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Troubleshooting
Case
Cause/Remedy
Have you set Transpose? (p. 69)
The tuning or
Are the settings for the "Temperament" (p. 89) and
pitch of the
"Stretch Tuning" (p. 88) correct?
keyboard or song
is off
Is the setting for the "Master Tuning" correct? (p.
89)
Tone buttons [Organ] [String] [Others] also
operate as buttons that select "Recommended
Tones."
With the factory settings, connecting a
commercially-available CD-ROM drive to the
The wrong
external memory connector and selecting a song
instrument is
from a CD-ROM produced for the VIMA (VIMA
selected when
TUNES) will automatically cause sounds
you press the
appropriate for that song to be assigned to the
[Organ], [String],
[Organ] [String], or [Others] Tone buttons, so that
or [Others] button
you can select "recommended" tones by pressing
one of these buttons.
You can also make settings so that
"recommended" tones are not automatically
assigned.
Volume of
Could the "Balance" setting be set all the way
keyboard is too
toward "Accomp"? (p. 62)
low
When a performance made along with a Music
Files tune has been recorded, recording the
The Tone has
performance to button [1/User] may make the
changed
Tones for buttons [3/Left] and [4/Right] change as
well.
Since the HPi-6S's piano sounds faithfully
reproduce the sense of spaciousness and
Reverberation still
reverberation of an actual acoustic piano's sound,
audible even with
a certain amount of reverberation is still
Reverb turned off
perceptible, even with the reverb effect
deactivated.
On an acoustic piano, notes in the upper one and
a half octaves of the keyboard continue to sound
In the upper
until they decay naturally, regardless of the
range, the sound
damper pedal. There is a difference in the timbre
changes abruptly
as well. Roland pianos faithfully simulate such
beyond a certain
characteristics of the acoustic piano. On the HPi-
key
6S, the range that is unaffected by the damper
pedal will change depending on the Key
Transpose setting.
When listening through headphones:
Some of the more flamboyant and effervescent
piano tones feature an ample high-end
component, which may make the sound appear to
have metallic reverberation added. Since this
reverberation becomes particularly audible when
A High-pitched
supplemented by heavy reverb, you may be able
whine is
to diminish the problem by reducing the amount of
produced
reverb applied to the sound.
When listening through speakers:
Here, a different cause (such as resonance
produced by the HPi-6S) would be suspect. Consult
your Roland dealer or nearest Roland Service
Center.
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Case
Cause/Remedy
When listening through speakers:
Playing at loud volumes may cause instruments
near the HPi-6S to resonate. Resonation can also
occur with fluorescent light tubes, glass doors, and
other objects. In particular, this problem occurs
more easily when the bass component is
increased, and when the sound is played at higher
The bass range
volumes. Use the following measures to suppress
sounds odd, or
such resonance.
there is a
•Place speakers so they are 10–15 cm from walls
vibrating
and other surfaces.
resonance
•Reduce the volume.
•Move the speakers away from any resonating
objects.
When listening through headphones:
Here, a different cause would be suspect. Consult
your Roland dealer or nearest Roland Service
Center.
Song doesn't play back correctly
Does the screen indicate message, like "OK to
delete Song?" (p. 42)
Song doesn't play
The internal songs cannot be played back while
back
recorded performance data remains in the HPi-
6S's memory. Try playing back the song after
deleting the performance data.
Is the indicator for the Track button extinguished?
Only the sound of
(p. 60, p. 74, p. 94)
a particular
If the button indicator is out, the music on that track
instrument in a
is not heard. Press the track button so the indicator
song does not
is illuminated.
play
Or cancel the mute in the "16-track Sequencer"
screen.
Some music files may contain settings that stop
Pressing the [
playing back at a point partway through the song.
(Reset)] button
Press the [
doesn't return to
return to the beginning of the tune.
the beginning of
the song
Has a Marker placed in the song? (p. 67)
The [
ignored while music files is being read in. Wait
until processing finishes.
The [
(Fwd)]
and [
(Bwd)]
If you attempt to play back performance data that
buttons don't
contains more data than the entire capacity of the
work
HPi-6S's memory, you may find that operations
other than playback (such as rewind or fast
forward) become unavailable.
There is a slight
There are two types of SMF music files: format 0
delay before
and format 1. If the song uses SMF format 1 data,
playback of a
there will be a slight delay until playback starts.
song on USB
Refer to the booklet that came with the music files
memory starts
you're using to determine the format type.
With some music files, the lyrics cannot be
Lyrics are not
displayed correctly.
indicated
In the notation screen, some lyrics or notes could
properly in the
extend beyond the edges of the screen, and not be
display
displayed.
(Reset)] button several times more to
(Bwd)] and [
(Fwd)] buttons are
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