Turning The Power On/Off - Roland TD-9 Owner's Manual

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Turning the power on/off

* Once connections have been made (p. 17), turn on the power to the connected equipment in the order specified. Doing it in the
wrong order raises the risk of damage/malfunction to that equipment.
1. Turn [VOLUME] all the way to the left.
2. Do the same with the connected amp or audio
system.
3. Press [POWER].
After a time, [POWER] will light.
* The TD-9 is equipped with a protection circuit and requires
a brief interval a few seconds) after powering before it will
operate normally.
Caution when turning on the power
After you turn on the power, do NOT touch any pads or
pedals until the drum kit name (the illustration below) has
appeared in the display. Doing so can cause various
problems.
4. Power-on the connected amp or audio system.
5. While hitting a pad, gradually turn [VOLUME]
toward the right to adjust the volume.
Adjust the volume of the connected amp/ audio system to
the desired level.
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If you don't hear any sound
Check the following points.
Pad and pedal connections
• Is the cable correctly connected to the TRIGGER
INPUT connector?
• Are the cables correctly connected to each pad or
pedal?
When using an amp or audio system
• Are the TD-9's OUTPUT jacks connected correctly to
the input jacks of your amp/audio system?
• Are the input selections and volume settings correct on
that amp/audio system?
• Possible problem with the connection cables
themselves?
• Isn't the [VOLUME] turned all the way to the left?
• Have the input select settings of your audio system or
amp been made correctly?
• Is the amp or audio system volume setting correct?
When using headphones
• Are your headphones plugged into PHONES jack?
Turning the power off
1. Turn the volume down on the TD-9 and any
connected equipment.
2. Power-off the connected equipment.
3. Hold down [POWER] until the screen indicates
"POWER OFF."
After a moment, [POWER] goes dark.