Side Panel - Roland Cakewalk A-500S Owner's Manual

Side panel

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AC adaptor jack
Connect the AC adaptor (PSA series; sold separately) to this jack. Insert the plug firmly so it won't get unplugged accidentally.
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Power switch
Power-on status when using the AC adaptor or batteries
DC
* If the AC adaptor is connected and batteries are inserted, the power supplied by the AC adaptor is used. If you disconnect
OFF Power is off
Power on using a USB cable (when not using the AC adaptor)
* USB (=BUS power) can be used when the A-500S is connected to your computer via a USB cable. In this case, the power will
USB
* For some computers, the A-500S may not operate if bus power is used. In this case, use the AC adaptor (sold separately) or
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USB connector
Use this when connecting the A-500S to your computer via a USB cable.
HOLD jack
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Connect a pedal switch to this jack and use it as a hold pedal.
EXPRESSION jack
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Connect an expression pedal to this jack and use it to control tone or volume in real time.
MIDI OUT connector
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This can be connected to the MIDI connector of other MIDI devices to transmit MIDI messages.
[ADVANCED DRIVER] switch
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This switches the operating mode between Advanced mode and Standard driver mode.
Normally, you should use Advanced mode (ON).
ON
(Advanced mode)
OFF
(Standard driver mode)
* FPT=Fast Processing Technology of MIDI Transmission
Security slot ( )
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the AC adaptor, the power supplied by the batteries is used.
be supplied from your computer via the USB cable. To use the A-500S with bus power, set the power switch to USB.
batteries.
This mode utilizes the A-500S's special, advanced MIDI driver.
This advanced driver uses *FPT technology for rapid, high-performance MIDI transmissions.
This mode uses the standard MIDI driver included with the OS. Use this if you do not have the special driver
installed. This setting can be used only when running Windows XP.
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Names of Things and What They Do
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