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  • Page 1 Song Player/Recorder MR-200 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2 For EU Countries This product complies with the requirements of European Directive EMC 89/336/EEC. Dieses Produkt entspricht der europäischen Richtlinie EMC 89/336/EEC. Ce produit est conforme aux exigences de la directive européenne EMC 89/336/EEC. Questo prodotto è conforme alle esigenze della direttiva europea EMC 89/336/EEC. Este producto cumple con la directrice EMC 89/336/EEC de la CE.

  • Page 3: Fcc Notice

    • Reorient or move the receiver antenna further away from the instrument. Consider installing a rooftop antenna with coaxial cable lead-in between the antenna and receiver. • Consult the nearest Rodgers dealer for more information if the above corrective measures don’t remove the interference.
  • Page 4 Owner’s ............................Manual.............................. • The MR-200 should only be connected to 002a a power supply of the type described in • Do not open or perform any internal the operating instructions, or as marked modifications on the unit.
  • Page 5 ............................. keeping it level. Make sure to have a firm • Do not force the MR-200’s adapter to grip, to protect yourself from injury and share an outlet with an unreasonable the instrument from damage.

  • Page 6: Important Notes

    UNIT SAFELY” on pages 2, 4 and 5, please read and observe the following: If you connect the MR-200’s PHONES socket to a mixing console, amplifier, etc., to which you also connect an optional MX-200 module, be sure to use the MX-200’s own adapter (do not power it via the MR-200’s REMOTE EXTERNAL socket) to avoid unpleasant hum.
  • Page 7 fields, such as those generated by loudspeakers. the permissible range: upward, 2°; downward, 18°. • Avoid using the MR-200 immediately after it has • Floppy disks have a “WRITE” tab which can been moved to a location with a level of humidity protect the disk from accidental erasure.
  • Page 8 Song Player/Recorder Liability and copyright • Should data contained and stored on a floppy disk be lost, it is unfortunately impossible to restore them. Roland Europe S.p.a. assumes no liability concerning such loss of data. • Unauthorized recording, distribution, sale, lend- ing, public performance, broadcasting, or the like in whole or in part, of a work (musical composi- tion, video, broadcast, public performance, or the...

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    MIDI functions......34 What is the MR-200? ....11 Available MIDI parameters.

  • Page 10: Introduction

    MX-200 Organ Sound Expansion unit, etc. To get the most out of the MR-200 and to ensure many years of trouble-free service, we urge you to read through this Owner’s Manual thoroughly. To avoid confusion, let’s agree to use the word “but- ton”...

  • Page 11: Quick Tour

    In the same way you need to save your letters, Before explaining how to work with your MR-200, let us briefly look at what it is and scores, and other files before switching off your does. The MR-200 is a “MIDI sequencer”. That...

  • Page 12: Front Panel

    This can be either the tempo you set, or the tempo of the last Standard MIDI The MR-200 “forgets” the data you record or play File you play back. back when you switch it off. Be sure to save your own songs internally or to a floppy disk beforehand.
  • Page 13 These buttons allow you to control song After pressing this button, you can use the playback and recording. See page 24. [VALUE] knob to select one of the MR-200’s functions. The following functions are avail- able (see elsewhere in this manual for an...

  • Page 14: Rear Panel

    MIDI OUT A should be connected to There is no absolute need to use this socket as the the MIDI IN socket of your Rodgers organ. metronome beep is also reproduced by the MR-200 MIDI OUT B should be connected to an itself.

  • Page 15: First Steps

    MR-200 – Owner’s Manual First steps MIDI connections Optional metronome connection In order to use the MR-200’s full potential, you The MR-200 contains a metronome that indi- need to connect its MIDI sockets as follows: cates the time signature and tempo. Press the [METRONOME] button to switch it on.
  • Page 16 Song Player/Recorder Power connections & switching the F Press the MR-200’s [POWER] button to switch it on. MR-200 on and off After establishing the above connections, you need to connect the supplied adapter to the MR-200’s DC IN socket: Connect the supplied adapter here.

  • Page 17: Listening To A Song

    MR-200 – Owner’s Manual Listening to a song Songs that contain more than 18 tracks cannot be played back by the MR-200. For such songs, the Listening to a song on disk display briefly shows the following message: To listen to a piece on floppy disk (or a disk...

  • Page 18: Recording Your First Piece

    F Press the [STOP¥ª] button to stop playback. instrument, skip to “Recording using a synthe- sizer, digital piano, etc.” on page 20. A Connect the Rodgers organ to the MR-200’s Recording your first piece MIDI sockets (see page 15). As stated earlier, the MR-200 is a MIDI B Switch on the MR-200 and your organ.
  • Page 19 This is to ensure that the information about the organ’s registration is also memorized. That registration information is rather complex and can only be recorded properly if the MR-200 can “concentrate” on those messages. If you like (and if you only play with one hand), you can change the tempo during recording by first pressing [TEMPO] and then...

  • Page 20: Recording Using A Synthesizer, Digital

    Congratulations! You have just recorded piano, etc. your first piece with your MR-200. Note The MR-200 can take care of a lot of MIDI set- that the “®” next to “All” has changed to tings in the background, so that you do not “„”.
  • Page 21 • Press [TEMPO] below the display and use the [VALUE] knob to set the tempo (20~250). See “Ensuring that your parts sound the same every time” on page 30 if the MR-200 should also remember which sound(s) you are using. Watch the BEAT indicator while setting...

  • Page 22: Saving Your Song Internally

    E Press [TEMPO] to advance to the next posi- Saving your song internally tion and select a character using the [VALUE] Before switching your MR-200 off, you need to knob. save the piece (which the MR-200 calls a “song”). The MR-200 has 99 internal memo-...

  • Page 23: More Advanced Functions

    [VALUE] knob to set the tempo (20~250). Watch the BEAT indicator while setting these two values and listen to the metro- nome. It flashes green when the MR-200 is You can also select this function by pressing not running, and red on the first beat/green and holding [METRONOME].

  • Page 24: Playback Functions

    Song Chain function If you switch on the “Song Chain” Changing the playback tempo function, the MR-200 plays back all songs in To increase (or decrease) the tempo of the its internal memory or on floppy disk when- song you are listening to, proceed as follows: ever you press the [PLAY¥®] button.
  • Page 25 This button allows you to switch the MR-200’s Repeat function on and off. In certain cases, the MR-200 takes some time to locate the beginning of the loop. The BEAT indica- tor flashes rapidly while all required settings are made.
  • Page 26 Tracks 12~16. These correspond B Use the [VALUE] knob to set the desired to the MIDI channels used by interval (–6~+5 semitones). Rodgers organs. (Not all organ Here is how to calculate the correct models use all of these channels, though.)

  • Page 27: Additional Recording Functions

    14 for recording. Using a footswitch The MR-200 allows you to use an optional This also applies to other tracks (and other Roland DP-2, DP-6, or BOSS FS-5U foot- instruments).
  • Page 28 G If necessary, repeat step E and F to select All® >120 additional tracks for recording. H If you are not working with a Rodgers organ, you must also set the transmission D Press [TRACK] below the display. If a “®” channel(s) of the device that sends the data symbol is flashing next to “ALL”, press the...
  • Page 29 If it transmits on MIDI channels “1” and ronome. “12” (like a Rodgers organ, for example), Typically, this step should be performed the display now looks as follows: after completing the “musical part” of a new piece.
  • Page 30 In “All” mode, the MR-200 automatically records related to the sounds you are using. the Rodgers organ settings to measure 1, even if you A Connect the external instrument to the do not change them while the recording process is MR-200’s MIDI sockets (see page 15).
  • Page 31 MR-200 – Owner’s Manual K Press the [TRACK] button and use the H Press the [VALUE] knob (“PUSH”) when the [VALUE] knob to select the track you wish to desired additional track is displayed. assign a sound to (“16” in the following The “„”...
  • Page 32 (CC10) Stereo position of the nome. If necessary, change the setting of the “Off ”*, track (and corresponding MIDI [LEVEL] knob on the MR-200’s rear panel. L64~0~ channel). “L64” correspond to The BEAT value can only be set before you start hard left, “0”...
  • Page 33 (i.e. while you are changing them), but it may be worth trying. The Stop Map data of Rodgers organs are transmit- ted as SysEx data, which is why they are recorded onto the Master track. That explains why the Mas- ter track is also activated when you record in “Org”...

  • Page 34: Midi Functions

    Song Player/Recorder MIDI functions Available MIDI parameters The MR-200 also provides a number of func- tions that allow you to specify how it should Master Tune Send send MIDI data and which MIDI data should Options: 415.3~466.2 be send to which MIDI OUT socket.
  • Page 35 If you want that external instrument to use that an external module you may have con- the exact same tempo as the MR-200 nected to the MR-200 plays the part you are (including tempo changes), you should also recording for it (using your Rodgers organ activate the “Clock TX”...
  • Page 36 Send “GM/GS Mode Exit” Track 1~16 MIDI Out Assign Options: A, B, Off The MR-200 also provides a function that These parameters (one per track) allow you allows you to cause the receiving sound to assign the selected track to the desired module (or synthesizer) to leave the GM MIDI OUT socket (“A”...

  • Page 37: File Management

    [VALUE] knob to assign a character to the Saving a song to floppy disk cursor position (“_”). Songs you record with the MR-200 can either be saved to an internal memory (see page 22) or to a floppy disk. The internal Save FD Song memory has the advantage that you don’t...
  • Page 38 Loading songs from a floppy disk Here is a function that allows you to load a FD Song song from floppy disk into the MR-200’s 1 BACH_M01 RAM area. Doing so allows you to add new parts to it. Do not forget to save such songs when you are done.

  • Page 39: Erasing Internal Songs

    MR-200 – Owner’s Manual Erasing internal songs E Press the [TRACK] button to delete the file, or [TEMPO] to cancel this function. Songs you no longer need can be de deleted If you press [TRACK], a confirmation tells from the internal memory area to make room you that the file has been deleted:...

  • Page 40: Copying A Song From One Floppy Disk To Another

    There is no “Are you sure?” question, or the like, so be The display now responds with: sure to only use this procedure if you are certain you no longer need any of the songs stored in the MR-200’s Save FD Song internal memory.
  • Page 41 Most commercially available Standard MIDI Files contain this informa- tion. When you save a song on the MR-200, it automatically copies the file name (first line) to the internal name line (second line). It does not allow you to enter a separate file...

  • Page 42: Function Flow Chart

    Song Player/Recorder Function flow chart Here is a list of all of the MR-200’s functions, which may help you locate the desired parameter more quickly: Track 9 MIDI Out Assign Menu mode ↓ (press [MENU] and PAGE [√][®]) Write iSong Track 10 MIDI Out Assign ↓...

  • Page 43: Specifications

    MR-200 – Owner’s Manual Specifications Other functions Display type & controls– 16 x 2 LCD back- light Transpose– –6~+5 semitones Panel controls– Alpha knob with push Repeat song– 2 markers (A & B) switch, 21 panel switches (11 with LED), Single Track Mute–...

  • Page 44: Midi Implementation Chart

    IN are retransmitted to MIDI OUT (A and/or B) merged with Notes *2 Recognized as M= 1 even if M≠ 1 the messages generated by the MR-200 Song Player without effect on MR-200 parameters. Mode 1: OMNI ON, POLY Mode 2: OMNI ON, MONO...

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