Appendix

Troubleshooting

For the PSR-K1

Problem

Possible Cause and Solution

 

 

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.

 

 

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.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Check the Local Control on/off. (See page 67.)

 

 

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.

 

 

• 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

 

play correctly.

 

• The LCD display suddenly goes dark, and all

 

panel settings are reset.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

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.

 

 

The style does not sound properly.

Make sure that the Style Volume (page 47) is set to an appropriate

 

level.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

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.

 

 

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.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

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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PSR-K1 Owner’s Manual