Roland KR-17, KR-15 owner manual 182, Unstable

Troubleshooting

Case		Cause/Remedy
Accompaniment		In certain cases, such as when playing Music
		Styles on floppy disks, the accompaniment
tempo becomes
		may lag when excessive amounts of
unstable
		performance data are used.
Song doesn’t play back correctly
		Does the screen indicate message, like “OK to
		delete song?” (p. 105)
Song doesn’t play		The internal songs cannot be played back
back		while recorded performance data remains in
		the KR’s memory. Try playing back the song
		after deleting the performance data.
		Is the light for the Track button extinguished?
Only the sound of a		(p. 99)
		If the button light is out, the music on that
particular
		track is not heard. Press the track button so
instrument in a		the light is illuminated.
song does not play
		Have song settings been changed for each Part
		on the 16-Track sequencer screen (p. 128)?
Pressing the [		Some music files may contain settings that
(Reset)] button		stop play at a point partway through the song.
doesn’t return to		Press the [		(Reset)] button several times
		more to return to the beginning of the tune.
the beginning of
the song		Has a Marker placed in the song? (p. 100)
		The fast-forward and reverse buttons are
		ignored while music files is being read in.
The [	(Fwd)]	Wait until processing finishes.
		If you attempt to play back performance data
and [	(Bwd)]
		that contains more data than the entire
buttons don’t work
		capacity of the KR’s memory, you may find
		that operations other than playback (such as
		rewind or fast forward) become unavailable.
There is a slight		There are two types of SMF music files:
delay before		format 0 and format 1. If the song uses SMF
		format 1 data, there will be a slight delay until
playback of a song
		playback starts. Refer to the booklet that came
on floppy disk
		with the music files you’re using to determine
starts
		the format type.
		With some music files, the lyrics cannot be
		displayed correctly.
		If you press a button while the lyrics are being
Lyrics are not		shown in the display, the lyrics will
		disappear. To recall them, touch <lyrics> in
indicated properly
		the Piano or Basic screen, or press the
in the display
		[	(Play/Stop)] button.
		In the score screen, some lyrics or notes could
		extend beyond the edges of the screen, and
		not be displayed.

Appendices

Case	Cause/Remedy
	If you select a part that does not contain
	performance data, notes will not be displayed
	in the score. Change the part that is displayed
	(p. 90).
Score is not	The score screen feature is particularly
	unsuitable for the display of difficult,
indicated properly
	complex musical works that demand accurate
in the display
	notation. Refer to “Notes Regarding the Score
	Display” (p. 89).
	In the score screen, some lyrics or notes could
	extend beyond the edges of the screen, and
	not be displayed.
	In certain cases, such as when playing songs
Song becomes	on floppy disks, the song may lag when
unstable	excessive amounts of performance data are
	used.
Can’t record
	Has one of the track buttons for recording
	been selected? (p. 111)
	Has the setting for “Punch-in Recording”
	(p. 133) or “Tempo Recording” (p. 142) been
	made?
Can’t record	Select the replace recording method (p. 131).
	It is not possible to record while the score is
	being generated. Once the unit has finished
	generating the score (i.e., when the measure
	number in the screen is no longer
	highlighted), try the operation once again.
	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 for the performances that are recorded
Tempo of recorded	on the other tracks. The tempo of the
song or	metronome will also change in the same way.
metronome is off
	If you record additional material without
	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. 112).
	Any performance that has been recorded is
	deleted when the power to the KR is turned
The recorded	off or a song is selected. A performance
performance has	cannot be restored once it’s been deleted. Be
disappeared	sure to save it on a floppy disk or User
	Memory before you turn off the power
	(p. 116).

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