User manual ROLAND VE-JV1

[. . . ] No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION. Roland Website: http://www. roland. co. jp/ USING THE UNIT SAFELY USING THE UNIT SAFELY Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of death or severe injury should the unit be used improperly. Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of injury or material damage should the unit be used improperly. * Material damage refers other adverse effects respect to the home furnishings, as well animals or pets. [. . . ] · Never use benzine, thinners, alcohol or solvents of any kind, to avoid the possibility of discoloration and/or deformation. Additional Precautions · Use a reasonable amount of care when using the unit's buttons, sliders, or other controls; and when using its jacks and connectors. · When connecting / disconnecting all cables, grasp the connector itself--never pull on the cable. This way you will avoid causing shorts, or damage to the cable's internal elements. · To avoid disturbing your neighbors, try to keep the unit's volume at reasonable levels (especially when it is late at night). · When you need to transport the unit, package it in the box (including padding) that it came in, if possible. Otherwise, you will need to use equivalent packaging materials. 5 Main features The VE-JV1 is a channel edit controller that enables a revolutionary leap in efficiency when operating the channel parameters of a VM-C7200/C7100 V-series mixing console (subsequently referred to as the VM Console) connected via MIDI. · Analog-feel operating panel for realtime control 29 rotary encoders and 25 buttons are arranged in a space-saving configuration. Main parameters such as "GAIN, " "DYNAMICS, " "EQ, " and "SEND" of the desired input channel can be controlled simultaneously in analog-like operation. · Compact The VE-JV1 can be easily placed in a vacant area of the VM-C7200 (console) and held in place with a rubber magnet. · Easy connection A single MIDI cable is all you need for basic connection. 6 Names of Things and What They Do Front panel The front panel is divided into the areas shown below. fig. area 9 1 6 7 2 8 5 3 4 1 2 3 4 PREAMP AREA Control the parameters of the channel edit PREAMP page. DELAY/DYN AREA Control the parameters of the channel edit DELAY/DN page. FLEX BUS AREA Control the parameters of the channel edit FLEX BUS page. EQ AREA Control the parameters of the channel edit EQ BAND (or EQ GAIN) page. 7 Names of Things and What They Do 5 6 7 8 9 MAIN/CUE AREA Control the parameters of the channel edit MAIN/CUE page. SURROUND AREA Control the parameters of the channel edit SURROUND page. CH VIEW AREA Access the CH VIEW page and switch screens. [SHIFT] button Used when executing SHIFT functions. POWER/MIDI Indicator This will light when the power is on. Accessing the CH VIEW page 1 2 3 Press SECTION [INPUT] (or [MULTI IN] or [FLEX BUS MASTER]). Press [CH EDIT] for the channel that you wish to edit. Use [PAGE UP][PAGE DOWN] to select VIEW. fig. chedit2 In this state, you can use the knobs and buttons of the VE-JV1 to edit the following parameters. PREAMP AREA GAIN ø PHASE Preamp gain Preamp phase reversal 16 Turning on the power DELAY/DYN AREA DIRECT/THRESHOLD DELAY LEVEL/RATIO FEEDBACK/ATTACK DELAY TIME/RELEASE ON/OFF Direct sound level for DELAY Threshold level for DYN Delay sound level for DELAY Ratio for DYN Feedback level for DELAY Attack time for DYN Delay time for DELAY Release time for DYN ON/OFF for delay or dynamics FLEX BUS AREA 1--12 ON/OFF Send levels to the corresponding flex buses ON/OFF setting for sends to each flex bus EQ AREA HI GAIN FREQ HI-MID GAIN FREQ Q LO-MID GAIN FREQ Q LO GAIN FREQ EQ ON/OFF LO gain LO frequency LO-MID gain LO-MID frequency LO-MID Q HI-MID gain HI-MID frequency HI-MID Q HI gain HI frequency ON/OFF for entire EQ MAIN/CUE AREA PAN ON/OFF MAIN pan MAIN send ON/OFF At the same time, you can use V1--V6, [F1]--[F6] and cursor [UP][DOWN] on the VM Console to operate the unit conventionally. 17 Turning on the power CH VIEW area functions In the CH VIEW area you can access the CH VIEW page and switch between CH VIEW screens. Accessing the CH VIEW page When you press [CH EDIT] on the VM Console to access channel editing, there may be times when a page other than CH VIEW is displayed. In such cases, you can press the CH VIEW area [EDIT] to immediately access the [CH VIEW] page. Switching the CH VIEW screen VM Console version 1. 520 provides a special CH VIEW screen for the VE-JV1 in addition to the existing CH VIEW page. When the CH VIEW page is displayed, you can press the CH VIEW area [EDIT] to switch the existing CH VIEW screen to the special VE-JV1 screen. Press it once again to return to the previous CH VIEW screen. fig. ve-7000chedit In this screen, conventional operation using the V1--V6, [F1]--[F6] and cursor [UP][DOWN] of the VM Console is not possible. In this screen, the various knobs and buttons are in one-to-one correspondence with the operating panel of the VE-JV1, making operation easy to understand. 18 Convenient functions to remember By holding down the [SHIFT] button of the VE-JV1 and pressing the following buttons, you can use the following convenient functions. FLEX BUS AREA · [SHIFT]+[EDIT] (Set ALL to 0dB) Set the send levels to each FLEX BUS 1--12 to 100 (unity level). · [SHIFT]+[ON/OFF] Set the send level to FLEX BUS to 100 (unity level). EQ AREA · [SHIFT]+[EDIT] (RESET) Return the EQ gain to a flat state. MAIN/CUE AREA · [SHIFT]+[ON/OFF](CH LINK) The selected channels will be channel-linked. · [SHIFT]+[EDIT] (Set CENTER) The pan value will be set to the center. ALL AREAS · [SHIFT]+knobs Skip values to change the setting rapidly. 19 Operations in the channel edit pages (connected to the VM Console) By pressing [EDIT] in the various areas, you can access the pages corresponding to each area. --> PREAMP page --> DELAY/DN page --> FLEX BUS page --> EQ BAND page --> MAIN/CUE page --> SURROUND page In each page, you can use the knobs and buttons of the VE-JV1 to edit in conjunction with the V1--V6, [F1]--[F6] and cursor [UP][DOWN] of the VM Console itself. If you operate the controllers of another area, the [CH VIEW] page will appear. 20 Using the joystick to control surround (connected to the VM Console) You can use the joystick (located in the SURROUND area) to perform surround panning. Preparations for surround panning Perform the following steps on the VM Console to enable the Surround function. 1 2 3 Hold down [SHIFT] and press [SYSTEM (PROJECT)] to access the system menu. Press cursor [UP] and then [F2] to select "SURROUND. " Use cursor [UP] to select the top parameter, and press [F1(ON)] to turn "SURROUND CONTROL MASTER SW" ON (highlighted in black). Press [F2 (ON)] to turn "MIDI JOYSTICK CONTROL" ON (highlighted in black). fig. surmode 4 21 Using the joystick to control surround (connected to the VM Console) Using the joystick to control surround panning 1 2 3 4 Press SECTION [INPUT] (or [MULTI IN] or [FLEX BUS MASTER]) to select it. Press [CH EDIT] for the channel you wish to edit. Now you can operate the joystick of the VE-JV1. fig. surround 22 Troubleshooting If the VE-JV1 does not operate as you expect, please check the following points first. [. . . ] Box 180 295400 Munkachevo, UKRAINE TEL: (03131) 414-40 INDONESIA PT Citra IntiRama J1. 15J-150 Jakarta Pusat INDONESIA TEL: (021) 6324170 COSTA RICA JUAN Bansbach Instrumentos Musicales Ave. 1. 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