Roland Va-7 - Test Mode - Switch Test; Test Mode - Encoder Check; Test Mode - ADC Check; Test Mode - LCD Check

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VA-7
July, 2000
First group of test => BANK
1. SWITCH test
Press the [BANK/1] button, the display shows:
Action: every button, when pressed, will generate a sound. The LCD will consequently show the button name
on the top of the left side as well as its ON/OFF status. On the bottom of the left side the name of the following
button to be pressed will be shown. Every time a button has been checked, the asterisks disappear from the
display.
Once all buttons of the control panel and of the FC7 pedalboard have been subsequently pressed, you will
automatically exit the Switch Test and get back to the Test Menu.
If the Switch test has been already carried out previously and you want to exit it, you can do it by pressing the
Bank 8 button first and then the Bank 5 one.
2. ENCODER check
Press the [BANK/2] button, the display shows:
Action: A value (here represented by XXX) will be visualized in the upper right corner of the LCD.
Moving the encoder rightwards, this value will increase up to +255. Moving the encoder leftwards, it will
decrease until 0.
To exit, press [BANK/5].
3. ADC Check
Press the [BANK/3] button, the display shows:
Action: The LCD visualizes the values of the functions you are testing. These values vary from 0 to +127 or to
-127.
To exit, press [BANK 5].
VA-7 ADC TEST
Bender (0 +/- 127) D.Beam C. (0 - 127) **
Modulation (0 - 127)
Ribbon (0 - 127) Sust Foot switch (On/Off )
Balance (0 +/- 127) Foot switch (On /Off)
M - FX (0 + 127) Express (0 - 127)
Press BANK 5 to exit
VA-7 TEST ENCODER
ENCODER
ÞÞ
XXX
Press Bank 5 to exit
VA-7 SWITCH TEST
Nome XXXXX
O N /OFF
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Next. XXXXX
Press Bank 8 and Bank5 to exit
4. LCD Check
Press the [BANK/4] button, the display shows:
Action:
If you press the [BANK/1] button, the display will be blue
If you press the [BANK/2] button, the display will be white;
If you press the [BANK/3] button, the display will be gray;
If you press the [BANK/4] button, the display will show some numbers (normal)
If you press the [BANK/6] button, the display will show an image
To exit, press [BANK/5].
5. LED Check
Press the [BANK/5] button.the display shows:
Action:
If you press the [BANK/1] button, all orange leds light
If you press the [BANK/2] button, all green leds light
If you press the [BANK/3] button, all red leds light
If you press the [BANK/4] button, all the leds light
If you press the [BANK/6] button, all the leds light in sequence
Note: All the LEDs will light one after the other and, at the end of the sequence, they will all light.
To exit, press [BANK/5].
6. KEYSCAN Check
Press the [BANK/6] button, the display shows:
Action: a piano sound will be heard every time a key is pressed; youll hear the aftertouch effect if you press a key till
the end of its stroke. The LCD shows the key name, the velocity value, the number of the octave used and the After
touch value.
To exit, press [BANK/5].
VA-7 KEY SCAN TEST
Key = C
Velocity = 0/127
Octave = 2
After Touch = 0/127
Press BANK5 to exit
VA-7 LED TEST
Press BANK 1 to orange colors
Press BANK 2 to orange colors
Press BANK 3 to orange colors
Press BANK 4 All led ON
Press BANK 6 Sequence ON
Press BANK5 to exit
VA-7 LCD TEST
Press BANK 1 blue Test
Press BANK 2 white Test
Press BANK 3 gray Test
Press BANK 4 normal Test
Press BANK 6 image Test
Press BANK5 to exit