Roland VR-3EX User Manual

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Contents
Check the Included Items .........................................3
USING THE UNIT SAFELY ..........................................4
IMPORTANT NOTES ..............................................6
Panel Descriptions ...............................................8
Top Panel/Front Panel ...........................................8
Audio Section .............................................8
Video Section .............................................9
Rear Panel/Side Panel ..........................................11
Signal Flow .....................................................12
Connecting External Equipment .................................14
Connecting Video Source/Output Equipment ...................14
Connecting Audio Source/Output Equipment ...................15
Using Phantom Power ....................................15
Connecting a Computer Via USB ................................16
Connecting the AC Adaptor ....................................16
Basic Operations ................................................17
Turning the Power On and O ..................................17
Switching the Monitor View Mode ..............................17
Menu Operations ..............................................18
Supported Video Formats .......................................19
Input Formats ..................................................19
Output Formats ................................................19
Video Input/Output Settings ....................................20
Assigning Video Sources to Video Channels .....................20
Setting the Video Output Format ...............................20
Adjusting the Main Output Video ...............................21
Changing the Video Output from the Video Output Connectors. .21
Adjusting the Input Video on Video Channel 4 ...................22
Inputting Copyright-protected (HDCP) Video ....................23
Video Operations ...............................................24
Switching the Video ............................................24
Switching by Touching the Screen ........................24
Switching the Video Using Buttons ........................24
Switching Automatically ..................................25
Using a Dierent Transition Pattern .......................25
Applying a Fade to the Main Output Video (Output Fade) ........26
Stopping (Freezing) the Main Output Video .....................26
Compositing the Video .........................................27
Compositing Using Picture-in-Picture (PinP) ...............27
Compositing Using Split (SPLIT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Compositing Four Video Streams on a Single Screen
(QUAD) ..................................................29
Compositing Using Luminance Key/Chroma Key ..........30
Applying Eects to Video .......................................33
Audio Operations ...............................................34
Adjusting the Volume Balance of Input Audio ...................34
Adjusting the Input Sensitivity ............................34
Adjusting the Sound Position (Pan) .......................34
Adjusting the Volume Balance ............................35
Adjusting the Volume Level of Main Output Audio ..............35
Adjusting the Volume Level of USB Output Audio ...............35
Applying Eects to Audio .......................................36
Applying Eects to Input Audio ...........................36
Applying Eects to Main Output Audio ...................37
Hearing Only Specic Input Audio (Solo/Mute) ..................38
Aligning the Output Timing of Video and Audio (Lip-sync) .......38
Using the AUX Bus .............................................39
Interlinking Audio Output to Video Switching (Audio Follow) ....40
Operations Using a Computer ...................................41
Outputting Streaming-use Video/Audio to a Computer ..........41
Recording Video on a Computer ................................41
Operating the VR-3EX by Remote Control .......................41
Other Features ..................................................42
Saving/Recalling Settings (Memory) ............................42
Backing Up/Restoring the VR-3EX’s Settings .....................43
Turning O the Power Automatically (Auto O ) .................44
Returning Settings to the Factory-default State (Factory Reset) ..44
Switching Between the NTSC and PAL Formats ..................45
Appendices .....................................................46
Troubleshooting ...............................................46
Menu List ......................................................47
Menu Screens ............................................47
Setup Screens ............................................49
Transition Eects List ...........................................52
Main Specications .............................................55
Dimensions ....................................................56
Index ...........................................................57

Roland VR-3EX Specifications

General

Brand	Roland
Model	VR-3EX
Category	Mixer
Language	English