Main Key - Roland TR-707 Owner's Manual

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TAPE INTERFACE
Even
if
the optional
Memory
Cartridge
is
not
avail-
able,
the TR-707's
Tape
Interface
allows the Tracks
written
into
memory
to
be
stored
on
tape (=Save).
This
saving, however,
requires
much
more compli-
cated procedure than that by
memory
cartridge.
a.
Saving
First
of
all,
connect the tape recorder
and
the
composer
as
shown
below.
Tape Recorder
ij
Set
your tape recorder ready
to record using the
Pause key
if
you have
one.
2
Start
the tape recorder.
If
your
tape recorder
features
a
recording
level
meter,
set
it
on +
3VU,
and
if
featuring a
signal
indicator,
make
sure that
signal
is
being received.
'•1
While
holding the Shift
Key down,
press
the Save
(Main Key
14),
then the
Enter.
The
Display
will
respond with
5
that
it
is
now
in
saving
mode.
showing
For about 7 seconds
after the Enter Key
is
pressed, the
Pilot
tone
is
heard then
it
is
followed
by
the
modulated
tone which
carries the
data, in
the Display
Window,
the dots
on
the
line
of
Hi-Tom
light
from
the
1st
step to right
showing
the progress
of the saving during which
all
indi-
cators
go
out.
When
the
lighting reaches
up
to
14th step,
the Display
and
indicators go back
to
the normal
condition.
STEP
1
2 3
4
5 6
7
8 9 10
11
12
13 14 15 16
CYmbal
HiHat
HCP
TAMB
RIM
COWbeu
^
f
Hi
Tom
* s 4 \
Mid
Tom
Low Tom
.|
Stop the tape recorder.
* At any time
during saving, pushing the
Main Key
1
can stop the saving operation.
To
ensure
the data has been
properly
saved, go
to
the next
verifying operation.
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