Connecting The Pk-6 To An External Midi Device - Roland PK-6 Mode D'emploi

Dynamic MIDI Pedal PK-6
Preparations before using the PK-6
5.
Play the pedal keyboard. If you hear the
pedal part of external instrument, connec-
tions are complete.
NOTE
If the external instrument's Pedal part sounds in the wrong
octave, you can transpose the note numbers the PK-6
transmits (page 19).
NOTE
To prevent malfunction and equipment failure, always turn
down the volume, and turn off all the units before making
any connections.
NOTE
This unit is equipped with a protection circuit. A brief inter-
val (a few seconds) after turning the unit on is requested
before it will operate normally.
Connecting the PK-6 to an external
MIDI device
You can use your PK-6 as a MIDI controller for a MIDI
tone generator (Roland arranger keyboard, synthesizer,
sound module, etc.),
1.
Make sure that the external MIDI device is
turned off and its volume is minimized.
NOTE
To prevent malfunction and equipment failure, always turn
down the volume, and turn off all the units before making
any connections.
2.
Use a MIDI cable (commercially available) to
connect the PK-6's MIDI OUT socket to the
MIDI IN connector of MIDI external device.
BK-7m, BK-5, JUPITER-80 (or any
other MIDI-compatible instrument
with an internal tone generator)
3.
Insert batteries into the PK-6's compart-
ment (page 10) or connect an optional
PSB-1U adaptor to its DC IN socket
(page 11).
Once everything is properly connected, be sure to fol-
low the procedure below to turn on their power. If
you turn on equipment in the wrong order, you risk
causing malfunction or equipment failure.
4.
Turn on the power of the external MIDI
device and adjust the volume as explained
in the its owner's manual.
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5.
6.
7.
8.
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
Press the PK-6's [POWER] switch positioned
in the rear panel.
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Set the PK-6's MIDI channel (page 21).
Set the MIDI channel on the external MIDI
device to match the channel set for the
PK-6.
Play the PK-6's pedal keyboard.
If the external instrument plays the notes, connec-
tions are complete.
NOTE
This unit is equipped with a protection circuit. A brief inter-
val (a few seconds) after turning the unit on is requested
before it will operate normally.
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