Troubleshooting - Roland VS-2400CD Appendices

Troubleshooting

When the VS-2400CD does not perform the way you expect,
check the following points before you suspect a malfunction.
If this does not resolve the problem, Contact your dealer or a
qualified Roland Service Center.
Recording and Play back
No Sound
• The power of the VS-2400CD and the connected devices
is not turned on.
• The audio cables are not connected correctly.
• The audio cables are broken.
• The volume is turned down on the connected mixer or
amp.
• Some of these of the VS-2400CD are turned down.
Channel fader
Master fader
MONITOR knob
PHONES knob
• The output jacks which are connected are different than
the output jacks selected in the master section of the
mixer.
• Short phrases less than 0.5 seconds cannot be played
back.
• The volume level of the instrument connected to
the VS-2400CD is too low.
→ Could you be using a connection cable that contains
a resistor? Use a connection cable that does not
contain a resistor.
• I can't record or play back, even when I press [PLAY].
→ Does the he PLAY indicator just blink green? The
VS-2400CD is receiving MTC receive standby
messages from the external MIDI device. Operate
the external MIDI device or press [STOP].
→ When "POWER OFF/RESTART" appears in the
display it means that the shutdown procedure is
being performed. Hold down [SHIFT] and press
[PLAY (RESTART)]. This restarts the VS-2400CD.
A specific channels does not sound
• The input mixer or the track mixer section has not been
selected correctly.
• The volume level of the channel is turned down.
• The track status is off (the STATUS indicator is off).
• The Solo or Mute function is being used.
• A project with a recording mode of "M16" or "CDR" is
selected.
→ When "M16" is selected, the VS-2400CD will
function as a 16 track recorder. When "CDR" is
selected, the VS-2400CD will function as an eight-
pair stereo recorder (channel link is on: track 1/2, 3/
4–). Track 17–24 cannot be used.
For details refer to the "Main feature: Disk Recorder
Section" (Owner's Manual).
Cannot record
• The recording track has not been selected (the STATUS
indicator is not blinking red).
• Recording source tracks, play back tracks, or effects have
not been assigned.
• The disk drive has insufficient capacity.
• The project has an insufficient number of events.
• The number of tracks which can be simultaneously
recorded will decrease.
→ Depending on the organization of the song data or
the disk drive performance etc., the number of tracks
which can be simultaneously recorded or played
back may be limited.
→ When the recording mode is "M16" or "CDR," up to
16 tracks can be recorded simultaneously.
→ When the Sample Rate is set to higher than "64 kHz"
or the Vari Pitch is "On," the number of tracks
which can be simultaneously recorded may be
limited.
For details refer to the "Main feature: Disk Recorder
Section" (Owner's Manual).
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