Roland VK-8 - Manual (Page 19)

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Before You Begin Playing
Turning the Power On
1
Before turning on the VK-8’s power, make sure that:
• The VK-8 is correctly connected to the desired peripheral devices.
• The volume of the VK-8 and any connected audio equipment or
speakers is turned to the minimum position.
2
Press the upper portion of the [POWER] switch located on the rear panel
of the VK-8 to turn on the power.
When the power is on, the indicators for the HARMONIC BAR PART [UPPER]
button, [REVERB] button, and other buttons on the panel will light.
fig.01-07
3
Turn on the power of the connected amp or audio system.
4
Rotate the [MASTER VOLUME] knob clockwise to adjust the volume of
the VK-8.
fig.01-08
5
Adjust the volume of the device connected to the VK-8.
■ Turning Off the Power
1
Before switching off the power, confirm the following:
• The volume of the VK-8 and any connected equipment is turned to the
minimum position.
• Any sound data you have created has been saved.
2
Turn off the power of the equipment connected to the VK-8.
3
Press the lower portion of the VK-8’s [POWER] switch to turn off the
power.
fig.01-07
NOTE
Once the connections have
been completed, 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.
NOTE
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.
NOTE
Be careful not to raise the
volume excessively. Excessive
volume may damage your
amp/speaker system/
headphones or could cause
hearing problems.
NOTE
If you turn off the power while
you are making sound
settings, the settings that you
are modifying will be lost. If
you wish to keep your
modified settings, you must
save them before turning off
the power. For details, refer to
“Saving Your Settings
(Preset)” (p. 45).