Roland MC-909 Getting Ready, Making Connections, Turning On/Off the Power, Turning Off the Power

Getting Ready

Making Connections

The MC-909 is not equipped with an internal amp or speakers. To hear sound, you will need to connect it to a keyboard amp or audio system, or connect headphones. Refer to the following figure when connecting the MC-909 with external devices.

*To prevent malfunction and/or damage to speakers or other devices, always turn down the volume, and turn off the power on all devices

before making any connections.

fig.Connect.e

MIDI IN	Make connections to
	the MIX OUTPUT jacks

to Power outlet

Stereo headphones

MIDI OUT

External MIDI device

(MIDI Keyboard, Sequencer, etc.)

Power amp

Mixer, etc.	Speaker
		Stereo set, etc.
	(with built-in Amp)

1.Before making any connections, confirm that power to all devices has been turned off.

2.Connect the AC power cord included with the MC-909 to the unit, then plug the other end into a power outlet.

3.Connect audio and MIDI cables as shown in the diagram. If connecting headphones, plug the headphones into the PHONES jack.

Turning On/Off the Power

*Once the connections have been completed (p. 16), turn on power to your various devices in the order specified. By turning on devices in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction and/or damage to speakers and other devices.

5.Adjust the volume levels for the devices.

*This unit is equipped with a protection circuit. A brief interval (a few seconds) after power up is required before the unit will operate normally.

1.Make sure that all volume controls on the MC-909 and connected devices are set to “0.”

2.Turn on the device connected to the INPUT Jacks.

3.Turn on the MC-909’s POWER switch.

4.Turn on the devices connected to the OUTPUT Jacks.

Turning Off the Power

Before switching off the power, lower the volume on each of the devices in your system and then TURN OFF the devices in the reverse order to which they were switched on.

*If you need to turn off the power completely, first turn off the POWER switch, then unplug the power cord from the power outlet. Refer to

Power Supply (p. 5).

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