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Edirol V-4 Owner's Manual
Edirol V-4 Owner's Manual

Edirol V-4 Owner's Manual

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Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: " USING THE UNIT SAFELY" and
" IMPORTANT NOTES" (Owner' s Manual p. 3-4; Owner' s Manual p. 5-6). These sections
provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in
order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your
new unit, Owner' s manual should be read in its entirety. The manual should be saved and kept
on hand as a convenient reference.
Copyright © 2003 ROLAND CORPORATION
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the
written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION.

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  • Page 1 Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: “ USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and “ IMPORTANT NOTES” (Owner’ s Manual p. 3-4; Owner’ s Manual p. 5-6). These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit, Owner’...
  • Page 2: Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement

    For the U.K. IMPORTANT: THE WIRES IN THIS MAINS LEAD ARE COLOURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE. BLUE: NEUTRAL BROWN: LIVE As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK.
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  • Page 5 291a In addition to the items listed under “ USING THE UNIT SAFELY” on page 3-4, please read and observe the following: 558b 559a 352a 352b 355b 401a 911(F)
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  • Page 7 USING THE UNIT SAFELY ..............3 IMPORTANT NOTES ................5 Contents ....................7 Welcome ....................9 Features of the V-4................10 What is V-LINK? ..................11 Before you begin...................12 Connecting peripheral devices............17 Turning the power on/off..............19 Checking the inputs and outputs ............20 About the Memory dial (MEMORY)............22 Switching two images ................23...
  • Page 8 Switching in synchronization with music...........37 Applying an effect on the music............39 Editing the front panel assignments...........40 Control the V-4 from an external device ..........57 Making various settings ...............64 Calibrating the video fader..............66 Using the V-4 in Presentation mode ...........68 Switching between NTSC and PAL .............71 Changing the video fader orientation ..........72...
  • Page 11 Audio output Mixer/speaker Video output Remote control TV/projector, etc. V-LINK Roland/Edirol product that supports V-LINK Audio output Mixer/speaker Remote control Video output TV/projector, etc. V-LINK DV-7PR (Presenter running) Roland/Edirol product that supports V-LINK...
  • Page 13: Rear Panel

    Rear Panel 4. MIDI OUT connector (MIDI OUT) 5. MIDI IN connector (MIDI IN) 1. Power button (POWER) 7. S-video input jack (S-VIDEO INPUT) 6. S-video output jack (S-VIDEO OUTPUT) 2. DC in connector 3. Power cable hook Front Panel 9.
  • Page 14 Front Panel...
  • Page 16 Ground Terminal...
  • Page 17 DV-7PR Camcorder Projector Preview Monitor...
  • Page 18 Camcorder DV-7PR Input selector Channel A Channel B Video mixer Output fader Preview selector Inside of V-4 Preview output Final output...
  • Page 21 Selection of preview output Current position and Settings of setting of Output Fader BPM and TAP Settings of Settings of channel A effects channel B effects Selection of Transition Effect Channel selection of video fader and Setting of input selection Transformers...
  • Page 22 Conceptual diagram of the Memory dial Number 1 is fixed at the factory settings. Numbers 2--8 can store the function (panel setting) assigned to the various buttons and dials. These buttons let you change the You can change the setting of the Output pattern of the transition effects.
  • Page 40 • Output fade dial • Mix button (MIX) • Wipe button (WIPE) • EFX button (EFX) • BPM sync button (BPM SYNC) • Channel A effect buttons (four buttons) • Channel B effect buttons (four buttons) • Channel A transformer buttons (TRANSFORMER) •...
  • Page 48 Channel A: 1 Strobe (STROBE) 2 Negative (NEGATIVE) 3 Colorize (COLORIZE) 4 Multi (MULTI) Channel B: 1 Mirror (MIRROR) 2 Chroma key (CHROMA KEY) 3 Luminance key (LUMINANCE KEY) 4 Picture in picture (PinP)
  • Page 57: What Is V-Link

    What is V-LINK? Source Devices V-LINK compatible device DV-7PR MIDI (Example) When using a Roland MC-909 in conjunction with the V-4: (Example) When using an Edirol PCR-30/50 in conjunction with the V-4:...
  • Page 58: Using V-Link

    Using V-LINK What is MIDI?
  • Page 59 * System for auto switching and effects controlled by MIDI sequencer Source Devices MIDI Sound Module Audio DV-7PR MIDI MIDI MIDI Sequencer...
  • Page 60 MIDI settings Setting the MIDI transmit channel (MIDI Tx Channel)
  • Page 61 Setting the MIDI receive channel (MIDI Rx Channel)
  • Page 62 Making other MIDI settings • Channel A effect buttons 1– 4 • Channel B effect buttons 1– 4 • Video fader • Channel A/B transformer buttons • BPM/SYNC button • Output fader...
  • Page 63 MIDI Setup MIDI Tx Channel 1 - 16 MIDI transmit channel setting 1 - 16/OFF MIDI Tx Channel MIDI receive channel settings MIDI Out/Thru Switch Out/Thru MIDI out/thru setting V-LINK Switch Off/On V-LINK on/off setting Note Mode On/Off Off/On Note mode on/off setting Device ID 0x00 - 0x1f Device ID No.
  • Page 68 Source devices Specify the transition time * When you use the Channel A input selector to switch sources, the selected transition effect Select the effect will automatically be applied. for channel B * The duration of the transition effect is shown in the BPM indicator.
  • Page 69 The function of the input selector The function of the BPM/CONTROL dial...
  • Page 74 Operating the video fader does not switch the image Operating the transformer buttons (TRANSFORMER) does not switch the image No image is output even though you play back the source device Turning the control dial does not change the effect Image does not switch (effect not applied) in time with the BPM Image does not switch (effect does not apply) in time with TAP Operating the video fader does not switch the image in the expected direction...
  • Page 75 (Trans1) [Mem2-8] 001:Mix Mix(Dissolve) Wipe (Trans2) [Mem2-8] 002:Wipe01 Hard-edged wipes (Trans3) [Mem2-8] 073:Wipe72 074:SWipe01 Soft-edged wipes 145:SWipe72 146:MWipe01 Multi-border wipes 217:MWipe72 218:Key01 Transition effects using key extraction 221:Key04 222:Slide01 Slide in/out 248:Slide27 Parameter of effects marked by an asterisk* can be varied by the control dial A-Efx1 Effects-A [Mem2-8]...
  • Page 76 Parameter of effects marked by an asterisk* can be varied by the control dial A-Efx1 Effects-A [Mem2-8] 57:CHROMAKEY Chroma key A-Efx2 58:CHROMAKEY A-Efx3 59:MULTI-H1 Horizontally divided A-Efx4 multiscreen 63:MULTI-H Effects-B [Mem2-8] B-Efx1 64:MULTI-V1 B-Efx2 Vertically divided multiscreen B-Efx3 68:MULTI-V B-Efx4 69:MULTI-HV1 Horizontally and vertically divided multiscreen...
  • Page 77 A-Efx1 Effects-A [Mem2-8] 89:PinP-1 A-Efx2 Picture In Picture 96:PinP-8 A-Efx3 A-Efx4 Effects-B [Mem2-8] B-Efx1 B-Efx2 B-Efx3 B-Efx4 HPosi 000 PinP1-8 HPosi Adjust horizontal location of PinP HPosi 153 VPosi 000 PinP1-8 VPosi Adjust vertical location of PinP VPosi 207 4:3 HVSize 000 PinP1-8 4:3 HVSize Adjust size at fixed aspect ratio of 4 (horizontal) :3 (vertical)
  • Page 78 Transformer [Mem2-8] 01:none-none No function 02:Trans-Trans Output the image of pressed channel as long as button is held. 03:A<->9-9<->B 04:A<->8-8<->B 05:A<->7-7<->B 06:A<->6-6<->B Switch between A and B each time you press the button. 07:A<->5-5<->B 0--9 indicates the duration of the transition. Higher numbers produce a longer transition.
  • Page 79 BPM Sync [Mem 2-8] Mode Direct A-B Transition by cut Select BPM sync mode TransitionA-B Transition applying effect BPMx1/4 Speed Transition at 1/4 speed of BPM Transition at 1/2 speed of BPM BPMx1/2 Specify BPM sync speed BPMx1 Transition at speed of BPM Transition at double speed of BPM BPMx2 PinP1 Setup...
  • Page 80 Memory Edit Copy Mem1->Mem2 Copy the contents of the selected memory dial setting to another number Copy Mem8->Mem8 Copy the contents of the selected memory dial Copy Mem1->All setting to all numbers Exchange Mem1->Mem2 Exchange the contents of the selected memory dial setting with another number Exchange Mem8->Mem8 MIDI Setup...
  • Page 81 Utility V-4 Mode Normal Mode Operate in Normal mode Presen Mode Operate in Presentation mode Memory Protect Memory protect is off Memory protect is on -048 Video Sync Threshold Adjust video synchronization sensitivity +079 -060 VideoA Bright Adjust Adjust the brightness of channel A...
  • Page 82 Utility OutFade White Level Specify the white level of the output fader OutFade Black Level Specify the black level of the output fader Preview Display Mode No Display Turn off the preview display Mode 1 Mode 2 Specify the mode of the preview display Mode 3 Preview Switch Pattern Manual...
  • Page 83 Video format Video sampling rate Video input Video output Preview output Input level and impedance Output level and impedance Control connectors Transition effects Video effects Compositing effects Power supply Current consumption...
  • Page 84 Dimensions Weight Included items...
  • Page 85 Live source Preview Large display (plasma) Video images Projector...
  • Page 86 Live source Preview Projector (1) DV-7PR Projector (2) Video output...
  • Page 87 Live source Preview Large display (plasma) Projector...
  • Page 88 Live source Preview Projector (1) DV-7PR Projector (2) Video output MIDI control...
  • Page 89: Midi Messages Received At Midi In

    Modulation (controller number 1) Breath-type (controller number 2) Foot-type (controller number 4) 1. MIDI messages received at MIDI IN Channel voice messages Portamento Time (controller number 5) Note-on Volume (controller number 7) Balance (controller number 8) Panpot (controller number 10) Expression (controller number 11) Effect Control 1 (controller number 12) Control Change...
  • Page 90 Timing Clock Legato(controller number 68) Hold 2 (controller number 69) Start Sound Controllers 1--10 (controller numbers 70--79) Continue General Purpose Controllers 5--8 (controller numbers 80--83) Portamento Control (controller number 84) System exclusive messages Effect Depth 2-5 (controller number 92-95) Program Change Data Set 1 (DT1) Channel Pressure Pitch Bend Change...
  • Page 91 2. MIDI messages transmitted from MIDI Effect Control 1 (controller number 12) Effect Control 2 (controller number 13) Channel voice messages Control Change General Purpose Controllers 1--4 (controller numbers 16-19) Bank Select (controller numbers 0, 32) Hold 1 (controller number 64) Portamento (controller number 65) Sostenuto (controller number 66) Soft (controller number 67)
  • Page 92 Program Change Channel Pressure Pitch Bend Change...
  • Page 93: Parameter Address Map

    3. Parameter Address Map 3-1. V-4 (Model ID= 00H 5BH) 3-2. V-LINK (Model ID= 00H 51H)
  • Page 95 4. Appendices Calculating the checksum (‘ H’ is appended hexadecimal numbers) Decimal and hexadecimal conversion table Settings Transmitted/Received Using MIDI MIDI Tx Channel MIDI Rx Channel Examples of MIDI messages Note Mode Transition Time A ch effect 1 A ch effect 2 Exclusive message examples and checksum A ch effect 3 calculation...
  • Page 96 Factory Setting of V-LINK A ch effect 4 B ch effect 1 B ch effect 2 B ch effect 3 B ch effect 4 Transition Select Transformer A Transformer B Output Fade BPM Sync Video Fader...
  • Page 97: Midi Implementation Chart

    MIDI Implementation MIDI Implementation 4-Channel Video Mixer Model V-4 Date : Dec. 13, 2002 MIDI Implementation Chart Version : 1.00 Function... Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default 1-16 1-16 Channel Changed 1-16 1-16 Default Mode 3 Mode 3 Mode Messages Altered...
  • Page 100 03019190 ’ 03-01-C2-11KS...