d
d
e
e
c
r
e
h
h
I
a
n
o
f
f
played
,
press
the
[EXIT]
b
utton several times
u
n
t
i
l
the
m
a
in
sc
r
ee
n
appears.
This photograph is only for illustrative purposes. The label of the CD included
with the VIMA will dier.
*

9
Pl
a
y
ing
b
ac
k
songs
CDs
y
ou can p
l
a
y
on t
h
e VIMA
T
he VIMA can play back the
f
ollowing types o
f
CDs.
C
D
E
xplanatio
n
VIMA TUNE
S
™
(special CD-ROMs
c
r
eated
fo
r
t
h
e
VIMA
)
or
the
C
D in
cluded
wit
h
t
h
e VIM
A
T
he VIMA can displa
y
l
y
rics, music scores,
o
r
a
s
li
de
s
h
o
w
su
i
tab
l
e
fo
r
t
h
e
m
ood
of
the song.
C
D-R
O
M
s
that
contain music data
(
SMF
)
T
he VIMA can display lyrics or musical
sco
r
es.
Depending on the data, lyrics may not be
displayed.
*
Commercia
lly
a
v
a
i
lable
m
us
i
c CD
s
T
he VIMA can play back the songs, but
c
annot
d
isp
l
a
y
ly
rics or musica
l
scores.
Turn the [SELECT] knob to select a song
.
P
ress t
h
e [PLAY/STOP]
b
utton to p
l
a
y
b
ac
k
th
e song
.
You s
h
ou
ld
h
ear t
h
e song p
l
a
y.
Press the [PLAY/STOP] button once again to stop playback
.
Y
ou
ca
n
also
select
a
s
ong
by
touc
h
ing t
h
e
s
creen.

10
T
he VIMA can display a wide variety of images on
your te
l
evision. You can connect a camera an
d
s
h
ow
the performer on the television screen, perform
usin
g
ima
g
es
f
rom a DVD as the back
g
round, or
d
ispla
y
l
y
rics or a musical score
.
T
his chapter explains how to view the VIMA’s images
o
n your te
l
evision
.
P
la
y
back a song as described in “Pla
y
ing back
s
on
g
s” (p. 6–9 o
f
this application
g
uide)
.
Th
e image wi
ll
appear on t
h
e te
l
evision t
h
at’s
c
onnected to the VIMA. Re
f
er to the
f
ollowin
g
p
age for an explanation of the images shown
by
eac
h
b
utton. Go a
h
ea
d
an
d
switc
h
b
etween
t
h
e various screens to tr
y
t
h
em out
.
Press one o
f
the buttons shown in the illustration to
select the image
y
ou want to displa
y
on
y
our television.