Roland M-380RCS User Manual
M-380RCS
User’s Guide
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Introduction .............................................................................................4
About M-380RCS ........................................................................................................................................ 4
The two modes of M-380RCS ................................................................................................................... 5
Operating requirements ............................................................................................................................6
Installing M-380RCS................................................................................................................................... 6
Uninstalling M-380RCS .............................................................................................................................6
About the RSS M-400 driver .....................................................................................................................6
Connection to the M-380 ........................................................................................................................... 7
Starting and exiting the application ......................................................9
Starting the application.............................................................................................................................. 9
Exiting the application...............................................................................................................................9
Names of things and what they do......................................................10
M-380RCS window .................................................................................................................................. 10
Operations in the main screen area ....................................................................................................... 14
About the menus ......................................................................................................................................16
Using M-380RCS ...................................................................................17
Opening and saving a project................................................................................................................. 17
Switching between modes....................................................................................................................... 20
REAC input/output settings .................................................................................................................. 23
LCR System settings................................................................................................................................. 28
M-48 settings ............................................................................................................................................. 29
Offline mode ..........................................................................................30
Operation in offline mode....................................................................................................................... 30
Work flow in offline mode...................................................................................................................... 30
Online mode ..........................................................................................32
Operation in online mode .......................................................................................................................32
Synchronization in online mode ............................................................................................................32
Work flow in online mode ......................................................................................................................32
Appendix................................................................................................34
Warning/error messages ........................................................................................................................ 34
Troubleshooting........................................................................................................................................ 34
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Introduction
About M-380RCS
M-380RCS is application software that runs on Microsoft® Windows® XP or
®
Microsoft
the M-380.
The screen of M-380RCS is designed to resemble the screen and controllers of the M380 itself, and the method of operation is also essentially the same as on the M-380.
This means that the operations you’ve become familiar with on the M-380 can be
used on M-380RCS, and also that you can use M-380RCS to familiarize yourself with
operations of the M-380 itself.
fig.ScrRCS.eps
Windows Vista™. It lets you edit M-380 project files, and remotely control
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 Windows 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-380RCS
M-380RCS has two modes: Offline mode and Online mode.
Offline mode
In this mode you can edit an M-380 project file via USB memory. The advantage of
this mode is that you can edit mixer parameters and scene memories even when the
M-380 itself is not at hand.
fig.OfflineEdit.eps
USB memory
Introduction
Save the project fileLoad the project file
Edit within M-380RCS
USB memory
Online mode
In this mode you can connect your computer to the M-380 via USB, and control the
M-380 remotely. Since M-380RCS lets you use your mouse and keyboard to control
the M-380, you can operate it in a more intuitive manner. In addition, M-380RCS can
show a separate screen that is different from the screen shown on the M-380 itself,
letting you view and edit more information simultaneously.
fig.OnlineEdit.eps
Control the M-380
Operations on the M-380 are fed back
Differences from the M-380 itself
M-380RCS cannot monitor the audio signals within the M-380. Nor can it operate the
following screens, parameters, and buttons.
You can also create a new
project file in M-380RCS and
load it into the M-380.
Load the project fileSave the project file
You can also load a project file
created by the M-400/M-
400RCS into the M-380 and M-
380RCS.
• SYSTEM screen
• RECORDER screen
• USER screen
• USER FADER layer
• USER button
• MONITOR LEVEL knob setting
• PHONES LEVEL knob setting
• TALKBACK MIC LEVEL knob setting
• [TALKBACK] button
• [SOLO CLEAR] button
The following functionality cannot be used while the M-380 console displays the
analyzer function or the M-48 SOURCE LEVEL/PAN popup.
• The analyzer in the GEQ EDIT popup
• The analyzer in the METER screen Analyzer tab
• The meters of the M-48 SOURCE LEVEL/PAN popup
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Introduction
Operating requirements
Supported OS
Supported
computers
CPU/clock
Memory 512 MB or more
Screen resolution
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.
* You can connect the M-380 to a USB connector that supports USB 2.0. However, even when
connected to a USB 2.0 connector, it will operate only as a USB 1.0/1.1 device. This will not
affect the performance of the M-380 console itself.
Microsoft
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional Service Pack 2 or 3
Microsoft® Windows Vista® Service Pack 1
* M-380RCS does not work with Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition.
A computer that provides a USB connector complying with USB Specification Revision 1.0 or later USB
Pentium®/Celeron® or compatible processor, 1.6GHz or faster
* We cannot make guarantees regarding the compatibility of processors.
1024 x 768 pixels or higher, 65,536 colors (16-bit color) or higher
®
Windows® XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 or 3
Installing M-380RCS
Copy the “M-380RCS” folder to the “Program Files” folder located on the startup
drive of your computer.
Uninstalling M-380RCS
Delete the “M-380RCS” folder that you copied to the “Program Files” folder on the
startup drive of your computer.
About the RSS M-400 driver
In order for M-380RCS to remotely control the M-380 console, the RSS M-400 driver
for Windows XP or Windows Vista must be installed in your computer.
Download the most recent version of the driver from the following website. For
details on installing the RSS M-380 driver, refer to the document (HTML file)
included with the driver.
http://www.rolandsystemsgroup.net/
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Connection to the M-380
In order to remotely control the M-380 console from M-380RCS, you’ll need to
connect the M-380 to your computer using a USB cable.
Use a USB cable to connect the M-380 to your computer as shown in the illustration
below.
fig.USBConnection.eps
USB cable
To USB Port
To the rear panel
USB connector
Settings on the M-380 console
In order to remotely control the M-380 from M-380RCS, make the following settings
on the M-380.
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Start up the M-380.
Introduction
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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Press [SYSTEM] to access the SYSTEM screen.
fig.ScrM4System.eps
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Press [F4 (REMOTE)] to access the REMOTE popup.
fig.ScrM4SystemRemote.eps
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Introduction
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Press [F2 (USB MIDI)] to access the USB MIDI tab.
fig.ScrM4SysRemUSB.eps
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In the RECEIVE section, select the “Sys Ex” button.
fig.ScrM4SysRemUSBSt1.eps
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In the SEND section, select the “Sys Ex” button.
fig.ScrM4SysRemUSBSt2.eps
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Starting and exiting the application
Starting the application
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In the “M-380RCS” folder, double-click “M-380RCS.exe”.
fig.IconRCS.eps
The application will start up, and the M-380RCS window will appear.
fig.ScrRCS.eps
Exiting the application
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In the M-380RCS window, choose “Exit” from the “File” menu.
fig.ScrSyncConfirm.eps
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.
A new project will be opened
when the application starts.
You will exit the application.
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Names of things and what they do
M-380RCS window
fig.ScrRCSGuide.eps
1. Basic screen area
2. Mode button
3. Screen recall buttons
4. Scene memory buttons
5. Fader layer buttons
7. Main fader module
6. Fader modules 1-24
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Basic screen area
fig.ScrChDisp.eps
This shows a screen of the same design as the screen of the M-380 console itself. You
can use the mouse and keyboard to perform operations in this screen.
(
"Operations in the main screen area"
(p. 14))
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Mode button
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This switches the mode of M-380RCS. (
Offline mode
fig.ScrOffline.eps
Online mode
fig.ScrOnline.eps
"Switching between modes"
(p. 20))
Names of things and what they do
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Screen recall buttons
fig.ScrScreenAccess.eps
These buttons switch the content of the basic screen area. The button corresponding
to the currently shown screen or popup is shown in blue.
CH DISP button
METER button Accesses the METER screen.
EFFECTS button Accesses the EFFECTS screen.
PATCHBAY button Accesses the PATCHBAY screen.
DCA GROUP button Accesses the DCA GROUP screen.
MUTE GROUP button Accesses the MUTE GROUP screen.
TALKBACK/OSC button Accesses the TALKBACK/OSC screen.
MONITOR button Accesses the MONITOR screen.
GATE/EXP button Accesses the GATE/EXPANDER popup.
COMP button Accesses the COMPRESSOR popup or LIMITER popup.
EQ button Accesses the EQUALIZER popup.
AUX SENDS button Accesses the AUX SENDS popup.
HELP button Accesses the HELP popup.
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Scene memory buttons
fig.ScrScene.eps
Accesses the CHANNEL DISPLAY screen.
These buttons perform scene memory operations for M-380RCS.
SCENE button Accesses the SCENE screen in the basic screen area. This button is shown
in blue while the SCENE screen is displayed.
PREV button Decrements the scene number by one.
NEXT button Increments the scene number by one.
RECALL button Recalls the mixer parameters from the currently selected scene number.
STORE button Stores the current mixer parameters to the selected scene number.
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