Roland RD-300SX owner manual Troubleshooting, Problem Check/Solution

Troubleshooting

If the RD-300SX does not function in the way you expect, first check the following points. If this does not resolve the problem, consult your dealer or a nearby Roland Service Station.

Problem	Check/Solution
Power Not Coming	Is the power cord properly connected? (p.
On	11)
	Is the volume level of the RD-300SX (p.
	14) or connected device turned all the
	way down?
	Are all connections properly made?
	• When using the RD-300SX as a stand-
	alone instrument, be sure to connect
	with audio cables or use headphones
	(p. 12).
	Are sounds audible with headphones
	connected?
	• If sounds are audible through
	headphones, it may indicate that there
	is a short in an audio cable or some sort
	of amp or mixer problem. Check the
No Sound	cables and equipment once again.
	Is a zone level turned off with the ZONE
	LEVEL sliders? (p. 24)
	Is the Part setting set to OFF (p. 43)?
	If the sound for a pressed key is not being
	played, is the Local Switch set to OFF?
	• Set the Local Control to ON (p. 46).
	Are the effect settings correct?
	• Check the ON/OFF settings for MULTI
	EFFECTS [ON/OFF] (p. 28), MFX Zone
	(p. 40) and level settings (p. 28).
	Has the volume been lowered by pedal
	operations or by MIDI messages (volume
	messages or expression messages)
	received from an external MIDI device?
No Sound for	Is the zone’s volume level turned down?
Specific Zone	• Check the ZONE LEVEL sliders (p. 24).

Problem	Check/Solution
	Is the device enabled to transmit MIDI
	messages?
	• Set [MIDI TX] to ON (p. 47). MIDI
No Sound From the	messages cannot be transmitted if
	[MIDI TX] is set to OFF.
Connected MIDI
	Is the RD-300SX’s keyboard controller
Device
	section MIDI Transmit channel matched
	to the connected MIDI device’s MIDI
	Receive channel?
	• Make the Ch settings screen (p. 47).
	Is the power to all devices turned on?
No Sound (With a
	Is the MIDI cable connected and plugged
MIDI Device	in correctly?
Connected)
	Does the MIDI channel match the
	connected instrument? (p. 47)
	Is V-LINK switched on (p. 51)?
No Sound From the	When V-LINK is switched on, the twelve
	keys at the left end of the keyboard are
Left Side
	used to control images, and no sounds
	are played with these keys.
	With certain Tones, for example Rhythm
No Sound in a	Sets, bass Tones, Timpani, and other
	Tones will not sound if a portion of the
Specific Range
	Tone falls outside the recommended
	range.
	The RD-300SX has a maximum
	polyphony of 128 voices. When playing
	together with a song or Rhythm along
Not All Sounds Are	with heavy use of the damper pedal, the
Played	performance data may exceed the
	number of available voices, and as a
	result, some notes or sounds played on
	the keyboard may not sound.
	Did you call up a Setup?
	• When a Setup is called up, the current
	Tone, effect, and other settings are
	disabled, and the selected Setup goes
	into effect (p. 34). Save the required
	settings to a Setup (p. 35).
Tones Are Altered
	Did you press ONE TOUCH [PIANO]?
	• When ONE TOUCH [PIANO] is
	pressed, the current Tone, effect, and
	other settings are disabled, and settings
	for use in piano performances go into
	effect (p. 18). Save the required settings
	to a Setup (p. 35).

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