User manual ROLAND VIMA JM-8

[. . . ] US (Proposition 65) WARNING This product contains chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects and other reproductive harm, including lead. For EU Countries This product complies with the requirements of European Directive EMC 2004/108/EC. For the USA FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. [. . . ] MIDI RX section CHANNEL (1~16): Allows you to assign a MIDI channel to the selected part. The default settings usually work best, but you are most welcome to change them. Note: Although the RX channel does not have to be the same as the TX channel, working with different channels may cause confusion. SHIFT (­48~48): This parameter allows you to transpose the received note messages before sending them to the JM-8's tone generator. The maximum possible transposition is four octaves up (48) or down (­48). LIMIT HIGH/LIMIT LOW (C­1~G9): "LIMIT HIGH" and "LIMIT LOW" allow you to set the note range to be received. If not all note messages received on a given MIDI channel should be played by the selected JM-8 part, narrow down the range. Note: The LOW LIMIT value cannot be higher than HIGH LIMIT (and vice versa). (a) Press the [ALL] display button to switch all display buttons on (the corresponding messages are transmitted). (b) Press [NONE] to switch all display buttons off (none of the events shown here are transmitted). (2) You can also switch the following display buttons on/off individually: PROGRAM CHANGE--Program change and bank select (CC00, CC32) messages. "Bank Select" messages are control change messages that allow you to select sound banks (up to 128). SysEx--SysEx messages (system exclusive). RX EVENT The data filters of the RX section allow you to specify whether (ON) or not (OFF) the messages in question should be received. (1) Press the [RX¥EVENT] display button to open the following pop-up window: The RX events are the same as the TX events. See page 101 for details. Leaving the `MIDI EDIT' page (1) Press the [EXIT] button repeatedly until it stops flashing to return to the main page. Note: If you want to use these settings again at a later stage, consider saving them to a MIDI Set (see p. 103). 101 VIMA JM-8 Using the JM-8's MIDI functions Connecting your computer If you use a USB cable (commercially available) to connect the USB MIDI port located on the JM-8's rear panel to the USB port of your computer, you'll be able to do the following things. · Use the JM-8 to play SMF music files played back by MIDI-compatible software. · By transferring MIDI data between the JM-8 and your sequencer software, you'll be able to enjoy a wide range of possibilities for music production and editing. (1) Use a standard USB cable (AB-type connectors, commercially available) to connect the JM-8 to your computer as shown below. MIDI synchronization There may be times when you want to use the JM-8 together alongside an external sequencer, computer, drum machine, etc. For this to work properly, you need set the JM-8 to follow the tempo of the external device to ensure that it starts and stops at the same time as the external device. Note: The JM-8 does not transmit system realtime data. (1) Connect the external sequencer, etc. (2) Press the [EXIT] button repeatedly until it stops flashing to return to the main page (if necessary). (3) Press [MENU] [ADVANCED] [MIDI]. USB connector USB cable Computer (2) Refer to the Roland website for system requirements. Roland website: http://www. roland. com/ (4) Press the [MODE] display field in the "SONG RX" section and use the dial to select one of the following settings. Auto: This is a good setting for remote control of song (using a PK-5A dynamic MIDI pedal board, for example). Whenever the JM-8 receives a MIDI Start message (FA), it waits for Clock messages that specify the tempo. If those Clock messages are not received (a PK-5A, for instance, doesn't send them), the JM-8 starts playback using its internal tempo. [. . . ] TEL: (2) 830 20270 SWEDEN Roland Scandinavia A/S SWEDISH SALES OFFICE Danvik Center 28, 2 tr. S-131 30 Nacka SWEDEN TEL: (0)8 702 00 20 SYRIA Technical Light & Sound Center PO BOX 13520 BLDG No. 17 ABDUL WAHAB KANAWATI. ST RAWDA DAMASCUS, SYRIA TEL: (011) 223-5384 HONG KONG Tom Lee Music Co. , Ltd. Service Division 22-32 Pun Shan Street, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, HONG KONG TEL: 2415 0911 Parsons Music Ltd. 8th Floor, Railway Plaza, 39 Chatham Road South, T. S. T, Kowloon, HONG KONG TEL: 2333 1863 CENTRAL/LATIN AMERICA ARGENTINA Instrumentos Musicales S. A. [. . . ]