Yamaha YPT-200, PSR-E203 owner manual Troubleshooting, Problem Possible Cause and Solution

Troubleshooting

Problem	Possible Cause and Solution
When the instrument is turned on or off, a	This is normal and indicates that the instrument is receiving electrical
popping sound is temporarily produced.	power.
When using a mobile phone, noise is pro-	Using a mobile phone in close proximity to the instrument may produce
	interference. To prevent this, turn off the mobile phone or use it further
duced.
	away from the instrument.
There is no sound even when the keyboard is	Check that nothing is connected to the PHONES/OUTPUT jack on the
	rear panel. When a set of headphones is plugged into this jack, no sound
played or when a Song or Style is being
	is output.
played back.
	Check the Local Control on/off. (See page 52.)
Playing keys in the right hand area of the	When using the Dictionary function (page 46), the keys in the right hand
keyboard does not produce any sound.	area are used only for entering the chord root and type.
• The volume is too soft.
• The sound quality is poor.	The batteries are low or dead. Replace all six batteries with completely
• The rhythm stops unexpectedly or will not
	new ones, or use the optional AC adaptor.
play.
• The Song, etc. does not play correctly.
The Style or Song does not play back when	Is External Clock set to ON? Make sure External Clock is set to OFF;
the [START/STOP] button is pressed.	refer to “External Clock Settings” on page 52.
	Make sure that the Style Volume (page 43) is set to an appropriate level.
The Style does not sound properly.	Is the Split Point set at an appropriate key for the cords you are playing?
	Set the Split Point at an appropriate key (page 36).
	Is the “ACMP ON” indicator showing in the display? If it is not showing
	press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button so that it does show.
No rhythm accompaniment plays when the	This is not a malfunction. Style number 093-100 (Pianist) have no
	rhythm parts, so no rhythm will play. The other parts will begin playing
[START/STOP] button is pressed after
	when you play a chord in the accompaniment range of the keyboard if
selecting Style number 093-100 (Pianist).
	auto accompaniment is turned on.
Not all of the voices seem to sound, or the	The instrument is polyphonic up to a maximum of 32 notes. If a style or
	Song is playing back at the same time, some notes/sounds may be omit-
sound seems to be cut off.
	ted (or “stolen”) from the accompaniment or Song.
The footswitch (for sustain) seems to pro-	The polarity of the footswitch is reversed. Make sure that the footswitch
duce the opposite effect. For example, press-
	plug is properly connected to the SUSTAIN jack before turning on the
ing the footswitch cuts off the sound and
	power.
releasing it sustains the sounds.
The ACMP ON indicator does not appear	Always press the [STYLE] button first when you are going to use any
when the [ACMP ON/OFF] button is pressed.	style-related function.
	Make sure that you are not pressing the [R] or [L] buttons while the Song
The part indications, such as Right, Left and	is playing. If you press one of the part buttons while playing the Song
Both Hands, do not appear—even when	and before starting the Lesson, these buttons serve to mute the corre-
pressing the [R] or [L] buttons for the Lesson.	sponding Song tracks. Stop the Song first, then select the desired part
	and start the Lesson.
Regardless of how strongly play the keys, the	Since this keyboard does not have touch response, the level of the
level of the sound does not change.	sound does not change in response to your playing strength.

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