Roland JV-1080 - Page 13

3.
Auditioning
the
Sounds
One
of the best ways
to play the -JV-IOSD is to connect
a MIDI
keyboard.
That way you
have
all the
JV's
great sounds at your finger
tips!
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MIDI cables
are not included ivith this product and must
be purchased separately.
Connecting
a MIDI
Keyboard
Switch off the power
to all equipment before connecting any
MIDI device.
MIDI keyboard
Selecting
the MIDI Channel for Playing the Keyboard
In order for the JV-IDBD
to
receive instructions (MIDI
messages) from your MIDI keyboard, the
two
devices must be set to the same MIDI channel.
In
this example, let's set both the
JV
and the
keyboard
to
MIDI channel 1.
Set
the 'send'
channel
on the MIDI keyboard to
"1."
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If
you don't knoiv how to do this, take a look at the manual
for
your MIDI keyboard.
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On the JV-IDBO,
press the
[PATCH]
button (so the indicator lights).
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Press the
[SYSTEM] button on the
JV-IOBQ
(so its indicator lights too).
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Press the FUNCTION SELECT
[MIDI]
button
to display the
following screen:
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If
this screen
doesn't appear right away, press
I
A] until
it
does.
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Use
r-^]/[^-]
to move the cursor (the flashing underline) to the number under "Receive
Channel." Then use the [VALUE] knob or the [INC]/[DEC] buttons to change the value to
"1."
^]Jj^
After
you've
made
the
setting, press [EXIT].
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