Symptoms which appear to be signs of trouble

 

Phenomenon

Remedy

 

 

 

 

The buttons, keys, etc. malfunction.

• Turn off the POWER button once, then turn it on again.

 

 

If this procedure is not successful, turn off the POWER

 

 

button once. Then, while pressing the three lower left

 

 

buttons in the RHYTHM GROUP section (8BEAT,

 

 

16BEAT and USA) at the same time, turn the POWER

 

 

button on again. (Note that, in this case, all program-

 

 

mable settings, functions and memories return to their

 

 

factory-preset status.)

 

 

 

 

No sound is produced when the keys are

• The MAIN VOLUME is at the minimum setting. Adjust

 

pressed.

the volume with the MAIN VOLUME control.

effects

 

• The volumes for the selected parts are set to the mini-

 

mum levels. Use the balance buttons to set the vol-

 

umes of the relevant parts to appropriate levels. (Refer

 

to page 27.)

and

 

 

• The part is muted. (Refer to page 27.)

Sounds

 

• The LOCAL CONTROL for a part performed on the

 

keyboard is set to OFF. Set the LOCAL CONTROL to

 

ON. (Refer to page 128.)

 

 

 

Only percussive instrument sounds are produced

• In the SOUND GROUP section, the DRUM KITS but-

 

when the keyboard is played.

ton is on.

 

 

 

 

The volume is very low when the keyboard is

• The volume setting in the SEQUENCER contents is

 

played.

very low. Follow the INITIAL procedure to reset the

 

 

settings. (Refer to page 133.)

 

 

 

 

The sound you hear is different from the sound

• This sometimes occurs when you play back

 

you selected.

SEQUENCER or COMPOSER data which was cre-

 

 

ated on a different model, or when MIDI data is

 

 

received from a connected instrument. Select the

 

 

desired sounds again.

 

 

 

 

The rhythm does not start.

• The DRUMS volume is set to the minimum level. Use

 

 

the balance buttons to set the DRUMS volume to an

Rhythm

 

appropriate level.

 

• A SEQUENCER PLAY button is on. When you are not

 

playing back the SEQUENCER performance, turn off

 

the SEQUENCER PLAY button.

 

 

 

 

• CLOCK is set to MIDI. Set CLOCK to INTERNAL.

 

 

(Refer to page 128.)

 

 

 

AUTO PLAY CHORD

No sound is produced for the automatic accom-

• An ACCOMP part does not sound if its corresponding

paniment, or only the sounds of some parts are

volume is set to the minimum level. Use the respective

produced.

balance buttons to set the ACCOMP 1–5volumes to

 

appropriate levels.

 

• The APC/SEQUENCER VOLUME is at the minimum

 

setting. Adjust the volume with the APC/SEQUENCER

 

 

VOLUME control.

 

 

 

 

Storage is not possible.

• The remaining memory capacity of the SEQUENCER

SEQUENCER

 

is 0. Follow the SONG CLEAR or TRACK CLEAR pro-

 

cedure to erase the memory. (Refer to page 72.)

 

 

The playback measure indication is different from

• The number of measures corresponds to the time sig-

when the performance was recorded.

nature of the rhythm selected at the start of recording.

 

To change the rhythm in the middle of the song, record

 

the rhythm change in the RHYTHM part. (Refer to

 

 

 

 

page 69.)

 

 

 

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