Appen dices

Troubleshooting

If you think there’s a problem, read this first.

Case

Cause/Remedy

 

 

 

 

The power doesn’t

Is the power cord connected and plugged in

come on

correctly? (p. 10)

 

 

The button doesn’t

Is the panel locked? (p. 38)

Is the Tone locked? (p. 38)

work

Turn the power off, then back on.

 

 

 

 

Is the volume level of the HP103 turned all the

 

way down? (p. 12)

 

 

 

Are headphones plugged in? (p. 11)

 

Has a plug remained connected to the Phones

 

jack?

 

When headphones are connected, the

 

keyboard’s speaker stops playing.

No sound is heard

 

Is Local Off selected?

 

 

When Local Control is set to OFF, no sound is

 

produced by playing the keyboard. Set Local

 

Control to “On” (p. 41).

 

 

 

Is V-LINK switched on?

 

While V-LINK is switched on, no sound is

 

produced when you press any of the twelve

 

keys at the left end of the keyboard (p. 38).

 

 

No sound is heard

Have all devices been switched on?

 

(when a MIDI

Are the MIDI cables connected correctly?

instrument is

 

Does the MIDI channel match the connected

connected)

instrument? (p. 41)

 

 

 

Sounds are heard

Is the HP103 in Dual play? (p. 23)

 

When the HP103 is connected to an external

twice (doubled)

sequencer, set it to the Local OFF mode (p. 41).

when the keyboard

Alternatively, the sequencer could be set so its

is played

MIDI Thru feature is OFF.

 

 

 

 

If you use Dual play or Split play with a Tone

 

button for which tone number 3 or 4 is selected,

The tone has

tone number 1 will be selected for that Tone

button (p. 16).

changed in the Split

 

Some tones assign the tone that had been

or Dual play

selected before you pressed the [Split] button

 

 

to the left hand area of the keyboard. Please

 

refer to “Tone List” (p. 44).

 

 

 

Is the panel locked? (p. 38)

 

Is the Tone locked? (p. 38)

 

Turn the power off, then back on.

Tone doesn’t

 

Are the indicators for the [Split] and [Reverb]

 

change

buttons flashing?

 

Setting of functions is in progress. Press the

 

[Split] or [Reverb] button to exit function mode

 

(p. 35, p. 40).

 

 

Case

Cause/Remedy

 

 

 

 

 

The maximum number of notes that the HP103

 

can play simultaneously is 64.

Not all played notes

Frequent use of the damper pedal when

are sounded

playing along with a song may result in

 

performance data with too many notes,

 

causing some notes to drop out.

 

 

 

Have you set Transpose? (p. 22)

The tuning or pitch

 

Are the settings for the “Temperament” and

of the keyboard or

“Stretch Tuning” correct? (p. 36)

song is off

 

Is the setting for the “Master Tuning” correct?

 

 

(p. 36)

 

 

Song doesn’t play

Are the indicator for the Track buttons ([Left]

back/ Only the

and [Right] buttons) extinguished? (p. 29)

sound of a particular

If the button indicator is out, the music on that

instrument in a song

track is not heard. Press the track button so the

does not play

indicator is illuminated.

 

 

Can’t record

Has one of the track buttons for recording been

selected? (p. 30–p. 33)

 

 

 

 

If you select an internal song in which the

 

tempo changes during the song, and then

 

record, the tempo will change in the same way

Tempo of recorded

for the performances. The tempo of the

metronome will also change in the same way.

song or metronome

 

If you record additional material without

is off

erasing the previously recorded song, the song

 

 

will be recorded at the first-recorded tempo.

 

Please erase the previously recorded song

 

before you re-record (p. 34).

 

 

The recorded

Any performance that has been recorded is

deleted when the power to the HP103 is turned

performance has

off. A performance cannot be restored once it’s

disappeared

been deleted.

 

 

 

Depressing a pedal

Is the pedal connected correctly?

has no effect, or the

Make sure the pedal cord is securely connected

pedal effect doesn’t

to the pedal jack on the rear of the unit (p. 10).

stop

 

 

 

 

Adjust the adjuster underneath the pedal so

The pedal rattles

that the adjuster presses firmly against the

 

floor surface (p. 12).

 

 

 

Since the H103’s piano sounds accurately

 

reproduce the depth and reverberation of the

Reverberation still

original acoustic piano, you may find that

audible even with

reverberation is audible when the Grand Space

Reverb turned off

is enabled.

 

If you want to eliminate the reverberation, turn

 

off the Grand Space function (p. 18-19).

 

 

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