Roland TD-17, Owner'S Manual

Before using this unit, carefully read “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (the leaflet “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and 

the Owner’s Manual (p. 27)). After reading, keep the document(s) where it will be available for immediate reference.
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Owner’s Manual

Look What You Can Do with the TD-17/TD-17-L

Performing

Perform with various sounds (

&

p. 8)

A diverse selection of drum sounds is built into this unit. 

You can perform using a wide variety of tonal choices.

Supports a variety of performance techniques 

(

&

p. 7)

Just like acoustic drums, this unit responds to a variety of 

different performance techniques.

Customizing

Adjust the playing feel (

&

p. 21)

By adjusting the sensitivity of the sensors, you can 

customize the playing feel to your taste.

Create your very own kits (

&

p. 14)

By customizing a kit, you can create an original that’s like 

no other kit in the world.

Eco-Friendly Power-Save Function

The power automatically turns off when a certain length 

of time elapses after you stopped playing or operating the 

unit (AUTO OFF function). (

&

p. 23)

*  If you don’t want the power to turn off automatically, set 

AUTO OFF to “OFF.”

Practicing

Sounding a click (metronome) (

&

p. 9)

You can practice while listening to a click sound.

Practicing along with a song (

&

p. 9)

Songs that are ideal for practice are built into this unit. You 

can practice along with these songs.

Recording a song that you’re practicing (

&

p. 10)

You can use the recording function to evaluate your own 

performance.

Practicing with Coach mode (

&

p. 11)

This unit provides a “Coach mode” that supports your 

practicing. This is a great way to improve your speed 

control, precision, and endurance.

Perform along with audio from your smartphone 

(

&

p. 5)

This unit is equipped with Bluetooth. You can perform 

along with audio from your smartphone (

TD-17-L 

excepted

).

Owner’s Manual

 (this document)

Read this first. This explains all the functions of 

this unit.

 PDF Manual (download from the web)

5

Data List

This explains the parameters and sound of 

this unit.

5

MIDI Implementation

This is detailed reference material regarding 

MIDI messages.

 To obtain the PDF manual

1. 

Enter the following URL in your 

computer.

http://www.roland.com/manuals/

I

2. 

Choose “TD-17” or “TD-17-L” as the product 

name.