Appendices

Case

Cause/Remedy

 

 

 

On an acoustic piano, notes in the upper one

 

and a half octaves of the keyboard continue to

In the upper range,

sound until they decay naturally, regardless of

the damper pedal. There is a difference in the

the sound changes

timbre as well. Roland pianos faithfully

abruptly beyond a

simulate such characteristics of the acoustic

certain key

piano. On the MP-60, the range that is unaf-

 

 

fected by the damper pedal will change de-

 

pending on the Key Transpose setting.

 

 

 

When listening through headphones:

 

Some of the more flamboyant and effer-

 

vescent piano tones feature an ample

 

high-end component, which may make

 

the sound appear to have metallic rever-

 

beration

 

added. Since this reverberation becomes

A High-pitched

particularly audible when supplemented

by heavy reverb, you may be able to di-

whine is produced

minish the problem by reducing the

 

 

amount of reverb applied to the sound.

 

When listening through speakers:

 

Here, a different cause (such as resonance

 

produced by the MP-60) would be sus-

 

pect. Consult your Roland dealer or near-

 

est

 

Roland Service Center.

 

 

Case

Cause/Remedy

 

 

 

When listening through speakers:

 

Playing at loud volumes may cause in-

 

struments near the MP-60 to resonate.

 

Resonation can also occur with fluores-

 

cent light tubes, glass doors, and other ob-

 

jects. In particular, this problem occurs

 

more easily when the bass component is

 

increased, and when the sound is played

The bass range

at higher volumes. Use the following mea-

sures to suppress such resonance.

sounds odd, or

• Place speakers so they are 10–15 cm

there is a vibrating

from walls and other surfaces.

resonance

• Reduce the volume.

 

 

• Move the speakers away from any

 

resonating objects.

 

When listening through headphones:

 

Here, a different cause (such as resonance

 

produced by the MP-60) would be sus-

 

pect. Consult your Roland dealer or near-

 

est

 

Roland Service Center.

 

 

The volume level of

Could you be using a connection cable that

the instrument con-

contains a resistor?

nected to Input

Use a connection cable that does not contain a

jacks is too low

resistor.

 

 

Error Messages/Other Messages

Display

Meaning

 

 

USr

User. Stores recorded performances (p. 22).

 

 

Usr.

The “.” in the display indicates that there is performance material already re-

corded (p. 22).

 

 

 

d.

Internal song number (p. 10).

 

 

t.

Metronome sound number (p. 16).

 

 

PU

This appears when a song with a pickup (a song that does not start on the first

beat) is played back.

 

 

 

dEL

This appears when you attempt to delete a recorded song (p. 21, p. 25).

 

 

E.32

The amount of performance information is too large, and further recording is

not possible.

 

 

 

E.41

A problem such as a loose MIDI cable occurred. Make sure the MIDI cables

are correctly hooked up.

 

 

 

*Error messages are indicated by an “E.” before the number. Press any button, and you can cancel the error message.

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Roland MP-60 owner manual Error Messages/Other Messages, Display Meaning