Parts Of The Mv-8000 And What They Do; Top Panel - Roland MV-8000 Owner's Manual

Parts of the MV-8000 and what they do

Top panel

1. SENS knob
Adjusts the input sensitivity.
2. PHONE knob
Adjusts the headphone level.
3.
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
This is a 320 x 240 pixel display screen with backlight.
4.
Contrast knob
Adjusts the contrast of the LCD screen.
5.
DISK indicator (red)
This indicator lights when the MV-8000 is transferring data to/from its hard disk or
CD-R/RW drive.
6.
MIDI indicator (green)
This indicator lights when MIDI data is received at the MIDI IN connector.
7. SHUTDOWN button
To shut down the MV-8000, press this button. You must perform the shutdown
operation when you are finished working with the MV-8000.
8. Master output knob
Adjusts the overall volume.
9.
SAMPLING button
Press this button when you want to sample. When you press the button it will light red,
and the SAMPLING MENU screen (p. 354) will appear in the LCD.
10. IMPORT button
Press this button when you want to import audio data files from an external source, or
import audio from an audio CD. When you press the button it will light red, and the
IMPORT MENU screen (p. 365) will appear in the LCD.
11.
MENU button
When this button is lit orange, you can press it to display a menu in the LCD. Screens
for which a menu is available are indicated by a
function display area.
12. F (function) buttons
The ~
The functions available will depend on the screen shown in the LCD.
13.
EXIT button
Press this button to return to the previous screen or to cancel an operation.
14.
UNDO/REDO button
You can press this button to cancel (UNDO) the results of an editing command in
sequencer section. If you then press the button again, you can cancel the UNDO (i.e.,
REDO).
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buttons correspond to functions displayed at the bottom of the LCD.
(menu icon) at the left of the
When the DISK indicator is
lit, you must never turn off
the power or subject the
MV-8000 to vibration such
as striking a pad. Doing so
may cause malfunctions.
[UNDO] will light orange if
UNDO is available (i.e., if the
previous processing has been
preserved). After you perform
UNDO, [UNDO] will blink,
indicating that REDO is
available.