Roland CD-2i User Manual

Quick Start

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Turn on the Power

To turn the power on/o , press and hold the button until the
indication in the display changes.

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If you’re operating the CD-2i on batteries, you won’t be
able to perform CD-related operations such as recording,
playing, or writing songs, etc. Nor will it be possible to use
phantom power.

Take Advantage of the Easy Guide

Press the button a number of times to select what you want
to do.

In the display, navigate through the settings and steps for the
operation you selected.

1. Recording

Make settings that are appropriate for your
performance or situation, and then record.

2. Erase

Erase unwanted data from media.

3. Write SD  CD

Choose the desired songs from an SD memory card,
and use them to create a CD.

Display

Various information is shown here.

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INPUT

OUTPUT

1. Recording

2. Erase

4. CD Backup

5. Karaoke

6. Overdub

7. Rehearsal3. Write (SD CD)

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Internal Stereo Speakers

Simply press the [ Play/Pause] button to hear sound
immediately.

The speakers can be turned on/o with the press of a single
button.

If you connect headphones, the speakers are automatically
turned o .

Edit

Here you can make settings for the CD-2i and perform editing
operations.

Press [MENU] to access the editing screen.

Use the cursor keys to move the cursor or edit the parameter values.

Press [ENTER] to con rm your selection.

By pressing [EXIT] a number of times, you can return to the song

information screen.

Practice Your Music

• Metronome

This sounds the metronome. The metronome will start/stop
each time you press the button.

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• KEY

This lets you change the pitch of the playback sound.

The key setting changes the pitch in semitone steps. This is
a convenient way to transpose a song to a di erent key for
more comfortable singing.

The pitch setting changes the pitch in steps of 1/100th of a
semitone. This allows you to make  ne adjustments to the
pitch in order to match the CD playback to an instrument’s
tuning.

• SPEED

This lets you change the playback speed.

You can choose either a mode in which the pitch is una ected
by the speed change, or a mode in which the pitch will
change together with the speed.

4. CD Backup

Create a duplicate of a CD.

The SD memory card must have enough free space to
hold the CD you want to back up.

5. Karaoke

Use the Center Cancel function to create karaoke data.

6. Overdub

Using an existing song as backing, record a new
performance on top of it.

This creates new song data separately from the
existing song.

7. Rehearsal

Automatically set the input level for recording.

Adjust the Volume

• MIC knob

This adjusts the mic input level. Set this so that the peak indicator lights brie y during the loudest portions of the
song you’ll be recording.

This knob has no e ect if the [MIC LEVEL] switch located on the left panel is set to AUTO.

If you use the Rehearsal function to set the level automatically, the actual level will not match the position of the
knob.

• LINE/PHONO IN knob

This adjusts the input level from the line/phono jacks.

• VOLUME knob

This adjusts the volume of the output from the speakers or headphones.

MARKER

• CENTER CANCEL

This lets you eliminate the sound that’s heard from the center,
such as the vocal or melody. Using this, you can enjoy singing
or playing your instrument to the background provided by
the CD playback.

• REPEAT

This lets you repeatedly play back a speci ed region of the
song.

During playback, press this button once to set point “A” and
press it a second time to specify point “B.” Playback will begin
repeating between points “A” and “B.” If you press the [REPEAT]
button during repeat playback, the repeat function will be
cancelled and playback will proceed through the song.

Record and Play Back

Use the MODE buttons to select either SD or CD.

To eject the CD, press the [EJECT] button. If you eject a CD that allows additional
recording, a con rmation screen will ask whether you want to  nalize the disc (i.e.,
disable additional recording, making the disc playable on other CD players).

Record Your Performance

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7. Rehearsal3. Write (SD CD)

Create a CD from the Recorded Performance

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Prepare the SD card Choose “Write”

1. Insert the card.

2. Press the [SD CARD] button.

* If you want to record directly to CD-R/CD-RW, press the [CD] button.

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Prepare the mic

1. Set the [MIC LEVEL] switch to MANUAL.

2. Use the [MIC input] knob to adjust the input level.

The optimal input level is achieved when the peak indicator located above the knob lights brie y
during the loudest portions of the performance.

* If desired, you can use the Easy Guide’s Rehearsal function to automatically set the optimal

level while you rehearse.

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1. Press the [MENU] button.

2. Use the [ ] [ ] buttons to choose “CD-R/RW Write (SD 

CD).”

Prepare the CD

1. Insert a CD-R/RW disc.

2. Choose whether you want to write all songs from the

SD card, or just a selected song.

* If you want to write all songs, press [ENTER]. If you want to write a selected song, press [EXIT] and use the [ ] [ ]

buttons to select a song. When the display indicates “CD Track Set OK,” press [

] button.

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Start recording!

1. Press the [ Record/Marker] button to

enter recording-standby mode.

2. Press the [

your performance.

Play/Pause] button to begin recording. Start

3. Press the [ Stop] button to stop recording.

Listen to the recorded sound

1. Use the [ ] [ ] buttons to select a song.

2. Use the [

Play/Pause] or [ Stop] buttons to play or stop.

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Start writing!

1. Choose “FINALIZE Are You Sure?”

MARKER

2. Press the [ENTER] button.

3. Your new audio CD will be completed in four or  ve minutes.

Listen to the completed CD

1. Place the CD in the CD tray.

When the CD is detected, the following screen will appear.

The left side of the screen will indicate “CD.”

2. Use the [

Play/Pause] or [ Stop] buttons to play or stop.