Roland owner manual Troubleshooting, When the F-50 is connected to an external device

Troubleshooting

Case	Cause/Remedy
The pedals are	Are the pedals connected properly?
not functioning	(p. 11)
	Unplugging a pedal cord from the unit
The pedals	while the power is on may cause the
	pedal’s effect to be applied without
function
	stopping. The power of the F-50 must be
intermittently
	turned off before inserting or removing
	a pedal cord (p. 11).
	Reverb is switched on automatically
[Reverb]	whenever a demo song is played.
button’s	Since each song has been supplied with
indicator lights	its own reverb settings, the way in
automatically	which reverb is applied changes when
	you switch demo songs.

When the F-50 is connected to an external device

	Is the power to all equipment turned
	on?
	Are the connections between F-50 and
No sound is	the MIDI sequencer or the other
	external devices correct? (p. 22, p. 23)
produced
	Is the MIDI channel setting correct? (p.
	25)
	Is the Omni On/Off setting correct? (p.
	24)
Strange
sounds (or two	With the sequencer’s “Thru” function
sounds) are
	on, the same notes may be sounded
produced when
	twice. Set the F-50 to Local off (p. 24).
the
F-50 is played
The volume
level of the	Could you be using a connection cable
instrument	that contains a resistor?
connected to	Use a connection cable that does not
the Input jack is	contain a resistor.
too low

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