VA-3
Jan, 2001
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SERVICE NOTES
Issued by RES
First edition
SN00045 K6018410 Printed in Italy (A000) (AD)
Copyright © 2001 by ROLAND CORPORATION
All rights reserved. No parts of this publication may be reproduced in any form whithout the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION.
va-3
v-arranger keyboard
TABLE OF CONTENTS Page
SPECIFICATIONS 1
LOCATION OF CONTROLS 2
EXPLODED VIEW (TOP) 3
EXPLODED VIEW (BOTTOM) 4
KEYBOARD PARTS LIST 4
WIRING DIAGRAM 5
PARTS LIST 6/7
HOW TO SAVE THE SYSTEM PROGRAM OR THE TEST PROGRAM ONTO FLOPPY DISK. 8
HOW TO UPDATE THE SYSTEM PROGRAM OR THE TEST PROGRAM BY FLOPPY DISK. 9
TEST MODE 9/12
CALIBRATION PROCEDURE TO REPLACE THE PITCH BENDER 12
HOW TO ENTER THE TOUCH SCREEN CALIBRATION 13
HOW TO INIZIALIZE THE FLASH AREA 13
HOW TO LOAD THE 6th LANGUAGE 13
BLOCK DIAGRAM 14
RIGHT & LEFT CONTACT PCB ASSY & CIRCUIT DIAGRAM 15
MAIN PCB ASSY 16
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM (MAIN PCB ASSY) 17
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM (MAIN PCB ASSY/Beam Control Block) / (MAIN PCB ASSY/Keyscan Block) 18
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM (MAIN PCB ASSY/Memory Bank Block) 19
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM (MAIN PCB ASSY/FDC Block) / (MAIN PCB ASSY/LCD Contr. Block) 20
MODULE XPGS-4 PCB ASSY 21
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM (XPGS-4 PCB ASSY / Section 1) 22
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM (XPGS-4 PCB ASSY / Section 2) 23
LCD CONTROL PCB ASSY & CIRCUIT DIAGRAM 24
JACK PCB ASSY 24
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM (JACK PCB ASSY) 25
CONTROL PCB ASSY F/ D-BEAM & CIRCUIT DIAGRAM 26
CONTROL PCB ASSY 26
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM (CONTROL PCB ASSY) 27
INVERTER PCB ASSY & CIRCUIT DIAGRAM 28
POWER & AMPLIFIER PCB ASSY 28
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM (POWER & AMPLIFIER PCB ASSY) 29
POWER SWITCH PCB ASSY & CIRCUIT DIAGRAM 29
PHONES PCB ASSY & CIRCUIT DIAGRAM 30
SWITCH D-BEAM PCB ASSY & CIRCUIT DIAGRAM 30
VOLUME PCB ASSY & CIRCUIT DIAGRAM 30
Specifications
Keyboard: 61 keys, synthesizer action, velocity-sensitive
Controllers: Tempo/Data dial, D Beam Controller, Bender/Modulation Lever, Master Volume knob
Tone generation/PCM: 64-voice polyphonic, GM2/GS compatible, 32 multitimbral parts, 3,641 sounds (20MB worth of PCM samples) 116 Drum Sets
incl. oriental Drum sets.
Digital effects: Reverb (8 types), Chorus (8 types), M-FX (DSP 47 types)
Arranger (automatic accompaniment): 64 Music Styles in ROM, 64 Disk Link Styles from floppy disk (incl. 16 Acoustic Styles), Disk User style
(instant access to one Style on floppy disk), Style Orchestrator & Morphing.
8-track User Styles Composer, SMF-to-Style Converter
Memories: 128 User Programs, 4 programmable One Touch memories for each Style, 5 Super Tones memories for instant Tone access (with program-
mable User level)
Display: Backlit VGA Touch Screen (LCD), new graphic user interface with animated icons
Navigation: Virtual band (interactive Easy Routing), automatic and/or via button
Sequencer: Realtime SMF Player (with Minus-One function), Easy 2-track recorder, Song chain mode, 16-track sequencer with extensive editing func-
tion, Song Header Post Edit, Lyrics display
Data storage: Floppy disk drive (2DD/2HD), realtime load, File types managed: Styles, Song SMF, User Program, MIDI sets
Amplification: 7 + 7W output power, 2-way Bass Reflex System
Connections: Output (L/mono, Right), Input (L/mono, Right), Sustain/Expression, 2x Phones
Power Supply: ACJ 12V adapter
Dimension: 1016(W) x 182 (H) x 400 (D) mm
Weight: 9,8 Kg
Accessories: 2 floppy disks with additional Music Styles, User Programs, MIDI Sets & Demo Songs, Owner's Manual
Options: PK-5 Dynamic MIDI Pedal, MSA/MSD/MSE series floppy disks (Roland & third-party), RH-25/50 Headphones, DP-2 Pedal switch, DP-6 Pedal
switch (piano type), BOSS FS-5U Foot Switch, EV-5 Expression pedal, BOSS FV-300L Foot Volume/Expression pedal, KC-100/300/500 Keyboard
Amplifiers
Specifications subject to change without prior notice. All other trademarks mentioned in this manual are the property of the respective companies.
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