Roland VK-8 owner manual Connecting a Rotary Speaker, Pin No Output data

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Connecting the VK-8 to External Devices

Connecting a Rotary

Speaker

In addition to providing a rotary speaker effect, the VK-8 also allows you to connect an actual rotary speaker. Connect your rotary speaker to the ROTARY TONE CABINET connector located on the rear panel.

NOTE

Connecting a speaker which does not meet the following

specifications may cause malfunctions.

The pinout for the ROTARY TONE CABINET connector

is as follows:

	No.9	No.8
	No.10	No.8
	No.10	No.7
		No.7
	No.11
		No.6
	No.1

Pin No.	Output data


No. 1	ORGAN & OTHER TONES

No. 2	ORGAN & OTHER TONES

No. 3	NC

No. 4	GND

No. 5	GND

No. 6	POWER ON/OFF CONTROL

No. 7	FAST CONTROL

No. 8	SLOW CONTROL

No. 9	NC

No. 10	NC

No. 11	+24 V IN

*Pin Nos. 1 and 2 are the output of the organ voice and OTHER TONES.

*Pin Nos. 6, 7, and 8 are the open collector output, and are at a nominal voltage of 5–30 V DC, and nominal loaded current of 50 mA maximum.

*Pin no. 11 detects the connection. If the nominal input voltage is outside the acceptable range (18–30 V DC), the connection will not operate correctly.

•The volume of the external speaker can be adjusted by the [MASTER VOLUME] knob.

•ROTARY [SLOW/FAST] button will switch the rotational speed of the connected rotary speaker.

•ROTARY [BRAKE] button will temporarily stop the rotation of the connected speaker. To resume rotation, press ROTARY [BRAKE] button again, or press ROTARY [SLOW/FAST] button.

NOTE

The rotary speaker effect of the organ voice will also be applied to the audio signal that is output from the ROTARY TONE CABINET connector. To prevent the rotary speaker effect from being applied to the audio signal that is output from the ROTARY TONE CABINET connector, press the ROTARY [ON]

No.2

No.3

No.5

No.4

button to make it go dark (off).

If you do not want Other Tones to be output from the ROTARY TONE CABINET connector, turn the [OTHER TONES LEVEL] knob all the way toward the left to set the Other Tones volume to zero. Alternatively, you can select a preset that does not include OTHER TONES.

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Contents Conventions Used in This Manual Dark blinkImportant Safety Instructions Page Using the Unit Safely Important Notes Contents Troubleshooting Memo Main Features Panel Descriptions Pedal button 19 -8 buttonOther Tones Level knob Lower buttonMidi Pedal in connector Power switchMidi Keyboard in connector Rotary Tone Cabinet connectorHow the Organ Sound are Created How the VK-8 WorksAbout the Virtual Tonewheel Sound Generator Harmonic bars How the Other Tones are CreatedVibrato and Chorus Amp Type Rotary, Overdrive, ToneSystem memory Preset memoryAbout the Memories Connecting the Power Cord Before You Begin PlayingConnecting Your Amp, Speakers, or Headphones TRSConnecting the Pedal Keyboard Connecting an Expression Pedal or Pedal SwitchBefore You Begin Playing Restoring the Factory Settings Factory Reset Press the Split button Press the Preset button to make its indicator lightListening to the Demo Songs Demo Song Song Name Copyright NumberPlay the keyboard to hear the sound you selected Playing the OrganListening to Various Sounds Move the harmonic bars to edit the sound p Press the H-BAR Manual button to make its indicator lightAbout the Organ Voice Button PartAdjusting the Sound in Real Time Harmonic Bars 5th Root 8th 12th 15th 17th 19th 22nd Below Playing the Organ What Are Feet? Leakage Noise Changing the Organ Sound Wheel Type, Leakage LevelTone Wheel type Turn the Leakage knobThird Third Percussion button Adding Crispness to the Sound PercussionSecond Second Percussion button Soft Soft Percussion button Slow Slow Percussion button Fast PercussionAdding Modulation to the Sound Vibrato and Chorus C-2, C-3Brake button Using the Cosm Rotary Speaker Effect Rotary SoundSLOW/FAST button Rotary on buttonAdding distortion to the sound-Overdrive Changing the Amp Type Amp Type Overdrive, ToneChanging the virtual amp Changing Sound CharactersUsing the D Beam Controller to Produce Common Organ Effects Press D Beam on button to make its indicator lightSpring Reverb Shock Giving the sound a metallic character Ring ModulatorStopping the rotation of the tone wheels Wheel Brake Adjusting the Sensitivity of the D Beam Controller Manually adjusting the sensitivity of the D Beam controllerChanging the Reverb Type Press the Reverb button to switch the reverb typesAdding Ambience Reverb Changing the Split Point Press the Split button to make its indicator lightDividing the Keyboard Split Lower Part Upper PartApplying the Active Expression Function to the Organ Voice Using the Expression PedalUsing the Active Expression Function Applying the Active Expression Function to the Other TonesAssigning a Function to the Control Pedal Using a Control PedalPreset button’s indicator is dark Button Parameter Rotary SLOW/FASTOverdrive Preset UPOther Tones Glide Other TonesUsing the Hold Pedal to Sustain the Sound Layering Other Tones with Organ Sounds Layer Turn the Other Tones Level knob to adjust the volumePlaying Other Tones Button TonePlaying Other Tones Saving Your Settings Preset Preset contains the following settingsCopying a preset Saving to a Preset in the Same BankSaving to a Preset in Another Bank Selecting the copy-source presetAbout the Edit Modes Basic ProcedureAdvanced Use If the setting is an on or OFF switch Advanced UsePreset button’s indicator lighted Button Parameter Rotary-related SettingsPreset button’s indicator extinguished Button Parameter Rotary Woofer Level Click Noise and Percussion Settings On Click LevelMIDI-related Settings When setting things other than the Midi channelSetting Explanation Connecting/disconnecting the sound generator and keyboardAdding Midi Thru functionality to the Midi OUT connector OFFWhen making Midi channel settings Drum Midi CH. Drum Midi Channel Initial setting 10 chEQ Middle -5-0-+5 Equalizer and Other SettingsEQ Bass -5-0-+5 EQ Treble -5-0-+5Switching the polarity of the Hold pedal Effect and Other SettingsSwitching the polarity of the control pedal Transposing the entire VK-8 KEY Transpose -6-0-+5SLOW/FAST Reverb TimeSelecting the part that will play the Other Tones ContinuousAbout Midi Channel Changing the function of the Midi in connectors SUBAbout Midi KeyboardUsing the VK-8 with a Dual Keyboard Connecting a Pedal KeyboardCarry out the recording Play back your performanceSaved on an External Save the settingsLoading Back Data That’s Been SequencerConnecting a Rotary Speaker Pin No Output dataTroubleshooting Lease a key Problem Check SolutionClick is heard when you press/re Pitch is incorrectTed/receive correctly Preset memory contents are lostMidi messages are not transmit Can’t hear spring shock noiseAll indicators light for several seconds Error IndicationsWhen you turn on the power During normal operationPreset/OTHER Tones List Preset ListOther Tones List Button’s Number ToneEdit Parameters Settings that are saved for the entire SystemParameters that are stored in a preset Drum List Control Change Midi ImplementationChannel Voice Messages Note off All Note Off Controller number Reset All Controllers Controller numberAll Sound Off Controller number Active SensingData Request 1 RQ1 Data Set 1 DT1DT1 Identity ReplyData Set1 System Organ How to calculate the checksum Midi Implementation Supplementary materialMidi Implementation Chart Main Specification Index BankIndex Memo Information Avis 02896667 ’03-6-3N