{"id":1778202,"date":"2023-05-18T12:47:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T12:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1778202"},"modified":"2024-09-06T10:23:57","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T14:23:57","slug":"roland-v-piano-expansion-activation-instructions","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/roland-v-piano-expansion-activation-instructions\/","title":{"rendered":"Roland V-Piano Expansion Activation Instructions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li><a href=\"#Create-a-Roland-Cloud-Account\"><strong>Create a Roland Cloud Account<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Activate-the-Expansion\"><strong>Activate the Expansion<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Download-and-Install-V-Piano-Expansions\"><strong>Download and Install V-Piano Expansions<\/strong><\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Format-a-USB-Thumb-Drive\"><strong>Format a USB Thumb Drive<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"#Download-and-Install\">Download and Install<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Create-a-Roland-Cloud-Account\">Create a Roland Cloud Account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first step in the process is to create a Roland Cloud account. Once that\u2019s created, you\u2019ll download Roland Cloud Manager, where you\u2019ll download and install your expansion pack. Follow the sections below to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li>Log in to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rolandcloud.com\/roland-account\/login\/\">Roland account<\/a>. If you don\u2019t have one, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rolandcloud.com\/create\">create one here<\/a>.<\/li><li>Go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roland.com\/global\/products\/rc_roland_cloud_manager\/\">Roland Cloud Manager download page<\/a>. Click <strong>Download Now<\/strong>.<\/li><li>On the next page, click <strong>Downloads<\/strong>, then choose <strong>Download<\/strong> for the OS you\u2019ll use.<\/li><li>Navigate to your <em>Downloads<\/em> folder and launch the installer.<ul><li><strong>PC<\/strong>: Double-click the <strong>Roland-Cloud-Manager-Installer<\/strong> .exe file and follow the on-screen instructions.<\/li><li><strong>Mac<\/strong>: Double-click the .dmg file, double-click the .pkg file, then follow the on-screen instructions.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roland.com\/global\/products\/rc_roland_cloud_manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/05\/Roland-cloud-manager-3.0-installation-window-Roland-V-Piano-Expansion-Activation-Instructions-1024x601.jpg\" alt=\"Click the image to download Roland Cloud Manager 3.0.\" class=\"wp-image-1778206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/05\/Roland-cloud-manager-3.0-installation-window-Roland-V-Piano-Expansion-Activation-Instructions-1024x601.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/05\/Roland-cloud-manager-3.0-installation-window-Roland-V-Piano-Expansion-Activation-Instructions-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/05\/Roland-cloud-manager-3.0-installation-window-Roland-V-Piano-Expansion-Activation-Instructions-768x451.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/05\/Roland-cloud-manager-3.0-installation-window-Roland-V-Piano-Expansion-Activation-Instructions.jpg 1201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Click the image to download Roland Cloud Manager 3.0.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Activate-the-Expansion\">Activate the Expansion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that you\u2019ve 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li>Go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rolandcloud.com\/roland-account\/key\">Registration page<\/a>, then enter the activation key you received from your Sweetwater Sales Engineer.<\/li><li>Click <strong>Submit<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1016\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/05\/Enter-activation-key-Roland-V-Piano-Expansion-Activation-Instructions.jpg\" alt=\"Click the image to activate your RD-2000 V-Piano Expansion\" class=\"wp-image-1778205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/05\/Enter-activation-key-Roland-V-Piano-Expansion-Activation-Instructions.jpg 1016w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/05\/Enter-activation-key-Roland-V-Piano-Expansion-Activation-Instructions-300x76.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/05\/Enter-activation-key-Roland-V-Piano-Expansion-Activation-Instructions-768x195.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1016px) 100vw, 1016px\" \/><figcaption>Click the image to activate your RD-2000 V-Piano Expansion<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Download-and-Install-V-Piano-Expansions\">Download and Install V-Piano Expansions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The final step is downloading the expansion from Roland Cloud Manager and installing it onto your RD-2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"Format-a-USB-Thumb-Drive\">Format a USB Thumb Drive<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ffcfd3\"><strong>IMPORTANT: <\/strong>All data will be erased when formatting your USB thumb drive, so be sure to back up anything important before moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To install V-Piano Expansions on your RD-2000, you must format a USB thumb drive directly from the RD-2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li>Connect the thumb drive to the RD-2000\u2019s <strong>USB Memory<\/strong> port.<\/li><li>Press the <strong>MENU <\/strong>button, navigate to <em>Utility<\/em>, and press <strong>ENTER<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Select <strong>Format USB Memory<\/strong>, then press <strong>ENTER<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Navigate to <strong>OK<\/strong>, then press <strong>ENTER <\/strong>once more to format the drive. Once complete, you can disconnect the USB thumb drive.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"Download-and-Install\">Download and Install<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The last step in the process is to download and install the V-Piano expansion to your RD-2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li>Connect the newly formatted USB thumb drive to your computer.<\/li><li>Launch Roland Cloud Manager, click <strong>Hardware Instruments<\/strong>, then click <strong>RD-2000<\/strong>, which is located on the left side of the app.<\/li><li>Click the <strong>Download <\/strong>icon to download the expansion.<\/li><li>Navigate to your <em>Downloads <\/em>folder, open the expansion folder, then copy and paste only the <strong>.<\/strong>exz file to the root directory of your USB thumb drive.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-to-safely-eject-an-external-hard-drive\/\">Safely disconnect<\/a> the USB thumb drive from your computer, then connect it to the <strong>USB FOR UPDATE <\/strong>port on the back of the RD-2000.<\/li><li>With the RD-2000 turned off and the USB thumb drive connected, press and hold <strong>ENTER <\/strong>while turning on the RD-2000.<ul><li>The keyboard will launch into EXP Update Mode.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Use the cursor buttons to select one of the two bottom slots, marked <strong>Slot-SA<\/strong> or <strong>Slot-SB<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Select the .exz file you copied to your thumb drive, press <strong>ENTER<\/strong>, then press <strong>ENTER <\/strong>once more.<\/li><li>Power cycle the RD-2000. 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