Matching The Phase Of The Gk Pickup And Normal Pickup; Specifying The Placement Of The S1/S2 Switches; Specifying The Connecting Condition With The Gk Pickup; Specifying The Distance Between The Gk Pickup And Bridge - Roland V-Bass Owner's Manual

Chapter 3. System settings
Matching the phase of the GK
pickup and normal pickup
1. Press [GK SETTING].
2. Press [F1] (SETTING).
3. Turn the VALUE dial to select the GK setting (A–E) in
which the settings are to be saved.
4. Press [PAGE
] to access page 2.
5. Press [F2] (GK PU PHASE).
fig.3-03
6. Turn the VALUE dial to select the phase of the pickup.
While playing lower string of your bass, set this
parameter to the setting that does not cause the volume
to diminish significantly.
NORMAL: Leave the phase unchanged.
INVERSE: Invert the phase.
7. Press [EXIT] to return to the Play page.
Specifying the placement of the
S1/S2 switches
On some bass guitars with a built-in GK pickup, the location
of the S1/S2 switches is the opposite of an external GK
pickup. Make this setting if you want to exchange the
operation of the switches.
1. Press [GK SETTING].
2. Press [F1] (SETTING).
3. Turn the VALUE dial to select the GK setting (A–E) in
which the settings are to be saved.
4. Press [PAGE
] to access page 2.
5. Press [F3] (S1/S2 POSITION).
fig.1-17
6. Turn the VALUE dial to select the desired setting.
NORMAL: The switches will not be reversed.
REVERSE: The S1 switch and S2 switch will be reversed.
7. Press [EXIT] to return to the Play page.
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Specifying the connecting
condition with the GK pickup
1. Press [GK SETTING].
2. Press [F1] (SETTING).
3. Turn the VALUE dial to select the GK setting (A–E) in
which the settings are to be saved.
4. Press [PAGE
] to access page 2.
5. Press [F4] (GK CONNECTION).
fig.1-17a
6. Turn the VALUE dial to select the connecting condition
between the unit and the GK pickup.
AUTO: Detect automatically, and switch the settings
appropriately. (Recommended)
Always use the GK connection settings.
ON:
OFF: Always use the BASS INPUT settings.
7. Press [EXIT] to return to the Play page.
Specifying the distance between
the GK pickup and bridge
* If TYPE is set to "PIEZO1" or "PIEZO2," this setting has no
effect.
1. Press [GK SETTING].
2. Press [F1] (SETTING).
3. Turn the VALUE dial to select the GK setting (A–E) in
which the settings are to be saved.
4. Press [PAGE
] to access page 3.
fig.1-18
5. Press [F1]–[F6] to select the string.
6. Turn the VALUE dial to specify the distance.
7. Repeat steps 5–6 to make settings for each string.
8. Press [EXIT] to return to the Play page.