Connecting with Midi Connectors | Roland JV-1010 instruction

Trying Out Desktop Music

■Connecting with MIDI Connectors

If you have a MIDI interface (such as Roland’s Super MPU64) connected to your computer or are connecting to a MIDI interface adaptor, you can then connect using the MIDI connectors.

1	Switch off the power to the JV-1010, the computer, and any
	Switch off the power to the JV-1010, the computer, and any
	connected equipment.
2	Set the COMPUTER switch on the JV-1010’s rear panel to MIDI.

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3	Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT connector of the
	Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT connector of the
	MIDI interface with the JV-1010’s MIDI IN connector.

4	Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI IN connector of the

MIDI interface with the JV-1010’s MIDI OUT connector.

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Apple Macintosh

For instructions on connecting to a computer using a MIDI interface, refer to the owner’s manual that was supplied with the MIDI interface.

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.

Before changing the COMPUTER switch setting, first switch off the power to the JV-1010.

JV-1010 rear panel

Quick Start

Modem or				T
Printer Port	MIDI	O	U	T
			U

		IN
		IN

	The setting
MIDI interface adaptor	is MIDI

PC	Super MPU64

JV-1010 rear panel

USB

Connector

The setting

is MIDI

USB cable

JV-1010 specifications

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