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Quick Start
Introduction
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We like to take this opportunity to say thank you and congratulations on your purchase of the
Roland VS-880EX Digital Studio Workstation.
The documentation for the VS-880EX consists of three volumes, the “Owner’s Manual,”
“Appendices,” and this “Quick Start” guide. Quick Start describes in order the basic operations
of the VS-880EX, from turning the power on, recording, playing back, making a master tape, and
turning off the unit again. If you are using the VS-880EX for the first time, read Quick Start first.
Conventions Used in This Manual
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In order to describe the operations and procedures explained in the Owner’s Manual concisely,
the following are used.
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Panel items printed in square brackets [ ]
refer to specific buttons.
Example:
[SHIFT]
refers to the Shift button.
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Panel items not printed in square brackets [ ]
indicate button groups or connector/jack
groups.
Example:
STATUS button
refers to Status buttons [1]–[8].
•
Double function
refers to buttons whose functions can be change when the [SHIFT] button is
pressed or depending on other conditions. The current active function will be indicated first.
Example 1:
[EDIT (SOLO)]
when the Master Block is being set.
Example 2:
[SOLO (EDIT)]
when the solo function is being used.
•
Numerals used in panel indications
refer to specific channel buttons, connection terminals,
controls, and so on.
Example:
INPUT 1 control
indicates the Channel 1 input sensitivity adjustment
knob.
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Letters and numerals in quotation marks “ ” refer to messages displayed on the screen.
Example:
When you turn the power off,
”SHUT/EJECT?”
is displayed.
•
(p. **)
indicates reference pages in this manual.
•
Paragraphs beginning with an asterisk (*)
explain especially important points. In Quick
Start,
is used instead.
• The meanings of
words indicated by a
can be found in the “Glossary” (Appendices p. 123).
• Quick Start introduces only a part of the VS-880EX’s many functions. After reading Quick Start,
if you still find some problems to understand, or for more advanced use of the VS-880EX, please
be sure to read the
points indicated by
referring to pages in the Owner’s Manual
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NOTE
Copyright © 1998 ROLAND CORPORATION
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without
the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION.
Roland Homepage http://www.rolandcorp.com/
Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: “IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” (Owner’s Manual p. 2),
“USING THE UNIT SAFELY” (Owner’s Manual p. 3, 4), and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (Owner’s Manual p. 5).
These sections pro-
vide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained
a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit, Quick Start, Owner’s Manual, and Appendices should be read in its
entirety. The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference
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