Turning On The Power; Turning Off The Power - Roland Fantom G8 User Manual

Turning On the Power

Once the connections have been completed (p. 25), turn on power to your various devices in
the order specified. By turning on devices in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction
and/or damage to speakers and other devices.
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1.
Before turning on the Fantom's power, consider these two questions:
• Are all peripheral devices connected correctly?
• Have the volume controls of the Fantom-G and all connected audio devices been
turned to their lowest settings?
2.
Turn on the POWER ON switch located on the rear panel of the Fantom-G.
fig.02-003
* This unit is equipped with a protection circuit. A brief interval (a few seconds) after power
up is required before the unit will operate normally.
3.
Turn on the power for any connected amplifiers or speakers.
4.
Play the Fantom-G's keyboard, gradually increasing the setting of its volume control,
and then carefully raise the volume of your connected amplifiers or speakers to the
desired listening level.
fig.02-004

Turning Off the Power

1.
Before you turn off the power, consider these two questions:
• Have the volume controls for the Fantom-G and all connected audio devices been
turned to their lowest settings?
• Have you saved your Fantom-G sounds or other data you've created?
2.
Turn off the power for all connected audio devices.
3.
Turn off the POWER ON switch of the Fantom-G.
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To ensure proper operation of
the pitch bend lever, make
sure not to touch the lever
when turning the Fantom-G's
power on.
Do not touch!
Be careful not to set your
listening volume too high to
avoid damage to your amp/
speaker system or your
hearing.
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If you need to turn off the
power completely, first turn
off the POWER switch, then
unplug the power cord from
the power outlet. Refer to
"Power Supply" (p. 7).