User Manual

Front panel
Backing Keyboard BK-5 OR r
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Q Display
This display shows information related to your opera-
tion.
R CURSOR/VALUE dial
This dial can be used to move the cursor in the dis-
play, to select parameters and to set values.
S ENTER/SELECT button
Press this button to confirm your selection or dese-
lection of the display item where the cursor is.
T PERFORMANCE LIST button
This button calls up the Performance List (page 48).
U PERFORMANCE WRITE button
The main function of this button is to save Perfor-
mance settings. Depending on the selected display
page, it can also be used to save rhythms and songs.
V KEY button
This button calls up the BK-5 OR’s transposition
function. Its settings can be applied to rhythms,
Songs and the 3 real-time parts (UP1, UP2, LWR).
If the button’s indicator doesn’t light, the rhythm,
Songs and the 3 real-time parts use their normal
pitch.
Pressing and holding this button locks the key (see
p. 57).
W TRACK MUTE/CENTER CANCEL button
This button lets you mute the accompaniment parts
of the selected rhythm, so that only the bass and
drum parts are played back. It also lets you mute the
melody part of the selected MIDI File, or attenuate
the vocal part at the center of an audio file (WAV or
mp3), allowing you to sing or play that part yourself.
Pressing and holding this button calls up a display
page where you can select the Standard MIDI File or
rhythm part(s) that you don’t want to hear.
X USB MEMORY button
Press this button to call up a list of the files stored on
the USB memory connected to the BK-5 OR‘s USB
MEMORY port.
Y USB MEMORY port
Connect an optional USB memory here.
Note: Roland does not recommend using USB hubs, irre-
spective of whether they are active or passive. Please con-
nect only one USB memory to this port.
NOTE
Use USB memory sold by Roland. We cannot guarantee
operation if any another USB memory is used.
Z MENU button
This button allows you to open the BK-5 OR’s menu
page where you can view and select all available
functions. Press it together with the [EXIT] button to
listen to the BK-5 OR’s demo songs.
a EXIT button
This button is used to return to a higher menu level.
Press and hold it to return to the BK-5 OR’s main dis-
play page.
b SPLIT button
This button is used to activate Split mode. While its
indicator lights, notes played to the left of the C4 on
an keyboard trigger the LWR part. Notes to the right
of the split point, on the other hand, trigger the UP1
and UP2 parts. See “Using Split mode” on p. 46.
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