Manuale italiano - inglese Voice Systems RD80e
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1. ooo 54 F 3 Tambourine pS 55 G3 splashoymba o y y 56 G 3 cowo 57 A3 CrashCymbal2 IL LL 58 A 3 Mirasep Jo 59 B3 fideOymal2 60 C4 HiBonoo J o ooo 61 C 4 owBogo o J 62 D4 MuteHignCong o 63 D amp 4 JopenHighCona 64 E4 owCoga 65 F4 Hightimbale d 66 Fita owrmbde 0 LUO 67 64 HighAgogo 0 68 G amp 4 owAgooo o 69 AM jcmasa 00 00 0 0 0 70 A 4 Maracas CSS 71 B4 shotWhistexcz 72 C5 flongWhistle exe ooo O 73 Cit5__ Short Guiro EXC8 74 D5 LongGuiro ExC8 75 D 5 Claves __ 76 E5 HighWoodBloew 77 F5 owWoodBock __ 78 F 5 Mute Cuica jExca 104 RD 80 IV gt DATA FILER IT Prog 26 Prog 27 Prog 33 Prog 41 Prog 49 Prog 57 TR808 SET DANCE SET ist SET lee UTI c SET 27 27 DH ClosedHiHat Hi Hat Pedal E Hat RO ESA ATA ra po JRdeOymbal se NENNEN PON o S E 3 a 0 0 0 0 A AAA a A AS HO Eec Kile Jeez BD loo corcer BDI p 87 2 gosRimshot ooo ooo ooo _ AC pare peus E io tes hsc S a m poe LowTone Esctowtone tea emus ao 42 F 2 BOBCHH EXC BOBCHH EXCI Timpani Scratch Pull 43 G2_ gostowTomt Electovtom mmia Stick2. MIDI lt lt REW FFbb ESTOP PLAY IIPAUSE REC 1 FLOPPY DISK DRIVER the LED displays the reading writing status of the floppy disk Press the button to extract the disk from the drive Never extract the disk when the LED is on 2 THREE FIGURE NUMBER DISPLAY this display will show all the information relating to the status of the system the selection of the songs and the RD 80e function values 3 CONTROL KEYS these keys each with two functions except for the PAUSE key allow the user to check the performance or recording status of the song The second function is shown in yellow above the button e REW DISABLE allows fast backward shift to a specific bar or disables the menu functions recalled by the MIDI and UTILITY keys e FF ENABLE allows fast forward shift to a specific bar or enables the menu functions recalled by the MIDI and UTILITY keys e STOP STAND BY stops performance or recording of the song pressed for about two seconds it switches the device to stand by mode low power consumption e PLAY MEAS starts performance of the song or if pressed for about two seconds it provides display of the bar reached e PAUSE stops performance or recording temporarily e REC SAVE enables the recording mode pressed together with the PLAY key the function for saving changes to a song or saving of a List 4 REMOTE CONTROL RECEIVER this contains the infrared receiver for use of th
3. e DEC selects the song or function before the one shown on the display decreases the value displayed e INC selects the song or function after the one shown on the display increases the value displayed ESC NO and ENTER YES keys these buttons are used to confirm or abort the procedure when requested by the system e ESC NO abort e ENTER YES confirm 57 RD 80 j DATA FILER 3 2 THE REAR PANEL N AC 12V JOY PORT OUT START STOP L MONO PHONES E c Sseweetss Gs OO OO o Y COMM PORTS AUDIO OUT m 1 AC ADAPTER connector connect the connector leading from the adapter supplied to this socket POWER switch instrument on off switch JOY PORT connector this connector can be used to connect the optional peripherals such as the video interface the vocal harmoniser and the additional graphic display to the RD 80e This connector can also be used to equip the instrument with a MIDI IN port using a Joy Port to MIDI cable Consult the connections section for further details about this MIDI OUT connector output port for the MIDI data generated by the RD 80e FOOT SW foot switch connector allows connection of a foot switch pedal with start stop function To avoid damage to the internal components of the RD 80e it is important to use only pedals with normally open contact AUDIO OUT section the section contains all the signal ou
4. ES processing saving once the Real Time functions selected have been completed they will be deactivated and the display will show meaning end Vf RD 80 e DATA FILER IMPORTANT NOTES During processing Edit video page and saving run video page of the file do not extract the disc Before carrying out the modification and saving procedures make sure that there Is enough space on the floppy disk space equal to the size of the file you intend to change During saving of a song with the Mute function activated all the note events on the tracks set in muting mode will be deleted after this it will no longer be possible to play the notes on the tracks concerned Only the Real Time functions active when the REC key is pressed will be saved If no Real Time functions are selected the REC button has no effect 6 4 1 ERROR MESSAGES PROTECTED FLOPPY DISK The disk on which you have attempted to save the file has write protection Move the tab in the top left hand corner of the disk to the closed position insert it in the drive again and press ESC DAMAGED FLOPPY DISK The disk is damaged and it will not be possible to carry out the operation Press ESC to return to the Main Page NOT ENOUGH SPACE ON DISK There is not enough space on the disk to make the change and save the file Press ESC free enough space on the disk and repeat the procedure RD 80 V DATA FILER 4 7 RECO
5. Typ video page you will be able to select the type of harmonisation you require Harmony operating mode Lead operating mode 92 RD 80e V DATA FILER 4 After making the selection press ESC to return to the menu The settings will be saved automatically 9 6 2 SETTING THE HARMONISER MIDI RECEPTION CHANNELS Using the Harmony Channel H C video page and Lead Channel L L video page functions you can set the MIDI channels of the Harmony channel and of the Lead channel of the HVP respectively The Harmony channel contains the chords for harmonisation of the voice while the Lead channel contains the melody line of the song Note that the Lead channel is only present if a LEAD type harmonisation is being used for the selection procedure refer to point 9 6 1 Once the function has been selected the display will show the current MIDI channel for the function selected In the example the channel selected Lead or Harmony is set on channel MIDI 5 Use the DEC and INC keys to select the MIDI channel of your choice then press ESC to save the settings and display the Utility menu 9 6 3 SETTING THE LEVELS The Harmony Level Lead Level Reverb Level and Delay Level functions H L L L r L and d L on the display allow you to adjust the levels of the Harmony channel the Lead channel and the reverb and delay effect respectively The reverb and delay effects are applied both to the original
6. 3 2 DELETING A FILE After selecting the File Delete function you can use the INC and DEC buttons to select the number of the Song or the List to be deleted using the SONG and LIST buttons to select the type of file After making the selection press ENTER to go ahead with deletion of the file corresponding to the number shown on the display The display will show a video page for confirmation to proceed acronym of Are you Sure Press ENTER to confirm the operation or ESC to abort it In case of confirmation the system will delete the file definitively from the disk For the time taken to complete the operation the display will show At the end of the operation the following video page will appear indicating that the operation has been completed 9 3 3 ERROR MESSAGES FILES SECTION DISK PROTECTED The disk has write protection and it is not possible to copy or delete the file Extract the floppy disk move the tab in the corner of the disk to the closed position insert it in the 86 RD 80 V DATA FILER 4 drive again and press ESC DISK NOT IN DRIVE There is no disk in the drive and the operation requested cannot be carried out If the disk is present wait a few moments to allow the instrument to acquire the floppy disk and then retry the procedure Also try removing and re inserting the disk Press ESC to leave the video page DISK ERROR The disk is damaged or unusable Press
7. 4 5 ne EN 120 amo EN 24 325 127 PG 64 65 o 06 68 o 69 80 a 82 8 a es 87 e ea 98 101 RD 80 DATA FILER s Y gt 3 3 Y b AE o a O o 2 Bank Select Bank Select Bank Select GENERAL MIDI 1st VARIATION 2nd VARIATION 3rd VARIATION MSB MSB MSB rand Piano lano 1w lano 1d right Piano Grand Piano onky Tonk lectric Piano 1 lectric Piano 2 arpsichord 1 lavinet elesta loken usic Box ibes arimba lopon himes ulcimer rawbar Organ azz Organ1 ock Organ 1 hurch Organ 1 eed Organ usette armonica ango Accordion lon Guitar teel Guitar lectric Piano 1v O s Electric Piano lectric Piano 2v etune El Piano 1 etune El Piano 2 oupled Hps arpsi o 7 hurch Bell arillon oO 2 rgan 4 32 rgan 5 etune Organ 1 O s Organ 1 17 etune Organ 2 hurch Organ 2 hurch Organ 3 Accordion italian oO 2 Z lon Guitar o Nylon Guitar 2 Mandolin kelele 2 Strings Guitar azz Guitar Hawaiian Guitar lean Guitar 1 horus Guitar uted Guitar 8 Funk Guitar N 7 O Funk Guitar 2 verdrive Guitar istort Guitar uitar Harmonics coustic Bass 1 inger Bass ick Bass retless 1 lap Bass 1 lap Bass 3 nth Bass 1 nth Bass 2 iolin 1 O o w mm eedback Guitar Guitar Feedback Finger Bass 2 Picked Bass 2 oO n Bass 101 nth Bass 4 low Violin nth Bass 3 ubber Bass ioloncello oubl
8. DEC buttons and press ENTER These functions will be shown on the display as follows Out Router Sync In Sync Out e Out Router sets whether the MIDI data from the song for each track the MIDI channels are to be sent to the sound generator or to the MIDI OUT port e Sync In sets which of the synchronisation messages received from the Joy Port MIDI IN port the instrument is to interpret e Sync Out sets which synchronisation messages are to be sent to the MIDI OUT port v Every modification made to the parameters relating to this section will automatically be memorised The ESC key can be used to return to the Main Page 8 1 OUT ROUTER The OUT ROUTER function allows you to specify whether the data relating to each track corresponding to its own MIDI channel are to be sent to the internal sound generator or to the MIDI OUT port From the MIDI menu select the Out Router function and press the ENTER key The display will show the current setting of the MIDI channel or track 1 Track 1 addressed to the Track 1 addressed to the internal sound generator MIDI OUT port 74 RD 80 V DATA FILER LY As the illustration shows the three dots on the display indicate that the track is addressed to the MIDI OUT port The DEC and INC keys can be used to select the tracks while the REW Disable and FF Enable keys allow you to set the routing of the track data to the MIDI OUT port IMPORTANT NO
9. ESC and replace the floppy disk NO FILE This message is displayed if the floppy disk does not contain Songs or Lists so it is not possible to select the file for copying deletion 9 4 CONTROL OF THE OPTIONAL GRAPHIC DISPLAY The RD 80e allows you to connect the optional Voice Systems LVD liquid crystal display LCD by means of the JOY PORT on the rear of the instrument You will then be able to show any lyrics present on the backing track being played on the display Refer to section 4 for information about the connections To allow the lyrics of the song to be shown on the LVD display the Lyrics Master Switch must be on For instructions for setting this function refer to point 9 1 87 V RD 80 a DATA FILER From the Utility menu use the INC and DEC buttons to select the Lcd video page and press ENTER this will give access to the functions for setting the font and the type of spelling for the graphic display Font Type opelling Type e Font Type this function allows you to select the size of the characters shown on the LVD display e Spelling Type this function allows you to select the type of spelling for the karaoke if envisaged by the song being played After selecting the function required press the ENTER key to access the settings These functions can only be recalled if the LVD graphic display is present and properly installed Otherwise the system will show the video page meaning
10. FF is pressed when it is released Once the destination bar is reached playback of the song if any will restart automatically and the display will return to display of the number of the song Note that the time taken to reach the destination bar depends on the characteristics of the song file format number of tracks presence of lyrics etc 65 RD 8Oe Yu DATA FILER 6 REAL TIME FUNCTIONS The RD 80e makes some important functions available in Real Time In other words they can be activated during playback of a song thus giving the considerable advantage of very quick application of great help when making temporary changes to the songs being performed To make the modifications permanent use the procedures described in section 6 4 6 1 TRACK MUTING The Mute function allows performance of one or more tracks to be eliminated from the performance during playback of a song This means that any note events on the track to be eliminated will be filtered i e the instrument assigned to them will not be heard To activate or deactivate the function press the MUTE key quickly the relative LED will display its status To access the setup video page keep the key pressed for a few moments 6 1 1 MUTE SETUP The Mute Setup function allows the user to set which tracks will be disabled when the Mute function is activated If the MUTE key is pressed for about two seconds in stop condition the display will show the Mute con
11. Joy Port of SoundBlaster to the Joy Port of Genius m X AC 12V I MIDI OUT START STOP R L MONO N Z F yN OUT Speakers with built in amplifier or powered boxes CAUTION a hr E x pel MIDI IN Expander PHONES Headphones v The Joy Port to MIDI adapter must be equipped with an internal photocoupler v Ifthe adapter carriers a Joy Port resend never use this for connecting additional peripherals 60 RD 80 V DATA FILER 4 5 PLAYING BACK SONGS 5 1 STARTING THE SYSTEM After making all the connections switch on the RD 80e using the POWER switch on the rear panel The display will first show the software loading video page and then a moving central dash instructing you to wait for the system to start up When the setup procedures are complete the display will show i if the floppy disk is not inserted or inserted but not compatible see point 5 3 1 or i e the song selection video page which from now on we will also call the Main Page confirming that the first song saved on the floppy disk has been selected see Automatic oort in point 5 2 5 2 THE SORT AUTOMATIC Whenever a floppy disk is inserted in the drive the RD 80e performs the automatic sort function in other words it arranges the songs in rising alphabetical order on the basis of the ASCII code This means th
12. Not installed 9 4 1 SELECTING THE TYPE OF FONT To set the type of font with which the lyrics of the song are to be shown on the display recall the Font Type function Fon video page and press ENTER the display will show the last type of font selected LI Normal Font Big Font Use the INC and DEC keys to select the character size required then press the ESC key to exit from the function and return to the Utility menu The settings will be saved automatically 88 RD 80 V DATA FILER a oe 9 4 2 SELECTING THE TYPE OF SPELLING The type of spelling is another setting relating to the optional graphic display To make this setting recall the Spelling Type function Spl video page the setting video pages are the following Reverse Spelling Capitals Spelling e Reverse the karaoke is displayed with the characters in reverse e Capitals the karaoke is displayed in uppercase lowercase letters After making the selection press the ESC key to exit from the function and return to the Utility menu The settings will be saved automatically 9 5 SETTINGS RELATING TO THE VIDEO INTERFACE If you wish to display the lyrics of the songs played on an ordinary TV set the Voice systems HVP or VIP video interfaces can be connected to the RD80e To set their operation select the Video Interface option Int video page from the Utility menu and press ENTER The display will show the video pages for selection
13. few moments The LIST LED will start to flash while the SONG LED will be constantly on since you have to select songs to be placed in the steps and the display will show iindicating that the first step in the List is empty You can use the REW and FF buttons to select the number of the song you wish to place in the first step After making the selection press ENTER the system will save the step and add another one after it showing the step empty video page i e the one just entered To insert a step between two existing steps select the one after which you wish to add another and press ENTER the system will insert the step the steps after it will be moved forward one place and the display will show the step empty video page i e the one just entered If ESC is pressed the step displayed will be deleted and the following steps will be shifted back one place If steps are left empty these steps will be ignored during performance of the List Repeat this procedure until the entire List has been programmed 94 ane y 10 2 SAVING THE LIST During the List creation procedure the List can be saved on the floppy disk at any moment by pressing the REC SAVE key The display will then show meaning Are you sure Press ENTER and the instrument will go ahead with the saving procedure press ESC and the saving procedure will be aborted During the saving procedure the display will show and then retu
14. floppy disk Then repeat the copy or format procedure FLOPPY DISK NOT INSERTED There is no disk in the drive and the operation requested cannot be carried out If the disk is present wait a few moments to allow the instrument to acquire the floppy disk and then retry the procedure Also try removing and re inserting the disk Press ESC to return to the menu or to the prompt for insertion of the floppy disk An error has occurred during formatting and it will not be possible to complete the operation The disk might be unusable Press ESC to return to the Utility menu FORMATTING ERROR 83 V RD 80 p DATA FILER 9 3 FILE FUNCTIONS From the Utility menu selecting the File option Fil video page gives access to two functions Copying of single file Deleting of single file e File Copy this function allows you to copy one or more files from one floppy disk to another e File Delete this function allows you to delete one or more files saved on disk You can use the SONG and or LIST buttons to select the type of file to be copied or deleted 9 3 1 COPYING A FILE After selecting the File Copy function you can use the INC and DEC buttons to select the number of the Song or the List to be copied using the SONG and LIST buttons to select the type of file IMPORTANT NOTE If the destination floppy disk contains files with the same names as those as to be copied the system will overwrite the ex
15. for editing the songs themselves such as their deletion memorisation and modification The Sound Generator section on the other hand converts the data received from the Data Player section into audio signals and thus into music bearing in mind the timbre and dynamic of every single note This section is able to reproduce 353 sounds and 17 Drum Kits and is poly timbric on 16 parts 16 different timbres can be played simultaneously each distributed on one track meaning one MIDI channel The maximum polyphony the number of notes which can be played simultaneously is 32 What s more the Sound Generator section has a multieffects unit containing ambient effects reverbs and echoes and modulation effects Chorus and Flanger 2 2 DATA FORMAT The RD 80e floppy disk driver is able to take 3 5 floppy disks in DD 720 KByte and HD 1 44 MByte formats formatted in accordance with the MS DOS standard If the files contained in these two sections are to be interpreted by the instrument during reading they must comply with the MIDI file MID Standard in formats 0 and 1 During recording of MIDI data from an external source the result will be saved in the form of MIDI Standard Files in format O In order to be interpreted correctly by the instrument MIDI files must belong to the GENERAL MIDI standard 55 V RD 80e LY DATA FILER 3 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS 3 1 THE FRONT PANEL SONG LIST TEMPO VOLUME SE e MIDI UTILITY
16. o 000 __ TNT High Agogo Jo o 68 G 4 owAgoggo 69 a4 Cabasal SS 70 A 4 Maracas 71 B4 ShotWhiste EXO 72 65 LomgWhistle EXC2 y o 73 Ci5 ShotGuro EXO3 ss 74 D5 ongGuro EXO3 y o 75 D 5 Claves fosciawes 76 E5 HighWoodBlok __ 77 F5 owWoodBock ss Bms mueca AAA a 79 65 Osan Cuca ExCA _ ica EXC4 81 STA Triangle e E Shaker Jingle Bel 106 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART Data Filer Section Voice Systems RD80e Date 11 10 2000 Data Filer Version 1 0 FUNCTION TRANSMITTED RECOGNIZED REMARKS CHANNEL CHANGED X X Messages Altered NUMBER True Voice VELOCITY Note ON Note OFF AFTER Key s TOUCH Ch s CONTROL 0 127 CHANGE PROGRAM CHANGE True SYSTEM Song Pos COMMON Song Sel Tune SYSTEM Clock REAL TIME Commands AUX Local On Off MESSAGES All note Off Active Sense Reset NOTES 1 If SYNC is enabled See MIDI SYNC Section Mode 1 Omni On Poly Mode 2 Omni On Mono O YES Mode 3 Omni Off Poly Mode 4 Omni Off Mono X NO MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART Sound Generator Section Voice Systems RD80e Date 11 10 2000 Data Filer Version 1 0 FUNCTION TRANSMITTED RECOGNIZED REMARKS BASIC DEFAULT 1 16 CHANNEL CHANGED X MODE Default Mode 3 Messages Altered NUMBER True Voice VELOCITY Note ON Note OFF AFTER Key s TOUCH Ch s CONTROL 0 1 CHANGE 5 7 10 11 PROGRAM
17. of the individual settings relating to the HVP or the VIP Font Type Back Color Text Color Spell Color Chord Color e Font Type selection of the size of the character displayed on the TV e Back Color selection of the background colour of the TV screen e Text Color selection of the colour of the lyrics of the song e Spell Color selection of the colour of the lyrics of the song subjected to spelling if envisaged by the song being played 89 Me RD 80 Y DATA FILER e Chord Color selection of the colour of the chords displayed together with the lyrics of the song if envisaged by the song being played Use the DEC and INC keys to select the function you wish to set and press ENTER to display its setting These functions can only be recalled if the HVP or VIP video interfaces are present and properly installed Otherwise the system will show the video page meaning Not installed Refer to section 4 for instructions for connecting the RD80e to the HVP or the VIP 9 5 1 SELECTING THE FONT TYPE After selecting the Font Type option Fon video page you will be able to adjust the size of the characters of the lyrics of the song shown on the TV set The video pages displayed are the following wf LE Normal Font Big Font Extra Big Font Normal Font characters of normal size suitable for large screen televisions Big Font large characters which can be displayed on medium size screens Extra Big Fon
18. setting To select messages use the INC and DEC buttons the display will show MIDI Clock Song Select Commands Song Position Pointer RD 80e V DATA FILER 4 Once the synchronisation message has been selected use the FF Enable button to enable its reception or REW Disable to disable it A message is transmitted when three dots are shown on the display Transmission of the Song Transmission of the Song Select message disabled Select message enabled The display is similar for the other synchronisation messages Clock enables disables transmission of the internal MIDI Clock of the RD 80e to the MIDI OUT port When the function is active it will be possible to synchronise the tempo of another device connected to the MIDI OUT port and set for reception of the message in question with that of the RD 80e Commands enables disables transmission of the MIDI Start Stop and Continue messages With the function active when the PLAY STOP and PAUSE buttons are pressed the RD 80e will transmit the relative message to the MIDI OUT port Song Select enables disables transmission of the MIDI message for selection of the active song When the function is active if a song is selected with the RD 80e the relative message will be transmitted to the MIDI OUT port when the ENTER key is pressed Song Position Pointer enables disables transmission of the MIDI message for pointing the bar of the selec
19. signal from the microphone and to the parts added by the voice harmoniser Note that the Lead channel is only present if a LEAD type harmonisation is being used for the selection procedure refer to point 9 6 1 Once the function required has been selected the display shows the value of the current level which can be modified using the DEC and INC keys The range of values applicable to the levels is from 127 to 0 signal processed by the HVP absent On completion of the operation press the ESC key to save the settings and return to display of the Utility menu 93 V RD 80e LY DATA FILER 10 THE LISTS The term List refers to a prearranged sequence of songs which the instrument will load and play automatically one after the other This sequence can be programmed by the user and saved in the form of a LIST file extension LST The lists created by the RD 80e consist of steps each of which contains the name of the file to be performed and not the number shown by the display this means that even if songs are added to the disk later the List will still be performed correctly Each sequence of songs can contain up to 64 steps in other words it is able to concatenate up to 64 songs 10 1 CREATING A LIST A List may contain songs saved on just one floppy disk insert the disk containing the songs with which you wish to create a List in the drive From the Song mode in Stop condition keep the LIST key pressed for a
20. 8 Castanes 116 TakoDrum 8 ConetBD 117 Melodc Tomi 8 MelodcTom2 Synth Drum 1 8 808 Tom 119 ReverseCymbal cho Pan lectric Perc 1 03 RD 80 yo DATA FILER DRUM SET TABLE MIDI channel 10 i ie e Le E HQ STD SETI pum STD SET2 p ROOM SET MEM POWER SET ELEC SET OS 29 FI ScratenPush ff B0 F 1 scratohPul 81 61 sis J 0 32 Gi SqureCik SS 33 Al_Metorome0ick_ ____1I_ AAA aam Meronmesel O E n Elect Kick 37 CH2 Side Stick DOS 38 D2 HQSTDiSnaret HQSTD2Snarei HQ ROOM Snare GatedSnae ElecSD Hand Clap Lo AE 40 E2 SnareDrum2 HQSTDSnare2 HQRoomSnare HQPowerSnarei HQ Elec Snare HQ Low Floor Tom_ X HQ Power Low Tom HQ Power Low Tom2 Elec Low Tom2 42 Fi 2 Closed Hi Hat EXCI I 43 G2 HQ High Foor Tom HQ Power Low Tom HQ Power Low Tomi Elec Low Tom oui T To 45 A2 HOlowTom HQ Power Mid Tom2 HQ Power Mid Tom2 Elec Mid Tom2 46 A 2 OpenHiHa EXCi CT 0 o o y y o 47 B2 HQalowMidTom HQ Power Mid Tom1 HQ Power Mid Tom1 Elec Mid Tomi 48 C3 HQHiMidTom HQ Power High Tom2 HQ Power High Tom2 Elec High Tom2 49 C 3 CrashCymbal1 o 50 D3 __ HQ High Tom HQPowerHigh Tom HQ Power High Tom elec High Tomi 51 D43 Ride Cymbalto 52 E3 ChineseCymbal ________ gt 2 ________ _ __________ ReverseCymbal 53 F3 Riesen
21. CHANGE True SYSTEM Song Pos COMMON Song Sel Tune SYSTEM Clock REAL TIME Commands AUX Local On Off MESSAGES All note Off Active Sense Heset HEI A OXOXx x Xx x x x O 3 O O OO OO DODO x O N Mode 1 Omni On Poly Mode 2 Omni On Mono O YES Mode 3 Omni Off Poly Mode 4 Omni Off Mono X NO FCC RULES NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital Device persuant to Part 15 if the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction may cause harmful interference to radio comunications However there is no guarantee that the interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determinated by turning the equipment off and on the user is encuraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced Radio Tv technician for help The user is cautioned that any changes or modification not expre
22. FILER STANDARD SET m SET BEEN SET mE SET L SET EI 9 amp 1 31 1 5 29 F1 oeachPush 00000 00 0 0 0 B0 F 1 ScathPul J ss 81 G1 icks E o 82 G 1 Square Click ooo o 83 A1 Metronome Click ooo o 84 Ari Metronome Ben __ 85 B fKikDrm2JazzBD2 o o 36 C2 KickDrumiJazzBD Powerkick EecBD 808 Bass Dum 837 CiH2 ieSck J 08RimSht 38 D2 Snare Dumi GatedSmare EecSD 808 Snare Drum Hand Clap io E AO E Brae Dam ______ foatedSnae_ __ _______ 41 F2 owFloorTom _ RoomLowTom2_ RoomLowTom2 ElecLowTom2___ go8LowTom2__ TEN TC E N TTT 43 G2_ High FloorTom _ RoomLowTomi RoomLowTomt Elec Low Tomi __ go8LowTomi u on TICO Tc 45 A2 owTom RoomMidTom2 RoomMidTom2 Elec Mid Tom a m Open MANO A T T T Elec Mid Tom Mo Crash Cymbal de Enna Em o 0 06 HanTer Room Hi Tomt Room Hi Tomt _ Esc Mom Hi Tomi Ros Atomi __ 608 Hi Tomi Ride Cymbal1 Ride Bell 54 EMB Tampuine ss 55 G3 Splash Cymbal o 56 G 3 Cowo ORO 57 A3 CrashCymbal2 __ 58 3 Vibraslap o Qoo o 59 B3 fideCymal2 ss 60 C4 HiBogo O 61 C 4 LowBono e 62 D4 MueHignCoga To 1 9 1 s08HighConga 63 Di4 lopentighConga sogmidComga 64 E4 owCoga J A gogtowconga BS P High Timbale J 66 Ff a owTmbde
23. LER SOUND LIST MAIN SOUND GENERAL MIDI all channels except 10 English Hom Clarinet 1 iccolo Bass Lead 1 C Agoo Melodic Tom 1 Synth Drum 1 Reverse Cymbal Guitar Fretnoise Bright Piano 33 FingerBass E Grand Piano 34 PiokBass Honky Tonk 35 Fretlesst 4 FlecticPiano1_ 36 siapBassi PG GENERAL MIDI PG 5 Electric Piano2 37 slapBasss o 0 GrandPiano 6 Harpsichord 1 nth Bass 1 39 nth Bass 2 S S 1 Clavinet S Celesta 43 DoubleBass 44 Tremolo Strings H 9 Gloken 10 Music Box Vibes Marimba Xylopon 45 Pizzicato 14 Chimes 46 Harp Dulcimer 16 DrawoarOrgan 48 StingEnsamblei 17 Jazz Organi 49 jStingEnsamble2 18 Rock Organi 50 sythStringst 19 Church Organt 51 SynhStings2 20 ReedOrgan 52 ChoirAah Voice Ooh Harmonica Syn Voice Tango Accordion Orchestra Hit 24 Nylon Guitar 56 25 Steel Guitar 57 26 Jazz Guitar 27 Clean Guitar 1 Muted Guitar 29 Overdrive Guitar 86 Distort Guitar Guitar Harmonics BH ee Mute Trumpet 60 French Horn 1 Breath Noise Seashore Bird Tweet Telephone 1 Helicopter Applause Gunshot rombone 1 rass Syn Brass 1 Syn Brass 2 Metallic PG 96 98 ss 10 300 102 308 104 105 106 108 109 Wo mi M2 o n3
24. NTROLS AND CONNECTIONS xss 2s1ssssseeireeiezazanes iena zizi i eee 56 3 1 The front panel MNT 56 SZ Terea Panel NT TU INTERES 58 3 3 The remote control MM e ooo o A to 99 s WIX EeeniL eje end 60 5 PLAYING BACK SONGS eae ecient neers see ete a 61 dl AO MES ici RE EET 61 die ENS SO ALO cT TT 61 5 3 oolbclng and Denon nd SONO ranieri 62 go 1 Emor MESSAGES inline 62 5 4 Volume setup ARRE EE OE O ROTA 63 5 4 1 Seeting the volume mode iii 64 5 5 Using the REW and FFS iaia 65 REAL TIME FUNCTIONS 66 AN MUINO E m 66 SN BITE SCD ae RET 66 6 2 Hans OOS IGN RETE TT OTT 67 621 man Do e Seui 67 6 3 Adjusting the metronome tempo 68 Do TENDO Sel eea ie io zi ee eee 68 Rea eRe nE e e e ola 69 6 4 1 Error TOSS siii Ev dU RI Du eni ELO HUN UI NUDO KMS 70 T RECORDING SONGS aie c 71 Lek FONON acli noi 71 ee Siero rone POGCOMie ina e 71 ie E nor MESS IGOS ssi 72 Be MIDE SECTION AA 74 8 1 Out Router IER 14 EG a E o yg 75 OS nnt 76 TTT SEC TON i iii PR 78 A eee ee ee eee ee ee 79 re DIS quieti Rm UT 79 SR Niente A 80 lt A o ee iii anita 81 9 2 3 Error messages sari ira ira 83 17E RD 80 A DATA FILER 9o FIS UACIONS MN TEE 84 AAA aX 84 SAAB le AAA eo eS o uu ike 86 93 4 ENOFMESSadOS irradia aaa 86 9 4 Control o
25. RD 80e DATAFILER SELECT ESC ENTER Manuale Operativo Operating Manual RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING TO REDUCE THE DANGER OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL This simbol is intended to This simbol is intended to alert alert the user to the presence the user to the presence of of important operating and uninsulated dangerous maintenance servicing voltage within the product s instructions in the literature enclouser that may be of accompanying the appliance sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electronic shock to persons INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR INJURY TO PERSONS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING When using electric products basic precautions should always be fallowed including the following 1 2 3 4 Read all instructions before using the product To reduce risk of injury close supervision is necessary when product is used near children Do not use this product near water for example near a batnub washbowl kitchen sink in a wet basement or near a swimming pool or the like This product either alone or in combination with an amplifier and headphones or speakers may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss Do not operate for a
26. RDING SONGS 7 1 FOREWORD As well as playing back songs in Standard MIDI File 0 and 1 format see point 2 2 the RD 80e is also able to record the MIDI events received on the MIDI IN port made available with the aid of an optional Joy to MIDI adapter see section 4 for the connections Once recorded these data can be saved in the form of 0 format Standard MIDI Files extension MID on the floppy disk Bear in mind that The instrument does not allow any overrecording total or partial so if you wish to replace a recorded song you will have to delete the song concerned and record another Recording is always with time signature 4 4 The instrument records with a resolution of 192 t p q n The recording always starts at instant 1 1 and no Punch In or Punch Out operations are possible 7 2 RECORDING PROCEDURE After making all the connections correctly follow the recording procedure below Insert a disk in the floppy drive it must be formatted and unprotected tab closed and must have enough space to take the recording data Press the REC key and keeping it pressed the PLAY key The LED in the REC key will come on constantly while the PLAY key LED will flash indicating that the instrument is ready to record The number of the song being recorded will appear on the display this is the number of the last file on the disk 1 Set the metronome tempo with which the recording will be made this value will remain co
27. TE Note that the track addressed to the MIDI OUT port is not played by the internal sound generator but only by the remote MIDI devices set of course for reception on that channel When the operation is complete the ESC key can be pressed to exit from the video page in question all the modifications will be saved automatically On exit from the function the current song will be reloaded to implement the modifications 8 2 SYNC IN The SYNC IN function allows you to set which of the Real Time messages relating to the synchronisation present on the MIDI IN port connected to the JOY PORT you wish the RD80e to interpret The Real Time codes are high priority MIDI messages used for control or synchronisation messages The functions of the individual messages will be described below From the MIDI menu recalled using the MIDI key in stop condition recall the SYNC IN function Sin video page and press ENTER The display will show the first Real Time message available for setting To select messages use the INC and DEC buttons the display will show MIDI Clock Song Select Commands Song Position Pointer Once the synchronisation message has been selected use the FF Enable button to enable its reception or REW Disable to disable it A message is interpreted when three dots are shown on the display RD 80 DATA FILER Reception of the Song Select Reception of the Song Select message disabled mes
28. al harmoniser Once the function required has been selected press ENTER to access the internal parameters The ESC key can be used to return to the Main Page v For information about the settings of the optional graphic display and the video interface voice harmoniser also refer to the relative user manual 18 ane y 9 1 PLAY MODE The Play Mode function allows you to set the modes for playing of the songs i e the All Play Song and the Lyrics Master Switch Once the function has been selected the display will show the modes described which can be selected using the INC and DEC keys All Play Song Lyrics Master Switch e All Play Mode if the function is activated during playing when the end of one song is reached the next one will be loaded and played automatically until the end of the last song saved on the floppy disk e Lyrics Master Switch if the function is activated the RD 80e will send any MIDI karaoke data in the song being played to the MIDI OUT port Disable this function if the optional remote peripherals such as the video interface of the additional graphic LCD display are not connected this will prevent longer song loading times To enable the function press the FF Enable button or to disable it use the REW Disable key The functions will be activated if there are three luminous dots on the display All Play Mode All Play Mode function disabled function enabled The status of
29. ance Never remove the floppy disk during playback 5 4 VOLUME SETUP To adjust the volume of the songs being played back press the VOLUME key The display will show the value in a range 0 100 if the volume is being controlled by means of CC or 0 127 if the volume is being controlled by means of NRPN if the volume is controlled by means of CC from O to 100 if the volume gt is controlled by means of NRPN from 0 to 127 Refer to point 5 3 1 for setting of the volume mode 63 V RD 80e LY DATA FILER Use the DEC and INC buttons to modify the value of the volume at which the songs will be played back When the VOLUME or ESC key is then pressed the new value will be saved automatically and the display will return to display of the Main Page y CAUTION Before starting playback of a backing track make sure that the instrument s volume is not set on high values to avoid damage to the diffusion system 5 4 1 SETTING THE VOLUME MODE The volume can be adjusted in two ways e NHPN by means of the NRPN message associated to the volume of the internal sound generation card e CC by means of a percentage modulation of the Control Change 11 s in the backing track If the volume mode is set as NRPN at each switch on or adjustment the system will transmit the value of the volume NRPN to the internal sound generation section This mode should always be used for better volume control when playing son
30. any lyrics on the song identifying the copyright of the MIDI file producer and displays it on the TV by means of the video interface or on the remote display both optional It is therefore important to use the permitted types of Karaoke without converting the format In addition do not use more than one text coding mode within the same file 1 3 NOTES ABOUT THE MANUAL e Take good care of this manual Read all the information provided carefully you will avoid wasting time and obtain the best performance from the instrument e Codes in square brackets indicate the names of the buttons on the instrument s panel or the connectors on the rear 54 RD 80 V DATA FILER 4 2 MAIN CHARACTERISTICS 2 1 THE RD80e S STRUCTURE The RD 80e is a MIDI Data Filer meaning a device capable of reading MIDI files and playing them back in audio format thanks to its own internal sound generator For a clearer idea of how it works we can divide the RD 80e into two sections a file management section which from now on we will call the Data Player and a generation system called the Sound Generator The Data Player section reads the data saved on the floppy disk and sends them to the Sound Generator section or to the MIDI OUT port As well as this this section manages all the device s internal programming including the functions for management of the songs and of the sequences of songs contained on the floppy disk and all the functions
31. at the first backing track on the disk will be the one with the name which comes first in alphabetical order and the last one the one with the last name Bear in mind that the name of a file may also consist of numbers which in the ASCII alphabet are placed before the letters so 2worlds mid will be placed before myway mid The character placed last in the ASCII alphabetical order is the underscore so files whose names start with this character will be placed last in the order 61 V RD 80e LY DATA FILER The RD 80e uses the underscore to place the files it creates itself using the functions for saving the songs recorded see point 7 2 at the end of the list 5 3 SELECTING AND PERFORMING SONGS To select the song of your choice if it is not the first in the list use the INC and DEC keys The ENTER key will start to flash while ESC key will illuminate with a steady light Once the name of your chosen song has appeared press ENTER to confirm the LED of the Disk drive will light up until the song has been loaded Loading a song normally takes only a very short time however longer waiting times are possible in case of format 1 Midifiles and especially with files containing Lyrics metaevent texts You can also press the ESC key to abort the operation and return to display of the last song loaded To start playback press the PLAY button the LED of the key will light up and playback of the song will s
32. atting or pressing ESC will abort the operation and the display will return to the previous video page In case of confirmation the instrument will go ahead with the Format operation and a video page will show the percentage of formatting completed da 0 a 100 During this operation the instrument will not respond to the pressing of any button after which the display will show to indicate that the procedure has been completed successfully 80 RD 80 ITE DATA FILER UY 2 CAUTION v Do not extract the disk and do not switch off the RD 80e during the formatting proceaure v When formatting floppy disks take care to select the correct capacity 9 2 2 COPYING A DISK The RD 80e allows you to copy the contents of an entire floppy disk regardless of the type of files it contains meaning including files not related to the RD 80e system onto another disk of the same capacity Note that the reading writing time is independent of the amount of data on the source disk since the copying procedure overwrites the entire contents of the destination disk with those of the source disk this causes the loss of all the data present on the destination disk After selecting the function concerned CPY page in the Utility menu insert the source disk containing the data for copying and press ENTER the display will show reminding you to insert the source disk after which the system will display informing you that the sys
33. by the RD 80e will be placed at the end of the list of those present on the disk and named as follows RD nnn mid where HD is the fixed part of the file name and nnn is a consecutive number i e last flle RD 1 This means that the last file is placed at the end of the list even if there are other files generated by the RD 80e For example the first file generated will be called RD 001 mid the second HD 002 mid and so on 7 2 1 ERROR MESSAGES PROTECTED FLOPPY DISK The disk on which you have attempted to save the recording has write protection Move the tab in the top left hand corner of the disk to the closed position insert it in the drive again and press ESC 12 RD 80e V DATA FILER 4 DAMAGED FLOPPY DISK The disk is damaged and it will not be possible to carry out the operation Press ESC to return to the Main Page NOT ENOUGH SPACE ON DISK There is not enough space available on the disk to take the entire recording Press ESC free space on the disk and repeat the procedure 73 V RD 80e LY DATA FILER 8 MIDI SECTION The MIDI section which can be recalled using the key of the same name in stop status allows you to set up all the instruments MIDI parameters such as the output Router and setting of the synchronisation with any connected devices Once the MIDI key has been pressed the first menu function will appear on the display To select the function required use the INC and
34. ch might interfere with the beat of the musical backing As for the other Real Time functions pressing the TRANSP key quickly activates LED on or deactivates LED off the current transposition Naturally with the LED of the TRANSP button off the song will be played in the original key envisaged in the file 6 2 1 TRANSPOSE SETUP We have seen that the transposition can be activated by pressing the TRANSP button quickly The TRANSPOSE SETUP function allows the user to setthe number of semitones by which the song will be transposed when this function is active When the TRANSP key is kept pressed for about two seconds the display will show transposition of 4 no transposition transposition of 2 semitones below the semitones above the original key of the song original key of the song The INC and DEC keys can be used to vary the transposition value in a range of 12 semitones Press ENTER to save the new value or ESC to abort the operation the original value of the transposition will be left unchanged v Any chords displayed together with the lyrics of the song by means of the remote video interface or the additional graphic display optionals will be unaffected by the transposition v If the transpose function is set at 0 the song will not undergo any transposition even If the function is activated 67 V RD 80 6 3 ADJUSTING THE METRONOME TEMPO The TEMPO function allows the user to vary the m
35. dition relating to track 1 i e MIDI channel 1 Mute disabled Mute enabled on track 1 on track 1 As the illustration shows the display contains three dots showing that the track is in Mute condition The DEC and INC section keys allow selection of the track while the REW and FF keys which provide the Disable and Enable functions in this video page disable and enable the mute function on the track displayed This means that one or more MIDI channels or tracks can be set in Mute status and whenever they are selected their status will be displayed on the basis of the current condition Mute on the channel enabled or disabled If the ENTER key is pressed the new setup will be saved and can be enabled or disabled by pressing the MUTE button quickly Track n 4 normally attributed to the song s melody line Lead is set in Mute status by default Pressing the ESC key will abort the changes In both cases the display will return to display of song selection 66 ae y 6 2 TRANSPOSING THE KEY This function allows the user to change the key of the song being played or in other words to transpose the notes being played on all the tracks the MIDI channels by a number of semitones which can be set by the user except for the drum kit track In the Midifile standard the drum track is MIDI channel n 10 it must not be transposed as this may cause the playing of drum timbres different from those originally envisaged whi
36. e remote control For correct operation of this device take care not to cover this area 56 RD 80e V DATA FILER 4 with objects or stickers 5 SELECTION CONFIRMATION REAL TIME FUNCTION ACCESSORY FUNCTION KEYS SONG and LIST keys these buttons are used to select the type of file the user wishes to perform e SONG for selecting individual songs MID files e LIST for selecting Lists pre arranged sequences of songs TEMPO MUTE TRANSP keys these buttons can be used to enable disable the functions for real time changes to songs i e during performance Prolonged pressure on these keys gives access to regulation of their respective functions For further information consult section 6 e TEMPO for regulating the tempo of the song e MUTE for excluding one or more tracks from the performance e TRANSP for transposing the key of songs VOLUME key allows regulation of the overall volume of the RD 80e Prolonged pressure on this key in stop condition allows selection of the MIDI message NRPN or CC for controlling the volume For further information consult section 5 3 MIDI and UTILITY keys these buttons provide access to the menus of the device s MIDI and accessory functions For further information consult sections 8 and 9 DEC and INC keys these buttons allow selection of songs selection of options in the Utility and MIDI menus and variation of the values of the functions
37. e Bass remolo Strings izzicato arp 7 impani tring Ensamble 1 rchestra tring Ensamble 2 nth Strings 1 nth Strings 2 hoir Aah oice Ooh n Voice 55 jOrchestraHit 32 this variations obtain also with Bank Select MSB 24 n Strings 3 hoir Aahs 2 nth Voice 2 102 RD 80e V 7 DATA FILER b 3 GENERAL MIDI Pan Select 4s variation Bank Select 65 AtoSaxi 66 Tenorsax 67 BaritoneSax y O 68 bo 69 EngihHom 70 Bassoon oo C1 ameti 72 Piccolo 73 Fut 74 Recorder y O 75 PanFlute 76 BlwBotle 77 Shakuhachi y oO 78 Wistle 79 Joana 80 Square 1 JjSqae2 Sawooh 1 Saw Calliope 83 cit 80 chaang 85 Voce 8 LleadVoice2 Fifths EE GENRE 87 Bassleadt 88 Fantasy 89 WamPad 90 Polysynth 91 chi 0 8 PadChoir p Bowed Metallic Halo Bank Select 2nd VARIATION 3rd VARIATION MSB ine Wave octor Solo 96 Ran 97 Soundtrack 98 Cyst 1 1 Syn Mallet 99 Atmospherei 100 Brightness 8 Brhtess2 Goblins 8 Gobins2 Echos 1 EchoBel Sci fi Sitar Sitar 2 106 Shamisen 107 Koo 8 mTashoKoo Kalimba NENNEN MEME Bag Pipe NENNEN VO zm Shanai 112 TindeBel 13 agogo 114 Steel Dm 115 Woodblock
38. ee seconds To reactivate the instrument simply press the ENTER button the LED of this button will stay on as long as the instrument is in Stand By mode to indicate that it is not switched off but has been set in Stand By status 99 RD 8Oe Yu DATA FILER APPENDIX UPDATING THE OPERATING SYSTEM The RD80e operating system is resident in the instrument s internal memory Updating it to subsequent releases is simple and immediate owitch off the instrument and insert the floppy disk containing the file with the new operating system Then switch on the instrument and the display will show meaning updating informing you that the instrument has found the system file and is proceeding with the reading saving and verification operations The saving and verification phases are very delicate procedures where the instrument is virtually without an operating system It is therefore essential NOT TO SWITCH THE INSTRUMENT OFF during these operations If this should occur the system might not work correctly in this case reinstall the operating system When the procedure has been concluded correctly the display will show the Main Page v The file containing the operating system is called Data 80 sys It is therefore important not to rename it v If the following video page is displayed during the update either the floppy disk medium is damaged or the update file contains data which are not valid 100 RD 80 DATA FI
39. ent from stresses during both transport and use The instrument should be transported in its original packaging or an equivalent e When possible do not place the instrument close to units which produce strong interference such as radios TV sets monitors etc e Never insert foreign bodies or liquids of any kind inside the device for any reason e For cleaning use only a soft cloth or compressed air never use detergents solvents or alcohol e Do not expose the instrument to direct sunlight e Always use good quality screened cables In addition when disconnecting the cables from sockets take hold of them by the connector and not by the cable itself when coiling do not allow knots or twists to form e Before making connections ensure that the other units especially amplification and diffusion systems you are about to connect are switched off You will avoid noisy or even hazardous signal peaks 1 2 NOTES ON THE INSTRUMENT y IMPORTANT The RD 80e is equipped with a direct to disk reading system which plays the song while it is being read from the disk this considerably reduces the loading times and ensures quicker operation when file playback is started However this reading system requires special care during extraction of the disk when it is being used by the system to avoid breaks in playback system errors and damage to the drive reading heads Users are therefore strongly advised e NOT TO REMOVE the disk du
40. etronome tempo of a song being played As for the other Real Time functions pressing the TEMPO key quickly activates LED on or deactivates LED off the variation in tempo which can be set in the TEMPO SETUP function When the function is activated the display will show the new metronome tempo value for a few seconds after which it will return to display of the Main Page MAC M fe ua Main Page new tempo value Main Page Alla disattivazione della funzione verr visualizzato analogamente il valore di tempo originale MIO C n3 Main Page original tempo value Main Page 6 3 1 TEMPO SETUP Prolonged pressure on the TEMPO key gives access to the TEMPO SETUP function video page which allows adjustment of the percentage variation of the metronome tempo and not the absolute tempo of the song in order to ensure a proportional variation even in case of rallentandos or accelerandos programmed during playback of the song Note that this value represents the percentage calculation which the instrument will carry out to set the new bpm beats per minute value A value of 100 means that the new tempo will be 100 of the original value so there will be no variations If a variation of 200 is set the new metronome tempo value will be twice the original The possible percentage variations cover a range of values from 50 to 200 Press ENTER to save the new value or ESC to abort the operation the original value of the function w
41. f the optional graphic display iii 87 94 1 Selectin the type Or TOM ioni 88 9 4 2 Selecting the type of spelling i 89 9 5 Settings relating to the video interface ii 89 95 1 Selecing Me TOU om RE RN 90 9 0 2 SISI INS 90 9 6 Vocal aenea VA suini natia TTE 91 9 6 1 Type OT MA MONISALO0 NO 92 9 6 2 Setting the harmoniser MIDI reception channels i 93 9 6 3 Setting the levels merciodonsicascianeiiad E E DO 93 10 THE LISTS c PA 94 RA A A E E E 94 A E eco o 95 10 2 1 Error messages Save List ooonncccccnonncnncccconnonncononcnnnononnnonnnnnoncnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnennnns 95 10 9 STOR a IS ME UU Tm 96 10 3 1 Error messages Play List cora a 97 10 4 List file Made Me aria A UR DEUS DOE ERA ARUM GIG CU S E RR 97 TITLAGGESSOBYTUNGTIIOBNS pernici 98 NE etm E eee A E E 98 11 2 Displaying the software release iride ieri foot 98 11 3 Stand by function MON ERE 99 APPENDOS rire E A EAEI 100 Updating the operating A 100 CO U S EA oo A E E AN A A ep i 101 de RD 80 V DATA FILER 4 1 IMPORTANT NOTES 1 1 LOOKING AFTER THE PRODUCT e Do not place the RD 80e close to heat sources in damp or dusty places or close to strong magnetic fields e Never apply excessive force to the structures or controls switches buttons etc e Protect the instrum
42. gs using the RD80e s internal sound generation system When CC mode is selected the CC11 s in the song are modulated on a percentage basis the data in the track undergo relative editing in order to keep the variations in volume set originally unchanged This mode should be used to control the volume of an external sound generation device such as an expander for playback of the backing tracks whose data are transmitted by the RD80e To make the selection keep the VOLUME button pressed in stop mode the display will show the volume mode currently set volume mode NRPN volume mode CC Use the DEC and INC keys to make the selection required Then press the ENTER button to confirm the changes or ESC to abort them In both cases the song selection video page will be displayed 64 RD 80e V 5 5 USING THE REW AND FF KEYS The REW Rewind and FF Fast Forward keys can be used to find a given bar number inside the selected song These keys work in exactly the same way as the keys with the same names found on an ordinary tape recorder the FF key provides a forward search while the REW performs a backward search When either of the keys is pressed the display will show the number of the destination bar when it is released three luminous dots will appear on the display Any playback in progress will be stopped temporarily and the system will continue with the search for the selected bar number gt when
43. ill be left unchanged In both cases the display will return to the Main Page 68 ane y 6 4 SAVING CHANGES The RD 80e allows you to save the changes made to a song by means of the Real Time functions Mute Tempo and Transpose permanently y CAUTION During the saving procedure the RD 80e automatically overwrites the original file make a backup copy of it if you do not wish to lose the data it contains This operation should be carried out when saving a song with MUTE function activated since it will not be possible to restore the contents of the tracks on which the Mute function is set In case of complex songs the procedure of recalculating the song with the changes and then saving it may take a few minutes It is therefore best to make all the changes you require and then save at the end instead of carrying out a save for each change made To save a modified song proceed as follows e Select the song you intend to change e Set and activate the Real Time function with which you wish to modify the song e Carry out a Play to check that you are happy with the changes e Press the REC button SAVE in this case the system will request confirmation to go ahead with the video page meaning Are You Sure Press ENTER to confirm the operation or ESC to abort it in this case the changes will not be saved The following video pages will appear on the display during the time taken for processing and saving
44. iser setup functions select the Vocal Harmonizer option Har video page The video pages of the functions concerned are the following Type Harmony Channel Lead Channel Harmony Level Lead Level Reverb Level Delay Level 91 Nye RD 80e LY DATA FILER e Type this function allows selection of the type of harmonisation e Harmony Channel this function allows you to set the MIDI channel on which the HVP obtains the data for the harmonisation e Lead Channel use this function to select the MIDI channel by means of which the auto tuning of the melody line is carried out when the Lead mode is activated e Harmony Level this function allows you to set the level of the voices for the harmonisation e Lead Level this function allows you to set the level of the voice used for the auto tuning of the melody line e Reverb Level use this function to adjust the level of the reverb effect which simulates the propagation of the signal inside a room e Delay Level this function allows you to set the level of the delay effect more often known as the echo effect used to obtain repetitions of the signal These functions can only be recalled if the HVP voice harmoniser is present and properly installed Otherwise the system will show the video page meaning Not installed After selecting the function required press ENTER to access the internal settings 9 6 1 TYPE OF HARMONISATION After selecting the Type function
45. isting files After making the selection press ENTER to go ahead with the copy of the file corresponding to the number shown on the display For the time taken to read the data the following video page will appear The system will then prompt you to extract the origin disk RD 80e V DATA FILER 4 and insert the destination disk The data will then be written on the destination floppy disk immediately When the procedure is completed the display prompts you to extract the destination disk and insert the origin disk if you wish to copy another file After insertion of the origin floppy disk the display will show confirming that the copy has been completed successfully The video page for selection of the file will then appear again to allow you to make another copy if you wish During the reading and or writing operations pressing the ESC key interrupts copying of the file The display will show the message for the time taken to close any open files Insert a valid floppy to quit the abort function CAUTION You are urged to take special care when extracting and inserting the disk this must only be carried out when the instrument gives the relative prompt This is because it takes a short time for the drive heads to reach the safety position If the destination floppy disk is inserted before the system gives the prompt extract the disk again and wait for the message 85 UTE RD 8Oe CY s DATA FILER 9
46. long period of time in high volume level or at a level that is unconfortable If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears you should consult an audiologist This products should be located away from heat sources such as radiators heat register or other products that produce heat The power supply cord of the instrument should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a long period of time Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure of the instrument The products should be serviced by qualified personnel when a The power supply cord or the plug has been demaged or b Objects have fallen or liquid has been spilled into the product or c The products has been exposed to rain or d The products does not appear to operate normally or exibist a marked change in performance or e The products has been dropped or the enclosure demaged Do not attemp to service the product beyond that described in the user maintenance instructions All other servicing should be referred to qualified personnel RD 80 V DATA FILER 4 CONTENTS i IMPORTANTNOTES iii nonna scanner ii riapro aree iena ieri iaia 53 1 1 Looking after the product i 53 12 Notes ODD TNS NTN TUN ieee se ee enana EERE MU UE U d MIN deena IN SENE RD UE 53 1 3 Notes about the manual price 54 2 MAINCHARACFERBTOS ica 55 2 1 WING aC OS SS ICUS inline 55 ARCO e OP e e E 55 3 CO
47. nstant throughout the recording The default value is 120 but it can be changed by pressing the TEMPO button and using the INC and DEC keys to set the new value Press ENTER to confirm the value and return to display of the Main Page or ESC to abort the changes N B at each new recording the tempo value will always be set at 120 regardless of the previous settings Press PLAY to start recording the PLAY LED will come constantly on and the RD 80e will start to record all the MIDI data received by the MIDI In port During this phase the PAUSE key can be used to interrupt the recording temporarily press PAUSE or PLAY again to restart the acquisition of the data Press the STOP key to end the recording 71 LT RD 80 Y DATA FILER The system will now request confirmation to proceed with saving of the data on the floppy disk meaning Are you Sure If the ENTER key is pressed the RD 80e will go ahead with saving of the data on the disk In this phase do not extract the floppy disk from the drive If ESC is pressed the recording will not be saved and all the data acquired will be lost If when the STOP key is presses the display immediately shows the Main Page without requesting confirmation for saving this means that the RD 80e has not received any MIDI data Check that the connections are correct and or that the transmitter instrument is sending the MIDI data correctly The Midifile created
48. ring performance of songs or Lists during disk formatting during file reading or writing or whenever the disk drive LED is on 53 V RD 80e LY DATA FILER ONLY TO REMOVE the disk when the disk drive LED is off When the current operation requires extraction of the disk wait for the prompt which will appear on the display In order to obtain the best performance from the instrument it is important to e Use only good quality floppy disks Pay special attention to looking after floppy disks taking care not to place them close to heat sources or magnetic fields monitors speakers etc or in damp and dusty environments Bear in mind that given the nature of the direct to disk system the instrument must have error free disks if it is to give the best performance e Make backup copies of floppy disks periodically since the direct to disk system causes greater wear of the disk s magnetic medium than other systems With regard to the type of files to be used bear in mind that e The RD 80e only uses standard MIDI files extension MID resident on floppy disks formatted in accordance with the MS DOS standard Files with different extensions will not be processed e The system supports up to 16 tracks If a format 1 MIDI file exceeds the permitted number of tracks an error will be shown on the display However for optimum system performance use of type 0 SMF files is recommended e The RD 80e recognises the format of
49. rn to the List selection video page To abort the List creation procedure without saving it press the LIST key The List file generated by the RD 80e will be placed after any already present on the disk and named as follows RD nnn st where RD is the fixed part of the file name and nnn is a consecutive number i e last flle RD 1 This means that the file generated is always at the end even if there are other files generated by the RD 80e For example the first List file generated will be called RD 001 Ist the second RD 002 lst and so on 10 2 1 ERROR MESSAGES SAVE LIST DISK ERROR The disk is damaged and it will not be possible to carry out the operation 95 LT RD 8Oe Yu DATA FILER DISK PROTECTED The disk on which you have attempted to save the List has write protection Move the tab in the corner of the disk to the closed position insert it in the drive again and press ESC DISK FULL There is not enough space available on the disk to save the List file Just created 10 3 PERFORMING A LIST To select a List press the LIST button from the Main Page and display the number of the List file required using the INC and DEC keys Then press ENTER to confirm the selection When the PLAY key is pressed the first song in the List will be played and when it finishes the second song will automatically be loaded and played down to the last step If STOP is pressed the current song will be inter
50. rupted and the List reloaded from the first step To return to the Song mode press the key of the same name on the panel and confirm with ENTER v Ifone or more songs in the List are deleted during performance of the List a number of steps might be skipped where the missing files are placed It is therefore important to bear this in mind when deleting files v Never extract the floppy disk during performance of the List 96 RD 80 V DATA FILER a oe 10 3 1 ERROR MESSAGES PLAY LIST NO FILE There are no List files on the floppy disk inserted NO SONG There are no songs in the List or the songs in the List selected are not saved on the floppy disk NOT PLAYABLE SONG The song belonging to the List being played does not belong to the MIDI file Standard code or is a MIDI format 1 file with more than 16 tracks It will not be possible to play the song 10 4 LIST FILE MANAGEMENT In this manual we have seen how it is possible to copy or delete the song files mid saved on the floppy disk The same procedures are also exactly identical for the List files which will be made available during these operations by pressing the LIST button on the front panel Press SONG to return to management of the mid files 97 y DATA FILER 11 ACCESSORY FUNCTIONS 11 1 FACTORY SETTINGS The Factory Settings function allows you to restore the original settings of the instrument on purchase thus eliminating all the change
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52. s you have made To restore the Factory Settings switch on the RD80e with the REC button pressed the following video page will appear meaning Factory Setting up The parameters will be set up as described in the table below REAL TIME FUNCTIONS LCD SETTINGS Volume Mode NRPN Font 0 Norm Volume Level 127 Spelling Type 0 Reverse Tempo Off Tempo Variation 120 VIDEO INTERFACE SETTINGS Mute Off Font 1 Mute Settings track 4 only Background Color 1 black Transpose Off Text Color 8 white Transpose BIAS 2 Spelling Color 11 red Chord Color 5 green MIDI FUNCTIONS Router all track disabled Sync In all function disabled Sync Out MIDI Clock only enabled PLAY MODE FUNCTIONS All Play Song Off Lyrics Master Switch Off HARMONIZER SETTINGS Type Harmony Harmony Channel 5 Lead Channel 4 Harmony Channel Level 100 Lead Channel Level 80 Reverb Level 64 Delay Level 0 11 2 DISPLAYING THE SOFTWARE RELEASE To display the release of the software currently installed in the system switch on the instrument with the PAUSE button pressed The display will show the current release of the operating system for about three seconds after which the system will repeat the start up procedures 98 ane y 11 3 STAND BY FUNCTION The Stand By function allows the instrument to be switched to stand by mode To do this keep the STOP STAND BY button pressed for about thr
53. sage enabled The display is similar for the other synchronisation messages Wh Clock enables disables reception of the MIDI Clock With the function enabled the value of the tempo in bpm beats per minute of the RD 80e will be updated in real time with that of the transmitter device connected to the MIDI In port of the JOY PORT If the RD 80e does not detect this message it will refer to its own internal Clock Commands enables disables reception of the MIDI Start Stop and Continue messages which emulate the functions of the PLAY STOP and PAUSE buttons When the function is activated the RD 80e will carry out these commands received by the MIDI In port of the JOY PORT Song Select enables disables reception of the MIDI message for selection of songs Song Position Pointer enables disables reception of the MIDI messages for pointing the bar of the selected song en the operation is complete the ESC key can be pressed to exit from the video page in question all the modifications will be saved automatically On exit from the function the current song will be reloaded to implement the modifications 8 3 SYNC OUT The SYNC OUT function allows you to enable transmission of specific MIDI synchronisation messages From the MIDI menu recalled using the MIDI key in stop condition recall the SYNC OU T function Sou video page and press ENTER The display will show the first Real Time message available for
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55. t characters larger in size than the Big Font suitable for small size screens After making the selection press the ESC key to leave the function and save the settings 9 5 2 SELECTING THE COLOURS After selecting one of the video pages relating to the functions for setting the colours displayed on the TV set Back Color Text Color Spell Color or Chord Color press ENTER the display will show the number corresponding to the colour set for the function recalled The table in the next page contains the numerical values of the colours available 90 RD 80e V DATA FILER LY 2 Nay Nawy Naw reere Nav Red reverse Red 4 Pink Pin PinK revese Pink Blue Blue 8 white white White reverse White 9 l Bak 4 310 1 Ll Nw o LL d Rea 1 ll Pe J 14083 __ ae 404 1 Ll Be 4 15 LL veow 16 1 O wie Select the new colour using the DEC and INC keys and press the ESC key to exit from the function and save the new settings The colour selection procedure is identical for all the functions 9 6 VOCAL HARMONIZER As we have seen when describing the settings of the remote video interface the RD80e can be connected to the HVP In this section we will describe the settings relating to the vocal harmoniser For further information about the connections refer to section 4 To access the vocal harmon
56. tart Pressing the STOP key will stop playback of the song or you can press the PAUSE button for a temporary halt in playback When you press PAUSE again performance of the song will restart from the point where it was interrupted A song can also be selected while another is being played in this case select the song using the INC and DEC keys press ENTER and the new song will be performed automatically with no need to confirm with the PLAY button Pressing ESC will abort the new selection If you wish to display the number of the bar reached either during playback or in stop or pause status keep the PLAY button pressed for about two seconds To return to the song selection video page press the ESC button 5 3 1 ERROR MESSAGES FLOPPY DISK NOT VALID OR NOT INSERTED A disk which has not been correctly formatted in accordance with the MS DOS standard has been inserted Extract the floppy disk and reformat it If this video page appears again after formatting the disk might be damaged 62 RD 80 V DATA FILER 4 NO FILE The floppy disk does not contain Midifiles SONG NOT PLAYABLE The file selected does not belong to the Standard MIDI file code or is a format 1 SMF with more than 16 tracks The song cannot be played In view of the special features of the Direct to Disk reading system disks in perfect condition should be used any errors inside the file may cause sudden breaks in perform
57. ted song With the function activated when a bar is selected by means of the REW and FF keys the RD 80e will transmit the relative bar reached message to the MIDI OUT port When the operation is complete the ESC key can be pressed to exit from the video page in question all the modifications will be saved automatically On exit from the function the current song will be reloaded to implement the modifications 4 RD 80 DATA FILER 9 UTILITY SECTION The UTILITY section contains all the accessory functions which provide a useful completion of the operations made available by the RD 80e These functions like those of the MIDI section are only accessible in stop condition Press the UTILITY key for access to the menu of the same name to select the function use the INC and DEC keys which will be shown on the display as follows Play Mode Disk File External display Video Interface Vocal Harmonizer e Play mode sets the play mode meaning the status of the All Play Song and the Lyrics Master Switch e Disk allows access to the floppy disk formatting and copy functions e File allows access to the file copy and deletion functions e Graphic LCD allows access to the settings relating to the additional graphic display which can be connected to the RD 80e e Video Interface displays the parameters for setting up the additional video interface e Vocal Harmonizer parameters for configuration of the remote voc
58. tem is reading the data after which a video page will appear instructing you to extract the source floppy disk and insert the destination disk 81 INI RD 8Oe UY S DATA FILER The instrument will then write the data on the floppy disk showing on the display At the end of the operation the following video page will appear to indicate that the procedure has been completed successfully CAUTION You are urged to take special care when extracting and inserting the disk this must only be carried out when the instrument gives the relative prompt This is because it takes a short time for the drive heads to reach the safety position If the destination floppy disk is inserted before the system gives the prompt extract the disk again and wait for the message During the reading and or writing operations pressing the ESC key interrupts copying of the floppy disk The display will show the message for the time taken to close any files open 82 RD 80e V DATA FILER 4 9 2 3 ERROR MESSAGES DISK SECTION The disk has write protection and it is not possible to save the data or format the disk Move the tab in the corner of the disk to the closed position insert it in the drive again and press ESC Then repeat the copy or format procedure FLOPPY DISK PROTECTED FLOPPY DISK DAMAGED INCORRECT CAPACITY The disk is damaged not usable or has capacity different from that required Press ESC and replace the
59. the Lyrics Master Switch is displayed in the same way When the operation is over press the ESC key to save the modifications and the system will return to display of the Utility menu 9 2 DISK FUNCTIONS For the Utility menu selecting the DISK option dis on the display gives access to the functions for formatting and copying the floppy disks used with the RD80e The functions will appear on the display as follows Formatting of 720 Kb Formatting of 1 44 Mb Physical copying of floppy floppy 2DD floppy 2HD 9 V RD 80 DATA FILER Use the INC and DEC keys to select the functions and ENTER to recall them 9 2 1 FORMATTING A DISK Each freshly purchased floppy disk must be formatted before use The RD80e formats floppy disks in MS DOS format meaning that these disks can also be used with Personal Computers or Sequencers CAUTION Bear in mind that when a flo disk or the internal memory is formatted all the data memorised will be lost irretrievably To start formatting select one of the two video pages described in the previous point bearing in mind that 2DD formatting is for 720 Kb floppy disks and 2HD formatting must be used for 1 44 Mb floppy disks Then insert the floppy disk you wish to format and press the ENTER button the display will show a request for confirmation that you wish to proceed with the formatting meaning Are you Sure Pressing the ENTER key will start the form
60. tputs generated by the internal sound card of the RD 80e e PHONES socket for connection of a pair of stereophonic headphones It is important to use headphones with impedance of at least 1000 e R and L MONO connect the cables leading from your amplification system to these sockets If a monophonic signal is used use only the L MONO socket 58 let V 3 3 THE REMOTE CONTROL The RD 80e is equipped with a remote control for control of the main functions from a distance The functions of the buttons are identical to those of the buttons of the same name on the device s front panel See point 3 1 for the detailed description of the buttons and the various sections for descriptions of the functions 4 SONG lt VOLUME gt PAUSE PLAY STAND BY STOP VOICE SYSTEMS Hatch for fitting batteries not supplied CAUTION To ensure the remote control operates correctly it is important not to obstruct the part of the front panel underneath the number display with objects or stickers this part contains the sensor which allows reception of the remote control signal 59 4 RD 8Oe 4 DATA FILER 4 THE CONNECTIONS Video Interfaces ACTIVE DATA ER Sequencer e 4 Do not connect directly the
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