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To resize thickness, move all items on the front cover
and center registration marks to left or right.
Information
When you need repair service, call your nearest EDIROL/Roland Service Center or authorized EDIROL/Roland distributor
in your country as shown below.
CZECH REP. HUNGARY
CENTRAL/LATIN OCEANIA
ASIA
CZECH REPUBLIC Roland East Europe Ltd.
Warehouse Area ‘DEPO’ Pf.83
AMERICA DISTRIBUTOR s.r.o
Roland Corporation
CHINA H-2046 Torokbalint, HUNGARY
Voctárova 247/16
Australia Pty., Ltd.
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To resize thickness, move all items on the front cover and center registration marks to left or right. For the U.K. For EU Countries IMPORTANT: THE WIRES IN THIS MAINS LEAD ARE COLOURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE. CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is BLUE: NEUTRAL Apparatus containing incorrectly replaced. BROWN: LIVE Replace only with the same or Lithium batteries equivalent type recommended by the As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not corre
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R-4_e_new.book 3 ページ ２００６年１１月２０日 月曜日 午後１時９分 USING THE UNIT SAFELY Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of death or severe injury should the unit be used improperly. Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of injury or material damage should the unit be used improperly. * Material damage refers to damage or other adverse effects caused with respect to the home and all its furnishings, as well to domestic animals or pets. ................
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R-4_e_new.book 4 ページ ２００６年１１月２０日 月曜日 午後１時９分 013 108c • In households with small children, an adult should • Disconnect all cords coming from external devices provide supervision until the child is capable of before moving the unit. following all the rules essential for the safe ................................................................................................ operation of the unit. 109b • Before cleaning the unit, turn off the power and ........................................
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R-4_e_new.book 5 ページ ２００６年１１月２０日 月曜日 午後１時９分 Important Notes 291a In addition to the items listed under “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” on page 3 and 4, please read and observe the following: 355b Power Supply: Use of Batteries • When moved from one location to another where the 301 temperature and/or humidity is very different, water • Do not connect this unit to same electrical outlet that is droplets (condensation) may form inside the unit. Damage being used by an electrical appliance that is co
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R-4_e_new.book 6 ページ ２００６年１１月２０日 月曜日 午後１時９分 Important Notes Handling Hard Disks Emergency Procedures 813 * The following procedures are to be used as emergency mea- Important Performance and Image sures only, and are not recommended for normal operation. Data • If the device fails to respond to operational commands or 811 does not complete operations, turn off the power. If the • Once a hard disk fails to function normally, all data that power does not shut off following normal shutdown pr
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R-4_e_new.book 7 ページ ２００６年１１月２０日 月曜日 午後１時９分 Contents Connecting to a video device Checking the included items ...... 8 with a timecode port ..................................... 84 Introducing the R-4 Pro ............. 9 Application guide....................89 The R-4 Pro’s controls and connectors..........9 Connecting an external mic for CD-quality Display.............................................................18 stereo recording ............................................. 89 What is
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R-4_e_new.book 8 ページ ２００６年１１月２０日 月曜日 午後１時９分 Checking the included items The R-4 pro comes with the following items. Immediately after opening the package, please check that you have all of these items. If any items are missing, please contact the dealer where you purchased the R-4. ■ R-4 Pro fig.R-4.eps_50 ■ AC adapter This AC adapter is designed specifically for the R-4 Pro. Do not attempt to use any other adapter with the R-4. ■ Power Conversion Cable This is the R-4 Pro dedicated XLR conn
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R-4_e_new.book 9 ページ ２００６年１１月２０日 月曜日 午後１時９分 Introducing the R-4 Pro The R-4 Pro’s controls and connectors Top panel fig.panel-1.eps_50 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 13 10 16 17 11 12 14 15 1 Internal mics [MIC-L, MIC-R] These are stereo mics built into the R-4 Pro. The audio entering MIC-L is recorded on the 1L channel, while audio picked up by MIC-R is recorded on the 1R channel. If you’re recording via the internal mics, set the System Settings menu item Recording Setup to Int-Mic. For details, re
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R-4_e_new.book 10 ページ ２００６年１１月２０日 月曜日 午後１時９分 Introducing the R-4 Pro fig.panel-1.eps_50 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 13 10 16 17 11 12 14 15 4 Hold switch [HOLD] By selecting the HOLD ON position, you can disable the panel buttons so that unwanted operations will not occur if a button is pressed accidentally. 5 6 However, even if this switch is set to HOLD ON, the phantom power switches , limiter switch , Input level knobs , and Monitor level knob will still be operable. 5 Phantom power switches [P
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R-4_e_new.book 11 ページ ２００６年１１月２０日 月曜日 午後１時９分 Introducing the R-4 Pro 7 Wave edit button [WAVE EDIT] This button takes you to Wave Edit mode, where you can edit the waveform using operations such as Trim, Divide, Combine, and Merge. For details, refer to “Editing” (p. 51). You won't be able to enter Wave Edit mode during playback or recording, or if the R-4 Pro’s hard disk contains no files that the R-4 Pro can handle. WAV files are the only type of files that the R-4 Pro can handle. 8 Effect
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R-4_e_new.book 12 ページ ２００６年１１月２０日 月曜日 午後１時９分 Introducing the R-4 Pro fig.panel-1.eps_50 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 13 10 16 17 11 12 14 15 13 Cursor/Monitor Select buttons [CURSOR/MONITOR SELECT] Use these buttons to select items shown in the display. When you’re in the main screen, you can press the up/down buttons to select the channel that you want to monitor. For details, refer to “Display” (p. 18). 14 Exit button [EXIT] Use this button to return to the previous screen or to cancel an operatio
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R-4_e_new.book 13 ページ ２００６年１１月２０日 月曜日 午後１時９分 Introducing the R-4 Pro Front panel fig.panel-2.eps_50 Display This shows information about the R-4 Pro’s status. For details, refer to “Display” (p. 18). PREV button [PREV] Pressing the PREV button while a project is playing or stopped will take you to the beginning of the project (00:00:00:00F). Pressing this button at the beginning of a project will take you to the preceding project. You can also press and hold down this button to rewind. This i
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32 33 31 30 34 35 27 28 29 R-4_e_new.book 14 ページ ２００６年１１月２０日 月曜日 午後１時９分 Introducing the R-4 Pro Side panel (left) Power connector [DC IN] You can connect either the included power conversion cable or a commercially available cable for an external power device. Digital output connector [DIGITAL OUT] This connector outputs a digital signal. You can digital devices, such as speakers or mixers, with an XLR type cable. This connector provides the same audio signal as the headphone jack (), but i
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R-4_e_new.book 15 ページ ２００６年１１月２０日 月曜日 午後１時９分 Introducing the R-4 Pro Headphone jack [PHONES] You can connect a set of headphones with this jack. Use the monitor level knob () to adjust the volume. If you connect headphones, no sound is output from the internal speakers () 2 . Grounding terminal 927 Depending on the circumstances of a particular setup, you may experience a discomforting sensation, or perceive that the surface feels gritty to the touch when you touch this device, microphones co
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36 R-4_e_new.book 16 ページ ２００６年１１月２０日 月曜日 午後１時９分 Introducing the R-4 Pro Side panel (right) fig.panel-3.eps_50 XLR input connectors 1–4 These are analog audio input connectors compatible with mic preamps. They accept either balanced or unbalanced connections. You can use XLR input connectors 1–4 as four channels of monaural input or as two stereo pairs, 1/2 and 3/4. For details, refer to “1 Recording Setup” (p. 72). * The XLR type connectors 1-4 can provide 48 V phantom power, allowing you to
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R-4_e_new.book 17 ページ ２００６年１１月２０日 月曜日 午後１時９分 Introducing the R-4 Pro Bottom panel Battery compartment Install batteries here if you want to operate the R-4 Pro on battery power. The orientation in which you must insert the batteries is shown on the side of the battery compartment. Be sure to observe the correct polarity when installing the batteries. If you’re using the AC adapter, there’s no need to install batteries. When the R-4 Pro has sufficiently charged batteries, the power source aut
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R-4_e_new.book 18 ページ ２００６年１１月２０日 月曜日 午後１時９分 Introducing the R-4 Pro Display While playing or stopped The Main screen The R-4 Pro Main screen shows information about the project and the operational status of the R-4 Pro. You can press the [DISPLAY] button to switch the contents of the display. fig.play-disp.eps Project name Progress bar Total time Time counter Level scale dBFS Sampling frequency Channel Sample size (bit depth) names Marker indicators Clip level indicators Output assignment
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R-4_e_new.book 19 ページ ２００６年１１月２０日 月曜日 午後１時９分 Introducing the R-4 Pro The number on the left is the number of marker located immediately before the current time counter value. The number on the right indicates the total Marker display number of markers assigned in the currently selected project. E indicates the end of the current project. Monitor level meters These are the output level meters. The output level assigned to the L/R chan- nels of the monitor is displayed as the final output leve
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R-4_e_new.book 20 ページ ２００６年１１月２０日 月曜日 午後１時９分 Introducing the R-4 Pro While recording The Main screen The R-4 Pro Main screen displays information about the project and the operational status of the R-4 Pro. You can press the [DISPLAY] button to switch the contents of the display. Time counter Recordable time Total recording time Displays the time elapsed from the beginning of the project to the current po- ABS sition (absolute time) in hours:minutes:seconds:frames format. Time counter Displays
