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Owner’s Manual
Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and
“IMPORTANT NOTES” (Owner’s Manual p. 3-4; Owner’s Manual p. 5-6). These sections
provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in
order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your
new unit, Owner’s manual should be read in its entirety. The manual should be saved and kept
on hand as a convenient refere
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Information When you need repair service, call your nearest EDIROL/Roland Service Center or authorized EDIROL/Roland distributor in your country as shown below. U. S. A. / CANADA EUROPE EDIROL Corporation North EDIROL (Europe) Ltd. Studio 3.4 114 Power Road Deutschland America London W4 5PY TEL: 0700 33 47 65 20 425 Sequoia Drive, Suite 114 U. K. France Bellingham, WA 98226 TEL: +44 (0)20 8747 5949 TEL: 0810 000 371 U. S. A. FAX:+44 (0)20 8747 5948 Italia TEL: (360) 594-4276 http:
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USING THE UNIT SAFELY The symbol alerts the user to important instructions Used for instructions intended to alert or warnings.The specific meaning of the symbol is the user to the risk of death or severe determined by the design contained within the injury should the unit be used triangle. In the case of the symbol at left, it is used for improperly. general cautions, warnings, or alerts to danger. Used for instructions intended to alert The symbo
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015 118 • Do not force the unit’s power-supply cord to share • Should you remove screws, make sure to put them an outlet with an unreasonable number of other in a safe place out of children's reach, so there is devices. Be especially careful when using no chance of them being swallowed accidentally. extension cords—the total power used by all devices you have connected to the extension cord’s outlet must never exceed the power rating (watts/amperes) for the ext
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IMPORTANT NOTES 291a Additional Precautions In addition to the items listed under “USING THE UNIT 551 SAFELY” on page 3-4, please read and observe the • Please be aware that the contents of memory can be following: irretrievably lost as a result of a malfunction, or the improper operation of the unit. To protect yourself against the risk of loosing important data, we recommend to take Power Supply memo of your important data (settings etc.)
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• When circuit board installation is complete, double-check • It is possible on this product to create video sequence with your work. extremely quick switching or ON/OFF of effects. 913(F) Depending on your physical conditions, such video (French) sequence may cause medical problem like headache etc. It • Quand l’installation de la carte de circuits imprimés est is prohibited to create video sequence that may cause such terminée, revérifiez si tout est bien installé. pr
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Contents USING THE UNIT SAFELY......................................................................3 IMPORTANT NOTES ...............................................................................5 Contents ..................................................................................................7 Welcome ..................................................................................................9 Features of the V-4...........................................
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Contents Applying the Multi effect........................................................................................................................................... 35 Applying the Mirror effect......................................................................................................................................... 36 Switching in synchronization with music...........................................37 Using BPM sync to switch images........................
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Welcome Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the Edirol V-4. The V-4 is a video mixer/effects processor that delivers image quality rivaling professional equipment, and provides four channels of video input. With a rich array of inputs and easy operation, the V-4 allows performances and presentations that include images to be made more expressive than ever before. The V-4 can also be controlled from external MIDI devices. Images projected on the stage can be controlled while
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Features of the V-4 Features of the V-4 Four-channels of video inputs The V-4 provides two S-video inputs and four video (composite) inputs. Of the four channels 1 through 4, S-video can be used for inputs 1 and 2. If both S-video and video (composite) are input to channels 1/2, the S-video input will take priority and will be automatically selected. Two independent frame synchronizers Even when using unstable video input signals such as VHS and Hi-8, the frame synchronizers
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What is V-LINK? What is V-LINK? V-LINK ( ) is a function that links music and video performance, making it easy to create a variety of visual effects linked to the expressive elements of a performance. By using V-LINK, musical instruments and music production equipment manufactured by Roland or Edirol can control video images without experiencing any loss in the quality of their inherent function (i.e., producing sound). Audio output Mixer/speaker Video output Remote control TV/projector,
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Before you begin Before you begin Check the included items The V-4 is shipped with the following items. Please make sure that nothing is missing. 1. The V-4 itself 2. AC adaptor and power cable 3. Owner’s manual 4. List of Transition Effects patterns 5. Four screws to affix Video Fader (spare) 12
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Before you begin Names of things and what they do 4. MIDI OUT connector (MIDI OUT) Rear Panel 5. MIDI IN connector (MIDI IN) 1. Power button (POWER) 7. S-video input jack (S-VIDEO INPUT) 6. S-video output jack (S-VIDEO OUTPUT) 2. DC in connector 3. Power cable hook Front Panel 9. Preview select buttons (PREVIEW OUT SELECT) 10. Preview output jack (PREVIEW OUT) 8. Video (composite) input jacks (INPUT) 11. Video (composite) output jacks (OUTPUT) 12. Parameter setti
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Before you begin 2. DC in connector Connect the power cable (DC) from the AC adaptor to this connector. 3. Power cable hook Use this hook to retain the power cable so that it will not be accidentally unplugged. 4. MIDI OUT connector (MIDI OUT) MIDI messages input from an external device are output without change (“thru-ed”) from this connector. When using V-LINK to control both the V-4 and a DV-7PR, connect this output to the input of the DV-7PR. 5. MIDI IN connector (MIDI IN) Use this connec
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Before you begin 15. Output fade dial (OUTPUT FADE) (see p. 25) This dial is used to apply fade-to-white or fade-to-black to the final output. Turn the dial toward WHITE to fade the final output to white. Turn the dial toward BLACK to fade the final output to black. 16. Channel A input selector (INPUT SELECT) (see p. 23) This button selects the image that will be input to channel A of the video mixer. 17. BPM control dial (BPM CONTROL) This dial adjusts the BPM value. On the V-4, you can swit
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Before you begin 26. BPM sync button (BPM SYNC) (see p. 39) Press this button if you want to switch images or turn effects on/off in synchronization with the BPM. 27. Video fader (T-bar type) This is a T-bar type video fader. You can use it to switch between channels A and B, or to adjust the keying level, etc. According to your preference, you can change the orientation 90 degrees from up and down to left to right. For details on how to change the orientation, refer to p. xxx. 28. Channel B
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Connecting peripheral devices Connecting peripheral devices This section explains how to connect your peripheral devices to the V-4. You can connect up to four video playback devices (sources). Here’s how to connect sources such as a video camcorder, VCR, DVD player, or DV- 7PR, and play them back to create an impressive video performance. To prevent malfunction and/or damage to other devices, always turn down the volume, and turn off the power on all devices before making any connec- tio
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Connecting peripheral devices Video signal flow The video signals received from the four input jacks are assigned to channels A or B of the video mixer. (These assignments are made manually.) The signal of A and B channels are processed by the video mixer section, and sent via the output fader to the output jack. Camcorder DV-7PR VCR DVD Input selector Channel A Channel B Video mixer Output fader Preview selector Inside of V-4 Preview output Final output * Various setting menus like effect par
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Turning the power on/off Turning the power on/off Turning the power on 1. Check the power cable Make sure that the cable from the AC adaptor is firmly plugged into the V-4. 2. Press the POWER button. Press the POWER button located on the rear panel of the V-4. It will take approximately five seconds for the V-4 to initialize itself and begin operating. * To prevent the inadvertent disruption of power to your unit (should the plug be pulled out accidentally), and to avoid applying undue stress
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Checking the inputs and outputs Checking the inputs and outputs Checking the final output Here’s how to check that the signal from each source device is correctly being input to the V-4, and is correctly being output to the TV or projector as final output. 1. Play back the source device. Operate the source device (e.g., camcorder, VCR, DVD player, DV-7PR) connected to the V-4 so that it will output video. 2. Check the output monitor. Power-on the TV monitor or projector that is connected to th
