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USING THE UNIT SAFELY
 WARNING
Concerning the Auto O function
The power to this unit will be 
turned o automatically after a 
predetermined amount of time 
has passed since it was last used 
for playing music, or its buttons or controls 
were operated (Auto O function). If you 
do not want the power to be turned o 
automatically, disengage the Auto O 
function (p. 20).
 WARNING
Use only the supplied AC adaptor and the 
correct voltage
Be sure to use only the AC adaptor 
supplied with the unit. Also, 
make sure the line voltage at the 
installation matches the input 
voltage specied on the AC adaptor’s body. 
Other AC adaptors may use a dierent 
polarity, or be designed for a dierent 
voltage, so their use could result in damage, 
malfunction, or electric shock.
 CAUTION
Keep small items out of the reach of children
To prevent accidental ingestion 
of the parts listed below, always 
keep them out of the reach of small 
children.
Included Parts/Removable Parts
Thumb hook cover
IMPORTANT NOTES
Power Supply: Use of Batteries
• If the batteries run extremely low, the 
sound may distort / interruptions in the 
sound may occur at high volume levels, 
but this does not indicate a malfunction. If 
this occurs, please replace the batteries / 
use the included AC adaptor.
• If operating this unit on batteries, please 
use Ni-MH batteries.
• Even if batteries are installed, the unit 
will turn o if you connect or disconnect 
the power cord from the AC outlet while 
the unit is turned on, or if you connect or 
disconnect the AC adaptor from the unit. 
When this occurs, unsaved data may be 
lost. You must turn o the power before 
you connect or disconnect the power cord 
or AC adaptor.
Repairs and Data
• Before sending the unit away for repairs, be 
sure to make a backup of the data stored 
within it; or you may prefer to write down 
the needed information. Although we will 
do our utmost to preserve the data stored 
in your unit when we carry out repairs, in 
some cases, such as when the memory 
section is physically damaged, restoration 
of the stored content may be impossible. 
Roland assumes no liability concerning the 
restoration of any stored content that has 
been lost.
Additional Precautions
• Any data stored within the unit can be lost 
as the result of equipment failure, incorrect 
operation, etc. To protect yourself against 
the irretrievable loss of data, try to make 
a habit of creating regular backups of the 
data you’ve stored in the unit.
• Roland assumes no liability concerning the 
restoration of any stored content that has 
been lost.
• Never strike or apply strong pressure to the 
display.
• When disposing of the packing carton 
or cushioning material in which this unit 
was packed, you must observe the waste 
disposal regulations that apply to your 
locality.
Using External Memories
• Please observe the following precautions 
when handling external memory devices. 
Also, make sure to carefully observe all the 
precautions that were supplied with the 
external memory device.
 – Do not remove the device while reading/
writing is in progress.
 – To prevent damage from static 
electricity, discharge all static electricity 
from your person before handling the 
device.
Caution Regarding Radio Frequency Emissions
• The following actions may subject you to 
penalty of law.
 – Disassembling or modifying this device.
 – Removing the certication label axed 
to the back of this device.
 – Using this device in a country other than 
where it was purchased
• Do not use this product closer than 
22 cm (8–11/16 inches) from where a 
cardiac pacemaker is implanted. Doing 
so may aect the operation of the cardiac 
pacemaker.
Intellectual Property Right
• The copyright of content in this product 
(the sound waveform data, style data, 
accompaniment patterns, phrase data, 
audio loops and image data) is reserved by 
Roland Corporation.
• Purchasers of this product are permitted 
to utilize said content (except song data 
such as Demo Songs) for the creating, 
performing, recording and distributing 
original musical works.
• Purchasers of this product are NOT 
permitted to extract said content in 
original or modied form, for the purpose 
of distributing recorded medium of said 
content or making them available on a 
computer network.
• This product contains eParts integrated 
software platform of eSOL Co.,Ltd. eParts is 
a trademark of eSOL Co., Ltd. in Japan.
• The 
Bluetooth®
 word mark and logos are 
registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth 
SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by 
Roland is under license.
• This Product uses the Source Code of μT-
Kernel under T-License 2.0 granted by the 
T-Engine Forum (www.tron.org).
• Roland and SuperNATURAL are either 
registered trademarks or trademarks of 
Roland Corporation in the United States 
and/or other countries.
• Company names and product names 
appearing in this document are registered 
trademarks or trademarks of their 
respective owners.