Yamaha MD8 owner manual Troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting

If you’re having difficulty operating the MD8 or if it doesn’t seem to work as expected, look up the symptoms in the following table and follow the advice provided.

Symptom	Advice
	Make sure the power cord is connected to a suitable AC wall outlet
The MD8 cannot be turned	and plugged into the AC IN connector at the rear of the MD8.
on!	Make sure that the MD8 POWER switch is set to the ON position.
	If you still cannot turn on your MD8, contact your Yamaha dealer.
Cannot listen to a connected	Make sure that the [FLIP] switch is set to MIC/LINE. Raise the input
	channel fader. Assign the input channel to a track using the GROUP
music source!	ASSIGN switches. Press the corresponding MONITOR SELECT
	GROUP switch. Turn up the MONITOR LEVEL control.
Cannot record eight tracks!	Make sure that you are using an MD DATA disc, not a MiniDisc.
	Make sure the disc’s write protect tab is set to unprotect.
	Be sure to press a [REC SELECT] button to select a track for record-
Cannot record!	ing. Also, check whether you have selected the DIR or GRP recording
	mode. In the latter case, you need to assign the input signal to the
	group that can be accessed by the track you want to record to.
	Use the CUE monitor controls to see if the signal is actually being
	sent to the track.
The level meters do not	Normally, the level meters indicate disc signal levels. To see the
	recording level you must press the [REC] button to engage Record
indicate signal levels!	Pause mode and press the corresponding [REC SELECT] button.
	With no disc loaded the meters indicate group signal levels.
Cannot use the Auto Punch	You must set the LAST REC IN and OUT points to access this func-
In/Out function!	tion.
Cannot use the Auto Punch	Select a track for recording.
Rehearsal function!
Cannot rehearse!	You cannot rehearse the first recording on a blank disc or blank area.
	Record something first, then use the Rehearse function.
Recordings play back at the	You may have adjusted the pitch prior to recording a track. Reset the
wrong pitch!	pitch as required.
Cannot access the Part Copy	You must set the LAST REC IN and OUT points to access this func-
function!	tion.
	If a song was edited on another MD device, the MD8 may not be
Cannot use the Punch In/Out	able to use these functions. In this case, try copying the song with
or Ping-Pong functions!	the Song Copy function and then try and edit the copy.
	Songs recorded on other MD equipment may be protected by the
	SCMS protection system. In this case, editing is not allowed.
Cannot send a channel	As well as turn up the AUX control you must raise the channel fader.
signal to the desired AUX	This is because the AUX SEND signal is sourced post-fader (i.e., after
SEND!	the fader).
Cannot make a Cue List !	Make sure that the selected song contains some markers.
Cannot play the Cue List!	Make sure not all steps in the Cue List are set for zero repeats (n=0).
	Make sure that cues are entered in the correct order (e.g., “s–>e” or
	“3–>4”, not “e–>s” or “4–>3”).

MD8—Owner’s Manual