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Owner’s Manual Copyright © 2010 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION. Roland is a registered trademark of Roland Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (Page 8–10; Page 11–12). 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. Selecting English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, or Japanese as the operating language. ☞ Page 120

Quick Start CD CD SD CARD FF FINALIZE REW A B EJECT MODE SPEED KEY CANCEL CENTER PEAK PEAK MIC LINE/PHONO VOLUME EASY GUIDE INPUT OUTPUT MARKER REPEAT EXIT MENU SPEAKER POWER PHANTOM OVER TRACK TIME 0dB -3 -12 L R - SD / CD RECORDER 1. Recording 2. Erase 4. CD Backup 5. Karaoke 6. Overdub 7. Rehearsal 3. Write (SD CD) * 5 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 8 - 0 1 * Copyright © 2010 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION. Roland is a registered trademark of Roland Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. INPUT EASY GUIDE 1. Recording 2. Erase 4. CD Backup 5. Karaoke 6. Overdub 7. Rehearsal 3. Write (SD CD) TRACK TIME SPEAKER POWER SD / CD RECORDER PHANTOM OVER 0dB -3 -12 L R - EXIT MENU A B SPEED KEY CANCEL CENTER REPEAT AT A CD SD CARD FF FINALIZE REW EJECT MODE MARKER A B PEAK PEAK MIC LINE/PHONO VOLUME OUTPUT Turn on the Power To turn the power on/of , press and hold the button until the indication in the display changes. * If you’re operating the CD-2i on batteries, you won’t be able to perform CD-related operations such as recording, playing, or writing songs, etc. Nor will it be possible to use phantom power. Display Various information is shown here. Internal Stereo Speakers Simply press the [ Play/Pause] button to hear sound immediately. The speakers can be turned on/of with the press of a single button. If you connect headphones, the speakers are automatically turned of . Edit Here you can make settings for the CD-2i and perform editing operations. Press [MENU] to access the editing screen. Use the cursor keys to move the cursor or edit the parameter values. Press [ENTER] to conf rm your selection. By pressing [EXIT] a number of times, you can return to the song information screen. Take Advantage of the Easy Guide Press the button a number of times to select what you want to do. In the display, navigate through the settings and steps for the operation you selected. 1. Recording Make settings that are appropriate for your performance or situation, and then record. 2. Erase Erase unwanted data from media. 3. Write SD  CD Choose the desired songs from an SD memory card, and use them to create a CD. 4. CD Backup Create a duplicate of a CD. The SD memory card must have enough free space to hold the CD you want to back up. 5. Karaoke Use the Center Cancel function to create karaoke data. 6. Overdub Using an existing song as backing, record a new performance on top of it. This creates new song data separately from the existing song. 7. Rehearsal Automatically set the input level for recording. Adjust the Volume • MIC knob This adjusts the mic input level. Set this so that the peak indicator lights brief y during the loudest portions of the song you’ll be recording. This knob has no ef ect if the [MIC LEVEL] switch located on the left panel is set to AUTO. If you use the Rehearsal function to set the level automatically, the actual level will not match the position of the knob. • LINE/PHONO IN knob This adjusts the input level from the line/phono jacks. • VOLUME knob This adjusts the volume of the output from the speakers or headphones. Practice Your Music • Metronome This sounds the metronome. The metronome will start/stop each time you press the button. • KEY This lets you change the pitch of the playback sound. The key setting changes the pitch in semitone steps. This is a convenient way to transpose a song to a dif erent key for more comfortable singing. The pitch setting changes the pitch in steps of 1/100th of a semitone. This allows you to make f ne adjustments to the pitch in order to match the CD playback to an instrument’s tuning. • SPEED This lets you change the playback speed. You can choose either a mode in which the pitch is unaf ected by the speed change, or a mode in which the pitch will change together with the speed. • CENTER CANCEL This lets you eliminate the sound that’s heard from the center, such as the vocal or melody. Using this, you can enjoy singing or playing your instrument to the background provided by the CD playback. • REPEAT This lets you repeatedly play back a specif ed region of the song. During playback, press this button once to set point “A” and press it a second time to specify point “B.” Playback will begin repeating between points “A” and “B.” If you press the [REPEAT] button during repeat playback, the repeat function will be cancelled and playback will proceed through the song. Record and Play Back Use the MODE buttons to select either SD or CD. To eject the CD, press the [EJECT] button. If you eject a CD that allows additional recording, a conf rmation screen will ask whether you want to f nalize the disc (i.e., disable additional recording, making the disc playable on other CD players).