Appendices

Troubleshooting

If you are encountering any problems with the equipment, please read the section below before determining that there has been any malfunction.

The piano cannot be switched on

- Is the power cord properly connected? (p. 7)

No sound is produced

-Is the Volume knob set to the minimum position? (p. 8)

-Are headphones connected? (p. 8)

When headphones are connected, the keyboard’s speaker stops playing.

-Is Local On/Off set to “Off?” (p. 19)

When using external sound devices

No sound of external devices is produced

-Is the power to all equipment turned on?

-Is the volume setting in the external sound generator lowered?

-Are the MIDI connections between pt-2000 and the external MIDI device correct? (p. 19)

-Is the MIDI channel setting correct? (p. 19)

-Is the Omni On/Off setting correct? (p. 20)

When using sequencers

Two sounds are produced when the keyboard is played

- Is the keyboard in Dual Play mode? (p. 12)

The pitch of the keyboard sounds incorrect

-Is the Master Tuning setting correct? (p. 17)

-Is the Key Transpose setting correct? (p. 16)

The pedals are not functioning, or function intermittently

-Are the pedals connected properly?

Make sure the pedal cord is securely connected to the pedal jack on the back of the unit.

No sound of pt-2000 is produced

-Are the MIDI connections between pt-2000 and the MIDI sequencer correct? (p. 19)

-Is the MIDI channel setting correct? (p. 19)

-Is the Omni On/Off setting correct? (p. 20)

Strange sounds (or two sounds) are produced when the pt-2000 is played

-With the sequencer’s “Thru” function on, the same notes may be sounded twice. Set the pt-2000 to Local off. (p. 19)

The volume level of the instrument connected to Input jack is too low.

-Could you be using a connection cable that contains a resistor?

Use a connection cable that does not contain a resistor.

Index

[Key Touch/Demo Song] Button

9,14,15,16, 17, 19

[Piano] Button

11

[Power] Switch

8

[Reverb] Button

14

[Tone] Button

11

440Hz

17

442Hz

17

Audio Equipment

21

Damper Pedal

7

Demo Song

9

Dual Play

12, 16

Electric Piano

11

Harpsichord

11

Headphones

8

Key Transpose

16

Input Jack

21

Keyboard Touch Sensitivity

15

Local On/Off

19

Master Tuning

17

MIDI

18

MIDI channel

19

Music Stand

7

Omni On/Off

20

Output Jack

21

Pedal

7

Piano

11

Pipe Organ

11

Power Cord

7

Program Change

18

Reference Pitch

17

Reverb Effect

14

Type of Reverb

14

Soft Pedal

7

Sostenuto Pedal

7

Strings

11

Turning the Power On and Off

8

Volume Knob

8

22

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Roland pt-2000 owner manual Appendices, Troubleshooting, Index, When using external sound devices, When using sequencers

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