Roland BR-864 owner manual Error Messages, Section

Error Messages

If you attempt an incorrect operation or if an operation could not be executed, the display will indicate an error message.

Refer to this list and take the appropriate action.

Battery Low!

Cause:	The batteries are depleted (6 x AA dry-cell
	batteries).
Solution:	Replace the batteries as soon as possible
	(p. 22).

Cannot Edit! Quantize is Low!

Cause:	During Step Recording of a pattern, the
	Quantize setting is too coarse, so multiple
	entries are appearing at the same point in the
	matrix.
Solution:	Fine the Quantize setting (p. 100).

Cannot Edit! This is a Preset

Cause:	Preset data is selected; you cannot edit this
	data.
Solution:	Copy the song data and then edit that.

Cannot Insert!

Cause:	No further steps or measures can be entered.
Solution:	When creating Arrangement, a maximum of
	50 steps and 999 measures can be set.

Cannot Program! Rhythm Guide Off

Cause:	The Rhythm Guide is switched off, so you
	cannot program it.
Solution:	Press [ARRANGE/PATTERN/OFF] to select
	Arrange mode or Pattern mode.

ERROR! Card Busy

Cause:	If this message appears after you have been
	using the memory card with the BR-864, the
	data on the card has become fragmented,
	causing delays in reading and writing data.
	Or, you could be using memory card with a
	slow processing speed.
Solution 1:	Reduce the number of tracks that are played
	back simultaneously. Use track bouncing etc.
	to combine tracks, or erase or cut data from
	tracks which you do not need to playback, and
	then try the playback again.
Solution 2:	Reduce the number of tracks that are being
	recorded simultaneously.
Solution 3:	Reduce the Data Type (STD (LV1) or LONG
	(LV2)), and then try creating the song again.

*In cases of unfavorable card access conditions, such as when track editing or punch-in recording etc. is used to connect phrases (musical data) of several seconds.

ERROR! Card Full

Cause:	It is not possible to record or copy due to
	small memory capacity.
Solution:	Back up the data you need to your computer
	(p. 158), and delete unneeded data.

ERROR! CARD Read

Cause: Memory card data cannot be loaded correctly.

Solution 1: Turn off the BR-864, properly insert the memory card, then turn the BR-864 back on.

Solution 2: Initialize the card (p. 149).

*If the same message appears after you have taken the above steps, it is possible that the memory card is malfunctioning.

ERROR! Card Write

Cause:	An error occurred while writing data to the
	memory card.
Solution:	The memory card must be initialized (p. 149).
	Also, the song data you had been attempting
	to save will be lost.

ERROR! Event Full

Cause:	The BR-864 has used up all the events that
	can be handled by one song.
Solution:	Perform the Song Optimize operation (p. 84).

What is an event?

The smallest unit of memory used by the BR-864 to store recorded results on disk is the event. A newly created song provides approximately 1,000 events per song.

For each track, one recording pass uses two events. Operations such as punch-in/out or track copy also use up events.

The number of events that are used up will fluctuate in a complex way.

Even if there is capacity remaining on the memory card, further recording or track editing will not be possible if all of the events are used up. In such cases, an error message such as “Event Full” will appear.

ERROR! Memory Full

Cause:	The total time of the drum sounds for one
	drum kit that can be loaded with tone load
	has exceeded 13 seconds.
Solution:	Make sure the drum sounds being loaded by
	means of tone load do not exceed a total of 13
	seconds (p. 105, p. 170).

ERROR! MIDI Buffer Full

Cause:	Excessive number of MIDI messages being
	output.
Solution 1:	Either decrease the tempo of the Rhythm
	Guide or reduce the number of Note messages
	(p. 93, p. 96).
Solution 2:	Set the RhyMIDI ch to “OFF” (p. 142).

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