Appendix; Troubleshooting - Boss RC-500 Owner's Manual

Appendix

Troubleshooting

Problem Items to Check
Problems with sound
Is the RC-500 properly connected to other
devices?
Is the power to the connected amp or mixer
not turned on, or is the volume turned down?
Are the connection cables shorted?
Could the [TRACK 1] slider, [TRACK 2] slider, or
the [MIC LEVEL] knob be lowered?
No sound/low volume
Are the track 1and 2 level set correctly?
Are the track 1 and 2 audio output destinations
set correctly?
Has anything been recorded to the tracks?
Is RHYTHM LEVEL set correctly?
No rhythm sound
Is the output destination of the rhythm sound
set correctly?
Sound is missing from
To prevent noise, a fade-in and a fade-out are applied at the beginning and end of a recording. In some cases, it
the beginning and end
may sound as if some of the sound has been left out.
of the recorded track
Could the [TRACK 1] slider, [TRACK 2] slider, or
Unable to hear sounds
the [MIC LEVEL] knob be lowered?
from device connected
to INST IN jacks/ MIC IN
Is the audio output destination set correctly?
connector
Problems with operation
Is something other than the Play screen
Memories not switching
appearing in the display?
Is there insufficient memory remaining?
Recording/overdubbing
stops before finishing
Is LOOP.S (p. 11) set to "ON" in the track?
Is recording or overdubbing in progress?
Is TEMPO.S (p. 11) set to "ON" in the track?
Playback tempo not
changing
Is the RC-500 synchronized via MIDI?
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Action
Check the connections to other devices (p. 2).
Check the settings for connected devices.
Try replacing the connection cable.
Adjust sliders/knob to the suitable positions.
Check the T1 LEVEL and T2 LEVEL settings (p. 11).
Check whether an external expression pedal might have been
used to adjust the level .
Check the T1 OUTPUT and T2 OUTPUT settings (p. 11).
Check the TRACK 1, 2 [EDIT] button to see whether the track has
been recorded. If the TRACK 1, 2 [EDIT] button is lit blue, nothing
has been recorded.
Check the RHYTHM LEVEL setting (p. 14).
In "Input/Output Settings" (p. 17), check the RHYTHM setting.
Adjust sliders/knob to the suitable positions.
In "Input/Output Settings" (p. 17), check the MIC IN, INST IN,
and RHYTHM settings.
You cannot switch memories while any screen other than the
Play screen is displayed. Press the [EXIT] button to return to the
Play screen.
If memory is insufficient, clear any unneeded memories (p. 10)
before recording or overdubbing.
When recording with Loop Sync set to ON, once the end of the
longest track is reached, the RC-500 automatically switches to
overdubbing.
You cannot change the memory tempo during recording or
overdubbing. Change the tempo while the performance is
stopped or being played back.
When TEMPO.S is not set to ON in a track, the playback speed
does not change even if the memory tempo is changed.
To match the playback speed to the memory tempo, set the
track's TEMPO.S setting to "ON. "
If MIDI clock is being received via the MIDI IN connector or the
USB port, the RC-500 will synchronize its tempo to MIDI clock.
If you don't want to synchronize with an external device, set
SYNC to "INTERNAL. "