Troubleshooting - Roland TD-50 Reference Manual

Appendix

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?
Have the settings for "OUTPUT" been made correctly?
Could the faders be lowered?
A specific pad does not sound
Could user samples have been deleted?
Is the pad's "trigger type" set correctly?
Is the connection cable correctly connected to the TRIGGER INPUT
jack or the DIGITAL TRIGGER IN port ?
Is the product correctly connected to the external devices?
Could the product's volume be lowered?
Could the volume of the connected amplified speaker be
lowered?
No sound/Insufficient volume Have you made the correct input selection on your audio system? Check your audio system.
Could the volume be lowered on the device connected to the MIX
IN jack?
Is the product's input level lowered?
Could "Local Control" be "OFF"?
If a pad connected to a DIGITAL TRIGGER IN port is assigned to the
No sound when you strike a pad
same trigger input as a pad connected to a TRIGGER IN jack, the
assigned to a TRIGGER IN jack /
sound of the pad that's connected to the TRIGGER IN jack is not
Trigger does not respond
output.
Is the trigger input set correctly?
No sound when you strike a
pad connected to a DIGITAL
Could you be using carbon or metal sticks?
TRIGGER IN port / Trigger does
not respond
Could you be using metal brushes?
Problems with SD card
SD card is connected but not
Is the SD card formatted correctly?
recognized/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 file WAV file?
Playback may be unable to keep up if you raise the playback
speed of a high bit-rate of MP3.
Can't correctly set the A-B repeat
When using a MP3 file, it might not be possible to play back the
times A-B repeat region correctly.
Is the audio file format correct?
Can't play or import an audio file
Is the audio file in the correct location?
Could a large number of audio files be in the folder?
Problems with USB
Is the USB cable connected correctly?
In order to transmit and receive audio as USB AUDIO, the USB
Can't communicate with a driver must be installed.
computer
Are you using a cable that supports USB 2.0?
Have the settings for "Driver Mode" been made correctly?
Problems with MIDI
Are the MIDI cables connected correctly?
No sound Is the MIDI channel set correctly?
Has the note number been set properly?
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Action
Check the connections.
Assign an instrument.
Adjust the instrument's "Volume. "
Check the settings for "OUTPUT. "
Adjust the settings of the faders.
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.
Set the pad's "trigger type. "
Check the connections.
Check the connections.
Adjust the volume to an appropriate level.
Adjust the volume to an appropriate level.
Turn the [MIX IN] knob to an appropriate level.
Set "Local Control" to "ON. "
Disconnect the pad connection cable from the DIGITAL TRIGGER
IN port.
After connecting the pad, specify the trigger input that it will
play.
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.
Check the connections.
Install the USB driver on your computer.
The product cannot be used the cable that supports USB 3.0. Use
the cable that supports USB 2.0.
Choose the setting that's appropriate for your situation.
Check the connections.
Set the MIDI channels of the product and external MIDI device to
the same setting.
Set the pad's "NOTE NO. "
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