Roland V-Piano Expansion Activation Instructions

In this guide, we will show you how to activate, download, and install Roland RD-2000 V-Piano sound expansions for the first time. Follow the sections below to get started.

1. Create a Roland Cloud Account
2. Activate the Expansion
3. Download and Install V-Piano Expansions
   • Format a USB Thumb Drive
   • Download and Install

Create a Roland Cloud Account

The first step in the process is to create a Roland Cloud account. Once that’s created, you’ll download Roland Cloud Manager, where you’ll download and install your expansion pack. Follow the sections below to get started.

1. Log in to your Roland account. If you don’t have one, you can create one here.
2. Go to the Roland Cloud Manager download page. Click Download Now.
3. On the next page, click Downloads, then choose Download for the OS you’ll use.
4. Navigate to your Downloads folder and launch the installer.
   • PC: Double-click the Roland-Cloud-Manager-Installer .exe file and follow the on-screen instructions.
   • Mac: Double-click the .dmg file, double-click the .pkg file, then follow the on-screen instructions.

Activate the Expansion

Now that you’ve created an account, the next step is to register the activation key on the Roland Cloud website. Please note that you must be logged in to your account to register your product.

1. Go to the Registration page, then enter the activation key you received from your Sweetwater Sales Engineer.
2. Click Submit.

Download and Install V-Piano Expansions

The final step is downloading the expansion from Roland Cloud Manager and installing it onto your RD-2000.

Format a USB Thumb Drive

IMPORTANT: All data will be erased when formatting your USB thumb drive, so be sure to back up anything important before moving forward.

To install V-Piano Expansions on your RD-2000, you must format a USB thumb drive directly from the RD-2000.

1. Connect the thumb drive to the RD-2000’s USB Memory port.
2. Press the MENU button, navigate to Utility, and press ENTER.
3. Select Format USB Memory, then press ENTER.
4. Navigate to OK, then press ENTER once more to format the drive. Once complete, you can disconnect the USB thumb drive.

Download and Install

The last step in the process is to download and install the V-Piano expansion to your RD-2000.

1. Connect the newly formatted USB thumb drive to your computer.
2. Launch Roland Cloud Manager, click Hardware Instruments, then click RD-2000, which is located on the left side of the app.
3. Click the Download icon to download the expansion.
4. Navigate to your Downloads folder, open the expansion folder, then copy and paste only the .exz file to the root directory of your USB thumb drive.
5. Safely disconnect the USB thumb drive from your computer, then connect it to the USB FOR UPDATE port on the back of the RD-2000.
6. With the RD-2000 turned off and the USB thumb drive connected, press and hold ENTER while turning on the RD-2000.
   • The keyboard will launch into EXP Update Mode.
7. Use the cursor buttons to select one of the two bottom slots, marked Slot-SA or Slot-SB.
8. Select the .exz file you copied to your thumb drive, press ENTER, then press ENTER once more.
9. Power cycle the RD-2000. Your new expansion is now successfully installed!

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