Appendices; Troubleshooting - Roland MP-70 Owner's Manual

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Appendices

Troubleshooting

If you think there's a problem, read this first.
Case
The power doesn't
Is the power cord connected and plugged in
come on
correctly? (p. 8)
Is the panel locked? (p. 35)
The button doesn't
Is the Tone locked? (p. 35)
work
Turn the power off, then back on.
Is the volume level of the MP-70 turned all the
way down? (p. 9)
Are headphones plugged in and headphones
indicator lights up? (p. 8)
Has a plug remained connected to the Phones jack?
When headphones are connected, the keyboard's
speaker stops playing.
No sound is heard
Is Local Off selected?
When Local Control is set to OFF, no sound is
produced by playing the keyboard. Set Local
Control to "ON" (p. 39).
Is V-LINK switched on?
While V-LINK is switched on, no sound is
produced when you press any of the twelve
keys at the left end of the keyboard (p. 36).
Have all devices been switched on?
No sound is heard
(when a MIDI in-
Are the MIDI cables connected correctly?
strument is con-
Does the MIDI channel match the connected
nected)
instrument? (p. 39)
Is the MP-70 in Dual play? (p. 19)
Sounds are heard
When the MP-70 is connected to an external
twice (doubled)
sequencer, set it to the Local OFF mode (p. 39).
when the key-
Alternatively, the sequencer could be set so its
board is played
MIDI Thru feature is OFF.
If you use Dual play or Split play with a TONE
SELECT button for which tone number 3 is
selected, tone number 1 will be selected for
The tone has
that TONE SELECT button (p. 14).
changed in the
Some tones assign the tone that had been selected
Split or Dual play
before you pressed the [SPLIT] button to the left
hand area of the keyboard. Please refer to "Tone
List" (p. 42).
Is the panel locked? (p. 35)
Is the Tone locked? (p. 35)
Turn the power off, then back on.
Tone doesn't
Are the indicators for the [SPLIT] and [TWIN
change
PIANO] buttons flashing?
Setting of functions is in progress. Press the
[SPLIT] or [TWIN PIANO] button to exit
function mode (p. 32).
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Cause/Remedy
Case
The maximum number of notes that the MP-70
can play simultaneously is 64.
Not all played
Frequent use of the damper pedal when playing
notes are sounded
along with a song may result in performance
data with too many notes, causing some notes
to drop out.
Have you set Transpose? (p. 17)
The tuning or pitch
Are the settings for the "Temperament" and
"Stretch Tuning" correct? (p. 34)
of the keyboard or
song is off
Is the setting for the "Master Tuning" correct?
(p. 33)
Song doesn't play
Are the indicator for the Track buttons ([LEFT]
back/ Only the
and [RIGHT] buttons) extinguished? (p. 24)
If the button indicator is out, the music on that
sound of a particu-
lar instrument in a
track is not heard. Press the track button so the
indicator is illuminated.
song does not play
Has one of the track buttons for recording
Can't record
been selected? (p. 25–p. 28)
If you select an internal song in which the tempo
changes during the song, and then record, the
tempo will change in the same way for the
performances. The tempo of the metronome will
Tempo of record-
also change in the same way.
ed song or metro-
If you record additional material without
nome is off
erasing the previously recorded song, the
song will be recorded at the first-recorded
tempo. Please erase the previously recorded
song before you re-record (p. 30).
Any performance that has been recorded is
deleted when the power to the MP-70 is
The recorded per-
turned off. A performance cannot be restored
formance has dis-
once it's been deleted.
appeared
If you do not want a performance to be
deleted, use Song Backup (p. 31).
Depressing a ped-
Is the pedal connected correctly?
Make sure the pedal cord extending from the
al has no effect, or
the pedal effect
stand is securely connected to the pedal jack
on the rear of the unit (p. 8).
doesn't stop
Adjust the adjuster underneath the pedal so
The pedal rattles
that the pedal presses firmly against the floor
surface (p. 10).
Since the MP-70's piano sounds faithfully repro-
Reverberation still
duce the sense of spaciousness and reverberation
audible even with
of an actual acoustic piano's sound, a certain
amount of reverberation is still perceptible, even
Reverb turned off
with the reverb effect deactivated.
Cause/Remedy

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