Purpose Of This Guide; How To Use This Guide; Refer To Your Vs-880 Owner's Manual & Quick Start; Icons & Symbols - Roland VXpanded VS-880 Application Manual

Purpose of this Guide

This Application Guide details many of the common concepts and procedures associated with recording
and editing with the VS-880. It has been written for users new to the general world of recording and
specifically to digital hard disk recording.
After general information on recording, it concentrates on using the VS-880 in real world recording situa-
tions. Each situation or application is broken down into three simple sections:
Why? Why someone might want to do the task that is being described.
What? A general description & overview of the task to be accomplished.
How? The actual step by step button pushes required to complete the task.

How to use this Guide

All references to Owners Manual in this guide refer to the VS-880 V-Xpanded Owners Manual.
Refer to your VS-880 Owner's Manual & Quick Start
This guide does not replace your VS-880 Owner's Manual or the VS-880 Quick Start. Keep them close at
hand for additional support.
Where applicable, this guide will direct you to specific pages in the owner's manual or the quick start for
additional information or clarification. Page number references may differ slightly, depending on the date
your document was printed. If you do not see what you are looking for, you may have to look a few pages
before or after to find the correct page.
The LCD displays pictured in this manual may vary slightly from the actual display on your VS-880.
Icons & Symbols
Special icons are placed in the left margin throughout this guide to draw your attention to important
information about your VS-880.
This WARNING icon points to critical information about issues that may affect the
operation of your VS-880 or your recorded song data.
A NOTE adds clarification to a specific point or attempts to explain a concept in a
different manner.
This TECH INFO icon points to information that is specifically technical in nature.
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