Roland JS-8 Stereo System User Manual


 
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Chapter
5
1. Connecting to the Computer
2. Installing the Song List Editor
3. Starting up the Song List Editor
Using the JS-8 Song List Editor
Computer
JS-8
USB
USB
1. Connect the computer to the JS-8's USB
port by a USB cable.
2. When the USB SELECT screen appears
in the JS-8, select JS-8 SONG LIST EDI-
TOR and press [ENTER].
A USB cable is not included with the JS-8. Please use a com-
mercially available cable.
The SD card included with the JS-8 comes with Song List Edi-
tor contained on the card.
Song List Editor can be installed only on one computer.
1. Connect the computer to the JS-8's USB
port by a USB cable.
2. When the USB SELECT screen appears
in the JS-8, select JS-8 SONG LIST EDI-
TOR and press [ENTER].
3. Using Explorer or My Computer (Win-
dows) or Finder (Mac OS), navigate to
the folders on the JS-8.
4. Open the WIN folder (Windows users) or
the MAC folder (Mac OS users).
5. Copy the USB driver installer for your
computer's operating system to a folder
on the computer.
Windows XP/Vista users (in the WIN folder)
JS8_EditorWin***.zip
Mac OS users (in the MAC folder)
JS8_EditorMac***.zip
6. Double-click the installer listed above
to uncompress it.
7. In the folder that is created when you
uncompress the file, read the readme_
e.txt file and install Song List Editor as
directed.
The included SD card contains Song List Editor installers,
sample songs and rhythms, and other  les. You can delete
any unneeded data to utilize the SD card's capacity more
e ectively.
You can access the data again by backing up the  les
before deleting them or by downloading the various  les
from the Roland website.
You can use the JS-8 Song List Editor (hereafter referred to as “ Song List Editor”) for the following.
Importing songs from music CDs into the JS-8
Importing WAV and MP3  les into the JS-8
Editing song data
1. Connect the computer to the JS-8's USB port by a USB cable.
2. Double-click the icon for the Song List Editor.