Roland VR-3EX, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...l of the unit via MIDI It also describes MIDI Implementations detailed documentation of MIDI messages To obtain the PDF manual 1 Enter the following URL in your computer http www rolandsystemsgroup ne...

Page 2: ...d by the letter E or by the safety earth symbol or coloured GREEN or GREEN AND YELLOW The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BL...

Page 3: ...this manual uses the following conventions Text enclosed in square brackets indicates the name of a button or a knob such as the SETUP button VALUE knob Text enclosed in angle brackets indicates text...

Page 4: ...shakiness WARNING Do not place in an unstable location Otherwise you risk injury as the result of the unit toppling over or dropping down Use only the supplied AC adaptor and the correct voltage Be s...

Page 5: ...r connect disconnect a power plug if your hands are wet Otherwise you could receive an electric shock Disconnect all cords cables before moving the unit Before moving the unit disconnect the power plu...

Page 6: ...we carry out repairs in some cases such as when the memory section is physically damaged restoration of the stored content may be impossible Roland assumes no liability concerning the restoration of...

Page 7: ...ing the Video 27 Compositing Using Picture in Picture PinP 27 Compositing Using Split SPLIT 28 Compositing Four Video Streams on a Single Screen QUAD 29 Compositing Using Luminance Key Chroma Key 30 A...

Page 8: ...cted correctly p 17 p 18 p 24 5 PHONES Jacks You can use these to connect standard type 1 4 inch and mini stereo headphones You can use both at the same time p 15 Audio Section This section is for mix...

Page 9: ...picture gradually disappears the next video is overlaid and progressively grows more visible WIPE Button In this transition the original video is broken into by the next video p 24 17 COMPOSITION Butt...

Page 10: ...video channels 1 4 Here you connect video cameras DVD players and other devices equipped with composite output connectors RGB COMPONENT Input Connector video channel 4 Here you connect a device such...

Page 11: ...off The unit has separate switches for audio channels 1 2 and audio channels 3 4 so you can set these individually NOTE Always turn the phantom power OFF when connecting any device other than condense...

Page 12: ...aler 480p 576p Frame Sync Composite HDMI INPUT 1 INPUT 2 INPUT 3 RGB Component Composite HDMI INPUT 4 Audio signals 48V FOLLOW EQ 3Band FOLLOW FOLLOW INPUT BUS HPF EQ GATE COMP DELAY DELAY GATE COMP H...

Page 13: ...tput 3 frames from Input 4 to Output Internal Processing 480 59 94p when set to NTSC 576 50p when set to PAL MAIN L R AUX L R L R SOLO L R OUTPUT BUS DELAY DELAY HDMI VIDEO OUT HDMI PVW OUT PHONES OUT...

Page 14: ...d specify the video input connector for inputting video channels 1 through 4 p 20 Analog RGB output connector Video cameras DVD players etc Video source equipment Computer HDMI outputconnector Compone...

Page 15: ...to dynamic microphones audio playback devices or other devices that don t require such power Be sure to check the specifications of any microphone you intend to use by referring to the manual that cam...

Page 16: ...device by the computer Connecting the AC Adaptor Place the AC adaptor so the side with the indicator see illustra tion faces upwards and the side with textual information faces downwards The indicato...

Page 17: ...f by the Auto Off function to restart first press the POWER button to return it then turn on the power NOTE Any settings that you are in the process of editing will be lost when the power is turned of...

Page 18: ...can also choose an icon by turning and pressing the VALUE knob A list of menu items for the selected category is displayed 3 Touch the screen to select a setting item The selected setting item is dis...

Page 19: ...VR 3EX is carried out at 480p when set to NTSC or 576p when set to PAL This means that an interlaced signal that is input is internally converted to a progressive signal by theVR 3EX The picture might...

Page 20: ...I and RGB COMPONENT output connectors is set at AUTO the setting for automatic detection If you want to specify an output format of your choosing change the setting to match the setting on the device...

Page 21: ...RAST This adjusts the contrast OUTPUT BRIGHTNESS This adjusts the brightness OUTPUT COLOR This adjusts the color OUTPUT COLOR SPACE This sets the color space system for represent ing colors in video o...

Page 22: ...splay position in the vertical direction H SIZE This adjusts the size in the horizontal direction V SIZE This adjusts the size in the vertical direction CONTRAST This adjusts the contrast BRIGHTNESS T...

Page 23: ...p 20 to check the status of HDCP support of connected equipment An HDCP icon is displayed according to the status of HDCP support HDCP icon HDCP icon Connector HDCP support status HDMI input Copyrigh...

Page 24: ...wipe has been selected as the transition effect you can set a video transition time in a range of 0 0 to 4 0 seconds Adjust so that the video changes with the timing you want When the setting is 0 0...

Page 25: ...automatic switching feature is turned off MEMO You can set a video transition interval in a range of 1 to 120 seconds Use MENU g SETUP g AUTO SCAN TIME to make the setting 5 Press the MENU button twic...

Page 26: ...e OUTPUT knob to its center position Lighted The indicator stops flashing and lights up steadily and output starts MEMO You can adjust the level of the fade color Use MENU g VIDEO OUTPUT g OUTFADE WHI...

Page 27: ...ion effects Use the TRANSITION knob to adjust the fade time While compositing of the video is in progress the video switches with cuts regardless of the selected transition effect 1 Press the MONITOR...

Page 28: ...vertical size of the inset screen BORDER This adjusts the width of the border for the inset screen BORDER COLOR This sets the color of the border for the inset screen SHADOW This adjusts the length o...

Page 29: ...ettings for the items described below Setting item Explanation A CENTER This adjusts the center position of the video displayed on side A B CENTER This adjusts the center position of the video display...

Page 30: ...de time You can set the extraction color for luminance keying and the degree of edge blur of the picture displayed in the foreground Use MENU g KEY to make the settings Setting item Explanation LUMI K...

Page 31: ...blue or green background onto a different background video Green or Blue CHROMA NOTE Chroma key composition sometimes leaves color or small artifacts at the edges of the extracted video but this is n...

Page 32: ...t channels 1 4 is displayed on the monitor 7 Touch the channel screen you want to make the background video A red border is displayed around the selected channel screen 8 Press the KEY button The KEY...

Page 33: ...gradations in brightness COLOR PASS This produces monochrome video with a specific color remaining MULTI This divides the video vertically or horizontally to produce multiple screens OFF This assigns...

Page 34: ...put sensitivity Adjust so that the SIG PEAK indicator above the GAIN knob briefly lights up in red when the audio from the source equipment is at its highest volume level The SIG PEAK indicator lights...

Page 35: ...ing HDMI audio turn the HDMI knobs all the way counterclockwise to lower the volume level completely You can check the level meter at the bottom of the screen to determine whether the volume has been...

Page 36: ...s boosts or attenuates the middle band EQ LO This boosts or attenuates the low band FREQ HI MID LO This adjusts the center frequency for changing sound quality Q MID This adjusts the width of the freq...

Page 37: ...This suppresses high frequency distortion and adjusts the sound to have sustained tones MASTER MID This suppresses midrange distortion and adjusts the sound to have distinct tones MASTER LO This supp...

Page 38: ...nc Normally because video processing takes more time than audio processing the video is output later than the audio resulting in video and audio that are out of sync On the VR 3EX you can delay output...

Page 39: ...Video and Audio Lip sync p 38 Assigning an Audio Bus to Audio Output Connectors 1 Press the MAIN SETUP button The setup screen for main audio output is displayed 2 Touch BUS SELECT The BUS SELECT scre...

Page 40: ...AUDIO FOLLOW The AUDIO FOLLOW screen is displayed 4 Touch the matrix chart and turn the VALUE knob to make the settings for Audio Follow Video channel Input audio For each video channel specify the in...

Page 41: ...eo channels 1 through 4 Output Signals Signals in the following video and audio formats are output from the VR 3EX s USB port Video Audio When set to NTSC When set to PAL 720 x 480 pixels Motion JPEG...

Page 42: ...s p 43 Recalling 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu screen 2 Touch MEMORY The MEMORY menu is displayed 3 Touch LOAD SETTING 4 Turn the VALUE knob to select the memory number 1 through 4 conta...

Page 43: ...a popup dialog box appears 6 In the popup dialog box click Save To quit without backing up click Cancel A dialog box for saving the file appears 7 Specify the destination for saving the file and a fi...

Page 44: ...splayed 3 Touch AUTO OFF 4 Turn the VALUE knob to set the Auto Off function on or off Value Explanation ON The Auto Off function is turned on Power is turned off automatically OFF The Auto Off functio...

Page 45: ...ent video signal p 19 NTSC standard Frame rate at 59 94 PAL standard Frame rate at 50 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu screen 2 Touch SETUP The SETUP menu is displayed 3 Touch NTSC PAL 4 Tu...

Page 46: ...correctly Set the extraction color white or black to match the background color of the logo or text p 30 Has the KEY LEVEL knob been turned in the correct direction When compositing using luminance k...

Page 47: ...f the inset screen at a fixed aspect ratio H SIZE 1 220 This adjusts the horizontal size of the inset screen V SIZE 1 220 This adjusts the vertical size of the inset screen BORDER 0 3 15 This adjusts...

Page 48: ...destination for saving LOAD SETTING 1 4 This sets the memory number to recall MANUAL MODE ON OFF When set to ON the settings in memory are recalled while maintain ing the settings for the current con...

Page 49: ...e time until compression starts when audio exceeding the threshold is input RELEASE 30 500 5000 ms This adjusts the length of time until compression ends after audio falls below the threshold HPF ON O...

Page 50: ...is adjusts the center frequency when changing the sound quality in the high band EQ MID 15 0 15 dB This boosts or attenuates the middle band FREQ 20 0 Hz 2 50 KHz 10 0 KHz This adjusts the center freq...

Page 51: ...the degree of application of the noise suppressor ENHANCER 0 127 This adjusts the degree of application of the enhancer MASTER HIGH 0 127 This suppresses high frequency distortion and adjusts the sou...

Page 52: ...lide01 26 Stretch01 26 Normal Wipe 01 99 Wipe01 Wipe02 Wipe03 Wipe04 Wipe05 Wipe06 Wipe07 Wipe08 Wipe09 Wipe10 Wipe11 Wipe12 Wipe13 Wipe14 Wipe15 Wipe16 Wipe17 Wipe18 Wipe19 Wipe20 Wipe21 Wipe22 Wipe2...

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Page 55: ...When a non interlaced format is selected RGB signal is output from the RGB COMPONENT connector The refresh rates of RGB format is 60 Hz when set to NTSC 75 Hz when set to PAL excluding 1600 x 1200 and...

Page 56: ...hms Headphones Output Signal Level 25 mW 25 mW Output Impedance 10 ohms Display Graphic Color LCD 320 x 240 dots touch panel Video Effects Transition Cut Mix 3 patterns Wipe 250 patterns VIDEO FX Stro...

Page 57: ...OUT SETUP button 20 INPUT button 17 Input formats 19 22 Input mode 17 Input sensitivity 34 Inset screen 27 28 Interlinking audio follow 40 INTERNAL MIC knob 35 Internal microphones 35 K KEY button 31...

Page 58: ...dicator 34 SOFT EDGE 29 SOLO 38 SOLO CLEAR 38 Sound position 34 SPLIT 28 SPLIT button 29 Streaming 41 Supported OS 16 T THRESHOLD 36 TIME 37 Timing Lip sync 38 TRANSITION buttons 24 Transition effects...

Page 59: ...equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This d...

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