Roland VA-76 owner manual Rear panel

VA-76 Owner’s Manual—Panel descriptions

1.2 Rear panel

		C
POWER ON	AC	LCD
A	B	CONTRAST FC7 PEDAL
		D

APOWER ON button

Press this button to switch the VA-76 on and off.

BAC socket

This is where you need to connect the supplied power cord. Be sure to only use a wall outlet that delivers the correct voltage.

CLCD CONTRAST knob

Use this knob to set the contrast when you are having problems reading what is written on the display. Note: The LCD may take some time to warm up. That is why you may have to change the contrast several times after powering on.

DFC7 PEDAL socket

This is where you connect an optional FC-7 foot- switch unit that allows you to start, stop, and select Style divisions by foot. The functions of this foot switch unit are programmable (and apply to all User Programs).

SUSTAIN	FOOT	FOOT		MIDI
FOOTSWITCH	SWITCH	PEDAL	THRU	OUT	IN

E F G H

ESUSTAIN FOOTSWITCH socket

Connect an optional DP-2, DP-6, or BOSS FS-5U footswitch to this socket to sustain the notes of the Keyboard parts even after releasing the key(s) you pressed.

FFOOT SWITCH socket

Connecting an optional DP-2, DP-6, or FS-5U to this socket allows you to control an assignable function by foot.

GFOOT PEDAL socket

Connect an optional EV-5 or BOSS FV-300L expres- sion pedal to this socket to control the volume of one or several parts or another parameter by foot.

HMIDI connectors

These sockets allow you to use your VA-76 along with other MIDI instruments.

	METRONOME	VARIPHRASE			OUTPUT 2		OUTPUT 1
	LEVEL	GAIN	INPUT	R	L	R	L/MONO
LEVEL	OUT
	MIN MAX	MIC LINE
	I	J			K		L

IMETRONOME LEVEL knob and OUT socket

The VA-76’sa metronome signals can be transmitted to the METRONOME OUT socket. You can connect headphones (Roland RH-25 or RH-50) to this socket. This is useful for a drummer, for example (as “Click Track”). Use the METRONOME LEVEL knob to set the metronome volume in the headphones.

JVARIPHRASE section

LEVEL knob: This knob allows you to fine-tune the VariPhrase processor’s input sensitivity. Always select a setting where no distortion is audible.

GAIN switch: Set this switch according to the signal

source you have connected to the INPUT jack: Select “MIC” after connecting a microphone, and “LINE” if you connect a CD or MD player, etc.

INPUT socket: This mono 1/4” phone socket is where you need to connect the signal source you wish to “capture” (another word for “sampling”). Unless you buy or solder a special cable, you can only connect one output of your CD player, etc., to this socket. A micro- phone, on the other hand, can be connected straight away. For CD or MD players you may need to pur- chase an adapter plug or cable with a 1/4” phone jack

on one side, and an RCA/phono jack on the other. Alternatively, you can use an optional PJ-1M cable available at your Roland dealer.

KOUTPUT 2 L/R sockets

When you first switch on the VA-76, these audio out- puts are not used (all signals are sent to the OUTPUT 1 sockets). You can, however, assign any desired signal to these sockets xx.

LOUTPUT 1 R, L/MONO sockets

These sockets allow you to connect the VA-76 to a mixing console, PA system, or audio recorder. We rec- ommend you always use both sockets so as to transmit the VA-76’s audio signals in stereo.

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