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VR-700_e.book 3 ページ ２００９年１１月１８日 水曜日 午前９時２４分
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an
CAUTION
equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the
DO NOT OPEN
product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to
ATTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR
constitute a risk of
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VR-700_e.book 4 ページ ２００９年１１月１８日 水曜日 午前９時２４分 USING THE UNIT SAFELY About WARNING and CAUTION Notices About the Symbols The symbol alerts the user to important instructions or Used for instructions intended to alert the warnings.The specific meaning of the symbol is user to the risk of death or severe injury determined by the design contained within the triangle. In should the unit be used improperly. the case of the symbol at left, it is used for
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VR-700_e.book 5 ページ ２００９年１１月１８日 水曜日 午前９時２４分 USING THE UNIT SAFELY • Do not allow any objects (e.g., flammable material, • Please be sure to read and adhere to the cautionary coins, pins); or liquids of any kind (water, soft drinks, notices contained in the instructions that came with etc.) to penetrate the unit. this product. Please note that, depending on the manner in which keyboard performances are carried out, you may encounter situations where the keybo
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VR-700_e.book 6 ページ ２００９年１１月１８日 水曜日 午前９時２４分 IMPORTANT NOTES Power Supply Maintenance • Do not connect this unit to same electrical outlet that is being used by • To clean the unit, use a dry, soft cloth; or one that is slightly dampened. an electrical appliance that is controlled by an inverter (such as a Try to wipe the entire surface using an equal amount of strength, refrigerator, washing machine, microwave oven, or air conditioner), or moving the cloth along with the grain of t
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VR-700_e.book 7 ページ ２００９年１１月１８日 水曜日 午前９時２４分 IMPORTANT NOTES Additional Precautions • Please be aware that the contents of memory can be irretrievably lost as a result of a malfunction, or the improper operation of the unit. To protect yourself against the risk of loosing important data, we recommend that you periodically save a backup copy of important data you have stored in the unit’s memory on a USB memory. • Unfortunately, it may be impossible to restore the contents of data that wa
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VR-700_e.book 8 ページ ２００９年１１月１８日 水曜日 午前９時２４分 Contents USING THE UNIT SAFELY ................................................................................4 IMPORTANT NOTES ........................................................................................6 Features of the VR-700 ................................................................................ 12 Names of Things and What They Do .......................................................... 14 Top Panel..................
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VR-700_e.book 9 ページ ２００９年１１月１８日 水曜日 午前９時２４分 Creating Organ Sounds ............................................................................... 38 About Virtual Tonewheel Sound Generators ................................................................................................................38 Varying the Sound in Real Time (Harmonic Bars) ........................................................................................................38 Using the Harmonic Bars to Cre
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VR-700_e.book 10 ページ ２００９年１１月１８日 水曜日 午前９時２４分 Appendix ..............................................................................63 Using V-LINK to Control Video Equipment................................................ 64 Connection Example ..............................................................................................................................................................64 Turning V-LINK On/Off..................................................................
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VR-700_e.book 11 ページ ２００９年１１月１８日 水曜日 午前９時２４分 * The MIDI implementation is available on Roland’s website. http://www.roland.com/products/en/ From the above page, proceed to the VR-700 page and download the MIDI implementation. Convention used in this manual • Text enclosed in square brackets [ ] indicates the name of a button, such as the [UPPER] button. • Lines that begin with or an asterisk * are cautionary statements that you must be sure to read. • (p. **) indicates a reference page. • The
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VR-700_e.book 12 ページ ２００９年１１月１８日 水曜日 午前９時２４分 Features of the VR-700 The Pursuit of Excellence—Redefining the Basic Stage Keyboard An organ, piano, and synthesizer all condensed into a single instrument A full-fledged organ, high-quality piano, and a synthesizer equipped with all the standard sounds—all of this and more contained in one easy-to-use, light, compact package. This one instrument is just about all you need for most any live performance; and since it’s
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VR-700_e.book 13 ページ ２００９年１１月１８日 水曜日 午前９時２４分 Features of the VR-700 Ensemble section offers high-quality piano and synth sounds Comes with a stringently selected collection of sounds geared for ensembles. Thanks to the adoption of “88-key multisampling,” which results in very realistic sounds, you’ll be able to richly express every nuance of your music. Moreover, a wide variety of acoustic sounds, including analog synthesizers and other electronic musical instruments, and rea
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VR-700_e.book 14 ページ ２００９年１１月１８日 水曜日 午前９時２４分 Names of Things and What They Do Top Panel fig.VR-700Front.eps [V-LINK] button Organ control/Bender lever This button turns V-LINK on/off (p. 64). You can use the lever to vary the sound in real time. When this is on, the VR-700 can be used to control a V-LINK * The [ORGAN CONTROL] button and [BENDER] button cannot be compatible video device connected to the VR-700. turned on simultaneously. [MASTER VOLUME] knob Control Function Th
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VR-700_e.book 15 ページ ２００９年１１月１８日 水曜日 午前９時２４分 Names of Things and What They Do fig.VR-700Front.eps Display section Display Control Function This indicates the state of the VR-700 or the current value of a setting (p. 24). Display Indicators for TONE, PLAYER, and TEMPO are located at the left of the display. This button changes the content shown in the [DISPLAY/EXIT] display (p. 24). In Function mode, this button button operates as the [EXIT] button to exit Function
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VR-700_e.book 16 ページ ２００９年１１月１８日 水曜日 午前９時２４分 Names of Things and What They Do fig.VR-700Front.eps PLAYER section Here you can play back internal rhythm patterns, or MIDI files and audio files saved on external memory connected to the USB MEMORY connector. PLAYER Control Function Use this button to specify playback of either [RHYTHM/SONG] internal rhythm patterns or files stored on button external memory. This button plays the file. [ ] (Play/ During playback, pressing this b
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VR-700_e.book 17 ページ ２００９年１１月１８日 水曜日 午前９時２４分 Names of Things and What They Do Rear Panel fig.VR-700Rear.eps [POWER] switch PEDAL connectors Turns the power on/off (p. 19). Connector Function * If you need to turn off the power completely, first turn off the Connect a damper pedal here (p. 20). [POWER] switch, then unplug the power cord from the power outlet. DAMPER PEDAL Even after you take your fingers off the keyboard, connector notes will be sustained as long as you hold
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VR-700_e.book 18 ページ ２００９年１１月１８日 水曜日 午前９時２４分 Getting Ready Placing the VR-700 on the KS-G8 Stand If you place the VR-700 on a stand, you must use the KS-G8 (sold separately). • When placing the VR-700 on the stand, be careful not to pinch your fingers between the instrument and the stand. • When lifting the VR-700 onto the stand, make sure to enlist the help of at least one other person. • Using the VR-700 with any other stand may produce an unstable situation, possibly causing the
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VR-700_e.book 19 ページ ２００９年１１月１８日 水曜日 午前９時２４分 Getting Ready Turning the Power On/Off Turning the Power On Turning the Power Off 1. Turn the [VOLUME] knob to the minimum position before you turn off the power. Once the connections have been completed, turn on power to Also minimize the volume of any connected external equipment. your various devices in the order specified. By turning on fig.VolMin.eps devices in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction and/ or
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VR-700_e.book 20 ページ ２００９年１１月１８日 水曜日 午前９時２４分 Getting Ready Connecting Pedals Connecting a Pedal Keyboard Connecting an Expression Pedal and Damper Pedal Connect your pedal keyboard (PK-25A or PK-7A; sold separately) to the MIDI PEDAL IN connector on the rear panel. * When making connections, please refer also to the owner’s manual * When making connections, be sure to refer to the PK-25A or PK-7A for the pedals you’re using. fig.ConnectPedals.eps owner’s manual as wel
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VR-700_e.book 21 ページ ２００９年１１月１８日 水曜日 午前９時２４分 Getting Ready Connecting Playback Equipment fig.ConnectPA.eps Connecting an Amp and Speakers 1. Make sure that both the VR-700 and the equipment you intend to connect are switched off. To prevent malfunction and/or damage to speakers or other devices, always turn down the volume, and turn off the power on all devices before making any connections. 2. Use audio cables to connect the VR-700’s rear panel OUTPUT connectors to your playba
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VR-700_e.book 22 ページ ２００９年１１月１８日 水曜日 午前９時２４分 Getting Ready Connecting USB Memory Attaching the Music Rest Here’s how to attach the included music rest. 1. Make sure that the VR-700’s power is switched off. 1. Remove the two music rest fastening screws from the 2. Connect your USB memory to the VR-700’s rear panel rear panel. USB MEMORY connector. fig.MusicrestRemove.eps fig.ConnectUSBmem.eps 2. Tighten the two screws to fasten the music rest in place. fig.MusicrestAttach.eps •
