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TroubleshootingNothing appears in the display when I press the POWER switch

[ ] Is the AC/AC power supply connected?

[ ] Is the AC/AC power supply plugged into the wall?

No sound

[ ] Are your amp, mixer, or headphones connected to the correct jacks? (Can you play patterns? If so, the connections are OK.)

[ ] Are you amp and/or mixer turned on, and set cor- rectly?

[ ] Is the ESX-1’s master volume knob turned up?

Sound does not stop

[ ] If for some reason the sound will not stop, you can switch between

Pattern mode and Song mode to stop the sound. [ ] If a note is “stuck” when you are playing the ESX-

1 via MIDI, hold down the SHIFT key and press the STOP/CANCEL key to perform a MIDI Reset.

[ ] When playing a pattern, the selected pattern will continue repeating.

When you have finished listening to it, press the STOP/CANCEL key.(☞ p.35)

The sound or operation is not the way I edited it

[ ] Did you execute the Write operation after editing? (☞ p.34, 74, 83, 84)

After editing, you must execute the Write operation before switching songs or patterns, or before turning the power off.

Can’t control the ESX-1 via MIDI

[ ] Is the MIDI cable connected correctly?

— When playing the ESX-1 from an external device

[ ] Is the ESX-1 set to receive MIDI data on the channel that the external device is transmitting? (☞ p.90)

[ ] Is the Global mode MIDI Channel parameter set to the channel you want to use? (☞ p.90)

[ ] Are the Global mode MIDI Filter settings appro- priate? (☞ p.91)

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— When playing an external device from the ESX-1

[ ] Is the ESX-1 set to transmit MIDI data on the channel that the external device is receiving? (☞ p.90)

[ ] Are the Global mode MIDI Filter settings appro- priate? (☞ p.91)

Can’t write a pattern or song

[ ] The Global mode Memory Protect setting may be turned “On.” (☞ p.85)

Pressing the step keys doesn’t play the specified sound

[ ] Did you perform the Write operation after editing the sound of the part?

[ ] Is the Keyboard switch turned on?

[ ] Is a motion sequencer operating? (☞ p.68)

Can’t use SmartMedia™

[ ] Could the SmartMedia™ have been formatted on

a device other than the ESX-1?

➝If the SmartMedia™ was formatted on a computer or digital camera, you must format it on the ESX-1 before use. (☞ p.87)

[ ] Is the SmartMedia™ inserted correctly?

➝Turn off the power and re-insert the SmartMedia™ correctly. (☞ p.84)

Sound is distorted

[ ] Is the TUBE GAIN knob set to the minimum posi- tion?

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