Manual

ThankyouforpurchasingtheMIDISolutionsR88-outputMIDI-controlledRelayArray.
TheMIDISolutionsR8containseightMIDI-controlledrelaysthatenableswitchesorfootswitchinputstobeplaced
underMIDIcontrol.EachrelaycanbeprogrammedtorespondtoawidevarietyofMIDImessages,includingNote,
ControlChange,ProgramChange,andSystemExclusivemessages,andprogrammedsettingsareretainedeven
afterpowerisremovedfromtheunit.TheMIDISolutionsR8isMIDI-poweredandrequiresnobatteriesorpower
supplytooperate.
INTRODUCTION
ToprogramtheR8connecttheMIDIOutfromyourMIDIinterfacetotheMIDI oftheR8.TheMIDI and
canbeleftdisconnectedduringprogramming.
OncetheR8hasbeenprogrammeditcanbeinsertedwhereveritisrequiredinyourMIDIsetup.ConnecttheMIDI
OutorThruofthesendingdevicetotheMIDI oftheR8.The canbemadedirectlyto
footswitchinputsorthecontactstobeswitched.TheMIDI oftheR8canbeconnectedtotheMIDIInofa
receivingMIDIdeviceorleftdisconnected.ItisrecommendedthatthenumberofMIDISolutionsproductspowered
byasingleMIDIOutorThrubelimitedtofour.
In Out Relay
Connections
In RelayConnections
Out
IMPORTANT:Switchinghighcurrentorinductiveloadscanpermanentlydamagetheunit,pleaseseethe
relaycontactratingsattheendoftheseinstructions,andnavigatetothefollowinglinkformoreinformation:
www.midisolutions.com/backemf.htm
CONNECTIONS
3
MIDI Out or Thru
MIDI In
Relay1
Connections
Relay5
Connections
Relay3
Connections
Relay7
Connections
Relay2
Connections
Relay6
Connections
Relay4
Connections
Relay8
Connections
Sending Device
Receiving Device