Roland KR7/5 Owner's Manual page 168

Troubleshooting
Case Cause/Remedy
In certain cases, such as when playing Music
Accompaniment
Styles on disks, the accompaniment may lag
tempo becomes
when excessive amounts of performance data
unstable
are used.
Song doesn't play back correctly
Does the screen indicate message, like "OK to
delete song?" (p. 95)
Song doesn't play
The internal songs cannot be played back
while recorded performance data remains in
back
the KR-7/5's memory. Try playing back the
song after deleting the performance data.
Is the light for the Track button extinguished?
(p. 86)
Only the sound of a
If the button light is out, the music on that
particular instru-
track is not heard. Press the track button so
ment in a song
the light is illuminated.
does not play
Have song settings been changed for each Part
on the 16-Track sequencer screen (p. 118)?
Some music files may contain settings that
Pressing the [
stop play at a point partway through the song.
(Reset)] button
Press the [
doesn't return to
more to return to the beginning of the tune.
the beginning of
the song.
Has a Marker placed in the song? (p. 87)
The fast-forward and reverse buttons are ig-
nored while music files is being read in. Wait
until processing finishes.
The [ (Fwd)]
If you attempt to play back performance data
and [ (Bwd)]
that contains more data than the entire capac-
buttons don't work.
ity of the KR-7/5's memory, you may find
that operations other than playback (such as
rewind or fast forward) become unavailable.
There are two types of SMF music files: for-
There is a slight
mat 0 and format 1. If the song uses SMF for-
delay before play- mat 1 data, there will be a slight delay until
playback starts. Refer to the booklet that came
back of a song on
with the music files you're using to determine
floppy disk starts.
the format type.
With some music files, the lyrics cannot be
displayed correctly.
If you press a button while the lyrics are being
shown in the display, the lyrics will disap-
Lyrics are not indi-
pear. To recall them, touch <lyrics> in the Pi-
cated properly in
ano or Basic screen, or press the
the display.
[
In the score screen, some lyrics or notes could
extend beyond the edges of the screen, and
not be displayed.
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(Reset)] button several times
(Play/Stop)] button.
Case Cause/Remedy
If you select a part that does not contain perfor-
mance data, notes will not be displayed in the
score. Change the part that is displayed (p. 76).
The score screen feature is particularly unsuit-
Score is not indi-
able for the display of difficult, complex musi-
cated properly in cal works that demand accurate notation.
Refer to "Notes Regarding the Score Display"
the display.
(p. 75).
In the score screen, some lyrics or notes could
extend beyond the edges of the screen, and
not be displayed.
In certain cases, such as when playing songs
Song becomes
on disks, the song may lag when excessive
unstable
amounts of performance data are used.
Can't record
Has one of the track buttons for recording
been selected? (p. 101)
Has the setting for "Punch-in Recording"
(p. 123) or "Tempo Recording" (p. 132) been
made?
Can't record Select the replace recording method (p. 121).
It is not possible to record while the score is
being generated. Once the unit has finished
generating the score (i.e., when the measure
number in the screen is no longer highlight-
ed), try the operation once again.
If you select an internal song in which the
tempo changes during the song, and then
record, the tempo will change in the same
way for the performances that are recorded
on the other tracks. The tempo of the metro-
Tempo of recorded
nome will also change in the same way.
song or metro-
nome is off
If you record additional material without
erasing the previously recorded song, the
song will be recorded at the first-recorded
tempo. Please erase the previously recorded
song before you re-record. (p. 102)
Any performance that has been recorded is
deleted when the power to the KR-7/5 is
The recorded per-
turned off or a song is selected. A perfor-
formance has dis- mance cannot be restored once it's been delet-
ed. Be sure to save it on a floppy disk or User
appeared.
Memory before you turn off the power
(p. 106).