Roland KC-880 owner manual Line OUT, Stereo Link

Names of Things and What They Do

CH1–CH4 Input

You can connect up to four devices, including keyboards or other electronic instruments, or line devices such as a CD player, or a microphone (CH1 only).

3CH 1 BALANCED (XLR) Input Connector

Here is where you can connect a microphone. This supports XLR- type balanced input.

*No phantom power feature is provided.

*Switching between a line device and a microphone is accomplished using the CH1 volume knob on the control panel.

*You can connect two microphones to the L/MONO and R jacks at the same time, but the volume level may drop.

4 CH 1 Input Jacks 5 CH 2–4 Input Jacks

Here you can connect a keyboard or other electronic instrument, a line device such as a CD player (-20 dBu), or a microphone (-50 dBu). Equipment with monaural output or microphone is connected to L/ MONO.

Here you can connect keyboards or other electronic instruments, or line devices such as a CD player (-20 dBu).

Equipment with monaural output is connected to L/MONO.

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LINE OUT

Here you can connect PA systems, recording decks, and other such equipment.

7LINE OUT Connectors and Jacks

You can connect mixers, recorders, and other such equipment here.

XLR connectors supporting balanced output and 1/4” phone jacks are provided. For monaural output, you should use the use 1/4” phone jack.

You can use the XLR connectors and 1/4” phone jacks at the same time.

*The EQUALIZER controls and the [VOLUME] knobs have no effect on LINE OUT.

8GND LIFT Switch

Connecting an external device to an XLR-type LINE OUT connector may produce loop hum.

If this happens, changing the setting of this switch may alleviate the problem.

This is normally left set to OFF.

ON: This isolates the first connector from the unit’s ground.

OFF: This connects the first connector to the unit’s ground.

STEREO LINK

You can use this when you’re using two KC-880 units to form a stereo system that has even higher output (p. 14).

You connect each other’s LINK IN and LINK OUT jacks using one or two 1/4” phone cables.

Using two 1/4” phone cables enables you to use all inputs on the KC-880 units, for a total of eight channel inputs and two AUX IN systems.

9LINK IN Jack

Connect this to the LINK OUT L or LINK OUT R jack on the other KC-880.

When the LINK OUT L jack is connected: The left-channel signal is output from the unit’s speakers. (On the other KC-880, the right-channel signal is output.) When the LINK OUT R jack is connected: The right-channel signal is output from the unit’s speakers. (On the other KC-880, the left-channel signal is output.)

10LINK OUT L/R Jacks

Connect either one of the jacks to the LINK IN jack on the other KC-880. Whether the unit handles the left or right channel is determined by the jack you use.

When connected to the LINK OUT L jack: The right-channel signal is output from the unit. (On the other KC-880, the left-channel signal is output.)

When connected to the LINK OUT R jack: The left-channel signal is output from the unit. (On the other KC-880, the right-channel signal is output.)

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