Owner's Manual Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: "USING THE UNIT SAFELY" and "IMPORTANT NOTES" (Page 8­10; Page 11­13). 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 reference. Copyright © 2007 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION. Roland International Web Site: http://www.Roland.com/ Selecting English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, or Japanese as the operating language. Page 97 For the U.K. IMPORTANT: THE WIRES IN THIS MAINS LEAD ARE COLOURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE. BLUE: NEUTRAL BROWN: LIVE As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK. The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED. Under no circumstances must either of the above wires be connected to the earth terminal of a three pin plug. Check the Included Items The CD-2e includes the following items. Please take a moment to confirm that all of these items have been included with the CD-2e. If you find that any item is missing, contact the nearest authorized Roland distributor in your country. Checking / Preparations CD-2e Owner's Manual Recording Quick Start ("Record Your Performance and Create a CD!") Listening Remote controller Application Guide Deleting Creating a CD AC Adaptor/Power cord * The shape of the power cord's plug varies depending on the country. Editing an SD Information / Display SD memory card * The SD memory card contains sample songs. Blank CD-R disc Convenient Functions Advanced Uses Battery for remote controller (CR2025) Appendices * Copyright law prohibits you from using the sample songs on the included SD memory card for any purpose other than personal enjoyment without permission from the copyright owner. Without such permission, you may not duplicate this data or make derivative works using it. Table of Contents USING THE UNIT SAFELY ............................................................................. 8 Checking and IMPORTANT NOTES................................................................................... 11 Panel Descriptions ..................................................................................... 14 Media Usable for Recording ...................................................................... 20 Turning the Power On and Off.................................................................. 21 Using the Dedicated AC Adaptor ................................................................................ 21 Using Batteries............................................................................................................ 22 Preparations Preparing an SD Memory Card ................................................................. 24 Preparing a CD........................................................................................... 27 Preparing the Remote Control .................................................................. 29 Installing Batteries in the Remote Control ................................................................... 29 Using the Remote Control .......................................................................................... 29 Menu Operations ....................................................................................... 31 About Easy Guide....................................................................................... 34 Before You Start Recording ....................................................................... 35 Recording Acoustic Instruments or Vocals ................................................ 36 Recording to SD/CD-R/CD-RW Recording with the Internal Mics ................................................................................ 36 Connecting an External Mic for Recording.................................................................. 39 Recording an Electronic Instrument.......................................................... 42 Recording a Cassette or MD ...................................................................... 44 Recording Karaoke..................................................................................... 46 Layering your Performance onto an SD Memory Card Song and Recording It........ 49 Convenient Functions for Recording......................................................... 52 Automatically Starting Recording When Audio is Detected ......................................... 52 Assigning Song Numbers While Recording (Marker) ................................................... 54 Preventing Loud Sounds from Distorting (Limiter) ...................................................... 57 Inserting a Count before Recording Begins (Count-in) ................................................ 58 Listening to a CD/ Listening to an SD Memory Card ............................... 60 Convenient Functions for Playback ........................................................... 62 Listening Changing the Key of the Playback .............................................................................. 62 Making Fine Adjustments to the Playback Pitch (Pitch) ............................................... 63 Enjoying Simple Karaoke (Center Cancel) ................................................................... 64 Repeatedly Playing Tracks (1 Track/All Repeat)............................................................ 65 A-B Repeat Playback ................................................................................................... 66 Slowing Down or Speeding Up Playback .................................................................... 67 Adding Reverberation (Reverb) ................................................................................... 68 Muting the Sound of the Speakers.............................................................................. 69 Deleting Songs from an SD Memory Card................................................ 70 Deleting Deleting Songs Individually......................................................................................... 70 Erasing All Tracks ........................................................................................................ 71 Deleting an Unwanted Region at the Beginning of the Song (Trim In) ........................ 72 Deleting an Unwanted Region at the End of the Song (Trim Out)............................... 74 Erasing Tracks from a CD-RW Disc ............................................................ 76 Deleting One Song at a Time (Only the Last Song) ..................................................... 76 Erasing All Tracks ........................................................................................................ 77 Removing Finalization................................................................................................. 78 4 Table of Contents (continued) Checking / Preparations Selecting Songs from an SD Memory Card to Create a CD...................... 79 Making a CD-R/RW Disc for Playback on Another CD Player (Finalize)... 83 Creating a CD Creating a Duplicate of an Original Music CD (Backup)........................... 84 Recording Moving a Song........................................................................................... 87 Dividing a Track ......................................................................................... 88 Editing an SD memory card Joining Songs ............................................................................................. 90 Listening Maximizing the Volume of a Song ............................................................ 91 Viewing the Remaining Recording/Playback Time ................................... 92 Viewing Information and Viewing Information about an SD Memory Card ..................................... 93 Viewing Information about a CD-R/RW Disc ............................................ 94 Adjusting the Readability of the Screen (Contrast) .................................. 95 Automatically Dimming the Screen (Backlight Timer) ............................. 96 Changing the Screen Display Language ................................................... 97 Sounding the Metronome ......................................................................... 98 Tuning Your Instrument (Tuner Function).............................................. 100 Deleting Screen display Creating a CD Convenient Functions for practicing Changing the Tuner's Reference Pitch ...................................................................... 101 Listening to a Guide Tone While Tuning ................................................................... 102 Editing an SD Returning the Menu Settings to their Factory-Set Condition (Factory Reset) ............ 103 Advanced Uses Formatting an SD Memory Card ............................................................. 104 Adjusting the Left/Right Volume Balance of the Internal Mics.............. 105 Reversing the Stereo Field of the Internal Mics ...................................... 106 Connecting External Speakers................................................................. 108 Troubleshooting ...................................................................................... 110 Convenient Functions Information / Display Messages .................................................................................................. 117 Appendices Setting Items in Easy Guide ..................................................................... 119 Specifications ........................................................................................... 121 Recommended SD Memory Card ............................................................ 122 Recommended CD-R/RW Disc Manufacturers ........................................ 123 Index ........................................................................................................ 124 Information .............................................................................................. 129 5 Advanced Uses Appendices List of Common Tasks Recording Automatically start new songs at silent spaces when recording from a cassette or MD Automatically start recording when a performance begins Page 56 (Auto Marker) Page 52 (Automatically Recording) Let the CD-2e adjust the input level Sound a count before recording begins Record your vocal along with karaoke backing Overdub-record Make a well-balanced recording of an ensemble Page 38 (Auto Level) Page 58 (Count-in) Page 46 (Overdubbing) Page 49 (Overdubbing) Page 105 (Internal Mics Balance) Record without distortion Return a CD-RW disc to a recordable state Check how much recording time is left Check the capacity of the currently inserted SD memory card Check the capacity of the currently inserted CD-R/RW disc Page 57 (Limiter) Page 78 (Unfinalize) Page 92 (Remaining Time) Page 93 (Card Information) Page 94 (Disc Information) Deleting Delete a song from an SD memory card Page 70 (One Track) Page 71 (All Tracks) Page 76 (Last Track) Page 77 (All Tracks) Page 72 (Trim In) Page 74 (Trim Out) Page 25 (Protect Switch) Delete a song from a CD-RW disc Delete unwanted silence before or after a song Protect an important song from accidental erasure 6 List of Common Tasks (continued) Listening Listen to the same phrase repeatedly Listen to a song repeatedly Listen to a song at different speeds Use a commercial music CD for karaoke Resume playback where you last stopped Apply reverb Boost a softly recorded song to maximum volume Checking / Preparations Page 66 (A-B Repeat) Page 65 (Repeat) Page 67 (Speed) Page 64 (Center Cancel) Recording Listening Page 61 (Resume) Page 68 (Reverb) Deleting Page 91 (Normalize) Creating a CD Creating a CD Make a duplicate of an original music CD you created Complete a CD Page 84 (Backup) Page 83 (Finalize) Editing an SD Others Information / Display Use the CD-2e where there's no AC power Extend battery life Connect speakers to listen Restore the CD-2e to its factory-set condition Change the metronome's sound or tempo Tune your instrument Use the remote controller Page 22 (Batteries) Page 96 (Backlight Timer) Page 108 (External Speakers) Page 103 (Factory Reset) Page 98 (Metronome) Page 100 (Tuner) Page 29 (Remo ...