Memory Card - Roland SP-404 Owner's Manual

Appendices
Can't Sample
Could you be out of memory?
If you are out of memory, "FUL" (Memory Full) appears in the
display when you attempt to sample. Delete unwanted samples to
increase the amount of free memory. (p. 27)
If you're sampling into sample banks C–J, is
the memory card inserted correctly?
Check the memory card. (p. 11)
If you're sampling into sample banks C–J, has
the memory card been formatted by the SP-
404?
Format the memory card on the SP-404. (p. 38)
Could samples already be assigned to all
pads?
You can't sample if there are no vacant pads. Delete unwanted
samples to free up some of the pads. (p. 27)
Could [PATTERN SELECT] be lit?
If [PATTERN SELECT] is lit, you will be selecting patterns; you
cannot sample in this state.
Press [PATTERN SELECT] so its LED is switched off.
Could [DEL] be lit or blinking?
If [DEL] is lit or blinking, you are deleting samples; you cannot
sample in this state.
Sampled Sound Is Noisy or Distorted
Is the input level appropriate?
If the input level is too high, the sampled sound will be distorted. If
the input level is too low, the sampled sound will be noisy. Adjust
the level so that the PEAK indicator lights occasionally.
Are the effect settings appropriate?
Some types of effect boost the level higher than the original sample,
or intentionally distort the sound. Some effects may also emphasize
any noise that is present.
Try turning the effect off temporarily to see whether the original
sample itself contains noise or distortion. Then change the effect
settings as appropriate.
Could you be playing multiple samples
simultaneously?
Even if the level of each individual sample is appropriate, playing
multiple samples simultaneously may raise the overall level to a
point where distortion occurs. Lower the level of each sample so that
distortion does not occur.
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Problems with Memory
Data Is Not Correctly Saved in Internal
Memory
You may have turned off the power while
data was being written into internal memory
(while the dot in the display was blinking).
The lost data cannot be recovered.
In this case, it is possible that all of the data in internal memory has
been damaged. Since there is a danger that the SP-404 will not
operate correctly if you continue using it in this state, please
initialize the internal memory. (p. 43)
* All data in the SP-404's internal memory will be lost when you
initialize.
Data Is Not Correctly Saved in a

Memory Card

You may have turned off the power while
data was being written into the memory card
(while the dot in the display was blinking).
The lost data cannot be recovered.
In this case, it is possible that all of the data in the memory card has
been damaged. Since there is a danger that the SP-404 will not
operate correctly if you continue using the card in this state, please
format the memory card. (p. 38)
* All data in the memory card will be lost when you format it.
Memory Card Is Not Detected When
You Insert It
Can't Select Data from the Memory
Card
Is the memory card inserted correctly?
Check the memory card. (p. 11)
Is the memory card the correct type?
The SP-404 can use CompactFlash cards of a capacity ranging from
32 MB to 1 GB. No other types of memory card can be used. (p. 50)
Has the memory card been formatted
correctly?
Only memory cards that were formatted by the SP-404 can be used.
Please format the memory card. (p. 38)