Getting Ready; Connect Your Equipment - Roland TD-17 Owner's Manual

Getting Ready

Connect Your Equipment

DC IN jack
Connect the included AC
adaptor here.
* Use the cord hook to
secure the cord of the AC
adaptor as shown in the
illustration.
* Place the AC adaptor
so the side with
the indicator (see
illustration) faces
upwards and the side
with textual information
faces downwards. The
indicator will light when
you plug the AC adaptor into an AC
outlet.
(bottom)
TRIGGER INPUT
connector
Connect the included
dedicated cable to this
connector, and use it to
connect the pads and
pedals (sold separately).
SD CARD slot
Insert a commercially available SD card (SDHC cards (up to 32 GB) are supported).
You can store songs or the unit's data on the SD card.
You can also use a card to load user samples or to export a recorded song.
* The first time you use an SD card, you must initialize (format) the SD card on
this unit (p. 22).
* Never turn off the power or remove the SD cards while the screen
indicates "Processing... " or "Now Saving... "
USB COMPUTER port
Use a USB cable to connect this unit to your computer. You can play/record your
performance as audio/MIDI.
* To prevent malfunction and equipment failure, always turn down the volume, and turn off all the units before making any
connections.
PHONES jack
Connect headphones
(sold separately) here.
Even if headphones
are connected, sound
will still be output
from the MASTER
OUTPUT jacks.
Indicator
TRIGGER IN
(AUX, CRASH 2) jacks
These allow you to connect additional
pads (sold separately).
* If you're using the TD-17KVX, the
CRASH 2 jack is used for the cymbal
pad.
MASTER OUTPUT
(L/MONO, R) jacks
These jacks output the
sound. Connect them to
amplified speakers etc.
(sold separately). If you're
outputting in mono,
connect only the L/MONO
jack.
MIX IN jack
You can connect an
audio player and play
along (or record) with
a favorite song.
The sound that's input
to this jack will be
output to the MASTER
OUTPUT jacks and the
PHONES jack.
MIDI OUT jack
Connect a sound
module or other
external MIDI device
here.
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