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USING THE UNIT SAFELY
101a
• The unit should be located so that its location or
position does not interfere with its proper venti-
lation.
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102b
• Always grasp only the plug on the power-supply
cord when plugging into, or unplugging from, an
outlet or this unit.
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104
• Try to prevent cords and cables from becoming
entangled. Also, all cords and cables should be
placed so they are out of the reach of children.
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106
• Never climb on top of, nor place heavy objects on
the unit.
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107b
• Never handle the power cord or its plugs with wet
hands when plugging into, or unplugging from,
an outlet or this unit.
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108a
• Before moving the unit, disconnect the power
plug from the outlet, and pull out all cords from
external devices.
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109a
• Before cleaning the unit, turn off the power and
unplug the power cord from the outlet (p. ???).
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110a
• Whenever you suspect the possibility of lightning
in your area, pull the plug on the power cord out
of the outlet.
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115a
• When installing the hard disk drive unit (HDP88
series) or Effect expansion board (VS8F-2), remove
only the specified screws. In some countries, an
internal IDE hard drive is pre-installed at the factory.
Conventions Used in This User’s Guide
• The icon will appear when there is significant
additional information about a topic at the specified
VS-1680 Quick Start or VS-1680 Appendices pages.
• Front panel buttons are indicated by square brackets [ ]
when not referred to using the word “button.” For
example, you may see “[STOP],” or “the STOP button.”
• The VS-1680 has two different buttons labeled PLAY. In
this user’s guide, they are differentiated as follows:
[PLAY] indicates the transport control button to begin
song playback.
[PLAY (DISPLAY)] indicates the button located to the left
of the TIME/VALUE dial.
• Some buttons have more than one label. The button label
written in white with a white line box around it (for
example, STORE) indicates the function the button
performs when [SHIFT] is pressed together with this
button. In this user’s guide, typically only the primary
button function will be indicated. However, for a few
cases, both button labels will be indicated, such as when
indicating [PLAY (DISPLAY)].
• The label for a FUNCTION button will appear directly
above the button in the display, for example, [F1
(ZOOM+)].
• Commands or questions appearing in the display are
indicated in quotes. For example, "STORE Current ?"
• The mixer section of the VS-1680 has a row of STATUS
buttons for each of the tracks. The command "Press Track
3 STATUS" means "press the STATUS button for Track 3."
• The mixer section has a row of SELECT buttons for each
of the ten inputs, and a row of SELECT buttons for each
of the 16 tracks. Input SELECT buttons will be differen-
tiated from Track SELECT buttons as follows: "Press
Track 4 SELECT" or "Press Input 7 SELECT." The top row
of SELECT buttons are the Input Selects. The middle row
of buttons are the Track Selects. (The bottom row of
buttons are not SELECT buttons—they are the TRACK
STATUS buttons).
• This user’s guide describes the functionality of a VS-1680
using software version 2.00 or higher. You can upgrade
your VS-1680 by downloading the necessary files from
the Roland US Web site (www.rolandus.com), or by
calling Roland Customer Service at (323) 890-3700, x2289.