Roland VS-880EX - Manual (Page 19)

Rear Panel
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Preparations
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1. POWER Switch
This switch turns power of the VS-880EX on and off.
2. AC IN (AC Inlet)
Connect the included power cable here.
3. SCSI Connector
This is a DB-25 type SCSI connector for connecting
disk drives such as a Zip disk drive or a CD-R drive.
4. MIDI Connectors (IN, OUT/THRU)
External MIDI devices (MIDI controllers, MIDI
sequencers, etc.) can be connected here.
IN: This connector receives MIDI mes-
sages. Connect it to the MIDI OUT
connector of the external MIDI
device.
OUT/THRU: This connector can be used either as
a MIDI OUT or as a MIDI THRU
connector. With the factory settings,
it will function as a MIDI OUT con-
nector, which means it is set to
transmit MIDI messages.
5. DIGITAL Connectors
The VS-880EX features both coaxial and optical digital
I/O connectors (conforming to S/P DIF).
IN: This inputs a digital audio signal
(stereo). You can select either the
coaxial input connection or the opti-
cal connection.
OUT: This outputs a digital audio signal
(stereo). Here you can use both the
coaxial connector and the optical
connector simultaneously, and each
can carry a different signal.
S/P DIF (Appendices p. 124)
* To record a digital audio signal, it is not sufficient to sim-
ply connect a digital audio device to the DIGITAL IN
connector. When inputting a digital audio signal, refer to
“Recording Digital Signals” (p. 55).
* It is not able to input or output analog audio signals.