Roland AR-200 owner manual Controlling Another Device Control Out

Controlling Another Device with the AR-200 (Control Output Connectors)

Controlling Another Device

(Control Out)

What is the Control Out Signal?/

Connecting Devices

The Control Out signal is output for a duration of one second from the CONT OUT connector after playback of audio phrases, MIDI phrases, pattern phrases, and song phrases. This signal can be used to start amplifiers and other external devices in sync with phrase playback.

You can set the time that is to pass after phrase playback before output is made to anything from 0 seconds to 59 minutes 59 seconds.

Settings are made in phrase units.

The Control Out specifications are no-voltage/make-contact, with a make-contact time of 1 second and a contact capacity of a maximum of DC 30 V at 3 A.

Port Nos. 15 and 18 have Make-contact during output.

Note that if playback of a phrase in progress is cut off, no

Control Out signal is output.

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9	1
	18	15
		Normal
	18	15 During Output
18	15

"Important Notes on Making Connections and Switching

the Power On and Off" (p. 9)

Output of Control Out Signals In Dual Mono

Mode (p. 47)

Note that Control Out signals are not output in Dual Mono

Mode (the Control Out settings are not effective).

In such instances, if the Busy Out output settings have been made, then the Busy Out signal of the left channel is output from the BUSY OUT connector, and right channel’s Busy Out signal is output from the CONT OUT connector.

AR-200 Settings

*Settings for these parameters cannot be made with the AR- 200. Only phrases set on the AR-3000 are effective. For detailed information, please refer to the AR-3000 user’s manual.

Applications

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