Roland RD-150 - Built-in Song Recorder; Recording Your Own Music

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RD-150
Nov, 2000
HOW TO UPDATE THE FLASH MEMORY
The RD-150 has an internal flash memory and can be updated via MIDI.
The update procedure has to be carried out by using the Roland Sound Brush.
Item Required
RD-150 Version up disk (code: 7770617000)
1. Turn the RD-150 off.
2. Connect the Roland Sound Brush MIDI OUT to the RD-150 MIDI IN.
3. Make sure that the Midi Clock is set on Remote and that AutoPlay is in OFF position.
a. While pressing the [SET] button, press the [TEMPO <] button
b. Select rEt(Remote) by the [REW] or [FW] button
c. Press the [SET] button
d. While pressing the [SET] button, press the [PLAY] button
e. Select oFF(Auto Play Off) by the [REW] or [FW] button
f. Press the [SET] button
4. Insert the RD-150 Version up disk containing the update midi file ver. X.XX into the
Roland Sound Brush.
5. Turn the RD-150 on while keeping the [Piano], [Pop Piano], [Rock Piano] buttons pressed
at the same time.
6. After the RD-150 LEDs stop flashing, press PLAY on the Sound Brush control panel.
Play the Version Update Midifile (Time: about 6 1/2 min).
During this time, do not turn the RD-150 off and make sure that the power does not stop
in any case.
7. During the SW update, the [Vibraphone], [Acoustic Bass], [Finger Bass], [Orch. Strings]
LEDs will light on according to the following chart:
8. At the end of this operation all the above LEDs will flash contemporarily.
Turn the power off and then turn on while keeping the [TONE2] button pressed in order to
have the version number visualized on the display.
9. We also suggest to turn the power off again and then turn it on while keeping the [Play]
and [Rec] buttons pressed contemporarily, so as to carry out the Factory Setup.
LED
Vibra-Phone
LED
Acoustic Bass
LED
Finger Bass
LED
Orch. Srings
Block Number
On On On On Block 1
On Off Off Off Block 2
Off On Off Off Block 3
On On Off Off Block 4
Off Off On Off Block 5
On Off On Off Block 6
Off On On Off Block 7
On On On Off Block 8
6) AUDIO TEST ( * )
Press the [Sa Rhodes] button.
The display visualizes:
When pressing the following buttons in sequence, you hear the corresponding sounds:
Piano Piano Chorus sound
Pop Piano Piano Reverb
Rock Piano Piano Resonance
Honky Tonk Sin Wave from the left channel L. 2,1 Vpp
Stage Rhodes Sin Wave from both channel L. 1,6/ R.1,74 Vpp
Sa Rhodes Square Wave from the right channel R. 1,8 Vpp.
E. Piano Sound OFF
(
* ) You can enter the Audio Test when powering on the instrument, by keeping the button
[Rock Piano] pressed.
At the end of the Audio Test, if you press the [Clav] button, the display visualizes:
Note:
If you want to carry out a test again, select the corresponding button. To exit the previous
screen, press the [Clav] button.
To exit Test Mode: Power the instrument off and carry out the Factory Setup.
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