Roland R-44 Owner's Manual page 11

7 Power Switch [POWER]
This switch turns the power on/off. To turn the power on or off, press and hold the [POWER] switch for
about two seconds. The [POWER] switch is lit blue when the power is on.
* Do not turn off power to the R-44 in the following situations. The SD memory card may be damaged.
• When writing to or reading from the SD memory card, such as during recording or playback
If power is mistakenly turned off during recording, the recorded data may not be saved on the SD
memory card.
Note that pressing the power switch during recording will not turn off power.
• When "Now Processing!" or "Checking Card..." appears on the R-44's display
• When connected to a PC
Effects Button [EFFECTS]
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This button puts the R-44 in Effect mode, where you can make effect settings. When effects are operating,
the Effect button lights in orange.
For details, refer to "Setting the Color of Sound (Effects Settings)" (p. 55).
Exit Button [EXIT]
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You use this button to return to the previous screen or to cancel an operation.
Scrub Dial [SCRUB/VALUE]
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Use this dial to select a setting item or to change a value. You can also turn the scrub dial to move the current
location forward or backward when the R-44 is stopped or when playback is paused.
In the finder screen, the scrub dial can also be used to select songs.
Marker Buttons [CLEAR] [
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Cursor Buttons [
When using as Marker buttons (p. 46)
Clear button [CLEAR]
This button deletes markers assigned with the [MARK] button. Markers are deleted successively,
starting at the marker located immediately before the current location.
Marker button [
This button moves the position to the marker immediately before the current location (the previous
marker).
If the current playback location is before the first marker, pressing this button moves the position to the
beginning of the project. The position is also moved to the beginning of the project if no markers have
been set.
Marker button [
This button moves the position to the marker immediately following the current location (the next
marker).
If the current playback location is at the last marker, pressing this button moves the position to the end
of the project. The position is also moved to the end of the project if no markers have been set.
Mark button [MARK]
You assign a marker to a desired location in the project file by pressing this button. Markers are
numbered sequentially from the beginning of the project.
When using as Cursor button
You use these buttons to select items shown in the display.
MENU Button [MENU]
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This button puts the R-44 in different modes where you can make various settings.
For details, refer to "System Setup" (p. 60).
A-B Repeat Button [A-B REPEAT]
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This button lets you repeatedly play the region between two points (A and B) in the project. Simply assign
marker A and marker B while the project is playing, and playback will repeat between markers A and B.
For details, refer to "Repeat Playback (A-B REPEAT)" (p. 47).
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Introducing the R-44
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