Connect Your Equipment; Rear Panel - Roland V-Drums TD-27 Reference Manual

Connect Your Equipment

Rear Panel

[POWER] switch
Turns the power on/off.
& "Turning the Power On/
Off" (p. 12)
DC IN jack
Connect the included AC
adaptor here.
* Use the cord hook located
on the bottom of the unit
to secure the AC adaptor
cord as shown in the
illustration.
Cord
Hook
The cord of the
supplied AC
Adaptor
TRIGGER INPUT jack
Connect the included
dedicated connection
cable to this connector,
and use it to connect the
pads and pedals.
DIGITAL TRIGGER IN jack
(1, 2, 3)
Connect pads that
support digital
connection (e.g., PD-
140DS or CY-18DR).
& "Settings for pads
that support digital
connection" (p. 11)
* To prevent malfunction and equipment failure, always turn down the volume, and turn off all the units before making any connections.
10 10
MIDI connector
(IN, OUT/THRU)
Connect these to external
MIDI devices such as an
external sound module.
Use MIDI cables
(commercially available) to
make these connections.
& "MIDI Settings (MIDI)"
(p. 59)
DAW software etc.
(receiving device) (transmitting device)
(bottom)
FOOT SW jack
You can use a footswitch
(BOSS FS-5U, FS-6; sold
separately) to control the
unit in various ways, such
as operating a pedal to
recall drum kits.
& "Assigning Functions to
Footswitches or Pads
(CONTROL)" (p. 60)
MIX IN jack
Connect your audio player
or smartphone here. You
can perform or record along
with a song that's saved on
the smartphone.
& "Performing Along
with a Song from Your
Smartphone" (p. 20)
& "Recording Your
Performance Along with a
Song" (p. 27)
TRIGGER IN jack
(CRASH 2, AUX 1–AUX 3)
Connect a crash cymbal
to CRASH 2. Use AUX 1–
AUX 3 to add more types
of pads.
DIRECT OUT jack (1, 2)
Connect these to your mixer
etc.
This is convenient when you
want to send the sound of
the kick or snare separately
to the PA mixer for individual
adjustment, such as during a
live concert.
& "Audio Output Assignments
(OUTPUT)" (p. 55)
MASTER OUTPUT jack
(L/MONO, R)
Connect them to
amplified speakers etc.
(sold separately).
* If you're outputting in mono,
connect only the L/MONO
jack.
PHONES jack
Connect headphones
(sold separately).
* Even if headphones are
connected, sound will
still be output from the
MASTER OUTPUT jacks.