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Table Of Contents

Introduction
- About the Manual
  - Conventions in this Manual
- Main Features
Contents
USING THE UNIT SAFELY
Important Notes
Names of Things and What They Do
- Front Panel
- Rear Panel
- Bottom Panel
Before You Play
- Getting Ready to Play
- Turning the Power On/Off
- Adjusting the Sound’s Volume and Brilliance
- About the Pedals
- Listening through Headphones
  - Using the Headphone Hook
- Using External Memory
  - Connecting USB Memory (sold separately)
  - Installing the Floppy Disk Drive (sold separately)
- Using CD
  - Connecting a CD Drive (sold separately)
  - Installing the CD Drive Holder (sold separately)
Listening to Demo Songs
- Listening to the Tone Demo Songs
  - Listening to the Piano Sound Demo Songs
Performing
- Performing with a Variety of Sounds
- Adjusting the Keyboard Sensitivity (Key Touch)
- Adding Spatial Depth to the Sound (3D Sound Control)
- Adding Liveliness to the Sound (Dynamics Sound Control)
- Adding Reverberation to Sounds (Reverb Effect)
  - Changing the Depth of Reverb Effect
- Changing the Key of the Keyboard (Key Transpose)
- Dividing the Keyboard for Two-person Performance (Twin Piano)
  - Changing the Way in Which the Sound is Heard (Twin Piano Mode)
- Performing With Two Layered Tones (Dual Play)
  - Changing the Tone Variations
  - Changing the Volume Balance for Dual Play
- Performing with Different Tones in the Left and Right Sides of the Keyboard (Split Play)
  - Switching Tone Groups and Tone Variations
  - Changing the Keyboard’s Split Point
- Performing with the Metronome
- Sounding a Count to Keep your Timing Accurate
Playing Back Songs
- Listening to Songs
- Playing Back All Songs Continuously (All Song Play)
- Listening to Each Part Separately
  - Determining the Volume of a Muted Part
- Changing the Song Playback Volume
  - Adjusting the Volume of the Audio Files and Music CDs
- Changing the Tempo of a Song
  - Playing Back at a Fixed Tempo (Tempo Mute)
- Changing the Key of the Song Playback (Playback Transpose)
- Minimizing the Center Sounds in the Playback (Center Cancel)
Recording
- Recording Your Keyboard Performance
- Recording Your Performance Separately for Each Hand
- Recording Your Playing Along with a Song
- Erasing Recorded Performances
Saving Your Performance
- Initializing the Memory
- Saving the Songs
- Deleting a Song
Various Settings
- Basic Operation in Function Mode
  - Changing How Grand Space is Applied (3D Mode)
- Keyboard Settings
- Pedal Settings
  - Changing How the Damper Pedal Effects Is Applied (Damper Pedal Part)
  - Changing How the Pedals Work (Center/Left Pedal Function)
- Tuning Settings
- Sound-related Settings
- Metronome Settings
  - Changing the Sound of the Metronome (Metronome Sound)
- Count-down Setting
- Song Playback Settings
  - Switching the Part that Will be Muted When You Press the [Accomp] Button (Accomp Track)
- MIDI Settings
- Other Settings
- Remembering the Settings (Memory Backup)
- Restoring the Settings to the Factory Condition (Factory Reset)
- Disabling the Buttons (Panel Lock)
Connecting to Other Devices
- Connecting to Audio Equipment
  - Connecting Speakers to the DP-990 and Outputting Sounds
  - Playing Sounds of an Audio Device through the DP-990
- Connecting to MIDI Devices
  - Connecting a MIDI Sequencer to the DP-990
  - Producing Sounds from a MIDI Sound Module by Playing the DP-990
- Connecting a Computer
Troubleshooting
Error Messages
Tone List
Internal Song List
Parameters Stored in Memory Backup
Music Files That the DP-990 Can Use
MIDI Implementation Chart
Main Specifications
Index

Names of Things and What They Do

[Metronome/Count In] button

Turns the metronome on/off (p. 39).

This also lets you sound a count before the song begins,

so that you can match the timing of your playing to the

song (p. 41).

[Tempo/Beat] button

Here you can adjust the tempo and beat of the

metronome (p. 39).

Display

This shows the sound number, song number, tempo, time

signature, and the value of various settings.

[Int Song/Ext Song] button

This lets you select the song to play back (p. 42).

[ ] (–) button

You can select the preceding song by pressing this

button while the song select screen is displayed (p. 42).

If you hold down this button while a song is playing, the

song will be rewound (p. 43).

Use this button to select variations of the sound you’re

playing on the keyboard (p. 27).

This button is also used to edit various values.

[ ] (+) button

You can select the next song by pressing this button

while the song select screen is displayed (p. 42).

If you hold down this button while a song is playing, the

song will be fast-forwarded (p. 43).

Use this button to select variations of the sound you’re

playing on the keyboard (p. 27).

This button is also used to edit various values.

[ ] (Play/Stop) button

Use this button to play/stop an internal preset song or a

song you’ve recorded (p. 42).

This button is also used to begin recording your

performance (p. 51).

[ ] (Rec) button

This lets you record your own performance into the DP-

990 (p. 51).

Track buttons

You can use these buttons to play back or record your

performance separately for each hand (p. 46, p. 54).

The right-hand performance of internal preset songs is

assigned to the [Right] button, the left-hand performance

to the [Left] button, and the remaining parts of the

performance to the [Accomp] button.

You can listen to the demo songs by holding down the

[Right] button and pressing the [Key Touch] button (p.

24).

[Key Touch] button

This lets you adjust the touch sensitivity of the keyboard

(p. 28).

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