Connecting Your Equipment - Roland AE-10 Owner's Manual

Display section
6
Displays the tone name and menu.
Tone name/
Menu item
Tone number/
Value
Selecting the tone
On the Aerophone, each of the various sounds that you can select is
called a "tone. "
1
Hold down the [TONE] button
press the [C] [A] buttons to select the tone
number.
You can select tones from preset P:001– and user U:001–. When you
turn on the power, the last-selected tone is selected.
Edit the menu
Pressing the [MENU] button, you can make various settings.
1
Press the [MENU] button to display the menu screen.
2
Use the [C] [A] buttons to select the menu
item, and then press the [MENU] button.
3
Use the [C] [A] buttons to change the
value.
4
To return to the tone selection screen, press the [TONE]
button.
& For details, refer to "Menu Settings" (p. 6).
Thumb hook
7
Place your right thumb here.
Thumb controller
8
Use your right thumb to operate this
controller.
Bend up/
Bends the pitch up/down.
Down
Portamento Makes the pitch change smoothly.
Applies a saxophone's growl
Growl
technique.
* With the factory settings, these are the functions when a
saxophone tone is selected. The operation differs depending on
the tone that you select.
Battery case
9
The Aerophone can operate on batteries or on the
included AC adaptor. If you are using batteries, insert
six rechargeable Ni-MH batteries (AA, HR6), making
sure that the batteries are oriented correctly.
* The battery life is approximately 7 hours for typical
performance use. When the batteries run low,
the Battery icon (
Replace the battery as soon as possible.
* If you handle batteries improperly, you risk
explosion and fluid leakage. Make sure that
you carefully observe all of the items related
to batteries that are listed in "USING THE UNIT
SAFELY" and "IMPORTANT NOTES" (leaflet "USING
THE UNIT SAFELY" and the Owner's Manual (p. 10)).
* When turning the unit over, be careful so as to protect the
buttons and knobs from damage. Also, handle the unit carefully;
do not drop it.
[MENU] button
[C] [A] buttons
5
and then
Thumb hook
Bend up
Growl
Portamento
Bend down
) blinks in the display
Water drain
10
Drops of water will exit here. Wipe them off with a soft cloth.
Built-in speakers
11
You mainly adjust the volume by the force of your breath while
playing, but you can also adjust the volume in the menu (p. 7).

Connecting Your Equipment

Strap hook
A
Attach a neck strap here.
DC IN jack
B
Connect the included AC adaptor here.
Connecting your computer
USB COMPUTER port
C
Use a commercially available USB 2.0 cable
to connect this port to your computer. It
can be used to transfer USB MIDI data.
Connecting your audio player
INPUT jack
D
Connect your audio player. Sound from
the connected device comes out of
the Aerophone's built-in speaker and
PHONES/OUTPUT jack.
This lets you play along with your favorite
songs.
Use the controls of the connected device (audio player) to adjust the
volume.
Connecting your monitor speakers or headphones
PHONES/OUTPUT jack
E
Connect this jack to your monitor speakers
or headphones.
If you connect headphones or a cable to
this jack, sound is not output from the built-
in speakers, but you can change a menu
setting so that sound is output even in this
case (p. 8).
* After you've made connections to
devices such as speakers, be sure to turn on the power in the
order of the Aerophone first, and then the connected system
Powering-on in the incorrect order may cause malfunctions or
damage. When turning the power off, power-off the connected
system first, and then the Aerophone
Panel Descriptions
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