Roland Octapad SPD-20X Owner's Manual page 7

* To prevent malfunction and equipment failure, always turn down the volume, and turn off all the units before making any
connections.
* To prevent the inadvertent disruption of power to your unit (should the plug be pulled out accidentally), and to avoid applying
undue stress to the jack, anchor the power cord using the cord hook, as shown in the illustration.
Cord Hook
The cord of
the supplied
AC Adaptor
* When turning the unit over, be careful so as to protect the buttons and knobs from damage. Also, handle the unit carefully; do
not drop it.
* Never turn off the power or remove the memory cards while the screen indicates "Processing... "
* Carefully insert the memory cards all the way in—until it is firmly in place.
* Once everything is properly connected (p. 13), be sure to follow the procedure below to turn on their power. If you turn on
equipment in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction or equipment failure.
* This unit is equipped with a protection circuit. A brief interval (a few seconds) after turning the unit on is required before it will
operate normally.
* Before turning the unit on/off, always be sure to turn the volume down. Even with the volume turned down, you might hear
some sound when switching the unit on/off. However, this is normal and does not indicate a malfunction.
* In the interest of product improvement, the specifications and/or appearance of this unit are subject to change without prior
notice.
* Some memory card types or memory cards from some manufacturers may not record or play back properly on the unit.
* The memory card write protect feature (LOCK)
The contents of the memory card can be protected by write protecting it.
To write protect a card, slide the write protect switch on the side of the memory card to the "LOCK"
position. Unlock write protect to delete data on the card.
* All memory cards eventually wear out. We recommend that you consider the memory card not as a permanent storage site,
but as a place to store data temporarily. We also recommend that you back up important data onto the another media that is
supported by your unit.
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Write protect switch