Roland VS-1680 - Auditioning (Test Listening) Songs Written to Cds (CD Player Function)

Auditioning (Test Listening) Songs
Written to CDs (CD Player Function)
You cannot playback CD-R discs that have
just had written songs to them with regular
commercial CD players. To listen to songs
that have been just written to a disc in order to check
them, carry out the following operation.
Finalize (Appendices p. 63)
* Other commercially-available CD software can also be
played using the CD player function.
* You can listen to the contents of the disc through the VS-
1680’s MONITOR jacks or the PHONES jack. You
cannot output the contents through the CD-R drive’s
PHONES jack or AUDIO OUT jacks.
1. Insert the CD-R disc or commercial CD software
onto the CD-R drive.
2. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)].
3. Hold down [SHIFT] and press [F1 (SONG)].
The Song menu icon appears in the display.
4. Press [F4 (CDPly)]. If “CDPly” does not appear in
[F4], first press [PAGE] until “CDPly” is dis-
played, then press [F4 (CDPly)].
5. The CD-R disc information is displayed as shown
below.
fig.07-07(cd_player.eps)
Only the following buttons, knobs, and faders effect
the sound. Try listening to the contents of the disc.
[ZERO]: Goes to the start of the first song.
[REW]: Rapidly rewinds as long as the button is held
down.
[FF]: Rapidly advances as long as the button is
held down.
[STOP]: Stops the CD.
[PLAY]: Begins playing back from the present loca-
tion.
[PREVIOUS] or [ ]: Returns to the previous song.
[NEXT] or [ ]: Advances to the next song.
MASTER Fader: Adjusts overall volume.
MONITOR Knob: Adjusts the volume output from
the MONITOR jacks.
PHONES Knob: Adjusts headphone volume.
* Transport control buttons are used in controlling the CD
control. They are not controls for the VS-1680’s songs.
Furthermore, the content of the CD currently listened to
cannot be recorded by the VS-1680.
* When listening to discs that have not been finalized, the
last approximately 0.5 seconds of the song cannot be
played back. Finalizing makes this portion audible.
fig.07-08(songend.eps)
Song currently being performed
Total number of songs on the disc
Disc type (finalized/not finalized)
Total running time
Total number of tracks
Current play time
If “Please Insert Disc!” Appears in the
Display
There is no disc in the CD-R drive. Insert a com-
mercial software CD or a CD-R disc on which
recording has been completed, press [YES], and
try the operation once more.
If “Blank Disc” Appears in the Display
You are attempting to used the CD player func-
tion with a CD-R disc that has no performance
data written to it. Insert a commercial software
CD or a CD-R disc on which recording has been
completed, and try the operation once more.
Listening not possible
(approx. 0.5 sec.)
Before Finalizing
Listening possible
After Finalizing
Listening possible
Chapter 7 Use with a CD-R Drive
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