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Appendix
If you experience problems such as “no sound,” “incorrect sound,” or “sequencer does
not operate,” please check the following points before deciding that the unit is malfunctioning.
In many cases, checking these points will help you solve the problem.
If this does not solve the problem, contact your nearest Yamaha dealer or the authorized
distributor for your country.
Problem Possible causes Refer to page
No sound Is the volume sufficiently raised on the QY100
and/or external sound equipment?
Are the headphones or speakers properly con-
nected?
p.14
Is the Master Volume and/or each track vol-
umes raised sufficiently?
p.134
If the REVERB, CHORUS, VARI, and DRY set-
tings are all set to 0, the sound for that track
will not be produced.
p.137
Is the Fingered Chord function turned ON? If
you play a note within the Fingered Zone, no
sound will be produced.
p.69, 252
Is the MUTE setting turned ON? p.102, 122,
132
Is the MIDI IN jack or TO HOST jack properly
connected?
p.15, 16
Is the HOST SELECT switch properly set? p.17
Is MIDI local set to OFF? p.248
The sound is distorted. Have unneeded effects been set? p.236
The guitar/microphone
sound is distorted.
Is the GAIN control set properly? p.27
Is an appropriate amp simulator setup
selected?
p.38, 47
Amp simulator effects
aren’t applied to the guitar
or microphone sound.
Is the [AMP SIMULATOR] button indicator
out?
If it is, the Amp Simulator is bypassed and
you’ll need to press the [AMP SIMULATOR]
button so that its indicator lights.
p.27
Notes are intermittently
broken (notes sputter or
stutter).
Does the number of currently sounding notes
exceed the QY100’s maximum polyphony of
32?
p.270
Troubleshooting