Appendix
Troubleshooting
■ For the
Problem | Possible Cause and Solution |
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When the instrument is turned on or off, a pop- | This is normal and indicates that the instrument is receiving electri- |
ping sound is temporarily produced. | cal power. |
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When using a mobile phone, noise is produced. | Using a mobile phone in close proximity to the instrument may pro- |
| duce interference. To prevent this, turn off the mobile phone or use it |
| further away from the instrument. |
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There is no sound even when the keyboard is | Check that nothing is connected to the PHONES/OUTPUT jack on |
played or when a song or style is being played | the rear panel. When a set of headphones is plugged into this jack, |
back. | no sound is output. |
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| Check the Local Control on/off. (See page 67.) |
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Playing keys in the right hand area of the key- | When using the Dictionary function (page 50), the keys in the right |
board does not produce any sound. | hand area are used only for entering the chord root and type. |
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• The volume is too soft. | The batteries are low or dead. |
• The sound quality is poor. | Replace all six batteries with completely new ones, or use the |
• The rhythm stops unexpectedly or will not play. | included AC adaptor. |
• The recorded data of the song, etc. does not |
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play correctly. |
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• The LCD display suddenly goes dark, and all |
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panel settings are reset. |
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The auto accompaniment doesn’t turn on, even | Make sure the Style mode is active before using the auto accompa- |
when pressing the [ACMP ON/OFF] button. | niment. Press the [STYLE] button to enable style operations. |
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The style or song does not play back even when | Is External Clock set to ON? |
pressing the [START/STOP] button. | Make sure External Clock is set to OFF; refer to “External Clock” on |
| page 68. |
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The style does not sound properly. | Make sure that the Style Volume (page 47) is set to an appropriate |
| level. |
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| Is the Split Point setting inappropriate for chord play? |
| Set the Split Point to the proper position; refer to “Setting the Split |
| Point” on page 42. |
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When playing back one of the Pianist styles (#124 | This is normal. The Pianist styles have no drums or bass — only |
– #135), the rhythm cannot be heard. | piano accompaniment. |
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Not all of the voices seem to sound, or the sound | The instrument is polyphonic up to a maximum of 32 notes. If the |
seems to be cut off. | Dual voice or Split voice is being used and a style or song is playing |
| back at the same time, some notes/sounds may be omitted (or “sto- |
| len”) from the accompaniment or song. |
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The footswitch (for sustain) seems to produce the | The polarity of the footswitch is reversed. Make sure that the foot- |
opposite effect. For example, pressing the foot- | switch plug is properly connected to the SUSTAIN jack before turn- |
switch cuts off the sound and releasing it sustains | ing on the power. |
the sounds. |
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The sound of the voice changes from note to | This is normal. The AWM tone generation method uses multiple |
note. | recordings (samples) of an instrument across the range of the key- |
| board; thus, the actual sound of the voice may be slightly different |
| from note to note. |
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The Demo display is shown in Japanese, and/or | Make sure the Language setting in the FUNCTION display is set to |
there are Japanese characters in the display mes- | English. (See page 79.) |
sages. |
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