Troubleshooting - Roland RD-300SX Owner's Manual

Troubleshooting

If the RD-300SX does not function in the way you expect, first
check the following points. If this does not resolve the
problem, consult your dealer or a nearby Roland Service
Station.
Problem
Power Not Coming Is the power cord properly connected? (p.
On 11)
Is the volume level of the RD-300SX (p.
14) or connected device turned all the
way down?
Are all connections properly made?
• When using the RD-300SX as a stand-
alone instrument, be sure to connect
with audio cables or use headphones
(p. 12).
Are sounds audible with headphones
connected?
• If sounds are audible through
headphones, it may indicate that there
is a short in an audio cable or some sort
of amp or mixer problem. Check the
cables and equipment once again.
No Sound
Is a zone level turned off with the ZONE
LEVEL sliders? (p. 24)
Is the Part setting set to OFF (p. 43)?
If the sound for a pressed key is not being
played, is the Local Switch set to OFF?
• Set the Local Control to ON (p. 46).
Are the effect settings correct?
• Check the ON/OFF settings for MULTI
EFFECTS [ON/OFF] (p. 28), MFX Zone
(p. 40) and level settings (p. 28).
Has the volume been lowered by pedal
operations or by MIDI messages (volume
messages or expression messages)
received from an external MIDI device?
No Sound for Is the zone's volume level turned down?
Specific Zone • Check the ZONE LEVEL sliders (p. 24).
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Check/Solution
Problem
Is the device enabled to transmit MIDI
messages?
• Set [MIDI TX] to ON (p. 47). MIDI
messages cannot be transmitted if
No Sound From the
[MIDI TX] is set to OFF.
Connected MIDI
Is the RD-300SX's keyboard controller
Device
section MIDI Transmit channel matched
to the connected MIDI device's MIDI
Receive channel?
• Make the Ch settings screen (p. 47).
Is the power to all devices turned on?
No Sound (With a Is the MIDI cable connected and plugged
MIDI Device in correctly?
Connected)
Does the MIDI channel match the
connected instrument? (p. 47)
Is V-LINK switched on (p. 51)?
When V-LINK is switched on, the twelve
No Sound From the
keys at the left end of the keyboard are
Left Side
used to control images, and no sounds
are played with these keys.
With certain Tones, for example Rhythm
Sets, bass Tones, Timpani, and other
No Sound in a
Tones will not sound if a portion of the
Specific Range
Tone falls outside the recommended
range.
The RD-300SX has a maximum
polyphony of 128 voices. When playing
together with a song or Rhythm along
with heavy use of the damper pedal, the
Not All Sounds Are
Played performance data may exceed the
number of available voices, and as a
result, some notes or sounds played on
the keyboard may not sound.
Did you call up a Setup?
• When a Setup is called up, the current
Tone, effect, and other settings are
disabled, and the selected Setup goes
into effect (p. 34). Save the required
settings to a Setup (p. 35).
Tones Are Altered
Did you press ONE TOUCH [PIANO]?
• When ONE TOUCH [PIANO] is
pressed, the current Tone, effect, and
other settings are disabled, and settings
for use in piano performances go into
effect (p. 18). Save the required settings
to a Setup (p. 35).
Check/Solution