Troubleshooting - Roland TD-17 Owner's Manual

Troubleshooting

Problem Items to check
Problems with sound
Are the cables correctly connected to each
pad and pedal?
Could the instrument be "OFF"?
Could the instrument's "Volume" be lowered? Adjust the instrument's "Volume. "
A specific pad does
not sound
Could user samples have been deleted?
Is the pad type specified correctly?
Are the cables correctly connected to each
pad and pedal?
Is the product correctly connected to the
external devices?
Could the unit's volume be lowered?
Could the volume of the connected
amplified speaker be lowered?
Have you made the correct input selection
on your audio system?
Could the volume be lowered on the device
No sound/Insufficient
connected to the MIX IN jack?
volume
Is the unit's input level lowered?
Could "Local Control" be "OFF"?
Could you be using carbon or metal sticks?
Could you be using metal brushes?
Problems with SD card
SD card is connected
but not recognized/
Is the SD card formatted correctly?
Data is not visible
Does the product support the sampling
frequency and bit rate of the MP3 file, or the
sampling frequency and bit depth of the
Can't play MP3/WAV
WAV file?
file
Playback may be unable to keep up if you
raise the playback speed of a high bit-rate
of MP3.
Is the audio file format correct?
Can't play or import
Is the audio file in the correct location?
an audio file
Could a large number of audio files be in the
folder?
Action
Check the connections.
Assign an instrument.
If you delete the user sample that's assigned
to a pad, it will not produce sound.
Either load the user sample once again, or
assign a different instrument.
Specify the type of pad.
Check the connections.
Check the connections.
Adjust the volume to an appropriate level.
Check your audio system.
Adjust the volume to an appropriate level.
Adjust the volume to an appropriate level.
Set "Local Control" to "ON. "
Use wood or plastic sticks. Using carbon
or metal sticks might make the sensor
malfunction.
Use nylon brushes. Using metal brushes
might make the sensor malfunction, or
might scratch the pad.
Format the SD card on this product.
Use MP3/WAV files that the product
supports.
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Check the audio file format, file name, and
file name extension.
Check the location of the audio file.
Keep the number of audio files in a folder to
200 or fewer.
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