Roland M-200I RCS User Manual

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M-200i RCS

User’s Guide

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Copyright © 2013 ROLAND CORPORATION

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Contents

Contents ..........................................................................................................

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Introduction ....................................................................................................

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About M-200i RCS .....................................................................................................................................................................

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The two modes of M-200i RCS..............................................................................................................................................

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Operating requirements .........................................................................................................................................................

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Installing M-200i RCS................................................................................................................................................................

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Uninstalling M-200i RCS..........................................................................................................................................................

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About the V-Mixer Driver........................................................................................................................................................

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Connection to the M-200i ......................................................................................................................................................

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Starting and exiting the application .............................................................

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Starting the application ..........................................................................................................................................................

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Exiting the application.............................................................................................................................................................

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Names of things and what they do.............................................................

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M-200i RCS window................................................................................................................................................................

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Operations in the main screen area..................................................................................................................................

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About the menus.....................................................................................................................................................................

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Using M-200i RCS.........................................................................................

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Opening and saving a project.............................................................................................................................................

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Switching between modes ..................................................................................................................................................

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REAC input/output settings.................................................................................................................................................

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Initializing the settings ..........................................................................................................................................................

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Preference settings .................................................................................................................................................................

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System settings ........................................................................................................................................................................

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Offline mode ................................................................................................

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Operation in offline mode....................................................................................................................................................

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Work flow in offline mode ....................................................................................................................................................

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Online mode.................................................................................................

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Operation in online mode ....................................................................................................................................................

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Synchronization in online mode........................................................................................................................................

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Work flow in online mode ....................................................................................................................................................

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Appendix ......................................................................................................

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Warning/error messages.......................................................................................................................................................

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Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................................................................................

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Introduction

About M-200i RCS

M-200i RCS is application software that runs on Windows or Mac. It lets you edit M- 200i project files, and remotely control the M-200i.

The contents of this document are written with the assumption that the user has all of the basic knowledge and skills required to operate a computer. Please read the owner’s manual of your computer if you have questions regarding basic operations.

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The two modes of M-200i RCS

M-200i RCS has two modes: Offline mode and Online mode.

Offline mode

In this mode you can edit an M-200i project file via USB memory. The advantage of this mode is that you can edit mixer parameters and scene memories even when the M-200i itself is not at hand.

Load the project file

Save the project file

USB memory

Edit within M-200iRCS

Save the project file

Load the project file

USB memory

Online mode

In this mode you can connect your computer to the M-200i via USB, and control the M-200i remotely. Since M-200i RCS lets you use your mouse and keyboard to control the M-200i, you can operate it in a more intuitive manner. In addition, M-200i RCS can show a separate screen that is different from the screen shown on the M-200i itself, letting you view and edit more information simultaneously.

Control the M-200i

USB cable

Operations on the M-200i are fed back

Differences from the M-200i itself

M-200i RCS cannot monitor the audio signals within the M-200i. Nor can it operate the following parameters and buttons:

Parameters of the RECORDER screen

Parameters of the SYSTEM screen

Parameters of the REAC screen

Parameters of the USER PREFERENCE screen

Parameters of the REMOTE screen

Parameters of the NETWORK screen

Parameters of the USB MEMORY screen

USER FADER layer

USER button

PHONES LEVEL knob setting

[TALKBACK] button

[SOLO CLEAR] button

You can also create a new project file in M-200i RCS and load it into the M-200i.

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Operating requirements

Supported OS

Windows XP Home Edition/Professional

 

Windows Vista

 

Windows 7

 

Windows 8

 

* M-200i RCS does not work with Windows XP Media Center Edition.

 

Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later

 

 

Supported

A computer that provides a USB connector complying with USB

computers

Specification Revision 1.1 or higher

 

 

CPU

Windows: Pentium/Celeron or compatible processor, 1.6 GHz or

 

faster

 

* We cannot make guarantees regarding the compatibility of pro-

 

cessors.

 

Mac: Intel Processor

 

 

Memory

Windows: 512 MB or more

 

Mac: 1 GB or more

 

 

Screen resolution

1024 x 768 pixels or higher, 65,536 colors (16-bit color) or higher

and color depth

 

*This software has been found to work on typical computers that meet the above requirements, but we do not guarantee that it will operate on all such computers. Please be aware that differences in design or conditions of use may produce differences in the processing power of otherwise similar computers.

Installing M-200i RCS

Copy the “M-200i RCS” folder to the drive of your computer.

Uninstalling M-200i RCS

Delete the “M-200i RCS” folder that you copied to the drive of your computer.

About the V-Mixer Driver

In order for M-200i RCS to remotely control the M-200i console, the V-Mixer Driver (for Windows or Mac) must be installed in your computer.

Download the most recent version of the driver from the following website. For details on installing the V-Mixer Driver, refer to the document (HTML file) included with the driver:

http://www.rolandsystemsgroup.net/

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Connection to the M-200i

In order to remotely control the M-200i console from M-200i RCS, you’ll need to connect the M-200i to your computer using a USB cable.

Use a USB cable to connect the M-200i to your computer as shown in the illustration below.

USB cable

To USB Port

To the rear panel

USB-PC connector

 

Settings on the M-200i console

In order to remotely control the M-200i from M-200i RCS, make the following settings on the M-200i.

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Start up the M-200i.

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Press [SETUP] to access the SETUP screen.

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Press [REMOTE] to access the REMOTE screen.

Use a commercially available USB cable (one that supports USB 1.1 or later, and has a male type A connector and a male type B connector).

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Select [USB MIDI] to access the USB MIDI screen.

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Select [RECEIVE] to access the USB MIDI RECEIVE screen. Then turn on “SYS EX”.

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Back to the USB MIDI screen and select [SEND] to access the USB MIDI SEND screen. Then turn on “SYS EX”.

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Starting and exiting the application

Starting the application

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In the “M-200i RCS” folder, double-click “M-200i RCS”.

A new project will be opened

when the application starts.

The application will start up, and the M-200i RCS window will appear.

Exiting the application

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In the M-200i RCS window,

Windows:

From the “File” menu, choose “Exit”.

Mac:

From the “M-200i RCS” menu, choose “Quit M-200i

 

RCS”.

A message box will appear, asking you to confirm whether you want to save the current project.

If you click “Yes,” the current project will be saved.

If you click “No,” the current project will not be saved.

You will exit the application.

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Names of things and what they do

M-200i RCS window

Basic screen area

Mode button

Screen recall buttons

Scene memory buttons

Fader layer buttons

Main fader module

Fader modules 1–16

Basic screen area

You can use the mouse and keyboard to perform operations in this screen.

"Operations in the main screen area" (p. 14)

Mode button

This switches the mode of M-200i RCS.

Offline mode

Online mode

"Switching between modes" (p. 18)

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