Roland Cube Lite User Manual

Guitar Amplier

Owner’s Manual

English

Designed for use at home, the CUBE Lite contains a 2.1 ch speaker system that gives you great-sounding audio playback as well as the quality you expect from a guitar amp.

• With specially designed stereo speakers and subwoofer, this unit delivers powerful lows while faithfully reproducing the nest nuances of your guitar sound.

• The i-CUBE LINK jack allows the CUBE Lite to serve as an audio interface for your iPad/iPhone. This makes it possible for you to take advantage of your recording/playback and eects processing apps.

Top Panel (Adjusting the Guitar Sound)

[DRIVE] knob

Adjusts the amount of distortion for the amp.

Amp type switch/Indicator

The amp type will change each time you press the switch.

Indicator Type Explanation

Green JC CLEAN A modeled Roland JC-120 amp

Orange CRUNCH An original crunch sound amp

Red EXTREME An original high-gain amp

[CHORUS/REVERB] knob

Change the position of this knob to switch between chorus and reverb.

The position of the knob determines the depth of the eect.

Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (separate sheet). 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 of your new unit, read Owner’s manual in its entirety. This manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference.

Rear Panel (Connecting Your Equipment)

[POWER] switch

Turns the power on and o.

Ground terminal

Refer to the separate sheet “Ground terminal.”

PHONES jack

Connect headphones equipped with a stereo mini-plug.

INPUT jack

Connect your guitar here.

NOTE

To prevent malfunction and equipment failure, always turn down the volume, and turn o all the units before making any connections.

DC IN jack

Connect the included AC adaptor here.

[VOLUME] knob

Adjusts the volume of the guitar sound.

[BASS] knob

Adjusts the tone of lowerrange sound.

[TREBLE] knob

Adjusts the tone of upperrange sound.

* Use only the included AC

adaptor. The use of any other AC adaptor may cause malfunction.

Turning the Power On and O

• Once everything is properly connected, be sure to follow the procedure below to turn on their power. If you turn on equipment in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction or equipment failure.

When turning the power on: Turn on the CUBE Lite last. When turning the power o: Turn o the CUBE Lite rst.

• This unit is equipped with a protection circuit. A brief interval (a few seconds) after turning the unit on is required before it will operate normally.

Using i-CUBE LINK

“i-CUBE LINK” is a function that allows the CUBE Lite to be used simultaneously for conventional AUX IN and as an audio interface for your iPad/iPhone when the iPad/ iPhone is connected via the included mini cable (4-pole).

iPad/iPhone

app

Sound will be input from the iPad/iPhone to the CUBE Lite.

By making use of this function, you can do things such as the following:

• Use an iPad/iPhone app to record music played on your guitar, then play it back through the CUBE Lite.

• Use an iPad/iPhone app to apply eects to your guitar’s sound, then have the CUBE Lite play the sound.

* If you want to hear only the sound that’s being input from the iPad/iPhone, turn

down the [VOLUME] knob on the top panel.

i-CUBE LINK/STEREO AUX IN jack (dual function)

i-CUBE LINK

If you use the included mini cable (4-pole) to connect your iPad/ iPhone, you’ll be able to use the i-CUBE LINK function.

STEREO AUX IN

Use the included mini cable (4-pole) or a commercially available stereo-mini cable to connect your digital audio player or iPad/ iPhone here.

[VOLUME] knob

Adjusts the volume of the input from the connected device.

To select Direct Mode

1. While holding down the Type switch, press the [POWER]

switch to turn on the CUBE Lite’s power.

The amp type indicator will blink, and will then remain lit.

Guitar sound

The sound of your guitar will be sent from the CUBE Lite to the iPad/ iPhone.

Stereo output

Guitar sound

Specications

Roland CUBE Lite: Guitar Amplier

Rated Power Output 10 W (Stereo Speakers 3 W x 2 + Subwoofer 4 W)

Nominal Input Level (1 kHz)

Speakers 7.5 cm (3 inches) x 3

Amp Types JC CLEAN, CRUNCH, EXTREME

Controls

Indicator Amp Type

INPUT: -10 dBu

i-CUBE LINK/STEREO AUX IN: -10 dBu

POWER switch

Amp Type switch

DRIVE knob

VOLUME knob

BASS knob

TREBLE knob

CHORUS/REVERB knob

<i-CUBE LINK/STEREO AUX IN>

VOLUME knob

You can choose one of the following two types of guitar sound to be sent to the iPad/ iPhone.

Line Mode (default setting)

Direct Mode

Connectors

Power Supply AC Adaptor (DC 5.7 V)

Current Draw 1000 mA

Dimensions

Weight 1.7 kg/3 lbs 12 oz (excluding AC Adaptor)

Accessories

* 0 dBu = 0.775 Vrms

* In the interest of product improvement, the specications and/or appearance of this unit

are subject to change without prior notice.

The same guitar sound as heard from the CUBE Lite’s speakers will be sent.

The guitar sound being input to the INPUT jack will be sent without modication.

INPUT jack (1/4-inch phone type)

i-CUBE LINK/STEREO AUX IN jack (4-pole miniature phone type)

PHONES jack (Stereo miniature phone type)

DC IN jack

250 (W) x 147 (D) x 135 (H) mm

9-7/8 (W) x 5-13/16 (D) x 5-3/8 (H) inches

Owner’s Manual

AC Adaptor

Mini Cable (4 poles)

To return to Line mode, turn the CUBE Lite’s power o, then on again.

For details on i-CUBE LINK and on iPhone/iPad apps that can use i-CUBE LINK, refer to Roland website.

http://www.roland.com/

Guide pin

You can connect a commercially available wire here to secure the CUBE Lite.

* To prevent damage, do not apply

excessive force to the guide pin.