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Troubleshooting
Case
Cause/Remedy
Volume of
Could the "Balance" setting be set all the way
keyboard is too
toward "Accomp"? (p. 55)
low
When a performance made along with a Music
Files tune has been recorded, recording the
The Tone has
performance to button [1/User] may make the
changed
Tones for buttons [3/Left] and [4/Right]
change as well.
Since the HPi-6's piano sounds faithfully
Reverberation
reproduce the sense of spaciousness and
still audible
reverberation of an actual acoustic piano's
even with
sound, a certain amount of reverberation is
Reverb turned
still perceptible, even with the reverb effect
off
deactivated.
On an acoustic piano, notes in the upper one
and a half octaves of the keyboard continue to
In the upper
sound until they decay naturally, regardless of
range, the
the damper pedal. There is a difference in the
sound changes
timbre as well. Roland pianos faithfully
abruptly beyond
simulate such characteristics of the acoustic
a certain key
piano. On the HPi-6, the range that is
unaffected by the damper pedal will change
depending on the Key Transpose setting.
When listening through headphones:
Some of the more flamboyant and effervescent
piano tones feature an ample high-end
component, which may make the sound
appear to have metallic reverberation added.
Since this reverberation becomes particularly
audible when supplemented by heavy reverb,
A High-pitched
you may be able to diminish the problem by
whine is
reducing the amount of reverb applied to the
produced
sound.
When listening through speakers:
Here, a different cause (such as resonance
produced by the HPi-6) would be suspect.
Consult your Roland dealer or nearest Roland
Service Center.
When listening through speakers:
Playing at loud volumes may cause
instruments near the HPi-6 to resonate.
Resonation can also occur with fluorescent
light tubes, glass doors, and other objects. In
particular, this problem occurs more easily
when the bass component is increased, and
when the sound is played at higher volumes.
The bass range
Use the following measures to suppress such
sounds odd, or
resonance.
there is a
• Place speakers so they are 10–15 cm from
vibrating
walls and other surfaces.
resonance
• Reduce the volume.
• Move the speakers away from any
resonating objects.
When listening through headphones:
Here, a different cause would be suspect.
Consult your Roland dealer or nearest Roland
Service Center.
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Case
Cause/Remedy
Song doesn't play back correctly
Does the screen indicate message, like "OK to
delete Song?" (p. 39)
Song doesn't
The internal songs cannot be played back
play back
while recorded performance data remains in
the HPi-6's memory. Try playing back the song
after deleting the performance data.
Is the indicator for the Track button
Only the sound
extinguished? (p. 54, p. 67, p. 84)
of a particular
If the button indicator is out, the music on that
instrument in a
track is not heard. Press the track button so the
song does not
indicator is illuminated.
play
Or cancel the mute in the "16-track Sequencer"
screen.
Pressing the
Some music files may contain settings that stop
playing back at a point partway through the
[
(Reset)]
song. Press the [
button doesn't
times more to return to the beginning of the
return to the
tune.
beginning of the
song
Has a Marker placed in the song? (p. 60)
The [
ignored while music files is being read in. Wait
until processing finishes.
The [
(Fwd)]
and [
If you attempt to play back performance data
(Bwd)] buttons
that contains more data than the entire
don't work
capacity of the HPi-6's memory, you may find
that operations other than playback (such as
rewind or fast forward) become unavailable.
There is a slight
There are two types of SMF music files: format
delay before
0 and format 1. If the song uses SMF format 1
playback of a
data, there will be a slight delay until playback
song on
starts. Refer to the booklet that came with the
external
music files you're using to determine the
memory starts
format type.
With some music files, the lyrics cannot be
Lyrics are not
displayed correctly.
indicated
In the notation screen, some lyrics or notes
properly in the
could extend beyond the edges of the screen,
display
and not be displayed.
If you select a part that does not contain
performance data, notes will not be displayed
in the notation. Change the part that is
displayed (p. 89).
The notation screen feature is particularly
Notation is not
unsuitable for the display of difficult, complex
indicated
properly in the
musical works that demand accurate notation.
display
Refer to "Some Notes on the Notation Screen"
(p. 25).
In the notation screen, some lyrics or notes
could extend beyond the edges of the screen,
and not be displayed.
(Reset)] button several
(Bwd)] and [
(Fwd)] buttons are
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