33
Convenient Functions
Deutsch Français Italiano PortuguêsEspañol NederlandsEnglish

Using USB Audio Interfaces

Exchanging audio data between a computer and the JS-8 via USB requires installation of a USB driver on the computer you are using.
Follow the instructions below to install the USB driver.
• It is only necessary to install the USB driver on the computer the  rst time the driver is used.
• The USB driver is contained on the SD card included with the JS-8.
• The latest version of the USB driver can be found on the Roland website.

Save the USB driver installer for your computer.

The following procedure is not necessary if you already have downloaded the USB driver from the Roland website and saved it on
your computer. If so, proceed to “Installing the USB Driver”.

Save the USB driver installer for your computer.

Preparing to Install the USB Driver

Installing the USB Driver

1. Connect the computer to the JS-8's USB port by a USB
cable.
2. When the USB SELECT screen appears in the JS-8, select
JS-8 SONG LIST EDITOR and press [ENTER].
3. Using Explorer or My Computer (Windows) or Finder (Mac
OS), navigate to the folders on the JS-8.
4. Open the WIN folder (Windows users) or the MAC folder
(Mac OS users).
5. Copy the USB driver installer for your computer's operating
system to a folder on the computer.

Windows XP/Vista users (in the WIN folder)

• JS8_XPDrv***.zip (for Windows XP)
• JS8_VistaDrv***.zip (for Windows Vista)
• JS8_Vista64Drv***.zip (for Windows Vist a 64-bit
edition)

Mac OS users (in the MAC folder)

• JS8_MacDrv***.tgz (for Mac OS X)
Although the copy-destination folder can be anywhere on the
computer, we recommend that you copy to a folder that will
be easy to locate later.
6. Disconnect the JS-8 from the computer:
With Windows Vista/XP
• In My Computer, right-click on the “JS-8” icon (or “Remov-
able disk (*:)” icon) to “Eject” the disk.
With Mac OS X
• Drag the “JS-8” icon to the eject icon in the Dock.
If you’re using Windows Vista/XP and were unable to “eject”
in step 5, proceed as follows.
1. Click the icon in the task tray, then click the “ Stop USB
Disk–drive (*:)” message displayed there.
Task tray
Task bar
2. Click [OK] in the “Safe To Remove Hardware” dialog box
that appears.
1. Disconnect a USB cable from the JS-8's USB port.
2. Download the USB driver installer from the Roland website or copy it as described above, and then double-click it to uncom-
press the file.
3. Read the Readme.htm file found in the uncompressed folder, and install the driver as directed.

Playing Songs on a Computer Through the JS-8

You can listen to audio played back with a computer through the JS-8's speakers via a USB connection.

1. Connect the computer to the JS-8's USB port by a USB cable.
2. When the USB SELECT screen appears in the JS-8, select AUDIO and press [ENTER].
3. Set the JS-8 as the output destination for audio played back by the computer's audio playback software.
For instructions on how to switch the output destination, refer to the user's guide for the software you are using.