Troubleshooting - Boss BR-1180 Owner's Manual

Troubleshooting

If the BR-1180/1180CD does not function as you expect,
please check the following points before assuming that a
malfunction has occurred. If this does not resolve the
problem, contact a nearby Roland service center or your
dealer.
Problems with the sound
No sound
Is the power of the BR-1180/1180CD and of the
connected equipment turned on?
Is the optical cable connected correctly?
Are any audio cables broken?
Has the volume of the connected amp or mixer been
lowered?
Has the master fader or headphone volume of the
BR-1180/1180CD been lowered?
Was the heel end of the expression pedal all the way
down?
Are you attempting to play back a short phrase of
less than 0.5 seconds? (Phrases of 0.5 seconds or
less cannot be played.)
Has the Mastering Tool Kit Auto Fade In/Out function
been set to ON while the BR-1180/1180CD is being
used in Mastering mode?
When the Auto Fade In/Out function is set to ON,
sounds may not be played, depending on the location of
the playback.
The volume level of the instrument
connected to LINE IN jack is too low
Could you be using a connection cable that contains
a resistor?
Use a connection cable that does not contain a resistor.
A specific track cannot be heard
Has the track volume been lowered?
In some cases the actual volume level may not match the
position of the fader, for example when the scene has
been switched. If so, move the fader up and down so that
the volume level will match the fader position.
Has the track been muted? (The REC TRACK
indicator will be blinking in green.)
Is the BR-1180/1180CD in Mastering mode?
In Mastering mode, sounds are output only from Tracks
9/10.
168
The input source cannot be heard
Did you adjust the SENS knob?
Has INPUT SELECT been muted? (The INPUT
SELECT indicator will be dark.)
Has the INPUT LEVEL knob been set to "MIN"?
If you are using a condenser microphone, is
phantom power turned on?
Is the BR-1180/1180CD in Mastering mode? (Input-
source sounds are not output in Mastering mode.
Use with the BR-1180/1180CD switched to Input
mode).
Was the heel end of the expression pedal all the way
down?
Is the BR-1180/1180CD in Mastering mode? (Input-
source sounds are not output in Mastering mode. Use
with the BR-1180/1180CD switched to Input mode).
Can't use the expression pedal to
control an effect
Is the minimum volume set to "0" or to an
appropriate value? (p. 27)
Is the effect (Foot Volume, Pitch Shift, Wah) that you
wish to control from the expression pedal turned
on?
The expression pedal can control all of the above effects
simultaneously. If you want to control only an
individual effect from the pedal, you must either turn off
the unwanted effect, or set the effect type (P.Shift Type,
Wah Type) to a setting other than "PEDAL."
Is the type (P.Shift Type, Wah Type) of the effect you
wish to control set to "PEDAL" ?
Cannot record
Does the hard disk have insufficient remaining
capacity?
Has the recording mode (INPUT, BOUNCE,
MASTERING) been selected correctly?
Has the Phrase Trainer or Scrub Playback function
been turned on?
Cannot digitally record to an external
device
Does the sampling rate of the BR-1180/1180CD
match that of the digital audio device?
Set the digital audio device to a sampling rate of 44.1
kHz.