Roland M-400 Owner's manual

M-400
Roland
Brand
Roland
Model
M-400
Type
Owner's manual

Roland M-400 is a professional digital mixing console that offers a wide range of features for live sound reinforcement, studio recording, and more. With its 40 input channels, 24 mix buses, and 8 DCA groups, the M-400 provides ample mixing capacity for even the most demanding applications. The console's intuitive user interface and comprehensive set of features make it easy to achieve high-quality mixes with minimal effort.

Some of the M-400's key features include:

  • 40 input channels with 4-band parametric EQ, gate, and compressor on each channel
  • 24 mix buses with 6-band parametric EQ, gate, and compressor on each bus

Roland M-400 is a professional digital mixing console that offers a wide range of features for live sound reinforcement, studio recording, and more. With its 40 input channels, 24 mix buses, and 8 DCA groups, the M-400 provides ample mixing capacity for even the most demanding applications. The console's intuitive user interface and comprehensive set of features make it easy to achieve high-quality mixes with minimal effort.

Some of the M-400's key features include:

  • 40 input channels with 4-band parametric EQ, gate, and compressor on each channel
  • 24 mix buses with 6-band parametric EQ, gate, and compressor on each bus
Functionality added to the M-400 Ver.1.503
•
Initializing the M-400’s internal memory
•
Clearing the ADMIN password
•
Calibrating the faders
The following items will be initialized, returning them to the factory
settings.
•
System settings
•
Mixer parameters
•
Scene memories
•
All USER library data
•
User settings
When you initialize the internal memory, all data that had been saved in
memory will be lost.
If you want to keep this data, you must save it to USB memory as a
project file (p. 200 in the M-400 Ver. 1.5 owner’s manual) and user file
(p. 173 in the M-400 Ver. 1.5 owner’s manual) to USB memory.
Data other than user settings can also be initialized using the procedure
described in “Initializing the mixer settings” (p. 198 in the M-400 Ver. 1.5
owner’s manual).
1.
In the SETUP section, hold down [SYSTEM] and turn the power on.
The M-400 will start up in SYSTEM CONFIG MODE, and the SYSTEM
CONFIG screen will appear.
fig.SystemConfig.eps
2.
Press [F1 (Factory Initialize)].
A message will ask you to confirm the initialization.
fig.FactoryInitConfirm.eps
3.
Press [F8 (INIT)].
Initialization will begin.
Do not turn off the power until the initialization is completed.
4.
Turn off the power.
If you’ve forgotten the ADMIN password, you can use the following
procedure to clear the ADMIN password.
If you want to reset the password, you can do so after this procedure as
described in “Changing the password of user settings” (p. 175 in the M-400
Ver. 1.5 owner’s manual).
1.
In the SETUP section, hold down [SYSTEM] and turn the power on.
The M-400 will start up in SYSTEM CONFIG MODE, and the SYSTEM
CONFIG screen will appear.
2.
Press [F2 (Clear Password)].
A message will ask you to confirm that you want to clear the ADMIN
password.
fig.ClearAdminPwdConfirm.eps
3.
Press [F8 (CLEAR)].
The ADMIN password will be cleared.
4.
Turn off the power.
You can also clear the ADMIN password by holding down both the [DISP]
button of the USER section and the [SOLO CLEAR] button of the MONITOR
section while you switch on the power.
Functionality added in version 1.503
Initializing the M-400’s internal
memory
Clearing the ADMIN password
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If the fader positions are no longer aligned with the index markings of the top panel, you can use the Fader Calibration function to correct the misalignment.
fig.FaderCalibration.eps
Fader select buttons
Use these buttons to select the fader that you want to calibrate.
Fader indication
These indicate the internal fader positions and volume (dB).
When a fader responds to touch, the fader knob in the screen will turn red.
TOUCH SENS knob
Use this to adjust the degree of fader touch sensitivity.
This is linked with the setting of the FADER TOUCH SENS field in the
SYSTEM screen.
Function buttons
In the FADER CALIBRATION popup, the function buttons perform the
following operations.
1.
In the SETUP section, hold down [SYSTEM] and turn the power on.
The M-400 will start up in SYSTEM CONFIG MODE, and the SYSTEM
CONFIG screen will appear.
2.
Press [F3 (Fader Calibrate)].
The FADER CALIBRATION popup will appear.
3.
Add a check mark to the fader select button of the fader you
want to adjust.
You can also use the top panel [SEL] buttons to add or clear the check
mark for the fader select buttons.
4.
Move the selected fader to the position you want to specify.
You can specify the following four points.
•
10 dB (all the way up)
•
0 dB
•
-20 dB
•
-Inf dB (all the way down)
We recommend that you adjust all of the above four points for each
fader that has drifted out of calibration.
5.
Press the function button that corresponds to the location at
which you set the fader.
A message will ask you to confirm the fader position you specified.
fig.FaderCalibrationConfirm.eps
6.
Press [F8 (SET)].
The fader position will be specified for the selected fader.
If the relationship of -Inf dB < -20 dB < 0 dB < 10 dB is not maintained,
the setting will be ignored when you press [F8 (SET)].
7.
Press [F8 (CLOSE)].
The FADER CALIBRATION popup will close.
8.
Turn off the power.
Fader calibration
FADER CALIBRATION popup
[F1 (Set -InfdB Position)]
Sets the current top panel position of the
selected fader to -Inf dB.
[F2 (Set -20dB Position)]
Sets the current top panel position of the
selected fader to -20 dB.
[F3 (Set 0dB Position)]
Sets the current top panel position of the
selected fader to 0 dB.
[F4 (Set 10dB Position)]
Sets the current top panel position of the
selected fader to 10 dB.
[F5 (Init Position)]
Initializes the calibration setting of the
selected fader.
[F6 (TOUCH SELECT)]
Turns on/off the function that uses fader
touch sensitivity to add a check mark to the
fader select button.
[F7 (SELECT All Fader)]
Adds or clears the check mark for all fader
select buttons.
[F8 (CLOSE)] Closes the FADER CALIBRATION popup.
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3
2
4
1
2
3
4
Adjusting the fader position
Position
Function button
10 dB (all the way up)
[F4 (Set 10dB Position)]
0 dB [F3 (Set 0dB Position)]
-20 dB [F2 (Set -20dB Position)]
-Inf dB (all the way down) [F1 (Set -InfdB Position)]
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Roland M-400 Owner's manual

M-400
Roland
Brand
Roland
Model
M-400
Type
Owner's manual

Roland M-400 is a professional digital mixing console that offers a wide range of features for live sound reinforcement, studio recording, and more. With its 40 input channels, 24 mix buses, and 8 DCA groups, the M-400 provides ample mixing capacity for even the most demanding applications. The console's intuitive user interface and comprehensive set of features make it easy to achieve high-quality mixes with minimal effort.

Some of the M-400's key features include:

  • 40 input channels with 4-band parametric EQ, gate, and compressor on each channel
  • 24 mix buses with 6-band parametric EQ, gate, and compressor on each bus
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