Roland M-400 RCS User Manual
M-400 RCS
Version 2
User’s Guide
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Contents
Contents ..........................................................................................................3
Introduction ....................................................................................................4
About M-400 RCS....................................................................................................................................................................... 4
The two modes of M-400 RCS............................................................................................................................................... 5
Operating requirements ......................................................................................................................................................... 6
Installing M-400 RCS................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Uninstalling M-400 RCS........................................................................................................................................................... 6
About the M-400 Driver .......................................................................................................................................................... 6
Connection to the M-400........................................................................................................................................................ 7
Starting and exiting the application.............................................................9
Starting the application .......................................................................................................................................................... 9
Exiting the application............................................................................................................................................................. 9
Names of things and what they do............................................................. 10
M-400 RCS window.................................................................................................................................................................10
Operations in the main screen area.................................................................................................................................. 14
About the menus.....................................................................................................................................................................15
Using M-400 RCS.......................................................................................... 16
Opening and saving a project.............................................................................................................................................16
Switching between modes ..................................................................................................................................................18
REAC input/output settings.................................................................................................................................................21
Initializing the settings ..........................................................................................................................................................23
Preference settings .................................................................................................................................................................24
LCR System settings................................................................................................................................................................26
M-48 settings.............................................................................................................................................................................27
Offline mode ................................................................................................ 28
Operation in offline mode....................................................................................................................................................28
Work flow in offline mode....................................................................................................................................................28
Online mode................................................................................................. 30
Operation in online mode....................................................................................................................................................30
Synchronization in online mode........................................................................................................................................30
Work flow in online mode ....................................................................................................................................................30
Appendix ...................................................................................................... 32
Warning/error messages.......................................................................................................................................................32
Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................................................................................32
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Introduction
About M-400 RCS
M-400 RCS is application software that runs on Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft
Windows Vista, or Microsoft Windows 7. It lets you edit M-400 project files, and
remotely control the M-400.
The screen of M-400 RCS is designed to resemble the screen and controllers of the
M-400 itself, and the method of operation is also essentially the same as on the M-
400. This means that the operations you’ve become familiar with on the M-400 can
be used on M-400 RCS, and also that you can use M-400 RCS to familiarize yourself
with operations of the M-400 itself.
fig.ScrRCS.eps
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-400 RCS
M-400 RCS has two modes: Offline mode and Online mode.
Offline mode
In this mode you can edit an M-400 project file via USB memory. The advantage of
this mode is that you can edit mixer parameters and scene memories even when the
M-400 itself is not at hand.
fig.OfflineEdit.eps
Save the project fileLoad the project file
USB memory
Edit within M-400RCS
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You can also create a new
project file in M-400 RCS and
load it into the M-400.
USB memory
Load the project fileSave the project file
Online mode
In this mode you can connect your computer to the M-400 via USB, and control the
M-400 remotely. Since M-400 RCS lets you use your mouse and keyboard to control
the M-400, you can operate it in a more intuitive manner. In addition, M-400 RCS can
show a separate screen that is different from the screen shown on the M-400 itself,
letting you view and edit more information simultaneously.
fig.OnlineEdit.eps
Control the M-400
Operations on the M-400 are fed back
Differences from the M-400 itself
M-400 RCS cannot monitor the audio signals within the M-400. Nor can it operate the
following screens, parameters, and buttons.
• 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-400 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 Pentium/Celeron or compatible processor, 1.6GHz or faster
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-400 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-400 console itself.
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition/Professional SP 3
Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit Edition SP 1
Microsoft Windows Vista 64-bit Edition SP 1
Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit Edition
Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit Edition
* M-400 RCS 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
* We cannot make guarantees regarding the compatibility of processors.
1024 x 768 pixels or higher, 65,536 colors (16-bit color) or higher
Installing M-400 RCS
Copy the “M-400 RCS” folder to the drive of your computer.
Uninstalling M-400 RCS
Delete the “M-400 RCS” folder that you copied to the drive of your computer.
About the M-400 Driver
In order for M-400 RCS to remotely control the M-400 console, the M-400 Driver for
Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 must be installed in your computer.
Download the most recent version of the driver from the following website. For
details on installing the M-400 Driver, refer to the document (HTML file) included
with the driver.
http://www.rolandsystemsgroup.net/
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Connection to the M-400
In order to remotely control the M-400 console from M-400 RCS, you’ll need to
connect the M-400 to your computer using a USB cable.
Use a USB cable to connect the M-400 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-400 console
In order to remotely control the M-400 from M-400 RCS, make the following settings
on the M-400.
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Start up the M-400.
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-400 RCS” folder, double-click “M-400 RCS.exe”.
fig.IconRCS.eps
fig.ScrRCS.eps
The application will start up, and the M-400 RCS window will appear.
Exiting the application
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In the M-400 RCS window, choose “Exit” from the “File” menu.
A message box will appear, asking you to confirm whether you want to save the
current project.
fig.ScrSyncConfirm.eps
• 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.
A new project will be opened
when the application starts.
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Names of things and what they do
M-400 RCS window
fig.ScrRCSGuide.eps
Basic screen area
Mode button
Screen recall buttons
Scene memory buttons
Fader layer buttons
Main fader module
Fader modules 1–24
Basic screen area
fig.ScrChDisp.eps
This shows a screen of the same design as the screen of the M-400 console itself. 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-400 RCS.
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●
Offline mode
fig.ScrOffline.eps
●
Online mode
fig.ScrOnline.eps
"Switching between modes"
(p. 18)
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