Roland RD-300SX owner manual Troubleshooting, Problem, Check/Solution

Problem	Check/Solution
	Is the RD-300SX in Dual Play? (p. 21)
Two Sounds are
	When the RD-300SX is connected to an
Produced When the	external sequencer, set it to the Local OFF
Keyboard is Played	mode (p. 46). Alternatively, set SOFT
	THRU on the sequencer to “OFF.”
	Is [MIDI TX] set to ON?
	• When [MIDI TX] is set to ON, the
Tone Doesn’t	external sound generator is controlled.
	To change the RD-300SX’s tones, set
Change
	[MIDI TX] to OFF (p. 47).
	Are the LOWER SELECT settings correct?
	(p. 28)
	Is [MULTI EFFECTS] set to OFF (p. 28)?
	Could the Effect Type be set to 0? (p. 29)
Effects Not Applied/
	Could the Effect Level be set to 0? (p. 28)
Effects Sound
	When the zone to which the effects are
Wrong
	applied is assigned to the Lower Tone,
	the effects are then not applied to the
	Upper Tone (p. 40).
	As the RD-300SX piano sounds faithfully
Reverb Remains	reproduce the depth and reverberation of
Even After Reverb is	actual acoustic pianos, reverberation may
Lifted	still be audible even after the reverb effect
	is removed from sounds.
	With the acoustic piano settings, sounds
	in the upper 1 1/2-octave range are
	extended to the end regardless of the
Sound Suddenly	damper pedal actions. The tone is also
	different in this range. Roland’s pianos
Changes at Key in
	faithfully reproduce the sonic qualities of
Upper Octaves
	acoustic pianos. Furthermore, you can
	use the instrument’s Key Transpose
	setting to change that range over which
	the damper pedal has no effect.
Sounds Come From	In some Tones, the settings are such that
	sounds randomly play from the left or
Left or Right Each
	right side (are panned) each time the keys
Time Key is Pressed
	are pressed. These settings cannot be
(Panned)
	changed.
	Sounds can be distorted due to equalizer,
	multi-effect, and Part volume settings.
Sound is Distorted	Adjust the ZONE LEVEL sliders (p. 24).
	Is a distortion-type effect being applied to
	the sound (p. 28)?

Troubleshooting

Problem	Check/Solution
	Depending on the Tone selected, pitches
	played in certain registers will be
	changed and played at other pitches.
	Have you set Transpose? (p. 25, p. 55)
Pitch is Odd	Has the RD-300SX gone out of tune?
	• Check the System Master Tune settings
	in Edit mode (p. 38).
	Has the pitch been changed by pedal
	operations or by Pitch Bend messages
	received from an external MIDI device?
	When you try playing more than the
Sound is Cut Off	maximum 128 voices simultaneously,
	sounds currently being played may be
	cut out.
Sound Keeps	Is the hold pedal polarity reversed?
Playing When Key is	• Check the System Damper Pedal
Pressed	Polarity settings in Edit mode (p. 38).
	Is the pedal connected correctly?
	• Connect the pedal securely to the
	PEDAL jack (p. 12).
	Are you using a pedal made by another
	manufacturer?
	• Use the pedal included with the RD-
	300SX or an optional DP Series or
	similar pedal.
Pedal Has No Effect,
	Unplugging a pedal cord from the unit
or Effect “Sticks”	while the power is on may cause the
	pedal’s effect to be applied nonstop.
	Be sure to switch off the power to the unit
	before attempting to disconnect or
	connect a pedal cord (p. 12).
	When Setup Pedal Shift is set to ON and
	the pedal is being used as a dedicated
	Setup switch (p. 39), the control pedal
	function cannot be used (p. 40).

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