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Owner's Manual
Thank you for purchasing a Roland ep-97 or ep-77 Digital Piano. True to the ep philosophy, the ep-97 and ep-77 are
high-quality digital pianos for music enthusiasts on a budget. This means that they provide all essential functions for
countless hours of musical enjoyment.
Authentic piano performances
High-quality concert grand piano sounds, and a key-
board that’s a true pleasure to play assure an even
more realistic piano-playing experience.
Captures the brilliant resonance
The sound of a grand piano has a more brilliant tim-
bre than that of an upright piano. This is because the
sound of a grand piano contains a greater amount of
high-frequency components. The ep-97/77 repro-
duces this characteristic of the grand piano.
Extended high-frequency response
One of the features of an acoustic piano is that for the
strings of the highest 1 1/2 octaves, there is no
damper to restrict the vibration of the strings, irre-
spective of whether or not the damper pedal is used.
Since this also allows these strings to vibrate sympa-
thetically with other strings, they can sometimes be
heard sounding independently from the low and mid-
dle-register strings.
The ep-97/77 faithfully simulates these characteristics
of the acoustic piano (being a digital instrument, the
ep-97/77 contains no strings).
Eight Tones for a wide variety of musical genres
The ep-97/77 comes with eight sounds, (called
“Tones”), only two of which are acoustic piano
sounds. That way, you can also use your instrument
for playing harpsichord, organ, and pop/jazz music.
Three metronome sounds
The ep-97/77 provides a metronome that lets you use
three different sounds. You can easily adjust the tem-
po and time signature.
Record your own performances
The ep-97/77 makes it easy to record your own per-
formances.
Before using this instrument, carefully read the sec-
tions on pages 2 and 4. They provide important infor-
mation concerning the proper operation of the
ep-97/77.
To get the most out of the ep-97/77 and to ensure
many years of trouble-free service, we urge you to
read through this Owner’s Manual thoroughly.
To avoid confusion, let’s agree to use the word “but-
ton” for all keys on the front panel, and only use “key”
when referring to the ep-97/77's keyboard.
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