Roland owner manual Troubleshooting, Problems Related to the V-Synth, 145

Troubleshooting

If the this unit does not function in the way you expect, first check the following points. If this does not resolve the problem, consult your dealer or a nearby Roland Service Station.

* If a message appears during operation, consult the following section “Message List” (p. 149).

Problems Related to the V-Synth

Problem	Cause	Action
Power does not turn on	Is the AC cord connected correctly to the V-Synth and	Check the AC cord connections.
	to an AC outlet?
No Sound/Volume is low	Is the power of the connected devices turned on?	Make sure that the power of your amp or mixer system
		is turned on.
	Is the volume turned down?	Check the volume of the V-Synth and of the connected
		amp or mixer.
	Is there sound in the headphones?	If there is sound in the headphones, it is possible that
		the connection cables are broken, or that the amp or
		mixer is malfunctioning. Check the connection cables
		and your other equipment once again.
	Is the Demo Song playback selected?	Press [EXIT] to exit Demo Song playback mode (Quick
		Start; p. 8).
	Is the Local Switch turned OFF?	Turn the Local Switch ON (p. 78).
	Is the Patch level set too low?	Check the Level parameter setting (p. 47).
	Are the Effect settings correct?	Check the Effect settings ON or OFF, in the Effect Bal-
		ance or Level (p. 50).
	Are the settings for the output destination correct?	Check the output assign settings (p. 50).
	Have volume messages been received from an external	Check the volume.
	MIDI device to lower the volume?
	Could the oscillator be off?	Press [OSC1] or [OSC2] to turn on the oscillator.
	Could the V-Synth be set to USB communication in	Cancel USB communication (p. 92, p. 94).
	Storage mode?
The volume level of the instru-	Could you be using a connection cable that contains a	Use a connection cable that does not contain a resistor.
ment connected to INPUT	resistor?
Jacks is too low.
Pitch is wrong	Are the Pitch settings of the Oscillator section correct?	Check the Coarse Tune/Fine Tune parameter settings
		(p. 41).
	Is the Master Tune setting correct?	Check the Master Tune parameter setting (p. 74).
	Has a Pitch Bend message been received from an exter-	Try moving the pitch bend lever of the connected MIDI
	nal device, leaving the pitch “hanging?”	keyboard.
When you play the keyboard,	Is the pedal polarity of the Hold Pedal reversed?	Check the Hold Polarity parameter setting (p. 79).
notes do not stop
Sound is distorted	Is an effect which distorts the sound being applied?	Check the effect settings (p. 116).
	Has the Patch level been turned up?	Check the Level parameter setting (p. 47).
Effects do not apply	[MFX], [CHO], or [REV] effect switches may have been	Turn them on.
	turned off.
	Are the various effect settings correct?	If the send level of each effect is set to 0, the effect will
		not be applied. Check the settings (p. 50).
		Even with send levels to each effect set at 0, effects are
		not applied if the MFX Master Level, the Chorus Mas-
		ter Level, or the Reverb Master Level is set to 0. Check
		each setting (p. 50).	Appendices
through the INPUT jacks		If Output Assign is set to other than “MULTI,” the
		MFX sound will not be output (p. 50).
Oscillator Type has been to	If the oscillator is set to external input (EXT IN), you	Try playing the keyboard.
“EXT IN,” but no sound is	will not hear sound unless you play the keyboard.
heard when audio is input
No sound from connected	Is the instrument set to transmit MIDI messages?	Check the Patch Tx Ch parameter setting (p. 77).
MIDI device	Does the MIDI transmit channel for the V-Synth match	Check the Patch Tx Ch parameter setting (p. 77).
	the MIDI receive channel for the connected MIDI de-
	vice?

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