Connecting a television set
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Connecting a television set
NOTE
Before you make connections to other devices, you must
turn down the volume of all devices and turn off their
power to prevent malfunctions or damage to your speak-
ers.
1.
Switch off the BK-5 OR and the television
set you’ll be connecting.
2.
Connect the BK-5 OR to your television set.
Use a video cable (commercially available) to connect
the BK-5 OR’s VIDEO OUTPUT jack to the television
set.
3.
Switch on the BK-5 OR (see p. 21).
4.
Switch on your television set.
5.
(As necessary) Specify the television output
format (see p. 71).
6.
Specify the aspect ratio for your television
set.
The aspect ratio is the proportional relationship
between the width and height of the screen. See
page 71.
Connecting an optional footswitch,
hold pedal or expression pedal
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Footswitch or expression pedal, hold pedal
The BK-5 OR provides a PEDAL SWITCH/EXPRESSION
jack to which you can connect an optional foot-
switch (Roland DP-series or BOSS FS-5U) or an
expression pedal (Roland EV-series).
If you connect a footswitch, you can select the func-
tion it should perform (page 73). By default, the foot-
switch will control the “Start/Stop” function.
The BK-5 OR also provide a HOLD socket to which
you can connect a damper pedal or footswitch
(Roland DP-series or BOSS FS-5U) that allows you to
hold (sustain) the notes of the real-time parts you
play.
NOTE
Video cable
(Commercially available)
BK-5 OR rear panel
VIDEO OUTPUT
Television
Optional footswitch
(Roland DP-series,
BOSS FS-5U)
Optional footswitch
(Roland DP-series, BOSS
FS-5U)
—or—
Optional expression pedal
(Roland EV-series)
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