Roland XP-80 quick start Turn the power on, To turn power off

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Turn the power on

Once the connections have been completed (p.6), turn on power to your various devices in the order specified. By turning on devices in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction and/or damage to speakers and other devices.

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❶Before you turn the power on, check to make sure that: All external devices are correctly connected to the XP-80.

The volume controls of the XP-80 and the amp/mixer system are turned down all the way. No disk is in the floppy disk drive.

❷Turn on the power switch located on the rear panel of the XP-80.

POWER

✳This unit is equipped with a protection circuit. A brief interval (a few seconds) after power up is required before the unit will operate normally.

❸Turn the power on of your amp or audio system.

❹Play the XP-80 and gradually raise the volume controls of the XP-80, your amp or mixer to an appropriate volume level.

VOLUME

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✳Be careful not to raise the VOLUME slider of the XP-80 too much. Excessive volume may dam- age your amp/speaker system or could cause hearing problems.

To turn power off

<Procedure>

❶Before you turn power off, check to make sure that:

The volume controls of the XP-80 and the amp/mixer system are turned down all the way. No disk is in the floppy disk drive.

Important data has been saved to a disk (p.32).

❷Turn off your amp/mixer system.

❸ Turn off the XP-80 power.

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Contents Quick Start Names and functions of buttons and controls Sequencer section Value dial Volume sliderNumeric keys DisplayOutput MIX R jack, Output MIX L jack Power switchMidi connectors AC inletConnect your XP-80 To turn power off Turn the power onDemo song Composer Play a demo songTo modify effects settings To modify the volume level of each PartTo change panning Play sounds Reset to default factory settingsSelect and play Patches Play percussion sounds from the keyboard Velocity/Aftertouch Try out performance functionsSolo Play arpeggios Arpeggiator Listen to the demo songs Try out the demo diskCombine Patterns for playback Play back a pattern by pressing specific keys RPSPTNSET11.SVQ File name Song NameTry out some user groove templates Add rhythmic ‘feel’ to the songsFile name Template Explanation Playing songs in sequence Chain Play Select a Performance Record a songClear internal memory Record the drums using realtime recordingHigh tom Closed hi-hat Low tom Bass drum Snare drum Page View the recorded data Record the bass using step recordingPage Record the melody using realtime recording Bank Select a different Patch for the melody Create an appropriate Performance for the songAssign a new name to the Performance Temporary area Store the PerformanceFormat a disk Save your new songSave your song to disk DanceKit Demo Songs for RPS Demo SongsPerformance user Patch user Alex Wurman Profiles of composers
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