About The V-Link Messages; Note Regarding Using The V-Link - Roland MV-8800 Owner's Manual

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Press the V-LINK button of your external device.
The Rx Sw will automatically be turned On. Now control messages from the external device can be received
by the MV-8800 to switch the images that are being output.
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When the MV-8800 receives a V-LINK ON message, it will begin functioning as a V-LINK slave device. Since
images will be output from the VGA OUT connector, the operating screen will automatically be switched to the
built-in LCD.

About the V-LINK messages

• V-LINK (Model ID= 00H 51H)
MV-8800 receives V-Link message only from the MIDI connector specified on Rx Select parameter.

Note regarding using the V-LINK

● The following conditions must be satisfied in order to receive V-LINK messages.
• MV-8800 must be started up before the external MIDI device's V-LINK button is
pressed.
• In order to receive V-LINK messages, you must set the Rx Select parameter to the
MIDI connector to which the V-LINK device is connected.
• The functions that can be controlled may vary with the V-LINK compatible MIDI
device.
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If the incoming message has a device ID of "7F" (broadcast), the message will be received regardless of the
Device ID parameter setting.
● The functions that can be controlled will depend on the V-LINK device that's connected.
Refer to the owner's manual for each MIDI device for more information on the device's compatibility.
Using V-LINK from an external device (V-LINK Slave)
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