Roland F-100 owner manual Connecting to Audio Equipment, About the Jacks, Making the Connections

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Connecting to Audio Equipment

Read this chapter if you wish to connect the F-100 to an audio device.

By connecting the F-100 with an audio device, you can listen to the sound of the F-100 through the speakers of the audio device, or record your performance onto a cassette tape or other recording media.

NOTE

Once the connections have been completed, 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.

About the Jacks

fig.8-01

R

L (Mono)

R

L (Mono)

■Listening to the F-100 through the speakers of an audio device, or recording a performance onto a

cassette tape or other media

fig.8-02

Input R/L

Out MIDI In

Output Jacks

InputOutput

(Line In, Aux In)

Use audio cables (sold separately) to connect the F-100 to an audio device so that the sound of the F-100 can be hear from the speakers of the audio device, or so that your performance

F-100

R

L (Mono)

R

L (Mono)

can be recorded on a cassette tape or other recording media.

Out MIDI In

InputOutput

Input Jacks

You can use audio cables (sold separately) to connect another audio producing device to the F-100, and hear its sound through the speakers of the F-100.

Making the Connections

NOTE

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.

1.Turn the volume down completely on all equipment.

2.Turn off the F-100 and any other devices to be connected.

3.Use audio cables (sold separately) to connect the other device to the F-100.

NOTE

1.Turn on the power to the F-100.

2.Turn on the power to the connected equipment.

3.Adjust the volume.

Recording procedure

1.Start recording on the connected audio device.

2.Begin playing on the F-100.

3.When you finish playing, stop recording.

■Listening to the sound of an audio device through the speakers of the

F-100

fig.8-03

Output R/L

(Line Out)

F-100

R

L (Mono)

R

L (Mono)

Out MIDI In

InputOutput

If the device you are connecting is monaural, connect it to the L (Mono) jack. In this case, do not connect the R jack of the F-100.

NOTE

Use a cable from Roland to make the connection. If using some other make of connection cable, please note the following precautions.

Some connection cables contain resistors. Do not use cables that incorporate resistors for connecting to this unit. The use of such cables can cause the sound level to be extremely low, or impossible to hear. For information on cable specifications, contact the manufacturer of the cable.

1.Turn on the power to the connected equipment.

2.Turn on the power to the F-100.

3.Adjust the volume.

NOTE

If the volume of any device connected to the Input jacks is raised too high, you not only risk causing damage to your hearing, you could also damage the unit’s speakers. It’s best to always keep the sound within reasonable levels of volume.

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Contents 201a Do not open or modify in any way the unit or its AC adaptor Protect the unit from strong impact. Do not drop it Placement Power SupplyMaintenance Additional PrecautionsChecking the Included Items Main FeaturesIntroduction Assembling the F-100 Assembly ProcedureCheck the Parts IntroductionWhen Disassembling When Moving the InstrumentWhen Changing the Orientation of the Speaker Box If the Stand is UnevenPanel Descriptions Applying the Tempo Setting SheetContents Installing the Music Stand Connecting the AC AdaptorConnecting Pedals Before You PlayAssembling the Lid Installing the Lid HoldersAdjusting the Volume Turning On the PowerConnecting Headphones Sold Separately Turning Off the PowerPlaying/Stopping the Internal Songs Listening to the Internal SongsSelecting a Song for Playback 4 6 8 9 11 13 15 16 18 20 21 23 25Listening to the Internal Songs Playing Each Hand SeparatelyTone button Piano Harpsichord Organ Strings Playing the KeyboardSelecting the Instrument Sound You Wish to Play Playing the Keyboard Layering Two Instrument Sounds Dual PlaySounding the Metronome Adding Reverberation to Sounds Reverb EffectExample Specifying a Tempo Changing the TempoChanging the Beat Adjusting the VolumeKey Rhythm Beat Playing RhythmRecording a Performance Recording Your PerformanceRecording Your Performance Recording Along with the RhythmRecording Along with a Song 4, 6 2 Selecting and Recording the Track for Each Hand SeparatelyErasing a song Erasing Recorded PerformancesErasing a performance from the specified track Changing the Keyboard’s Touch Some Handy FunctionsDisabling Buttons Panel Lock Tone Touch Descriptions Button SensitivitySome Handy Functions Adjusting the Pitch of the Sound Master TuningLowering/ raising the Reference Pitch Setting the Reference Pitch to 440.0 Hz Changing the Volume Balance in Dual PlaySetting the Reference Pitch to 442.0 Hz Changing the Depth of the ReverbRecording procedure Connecting to Audio EquipmentAbout the Jacks Making the ConnectionsAbout the Midi Connectors Connecting to Midi DevicesMidi In Connector Midi Out ConnectorSwitching Omni On/Off Switching Local On/OffConnecting to Midi Devices Receiving on all Midi channels Omni On/OffTransmitting a performance You recorded Set the Midi ChannelCase Cause/Remedy Troubleshooting6 8 9 11 13 15 16 18 20 21 23 25 Internal Song ListEb3 Internal Song ListMidi Implementation Chart Roland Digital Piano Main SpecificationsOther Functions Functions Assigned to the KeyboardFunctions for Metronome/Rhythm Numerics IndexMemo Memo Africa InformationAvis 02901323 ’03-9-7N
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