Roland GK-2 User manual

Roland

SYNTHESIZER

DAIVER

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Owner's

Manual

The

Roland

Synthesizer

Driver

GK-2

can

turn

the

usual

electric

guitar

the

controller

for

the

GR-50

Synthesizer.

make

the

best

use

the

GK-2,

please

read

this

owner's

manual

carefully.

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FEATURES

The

GK-2

designed

compact

that

can

connected

almost

all

types

electric

guitars.

The

GK-2

simply

consists

Pickup

and

Pickup

Controller

Unit

for

synthesizer,

therefore

does

not

need

complicated

procedure

for

installation.

The

switches

the

Controller

Unit

the

GK-2

can

change

patches

the

GR-50.

also

possible

assign

different

functions

other

than

Patch

selection

these

switches.

WARRANTY

THE

GK-2

Roland

guarantees

the

GK-2

unit

and

all

the

parts

included

the

package.

Contact

Roland

service

Station

when

you

wish

have

the

unit

repaired.

Roland

does

not

guarantee

any

trouble

what-

soever

caused

your

processing

the

GK-2,

such

deterioration

appearance

function

the

GK-2

the

damage

the

guitar.

Such

troubles

should

consulted

with

the

shop

where

you

bought

the

GK-2.

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IMPORTANT

NOTES

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INSTALLATION

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IMPORTANT

NOTES

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Attaching

the

Pickup

Controller

Unit

.......

Attaching

the

Divided

Pickup

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Using

Both-sided

Adhesive

Tape

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SPECIFICATIONS

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DESCRIPTION

Normal

Guitar

Input

Jack

Power

Indicator

Synthesizer

Volume

Divided

Pickup

DOWN/S1

GK-2

Socket

SYNTH

VOL

UP/S2

Switch

Selector

Switch

Divided

Pickup

The

Divided

Pickup

detects

the

vibration

the

guitar.

Connect

this

between

the

bridge

and

the

pickup.

Switch

The

Switch

controls

the

GR-50

many

different

ways

depending

what

Function

assigned

it.

e.g.

decreases

Patch

Chain

numbers

the

GR-

50.

When

the

GR-50

Editing

mode,

this

switch

changes

the

value

parameter.

Switch

The

Switch

controls

the

GR-50

many

different

ways

depending

what

Function

assigned

it.

e.g.

increases

Patch

Chain

numbers

the

GR-

50.

When

the

GR-50

Editing

mode,

this

switch

changes

the

value

parameter.

Selector

Switch

This

switches

the

signals

output

from

the

GK-2.

When

set

“Guitar”,

the

GK-2

outputs

only

the

signals

for

guitar's

normal

sound,

and

with

set

“Mix”,

outputs

the

signals

for

the

mixed

sounds

the

normal

guitar

and

synthesizer.

“Synth”

position,

only

the

signals

for

synthesizer

sound

output.

Synth

Volume

This

controls

the

volume

the

synthesizer

sound.

Adjust

the

guitar's

normal

sound

with

the

volume

control

the

guitar,

since

the

Synth

Volume

does

not

control

the

guitar’s

normal

sound.

Power

Indicator

This

lights

when

the

GR-50

and

GK-2

are

con-

nected

using

the

C-13A

cable.

Normal

Guitar

Input

Jack

Through

this

jack,

normal

signal

from

the

guitar

fed

into

the

Controller

Unit.

Use

the

supplied

normal

guitar

cord.

Please

not

fail

connect

this

jack.

GK-2

Socket

Connect

the

GR-50

through

this

socket.

IMPORTANT

NOTES

sure

use

the

C-13A

cable

(supplied

with

the

GR-50)

connect

the

GK-2

the

GR-50.

Using

any

other

cable

will

cause

trouble.

Before

setting

the

GK-2

with

the

GR-50,

make

sure

that

GR-50

switched

off.

The

C-13A

lock-type

cable

which

cannot

disconnected

unless

unlocked.

So,

for

disconnecting,

not

pull

the

calbe

hard,

but

unlock

it.

Handle

the

cable

gently.

Avoid

using

this

device

excessive

heat

humidity

conditions,

where

may

affected

direct

sunlight

dust

and

avoid

places

sub-

ject

high

vibration.

For

cleaning

the

unit,

use

dry

and

soft

cloth.

the

casing

stained,

use

cloth

slightly

dampened

with

water.

remove

stubborn

stains,

clean

the

casing

with

cloth

moistened

with

nutral

detergent,

then

wipe

dry

with

soft

cloth.

not

use

solvents

such

paint

thinner

when

cleaning.

this

unit

fails

operate

correctly,

turn

off

immediately

and

contact

your

Roland

dealer.

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INSTALLATION

Before

installing

the

GK-2

with

the

electric

guitar,

read

the

following

“Important

Notes”.

IMPORTANT

NOTES

your

guitar

provided

with

tremolo

arm,

attach

the

tremolo

arm

before

setting

the

GK-2.

Before

removing

the

tremolo

arm

from

your

guitar,

set

the

Selector

Switch

the

GK-2

the

“Guitar”

“Synth”

position.

Please

adjust

the

wrap

the

neck

and

the

height

the

strings

the

guitar

body

before

installing

the

GK-2.

Please

try

placing

the

Divided

Pickup

and

the

Pickup

Controller

Unit

the

guitar

see

they

are

compatible

before

actually

connecting

them.

first

please

confirm

with

adhesive

tape

and

there

problem

installation,

then

fix

GK-2

with

the

screws.

the

pickup

the

guitar

too

the

bridge

connect

the

Divided

Pickup,

you

need

shift

the

pickup

towards

the

neck.

Please

use

the

screws

for

fixing

the

GK-2

securely.

Attaching

with

the

adhesive

tape

many

not

sufficient.

The

adhesive

tape

may

come

off

with

the

coating

the

guitar.

(The

supplied

both-sided

adhesive

tape

may

used

just

for

experimenting

the

right

position

the

GK-2.)

;

Please

handle

the

divided

pickup

gently.

Bend-

ing

twisting

will

break

the

coil.

First,

check

all

the

following

parts

are

supplied.

Tapping

Flat

3x15

[mm]

Pickup

Spacer

(For

fixing

GK-2)

Tapping

Pan

3x20

[mm]

x10

(For

fixing

Divided

Pickup)

Pickup

Spacer

Spring

(For

adjusting

the

height

Divided

Pickup)

Both-sided

Adhesive

Tape

Both-sided

Adhesive

Tape

Pickup

Cussion

(For

attaching

the

divided

pickup)

Spacer

(Sponge

type)

How

attach

the

GK-2

Place

the

GK-2

the

appropriate

position

the

guitar.

Set

the

GK-2

the

guitar

appropriate

position

where

does

not

prevent

you

from

playing

the

guitar

comfortably.

your

guitar

has

fine

tuning

control,

set

the

GK-2

the

guitar

where

does

not

prevent

you

from

using

the

fine

tuning

control.

Usual

type

With

Fine

Tune

Set

the

GK-2

the

quitar

where

does

not

prevent

you

from

operating

the

and

switches

comfortably.

When

making

connections,

not

stretch

the

cords

the

Normal

Guitar

Socket,

Divided

Pickup

the

connection

cable

the

GK-2.

Make

sure

that

the

plug

the

GK-2’s

connec-

tion

cable

and

that

the

Normal

Guitar

are

well

inside

the

guitar's

body.

not,

they

will

damaged

when

the

guitar

put

down

with

the

pressure

and

strain

given

them.

Bore

the

holes

the

GK-2

make

holes

underneath.

The

diameters

the

under

holes

shculd

about

2mm

(0.08

inchas).

Please

make

sure

that

the

installation

Divided

Pickup

has

problem

(e.g.

height).

Fix

the

GK-2

with

the

screw

(flat-head

tapping

screw)

supplied

with

the

GK-2.

your

guitar

arched-top

type

(the

one

with

round

body),

the

gap

between

the

GK-2

and

the

guitar

may

make

difficult

fix

the

GK-2.

this

happens,

attach

the

supplied

spacer

the

rear

the

GK-2.

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The

both-sided

tape

and

spacer

should

at-

tached

the

three

position

indicated

with

dotted

lines.

Attaching

the

Divided

Pickup

The

Divided

Pickup

can

attached

your

guitar

using

both-sided

adhesive

tape,

using

screws.

Attaching

the

Divided

Pickup

with

screws

requires

higher

skills,

but

allows

you

adjust

the

height

the

divided

pickup

later.

Attaching

the

Divided

Pickup

with

Both-sided

Adhesive

Tape

Insert

the

divided

pickup

under

the

strings

and

place

appropriate

position.

Basically,

the

pickup

should

located

the

middle

the

six

strings,

and

nearest

the

bridge.

If,

however,

your

guitar

has

tremolo

unit,

may

touched

the

Divided

Pickup.

so,

move

the

Divided

Pickup

far

that

will

not

interrupt

the

function

the

tremolo

unit.

When

using

guitar

with

heavy

gauge

strings,

attach

the

divided

pickup

about

15mm

(%e")

away

from

the

bridge.

any

case,

not

keep

the

Divided

Pickup

away

from

the

bridge

than

20mm

('%e").

Maximum

20mm

The

appropriate

position

the

divided

pickup

where

the

center

marker

marked

the

pickup

stays

about

the

middle

the

third

and

the

fourth

strings.

Divided

Pickup

6th

String

4st

String

“GK2

Center

Marker

Please

mark

the

position

the

pickup

that

can

distinguished

later.

sure

that

the

direction

the

divided

pickup

correct.

Where

the

cord

comes

from

the

sixth

string.

Check

the

warp

the

neck

and

the

height

the

strings

are

optimum

(if

not,

sure

ad-

just

them),

then

tune

each

string.

Adjust

the

height

the

divided

pickup

put-

ting

the

supplied

spacer

under

the

pickup.

(At

this

stage,

not

peel

the

tape

yet.)

Use

either

the

two

pickup

spacers

(thicker

and

thinner

ones)

depending

the

height

the

pickup.

When

using

arched-top

guitar,

put

pickup

cussion

under

the

pickup

spacers.

Pickup

Spacers

The

pickup

spacer

and

pickup

cussion

are

attached

the

guitar

with

the

supplied

both-sided

adhesive

tape

which

will

become

thinner

0.1mm

(0.047)

when

peeled.

Therefore,

when

using

many

num-

bers

adhesive

tapes,

you

must

set

the

height

slightly

higher.

The

optimum

height

the

pickup

where

the

distances

between

the

pickup

and

the

first

and

the

sixth

strings

are

about

1.0mm

with

the

highest

fret

being

pressed.

Adjust

and

check

the

height

using

the

supplied

clearance

and

gauge.

the

height

the

pickup

differs

the

first

and

the

sixth

strings,

add

half-cut

the

one

third

portion

spacer

make

the

height

even.

Loosen

the

strings

and

remove

them.

Peel

the

tape

the

pickup

cussion,

pickup

spacer,

and

divided

pickup,

then

attach

them

onto

the

guitar.

Apply

the

strings

the

guitar

before,

and

tune

the

strings,

then

check

the

height

the

divided

pickup

correct.

Use

the

clearance

gauge,

then

play

the

string

see

that

does

not

touch

the

divided

pickup.

the

divided

pickup

too

high

too

low,

use

the

following

procedure:

(1)

too

low,

provide

many

spacers

necessary,

and

too

high,

work

out

how

many

spacers

removed.

(2)

Loosen

the

strings

and

remove

them.

(3)

Remove

the

divided

pickup

from

the

guitar.

Please

handle

the

divided

pickup

gently.

Bend-

ing

twisting

will

break

the

coil.

Insert

something

thin

such

table

knife

under

the

divided

pickup

from

the

sixth

string

side,

then

gently

peel

it.

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HOW

USE

THE

CLEARANCE

GAUGE

(4)

Remove

the

both-sided

adhesive

tape

from

the

bottom

the

divided

pickup

carefully

shown

the

picture.

necessary

adjust

the

divided

pickup

the

1st

and

6th

strings

that

the

distance

be-

tween

string

and

dvided

pickup

1.0mm

(0.04”)

with

the

highest

fret

pressed.

The

supplied

clearance

gauge

1.0

(0.04”)

‘thick.

shown

below,

insert

the

clearance

gauge

between

the

divided

pickup

and

the

string

and

adjust

the

distance.

(5)

the

both-sided

adhesive

tape

remains

the

upper

side

the

spacer

that

applied

the

guitar

side,

remove

similarly.

(6)

add

spacers,

simply

attach

them.

subtract

spacers,

remvoe

them,

then

the

both-sided

adhesive

tape

necessary.

(7)

Attach

the

supplied

both-sided

adhesive

tape

onto

the

bottom

the

divided

pickup.

(8)

Attach

the

divided

pickup

onto

the

upper

side

the

spacer

that

applied

the

guitar

side.

Apply

the

string

the

guitar,

tune

it,

then

check

the

height

the

divided

pickup

correct.

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