Roland HP305, HP302 Connecting to Other Devices, Connecting a Media, Installing the CD Drive

Connecting to Other Devices

Connecting a Media

You will be able to accomplish the following once you've connected external media (CD drive, floppy disk drive, or USB memory).

Device	What you can do
CD drive	Play back music CDs, SMF music files, and songs from a VIMA CD-ROM (VIMA TUNES sold by Roland)
Floppy disk drive	Play back SMF music files, and save performance data
USB memory	Play back SMF music files, save performance data, and play back audio files

* If you’re using new USB memory, you’ll need to initialize (format) it on the HP305/HP302. For details, refer to “Initializing the Memory” (p. 63).

Installing the CD Drive

Attach the CD drive as shown the figure, using the mounting holes on the HP305/HP302’s bottom panel.

* For details on installation and connections, refer to the owner’s manual of the CD drive.

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Installing the Floppy Disk Drive

Attach the floppy disk drive as shown the figure, using the mounting holes on the HP305/HP302’s bottom panel.

* For details on installation and connections, refer to the owner’s manual of the floppy disk drive.

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*Use a CD drive sold by Roland. We cannot guarantee operation if any other CD drive is used.

Precautions Concerning Use of the CD

•You cannot play back CD-R/RW disks to which audio tracks have been added or CDs containing both audio tracks and data (CD Extra).

•The HP305/HP302 is capable of playing back only commercial CDs that conform the official standards-those that carry the “COMPACT DISC DIGITAL AUDIO” logo.

•The usability and sound quality of audio discs that incorporate copyright protection technology and other non-standard CDs cannot be guaranteed.

•For more detailed information on audio discs featuring copyright protection technology and other non-standard CDs, please consult the disc vendor.

•You cannot save songs and styles to CDs, and you cannot delete songs or styles recorded to CDs. Furthermore, you cannot format CDs.

*For the purposes of the explanation here, certain portions of the stand have been left out.

*Use a floppy disk drive sold by Roland. We cannot guarantee operation if any other floppy disk drive is used.

Connecting USB Memory

Connect the USB memory to the External Memory connector as shown the figure.

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*Carefully insert the USB Memory all the way in—until it is firmly in place.

*Use a USB memory sold by Roland. We cannot guarantee operation if any other USB memory is used.

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