ROTH&JUNIUS DP220 User manual

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Owner Manual
Digital Piano
DP220

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Welcome
Thank you for purchasing a ROTH&JUNIUS Digital Piano. This piano is easy to operate, high-
performance instruments. These pianos are ideal for both beginners, as well as more advanced
musicians. In order to get the most from your new piano, please read this manual carefully.
Caution:
Warning: do not place the piano near water or moisture.
Warning: electronic components are dangerous - do not expose the piano’s internal mechanisms.
Attention: to avoid electric shock, make sure that the plug is firmly connected to a wall socket.
Only trained repair technicians should attempt to maintain or repair the piano.
Important safety information:
1. Only use the provided 220V power supply.
2. Do not touch the power supply with wet or damp hands.
3. Avoid excessive pressure on, or bending of the power cord.
4. Unplug your instrument during lightning storms.
5. Turn the power off when not in use.
6. Avoid water or liquids being spilled into the keyboard or piano body.
7. Do not put objects containing liquids onto the piano - such as flower vases, wine glasses, etc...
8. If liquid spills into the keyboard or piano body, please turn off the power at once and contact
your ROTH&JUNIUS Dealer.
9. Do not attempt to modify the piano components.
10.Avoid dust getting into the keyboard.
11.Keep the piano away from TV, radio and other objects with strong electromagnetism.
12.Keep the piano on a flat and level surface.
13.Please clean the piano with a dry and soft cloth.
14.Operate the piano according to this user manual - any non-standard operation could cause
damage to your piano.
15.Your piano should be kept in an area that is well ventilated, away from any heating appliances.

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Assembly instructions
Before you assemble this product, please check that all the below components are present.
1. Upper body 5. Side board (Left)
2. Keyboard 6. Pedal board
3. Music Stand 7. Leg (Left & Right)
4. Side board (Right) 8. Assembly screws
DP220

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Main Features
High Resolution PCM sound source
Built-in Demos
8 demonstration songs and 20 practice sounds built in
Ability to mix sounds
Play 2 sounds together
Built-in metronome
Assignable beat and speed settings
Transposition and Tuning controls
Transpose to any key
Play / record your compositions
Sound can be recorded and played-back
Touch sensitive
Responds to your performance
Reverb
USB MIDI interface
Connect your piano to other MIDI devices
Headphone connections
Use your headphones for private practice
Functions Diagram

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1. Power Switch
On/off button under the left side of the keyboard.
2. Master volume
Adjust the overall volume.
3. Brilliance
Adjust the sound from warm and soft to clear and brilliant.
4. Playback button
Playback your previously recorded music.
5. Record button
Record your playing.
6. Metronome button
Use the Metronome to help keep time during practice.
7. Reverb buttons
Choose what type of ‘room’effect you would like on the sound.
8. Demo Button
Select demonstration and practice songs.
9. Transpose/MIDI/Tuning
Transpose to another key / Change MIDI options / Change into different tunings.
10. Touch Sensitivity Setting
Change the dynamic touch sensitivity of the keyboard.
11. Headphone jack
When headphones are connected, all sound is routed through the headphones and not through
the loudspeakers.
Please Note: Loud headphone volumes for an extended period of time can damage your ears.
12. Pedal connection
13. MIDI connections
Please refer to the manual section on MIDI connectivity.
14. AUX input
Connect other instruments to your piano in order to utilise the internal speakers.
15. AUX output
Connect to an external speaker or amplifier. The Master volume will control the level being sent to
the AUX output.

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Playing the Piano
1. Instrument selection
Pressing any one of the 8 buttons selects the corresponding instrument. A light will come on
above the appropriate button to signify that this is the selected instrument.
Name of
instrument
Sound
G.Piano Concert Grand Piano
U.Piano Upright Piano
E.Piano 1 Classic Electronic Piano
E.Piano 2 Melodic Electronic Piano
Cembalo
Baroque style instrument with strings that are plucked
Vibes
An instrument similar to a marimba
–often used in jazz
Organ Cathedral style pipe organ
String Orchestral string ensemble
2. Adjust volume
Adjust the volume to a comfortable level for playback and practice.
3. Play
Play notes on the keyboard.
Personal Equalizing
With the controller you can adjust the sounds to your room situation. All three knobs have a
“center click”. The factory equalization is optimized for a living room of ca. 50sqm.
With the “bass”equalizing knob you for can for example elongate the internal Grand Piano sound to
a longer Concert Grand Piano sound. Try to turn the knob to the right and play some notes in on
the lower/left side of the keyboard and listen to the difference.
You can also reduce the size of the Concert Grand Piano to a “baby grand”piano. Turn the knob
from Center to the left.
Try the same for the middle and high areas and find out your favorite personal sound.

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Brilliance
With the Brilliance knob you can adjust the Brilliance of the internal sounds.
Comparing to the Personal EQ all sound on the whole Keyboard range becomes more mellow (if you
turn the knob to the left side) and more bright to if you turn the knob to the right side. Try to find
out you favorite sound and start from the “center click”.
Use of Headphones
1. Connect the headphones to the headphone socket.
2. The internal speakers are disconnected and the sound comes through the headphones.
Pedal Functions
1. Sustain pedal
When used while playing, stepping on this pedal will make the notes “sustain”and blend with
other notes.
2. Soft pedal
When used while playing, this pedal will make the notes have a smoother sound.
3. Sostenuto Pedal
When used while playing, the sostenuto pedal makes only certain notes “sustain”–while
playing the notes you would like sustained, step on the pedal before you release the keys to
make only those notes sustain.

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Demonstration songs
1. Start the demonstration songs
Press the demo button - the demonstration light comes on; all the instrument lights will flash.
2. Select the song
Press the instrument button you would like to select - the light will flash and the corresponding
song will play.
If you don’t select any songs, about 2 seconds later the song ‘Piano 1’will automatically play.
3. To change the song
Press the instrument button you would like to select - the light will flash, and the corresponding
song will play.
4. Stop the play of demonstration songs
Press the demo button - the light will turn off and the demonstration song will stop.
After playing the selected song, the next instrument’s demo song is played automatically
The demonstration songs are used to introduce the instruments only - some songs are not played
completely.
Practice Songs
20 practice songs are stored in the piano.
No. Name of song No. Name of song
1 Polonaise in Ab 12 The Moonlight
2 Nocturne # 2 13 Impromptu in Eb
3 Grande Valse Brilliant 14 Turkey march (Mozart)
4 Raindrop prelude 15 Pictures At An Exhibition
5 “Minute”waltz 16 Moonlight Sonata
6 Fantasia-Impromptu 17 Reverie
7 Chanson De L’Adieu 18 Sonata #20
8 Scherzo in Bbm 19 Traumerei
9 Military Polonaise 20 Pour Elise
10 Prelude 7 #
11 Spring song
NOTE: Some song arrangements used here are shorter than the original written versions.
1. Start the demo song
Press the demo button while holding the appropriate note on the keyboard (A1-F3) to start play
of the selected song. The demonstration light will come on and 20 songs will be played one by

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one starting at the selected song. Alternatively you can select other songs during playback.
The LED display will show the song number currently playing.
The piano will continue to play the 20 songs in a loop.
Songs can be reselected during playback.
You can change the speed of the song during playback.
You can change the rhythm of the song during playback.
You can change the timbre of the song during playback.
2. Playing the melody and the accompaniment separately
Press the demo button and select the song. The lights for Track 1 and Track 2 will turn on at the
same time.
A. Please listen to the song as it is playing. Track 1 is playing the accompaniment (left hand),
Track 2 plays the melody (right hand).
B. If you want to play the melody please press Track 1 and the piano will play the
accompaniment. If you want to play the accompaniment please press Track 2 and the piano
will play the melody.
3. To stop playback
Press the demo button again
Layer Functions
The piano can combine two sounds at the same time.
1. Select two sounds
Press two sound buttons simultaneously. The two corresponding lights will turn on.
2. Adjust the volume balance of the two sounds
For example, if you are playing the Piano 1 sound and String sound together. Press the two
buttons - the display should show you a balance of 5 - 5. If you want the Piano louder and the
strings quieter, keep the String button held and repeatedly press the Piano 1 button. The LED
Display will show you the change of the volume balance.

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Metronome
1. Turn on the metronome
Press the metronome button —the corresponding light will turn on.
2. Change the tempo
A. Press the metronome button and the corresponding sound button together.
B. Select the tempo - there are 5 kinds of tempo: 0 beat tempo, 2 beat tempo, 3 beat tempo,
4 beat tempo, 5 beat tempo and 6 beat tempo.
C. The default tempo setting is 4 beat.
3. Change the speed
The speed slows down when you press the down button and speeds up when you press the up
button. The LED Display shows you the speed. If you press the Up and Down Button together,
the Metronome moves to a speed of 120.
4. Stop the metronome function
Press the metronome button again and the corresponding light will turn off.
Touch Sensitivity
There are 7 different touch sensitivity settings, within the following categories:
Standard: Normally weighted key action.
Light: Lighter touch –less effort to produce louder sounds.
Heavy: Heavier touch –more effort to produce louder sounds. Useful for practicing and
developing finger strength and agility.
Changing the touch sensitivity
A. Light Touch: Press the Light key - the display will show you “2”. With the Up and Down buttons
you can change the dynamic of the light touch. If the LED shows you “3”the touch dynamic is
off. This can be a very useful touch setting for the Organ sound.
B. Heavy Touch: Press the Heavy key - the Display shows you “2”. With the Up and Down buttons
you can adjust the dynamics of the Heavy touch.
C. Standard Touch: If a light is on, pressing this button will return the piano back to standard
touch.
The relation between light and heavy touch sensitivity: