Roland Corporation SD-90 Quick Start

Getting Started

Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the Edirol SD-90.

Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: “IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” (Owner’s manual p. 2), “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” (Owner’s manual p. 2, 3), and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (Owner’s manual p. 4, 5). 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 provided by your new unit, Owner’s manual should be read in its entirety. The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference.

What is USB?

USB stands for Universal Serial Bus. It is a new interface used to connect various peripheral devices

to a computer.s USB allows more than one peripheral device to be connected via a single USB cable, and also allows data to be transmitted more rapidly than conventional serial ports. Peripherals can also be connected or disconnected with the power turned on, and the computer will automatically recognize the peripheral that has been plugged in. (Some peripherals may require settings or other operations to be performed.)

About SCMS

SCMS (Serial Copy Management System) is a function that protects the rights of the copyright

owner by prohibiting second-generation or later copying via a digital connection to a consumer digital audio device such as a DAT recorder or MD recorder. When a recording is made via a digital connection on a digital recorder that has this function, SCMS data will be recorded along with the digital audio signal. A digital audio signal containing this SCMS data cannot be recorded again via a digital connection.

SCMS on the SD-90

On the SD-90, SCMS will affect operation only for digital signals input from an external device. If a digital audio signal containing SCMS data is input from a MD or other media that was digitally copied from a commercial music CD, the SD-90 will operate as follows.

When inputting from the SD-90’s digital input connector:

• The SD-90 cannot record this signal on your computer.

• Nor will the sound be output from the analog output (master output jacks, headphone jack) or digital output connector.

When inputting from the SD-90’s analog inputs (line in jacks):

• Recording can be performed as usual.

A note regarding copyright

* Unauthorized recording, public performance, broadcast, sale, or distribution of a work (CD recording, video,

broadcast, etc.) whose copyright is owned by a third party is forbidden by law. Any infringement on the rights of a third party you may commit using the SD-90 is solely your own responsibility, and no responsibility shall be born by the manufacturer of the SD-90. Unauthorized duplication, even for purposes of personal use, of a copyrighted work belonging to a third party by circumventing technical means of protection such as SCMS constitutes infringement of the copyright of that third party, and is forbidden by law.

Check the contents of the package........................................4

Connections with audio equipment.......................................6

Getting Connected and Installing Drivers (Windows)..........7

What is a driver? ..................................................................................................................7

Installing the driver and settings.......................................................................................7

Check whether there is sound..........................................................................................22

Getting Connected and Installing Drivers (Macintosh)......24

What is a driver? ................................................................................................................24

Installing the driver and settings.....................................................................................24

Troubleshooting.....................................................................34

Problems related to the USB driver.................................................................................34

Problems when using the SD-90......................................................................................39

Deleting the driver.............................................................................................................47

INDEX......................................................................................49

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* GS ( ) is a registered trademark of Roland Corporation.

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* XGlite ( ) is a registered trademark of YAMAHA Corporation.

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* Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

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* Windows® 98 is known officially as: “Microsoft® Windows® 98 operating system.”

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* Windows® Me is known officially as: “Microsoft® Windows® Millennium Edition operating system.”

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* Windows® 2000 is known officially as: “Microsoft® Windows® 2000 operating system.”

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* Apple, Macintosh and MacOS are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.

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* OMS is a registered trademark of Opcode Systems, Inc.

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* All product names mentioned in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective

owners.

Check the contents of the package

The following items are included in the SD-90 package. After opening the package, check to see whether any items are missing. If any items are missing, please contact the dealer from whom you purchased the SD-90.

* The SD-90 package does not include an external amp or speakers, headphones, or

audio cables. You will need to provide these separately.

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SD-90

This is a unit with digital input/ output jacks and USB audio interface. It supports

GS format

specification for Roland sound generators), and the

XGlite

Yamaha Corporation.

Studio Canvas

General MIDI 2

(the universal

promoted by

You may want to mark the relevant check box as you confirm the presence of each item.

For details on General MIDI 2, GS format, and XGlite, please refer to the SD-90 owner’s manual.

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AC cord

This is the only AC cord you should use with the SD-90. Do not use any AC cord other than the supplied one, since doing so may cause malfunction.

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CD-ROM

This contains drivers used by the SD-90, and demo songs.

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DO NOT play a CD-ROM disc on a conventional audio CD player. The resulting sound may be of a level that could cause permanent hearing loss. Damage to speakers or other system components may result.

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USB cable

This connects the SD-90 to your computer.

Avoid touching or scratching the shiny underside (encoded surface) of the disc. Damaged or dirty CDROM discs may not be read properly. Keep your discs clean using a commercially available CD cleaner.

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Getting Started

This is the manual you are holding. Please read this first. This manual explains how to install the drivers and make the settings required in order to use the SD-90. Starting at the beginning, please read the sections that are relevant to your system.

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Owner’s Manual

This is the owner’s manual for the SD-90. Read this to gain in-depth information concerning the use of the SD-90, and the numerous functions it offers.

Getting Started

Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the Edirol SD-90

Owner's Manual

Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the Edirol SD-90

Check the contents of the package

Connections with audio equipment

Connect the audio outputs (analog) of the SD-90 to your audio playback equipment. You will need the following items.

• SD-90

• Audio cables (RCA phono - RCA phono)

• Audio playback equipment such as an amp and speakers, or a stereo system

* Before making connections to other equipment, you must turn down the volume of all equipment to avoid

malfunctions or speaker damage. * To avoid short circuits or broken connections, grasp the plug when disconnecting a cable. * Use the included cables to make connections. If you are using a connection cable made by another

manufacturer, please note the following.

• Some connection cables contain a resistor. Do not use a cable with a built-in resistor to connect with the SD-90. Doing so may make the sound extremely weak, or inaudible. For details on your cable, please contact its manufacturer.

Lower the volume of your audio playback equipment.

Connect the SD-90’s equipment. If you are using headphones, connect them to the front panel of the SD-90.

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OUTPUT1 (audio output 1) jacks

to the input jacks of your audio playback

headphone jack

located on the

Getting Connected and Installing Drivers (Windows)

If you are using a Macintosh computer, please proceed to

Drivers (Macintosh)

The following items are required for connections and installation. Remove them from the SD-90 package, and have them ready.

• SD-90

• AC cord

• USB cable

• CD-ROM

(p. 24).

Getting Connected and Installing

What is a driver?

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A “driver” is software that transfers data between the SD-90 and application software running on your computer, when your computer and the SD-90 are connected by a USB cable. The driver sends data from your application to the SD-90, and from the SD-90 to your application.

Installing the driver and settings

The installation procedure will differ depending on your system. Please proceed to one of the following sections, depending on the system you use.

• Windows 2000 users .................................. (p. 7)

• Windows Me/98 users.............................. (p. 16)

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Windows 2000 users

WDM driver and MME driver

The CD-ROM contains two types of driver for Windows 2000. Before you install the driver, select the driver that will be appropriate for the application you want to use.

WDM driver

You should use this driver if you have specified WDM driver mode for SONAR or a similar application. This will provide the highest-quality audio performance.

* It is not possible to use 24-bit audio with applications that do not have a WDM driver mode, such as Cool

Edit or Media Player.

Getting Connected and Installing Drivers (Windows)

MME driver

This driver allows you to use 24-bit audio even from applications that do not have a WDM driver mode, such as Cool Edit.

* It is not possible to use the MME driver from WDM driver mode of an application such as SONAR.

It is not possible to install both the WDM driver and the MME driver. You must select one beforehand, and install only that driver. If after installing one of these drivers you decide to change drivers, you must first delete the already-installed driver and then install the new driver. (->Deleting the driver (p. 47))

Installing the driver

The WDM driver and the MME driver can be installed using the same procedure.

With the SD-90 disconnected, start up Windows. Disconnect all USB cables except for a USB keyboard and USB mouse (if

used).

Log on to Windows as a Administrator).

Open the Click the Windows

Settings | Control Panel

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Open the box.

System Properties

Driver Signature Options

user with administrative privileges

dialog box.

Start

button, and from the menu that appears, select

. In

Control Panel

, double-click the

dialog

Getting Connected and Installing Drivers (Windows)

If you have already connected the SD-90 to your computer and the

“Add new hardware wizard” is displayed, find

the Readme_e.htm file in the Driver\Win2000\WDM or Driver\Win2000\MME

(such as

System

icon.

folder of the CD-ROM, and under “Troubleshooting,” read the section entitled

“You attempted to install using the above procedure, but were not able to.”

Click the

Signing]

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Make sure that “ is set to “

If it is set to “ If it is not set to “ current setting (“ change the setting to “

Close the Click

Exit all currently running software (applications). Also close any open windows. If you are using virus checking or similar

software, be sure to exit it as well.

Hardware

File signature verification

Ignore

.”

Ignore

Ignore Warn

System Properties

[OK]

tab, and then click

”, simply click

”, make a note of the

” or “

Ignore

[OK]

Block

”). Then

” and click

dialog box.

[Driver

”

[OK]

If you changed “File

signature verification” in step 5, you must restore the

previous setting after you have installed the driver. (->If you changed “File signature verification” (p.

12))

Prepare the CD-ROM. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer.

Getting Connected and Installing Drivers (Windows)

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Open the “ Click the Windows

From the menu that appears, select “

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In the dialog box that appears, input the following into the “

Run...

” dialog box.

Open

” field, and click

Start

button.

If installing the WDM driver

D:\Driver\Win2000\WDM\Setupinf.exe

If installing the MME driver

D:\Driver\Win2000\MME\Setupinf.exe

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The

SETUPINF

dialog box will appear.

[OK]

Run...

In this manual, the location of folders and files is given

”

in terms of the file path, using \ as the delimiter. For example, WDM\Setupinf.exe indicates the Setupinf.exe file found in the WDM folder

The drive name “D:” may

e different for your system. Specify the drive name of your CD-ROM drive.

You are now ready to install the driver. Drag the title bar to move the dialog box into the upper part of the screen.

* Do not click

With the power turned off, use a USB cable to connect the SD-90 to your computer.

Set the SD-90’s mode select switch to the ON position. Connect the AC cord to the SD-90’s AC IN, and connect the plug of the AC

cord to an electrical outlet.

If in step 5 the “File signature verification” setting was not set to “Ignore”, a “Digital signature not found” dialog box will appear.

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[OK]

at this time.

SETUPINF

If “File signature verification” is set to “Warn,”

1. Click [Yes].

2. Continue the installation.

If “File signature verification” is set to “Block”

1. Click [OK].

2. When the “New hardware detection wizard” appears, click [Finish].

3. Perform the installation as described in the “Troubleshooting” section on

Device Manager shows “?”, “!”, or “USB Composite Device” (p. 37).

If a message of

“The driver is already installed” appears, you

can connect the SD-90 to your computer and use it.

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The Insert disk dialog box will appear. Click [OK].

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The Files Needed dialog box will appear.

In the Copy files from field, type the folder name that is shown in the Setupinf dialog box, and click [OK].

If in step 5 the “File signature verification” setting was not set to “Ignore”, a “Digital signature not found” dialog box will appear.

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If “File signature verification” is set to “Warn,”

1. Click [Yes].

2. Continue the installation.

Getting Connected and Installing Drivers (Windows)

If the Insert disk dialog

ox does not appear, please read The The

“Insert Disk” dialog box does not appear (p. 37)

If “File signature verification” is set to “Block”

1. Click [OK].

2. When the “New hardware detection wizard” appears, click [Finish].

3. Perform the installation as described in the “Troubleshooting” section on

Device Manager shows “?”, “!”, or “USB Composite Device” (p. 37).

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The “Found New Hardware Wizard” may be displayed.

Verify that “EDIROL SD-90 (WDM)” or “EDIROL SD-90 (MME)” is displayed, and click [Finish]. If the “Find new hardware wizard” dialog box is not displayed, proceed to step 17.

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Restart Windows. The System Settings Change dialog

box may appear. Click [Yes]. Windows will restart automatically. If the System Settings Change dialog box does not appear, restart Windows from the Start menu.

Getting Connected and Installing Drivers (Windows)

If you changed “File signature verification”

If you changed the “File signature verification” setting in step 5, restore the original setting after Windows restarts.

1. After Windows restarts, log in to Windows as a user with administrative privileges, (such as Administrator).

2. In the Windows desktop, right-click the My Computer icon, and from the menu that appears, select Properties. The System Properties dialog box will appear.

3. Click the Hardware tab, and then click [Driver signature]. The Driver signature options dialog box will appear.

4. Return the “File signature verification” setting to the original setting (either “Warn” or “Block”), and click [OK].

5. Click [OK]. The System properties dialog box will close.

Next, specify the audio and MIDI input and output destinations. (-> Audio and MIDI input and output destinations (p. 13)

Audio and MIDI input and output destinations

In order to perform the following steps, you must log on and make settings as the same user who will be actually using the SD-90 (a user with administrative privileges, such as Administrator).

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Open Control Panel. Click the Windows Start button, and

select Settings - Control Panel.

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Open the Sounds and Multimedia Properties dialog box.

Double-click the Sounds and Multimedia icon.

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Specify the “Preferred device.” Click the Audio tab. Click the Sound playback field, Sound Recording field, and MIDI Music Playback field, and make the following selections from the list that appears.

Sound Playback Sound Recording MIDI Music Playback

EDIROL SD-90 Out

EDIROL SD-90 In

EDIROL SD-90 PART A

Getting Connected and Installing Drivers (Windows)

Close the Sound and Multimedia Properties dialog box.

Click [OK].

Next, you need to specify the hard disk transfer mode. (-> Specifying the hard disk transfer mode (p. 14)

Getting Connected and Installing Drivers (Windows)

Specifying the hard disk transfer mode

Click the Windows Start button, and from the menu that appears, choose Settings | Control Panel. The Control Panel will appear.

Double-click the System icon. The System Properties dialog box will appear.

Click the Hardware tab.

Click Device Manager located at the right of the Device Manager field.

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In the list that appears, double-click IDE ATA/ATAPI controller.

Double-click Primary IDE Channel. The Primary IDE Channel Properties dialog box will appear.

Click the Advanced Settings tab.

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Check whether the Current Transfer Mode for Device 0 and Device 1 is UltraDMA mode (or DMA mode).

If the current transfer mode is UltraDMA mode (or DMA mode),

proceed to step 10. If it is PIO mode, select DMA if available from the pulldown menu of Transfer Modes.

Click [OK]. If a dialog box appears, recommending that you restart your computer, click [Yes]. The computer will restart automatically.

Click the button of the Device Manager.

In the System Properties dialog box, click [Close] (or [OK]). The System Properties dialog box will close.

Next, you need to check whether the connections, driver installation, and settings were made correctly. (->Check whether there is sound (p. 22)

Getting Connected and Installing Drivers (Windows)

If the current transfer mode was already set to UltraDMA mode in step 8, click [OK] in step 11.

Getting Connected and Installing Drivers (Windows)

■ Windows Me/98 users

Installing the driver

With the SD-90 disconnected, start up Windows. Disconnect all USB cables other than those for a USB keyboard or USB mouse.

Exit all currently running software (applications). Also, close any open windows. If you are using a virus checker or similar

software, be sure to exit this as well.

Prepare the CD-ROM. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer.

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Open the Run... dialog box. Click the Windows Start button. From the menu that

appears, select Run....

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In the “Open” field of the dialog box that appears, type “D:\Driver\Win98Me\Setupinf.exe” and click [OK].

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Open the SETUPINF dialog box. You are now ready to install the driver.

Drag the title bar to move the SETUPINF dialog box into the upper part of the screen.

* Do not click [OK] at this time.

With the power turned off, use a USB cable to connect the SD-90 to your computer.

If the SD-90 is already connected to your computer and a message of “Add New Hardware Wizard” is displayed, go to the CD-

ROM folder named Driver\Win98Me, open the

file Readme_e.htm, and read the “Troubleshooting” section entitled “You

attempted to install using the above procedure, but were notable to.”

In this manual, the location of folders and files is given in terms of the file path, using \ as the delimiter. For example, Win98Me\Setupinf.exe indicates that the Setupinf.exe file is located in the Win98Me folder.

The drive name “D:” may

e different depending on your system. Type the name of your CD-ROM drive.

If a message of

“The driver is already installed” appears, you

can connect the SD-90 to your computer and use it.

Turn on the power of the SD-90. Connect the AC cord to the SD-90’s AC IN jack, and insert the AC cord’s plug

into an AC power outlet. Then, turn on the power of the SD-90.

This unit is equipped with a protection circuit. A brief interval (a few seconds) after power up is required

efore the unit will operate normally.

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Roland Corporation SD-90 Quick Start

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Check the contents of the package

Connections with audio equipment

Getting Connected and Installing Drivers (Windows)

What is a driver?

Installing the driver and settings

Windows 2000 users

■ Windows Me/98 users