Installing the Wave Expansion Board

3.Insert the Wave Expansion Board connector into a connector for an SRX Series slot (SRX A or SRX B), while simultaneously inserting the board holders into the holes in the Wave Expansion Board.

Wave Expansion Board (SRX series)

Board holder

Connector

Position them as shown before you install the board.

If the same type of Wave Expansion Board is installed in the SRX A slot and the SRX B slot, it will only be possible to select data from the Wave Expansion Board that was installed in the SRX A slot.

4.Use the Installation Tool supplied with the Wave Expansion Board to turn the holders in the LOCK direction, so the board will be fastened in place.

LOCK

Installation tool

5.Use the screws that you removed in step 2 to fasten the cover back in place.

Checking the Installed Wave Expansion Boards

After installation of the Wave Expansion Boards has been completed, check to confirm that the installed boards are being recognized correctly.

1.Turn on the power, as described in “Turning On the Power” (p. 19).

2.Hold down the [EDIT] button, and press the REGISTRATION [7] (UTILITY) button.

The Edit’s “UTILITY” screen is displayed.

3.Press CURSOR [ ] button to display the following screen.

The name of the installed Wave Expansion Board, abbreviated to five characters, appears in the display. The example here depicts what you would see if the SRX-02 “Concert Piano” Wave Expansion Board were installed in the SRX A slot.

By releasing the button, you go back to the previous screen.

4.Press the [EXIT] button to exit edit mode.

For instructions on selecting Wave Expansion Board Tones, refer to p. 46.

If “-----” appears next to the name of the slot in which the

board was installed, it may be that the wave expansion board is not being recognized properly. Use the procedure in “Turning Off the Power” (p. 19) to turn the power off, then reinstall the wave expansion board correctly.

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Roland VR-760 owner manual Checking the Installed Wave Expansion Boards, Installing the Wave Expansion Board

VR-760 specifications

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