Roland V-160HD RCS Instruction Manual

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Connection Guide
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V-160HD RCS is a program for remote control of the V-160HD.
* The program runs on both Windows and Mac.
* This app is compatible with V-160HD system program version 1.08 and later. Make sure
that the system program of the V-160HD is updated to the latest version.

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USB Connection
This shows you how to use a USB cable to directly connect your computer to the V-160HD.
1. Connect the computer to the USB STREAM port on the V-160HD.
USB Type-C port
USB Type-C® cable
USB A port
USB cable (USB Type-C to A)
2. Power-on the V-160HD.
Computer
1. Turn on the computer and launch V-160HD RCS.
2. Click the CONNECT [SETUP] button.
3. Select the “USB.”
When the status icon changes to“USB,” the device is connected.

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Connecting via LAN Cable
This shows you how to use a LAN cable to directly connect your computer to the V-160HD.
V-160HD
1. Using a LAN cable, connect the LAN CONTROL port on the
V-160HD and the computer.
LAN cable
Communication standards
Port CONTROL port (LAN)
Protocol TCP
Port number 8023
2. Power-on the V-160HD.
3. [MENU] button Ó“LAN CONTROL” Óset “CONFIGURE”
to “MANUAL,” and press the [VALUE] knob.
The IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway are obtained
automatically.
4. Use the [VALUE] knob to select “INFORMATION,” and
press the [VALUE] knob.
The LAN INFORMATION screen appears.
5. Set a network password (four characters).
Input the password that’s set here when accessing the V-160HD
from V-160HD RCS.
1
Input the password using the [VALUE] knob.
2
Use the [VALUE] knob to select “SAVE,” and then press the
[VALUE] knob.
3
Press the [EXIT] button to return to the previous screen.
6. Use the [VALUE] knob to select “INFORMATION,” and
press the [VALUE] knob.
LAN INFORMATION screen appears.
When “CONNECTED” is shown in “STATUS,” the V-160HD connection
settings are nished.
7. Press the [MENU] button to close the menu.
Computer
Making the network settings on the computer
Windows
1. Working in sequence, click the [ (Start)] button 0
“Settings” (gear icon).
2. Click “Network and Internet.”
3. Click “Change Adapter Options.”
4. Right-click the network connection you’re using, then
click “Properties.”
5. Select “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)” and click
the [Properties] button.

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Connecting via LAN Cable
6. Select “Use the following IP address,” set the values for
the IP address and subnet mask, then click the [OK]
button.
Setting
item Setting
IP address
Set a value that does not conict with the IP address of
any other device connected to the network.
Set this in accordance with the connected network.
Subnet
mask
This sets the subnet mask.
Set this in accordance with the connected network.
Mac
1. Display the Apple menu 0“System Preferences” 0
“Network.”
2. From the list on the left, select the network connection
service you’re using.
3. Set the values for the parameters shown below, then
click the [Apply] button.
Setting item Setting
Congure IPv4 Set to “Manually.”
IP Address
Set a value that does not conict with the IP
address of any other device connected to the
network.
Set this in accordance with the connected network.
Subnet Mask This sets the subnet mask.
Set this in accordance with the connected network.
Settings the V-160HD RCS app
1. Launch the V-160HD RCS app.
2. Click the CONNECT [SETUP] button.
3. Select the “LAN.”
4. Input the “IP ADDRESS” and “NETWORK PASSWORD”
elds, and click the [CONNECT] button.
IP ADDRESS
Input the IP address of the V-160HD.
Check this by pressing the [MENU] button on the V-160HD
and selecting “LAN CONTROL” Ó“IP ADDRESS.”
NETWORK
PASSWORD
Input the network password (four characters) set on
the V-160HD.
When the status icon changes to“LAN,” the device is connected.

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Connect the V-160HD and your wireless LAN master device using a LAN cable, so that you can wirelessly connect to the computer via the wireless
LAN master device.
LAN cable
* See the Owner’s Manual of the wireless LAN master device for how to use
that device.
* The wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) connection speed and connectivity may be
unstable in certain network environments.
V-160HD
1. Use a LAN cable to connect the LAN port on your wireless LAN
master device to the LAN CONTROL port on the V-160HD.
* Do not connect to the internet port or WAN port.
2. Turn on the wireless LAN master device and enable DHCP
server functionality on the wireless LAN master device.
3. Power-on the V-160HD.
4. [MENU] button Ó“LAN CONTROL” Óset “CONFIGURE”
to “USING DHCP,” and press the [VALUE] knob.
The IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway are obtained
automatically.
5. Use the [VALUE] knob to select “INFORMATION,” and
press the [VALUE] knob.
The LAN INFORMATION screen appears.
6. Set a network password (four characters).
Input the password that’s set here when accessing the V-160HD
from V-160HD RCS.
1
Input the password using the [VALUE] knob.
2
Use the [VALUE] knob to select “SAVE,” and then press the
[VALUE] knob.
3
Press the [EXIT] button to return to the previous screen.
7. Use the [VALUE] knob to select “INFORMATION,” and
press the [VALUE] knob.
LAN INFORMATION screen appears.
When “CONNECTED” is shown in “STATUS,” the V-160HD connection
settings are nished.
8. Press the [MENU] button to close the menu.
Computer
1. Connect your computer via Wi-Fi (wireless LAN).
For more information on how to make connections, refer to the
respective documentation for the computer and the Wi-Fi router
you’re using.
2. Launch the V-160HD RCS app.
3. Click the CONNECT [SETUP] button.
4. Select the “LAN.”
5. Input the “IP ADDRESS” and “NETWORK PASSWORD”
elds, and click the [CONNECT] button.
IP ADDRESS
Input the IP address of the V-160HD.
Check this by pressing the [MENU] button on the V-160HD
and selecting “LAN CONTROL” Ó“IP ADDRESS.”
NETWORK
PASSWORD
Input the network password (four characters) set on
the V-160HD.
When the status icon changes to“LAN,” the device is connected.
Connecting via Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi)

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Connection Using RS-232
This shows you how to use an RS-232 cable to directly connect your computer to the V-160HD.
V-160HD
1. Using an RS-232 cable, connect the RS-232 connector on
the V-160HD to the computer.
Communication standards
Communication
method
Synchronous (asynchronous), full-
duplex
Communication speed 115,200 bps
Parity none
Data length 8 bits
Stop bit 1 bit
Code set ASCII
Flow control XON/XOFF
2. Turn on the power to the V-160HD.
Computer
1. Launch the V-160HD RCS app.
2. Click the CONNECT [SETUP] button.
3. Select the “RS-232.”
4. Select the “PORT,” and click the [CONNECT] button.
PORT From the drop-down list, select the port where the
V-60HD is connected.
When the status icon changes to“RS-232,” the device is connected.

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Using a MIDI Controller for Operation
You can connect a MIDI controller to your computer, and use the MIDI controller to control V-160HD RCS. You can use the MIDI controller to
directly control HDMI input and music le volume that otherwise would be controlled via a menu.
Connecting a MIDI controller
1. Using a USB cable, connect your MIDI controller to the computer that is running V-160HD RCS.
LAN connection USB
MIDI controller
USB, RS-232, or
LAN connection
* Some MIDI controllers might require a dedicated USB-MIDI driver.
2. From the V-160HD RCS menu bar, choose “MIDI”0“MIDI Settings.”
The MIDI Control Settings window appears.
3. In the MIDI Settings window, in “INPUT PORT,” choose the MIDI controller that’s connected to the computer, and click the [OK]
button.
This completes the connection between V-160HD RCS and the MIDI controller.

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Using a MIDI Controller for Operation
Assigning MIDI controller operations toV-160HD RCS (MIDI mapping)
Here’s how to assign (map) the MIDI controller to the buttons, knobs, and faders that are shown in the AUDIO MIXER screen.
* V-160HD RCS receives the following MIDI messages regardless of the MIDI controller’s channel settings.
AUDIO MIXER screen
When you click the [AUDIO] button, the AUDIO MIXER screen appears.
Buttons, Faders MIDI messages
[SOLO] buttons Control Change: 0–119 (0–63: OFF, 64–127: ON)
Note On (switch on/o each time the message is received)
[MUTE] buttons
Faders Control Change: 0–119 (0–127)
1. Right-click the button, knob, or fader that you want to map, and from the popup menu choose “Learn MIDI Control.”
The message “Waiting for MIDI message” appears.
2. Operate a button or knob of your MIDI controller.
When the corresponding button or knob in V-160HD RCS operates, mapping is complete.
MEMO
¹Viewing the MIDI mapping
You can check the mapped MIDI messages by viewing them in the screen. From the menu bar, choose“MIDI”0“Show MIDI Control
Mapping.”
To hide the MIDI messages, from the menu bar choose “MIDI”
0“Hide MIDI Control Mapping.”
¹Deleting MIDI mapping
To delete an individual MIDI mapping, right-click a mapped button or knob, and from the popup menu choose “Forget MIDI Control.”
To delete all MIDI mappings, from the menu bar choose “MIDI”0“Clear MIDI Control Mapping.”

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Using a Game Controller to Control PTZ Camera
You can connect a commercially available game controller to your computer, and use the game controller to control PTZ camera.
CAMERA CONTROL screen
When you click the [CAMERA] button, the CAMERA CONTROL screen appears.
Adjusts the zoom
position.
Adjusts the horizontal
and vertical position.
Selects the camera to be
operated.
* The location of the buttons mapped to ZOOM diers depending on the manufacturer of the controller.