Rear Panel - Roland VIMA JM-8 Owner's Manual

VIMA JM-8
Panel descriptions

Rear panel

A B
A Ground terminal
Depending on the circumstances of a particular
setup, you may experience a discomforting sensation,
or perceive that the surface feels gritty to the touch
when you touch this device, microphones connected
to it, or the metal portions of other objects, such as
guitars. If you are concerned about this, connect the
ground terminal with an external ground. See also
page 18.
B POWER switch
Turns the power on/off (see p. 18).
C DC IN socket & cord hook
Connect the supplied AC adapter here (p. 18). Wind
its cable around the hook next to it as a safeguard
against accidental disconnection.
D MIC 2/GUITAR switch
Use this switch to specify whether you connected a
microphone ("MIC") or an electric guitar ("GUITAR")
to the MIC 2 jack.
E MIC 2 jack
This is a combo socket to which you can connect
either a balanced XLR or an unbalanced 1/4" phone
jack. If you want to connect an electric guitar, use a
standard guitar cable with 1/4" phone jacks and set
the [MIC 2/GUITAR] switch to "GUITAR".
Note: Do not connect the output of a line-level source
(synthesizer, V-Accordion, etc.) to this jack. Use the AUDIO
IN sockets for such signal sources.
Note: Set the [MIC 2] knob on the front panel all the way
to the minimum value, or switch off the JM-8 before
changing the setting of this switch.
F MIC 1 jack
This is a combo socket to which you can connect
either a balanced XLR or a balanced/unbalanced 1/4"
phone jack, depending on the cable that is connected
to your microphone.
This is the main microphone input whose signal can
be processed with the JM-8's harmony function.
Note: This instrument is equipped with balanced (XLR and
1/4" phone) type jacks. Wiring diagrams for these jacks are
shown below. Make connections after first checking the
wiring diagrams of other equipment you intend to connect.
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C D E F G H I J K
G AUDIO R & L/MONO jacks
These sockets transmit all audio signals the JM-8
generates as well as the signals you input to the
JM-8.
Note: If you can/want to use only one channel on your
external amplifier, connect the L/MONO socket to its input.
For optimum sound quality, we recommend working in ste-
reo, though.
H VIDEO & RGB AUDIO OUTPUT jacks
Connect one of these sockets (only one can be used
at any one time) to the appropriate input of your TV
or external display.
Note: The signal format (PAL or NTSC) can be set via a
MENU function (page 64).
Note: Use the RGB connector wherever possible, because
that will yield a better picture quality.
I CONTROL PEDAL socket
Connecting an optional Roland DP-series or BOSS
FS-5U footswitch to this socket allows you to control
an assignable function by foot (page 83).
J V-LINK/MIDI IN socket
This socket can be connected to the MIDI OUT socket
of an external MIDI device, such as a synthesizer, a
MIDI-compatible accordion, etc. It can also be used
to control the JM-8's V-LINK effects (see p. 104).
K USB MIDI port
This port can be connected directly to a Windows
XP®, Windows Vista® or Mac OS X computer. It both
transmits and receives MIDI messages.
Note: This port cannot be used for file exchanges between
the JM-8 and your computer, because the JM-8 is not rec-
ognized as a "Mass Storage" device by your computer.