7X7-TR8 Drum Machine Expansion Installation Guide

This document explains how to install and activate the 7X7-TR8 Drum Machine Expansion.

Procedure of activation

About the Activation

1. Updating the TR-8 System Program

Before you use the 7X7-TR8 Drum Machine Expansion, you

need to activate the software after installing.

2. Installing the USB Driver

* You will also need the Roland Account Service

account that you used when downloading the
7X7-TR8 Drum Machine Expansion.

3. Installing the Utility

4. Starting Activation from the Utility

* One TR-8 unit can be activated for each purchase. If

you need activations for multiple TR-8 units, youll
need to purchase the corresponding number.

5. Activating

* Once activation has been performed, it cannot be

canceled.

Updating the TR-8 System Program

From the Roland product support website (http://www.roland.com/support/), download the TR-8 System Program Ver.1.11 or later, and update
the system program as directed by the instructions.

Installing the USB Driver

From the Roland product support website (http://www.roland.com/support/), download the appropriate TR-8 driver for your computer, and
install it as directed by the instructions.

Installing the Utility

Install the utility.

Windows

Mac OS

1. Right-click the compressed file that you downloaded,

1. Double-click the compressed file that you downloaded; it

and click Extract All.

will be decompressed.

A folder containing the compressed files is created.

A folder containing the compressed files is created.

* If Extract All is not shown, use your own decompression

software to decompress the file.

* If double-clicking does not decompress the file, use your own

decompression software to decompress it.

2. Open the extracted folder.

2. Open the extracted folder.

3. Double-click the file named TR-8 Utility Installer.exe.

3. Double-click the file named TR-8 Utility.pkg.

4. Follow the directions the installer shows.

4. Follow the directions the installer shows.

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Starting Activation from the Utility

1. Connect your computer to the Internet.

4. Click the MIDI Input/Output button; as the MIDI input/

output ports, choose TR-8 (Mac OS) or TR-8 CTRL
(Windows).

2. Connect the TR-8 to your computer via USB.

3. Start the utility.

5. Click the [Launch Activator] button.

The Roland Software Product Activator starts.

Activating

Youve Registered Using E-mail Address and

Password on the Roland Account Service

Youve Registered Using Your Facebook Id on

the Roland Account Service

1. Click the radio button near by Users who registered

1. Click the radio button near by Users who registered on

on Roland Account Service with email address and

password.

Roland Account Service with a Facebook Account.

2. Click the Facebook logo to open the Facebook login

2. Input your E-mail address and Password in each field.

screen.

3. Click the [Activate] button below.

3. Log in to the Facebook account that you registered in

Roland account service.

The screen indicates Activation is complete. Thank you!.

When login is complete, the Facebook login screen closes.

4. Click the [OK] button.

4. Click the [Activate] button below.

You return to the activator screen.

Proceed to step 6.

The screen indicates Activation is complete. Thank you!.

5. Click the [OK] button.

You return to the activator screen.

6. Verify that the screen indicates Activation is complete, and then click the [X] button in the upper right of the window.
The activation window closes.

7. In the utility screen, click the [Exit] button.

This completes activation.
When you power-on the TR-8, it indicates 707.