Troubleshooting; Appendix Troubleshooting - Yamaha Portatone PSR-295 Owner's Manual

Appendix

Troubleshooting

I For the DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293
Problem
When the instrument is turned on or off, a popping
sound is temporarily produced.
When using a mobile phone, noise is produced.
There is no sound even when the keyboard is played or
when a song or style is being played back.
Playing keys in the right hand area of the keyboard does
not produce any sound.
• The volume is too soft.
• The sound quality is poor.
• The rhythm stops unexpectedly or will not play.
• The recorded data of the song, etc. does not play cor-
rectly.
• The LCD display suddenly goes dark, and all panel set-
tings are reset.
The style or song does not play back when the [START/
STOP] button is pressed.
The style does not sound properly.
No rhythm accompaniment plays when the [START/
STOP] button is pressed after selecting style number
112 or a style between 124 and 135 (Pianist).
Not all of the voices seem to sound, or the sound seems
to be cut off.
The footswitch (for sustain) seems to produce the oppo-
site effect. For example, pressing the footswitch cuts off
the sound and releasing it sustains the sounds.
The sound of the voice changes from note to note.
The wrong notes sound when the keyboard is played.
The ACMP ON indicator does not appear when the
[ACMP ON/OFF] button is pressed.
There is no harmony sound.
Possible Cause and Solution
This is normal and indicates that the instrument is receiving electrical power.
Using a mobile phone in close proximity to the instrument may produce inter-
ference. To prevent this, turn off the mobile phone or use it further away from
the instrument.
Check that nothing is connected to the PHONES/OUTPUT jack on the rear
panel. When a set of headphones is plugged into this jack, no sound is out-
put.
Check the Local Control on/off. (See page 66.)
When using the Dictionary function (page 55), the keys in the right hand area
are used only for entering the chord root and type.
The batteries are low or dead. Replace all six batteries with completely new
ones, or use the optional AC adaptor.
Is External Clock set to ON? Make sure External Clock is set to OFF; refer to
"External Clock" on page 66.
Make sure that the Style Volume (page 63) is set to an appropriate level.
Is the split point set at an appropriate key for the cords you are playing? Set
the split point at an appropriate key (page 51).
Is the "ACMP ON" indicator showing in the display? If it is not showing press
the [ACMP ON/OFF] button so that it does show.
This is not a malfunction. Style number 112 and style numbers 124 – 135
(Pianist) have no rhythm parts, so no rhythm will play. The other parts will
begin playing when you play a chord in the accompaniment range of the key-
board if style playback is turned on.
The instrument is polyphonic up to a maximum of 32 notes. If the Dual voice
or Split voice is being used and a style or song is playing back at the same
time, some notes/sounds may be omitted (or "stolen") from the accompani-
ment or song.
The polarity of the footswitch is reversed. Make sure that the footswitch plug is
properly connected to the SUSTAIN jack before turning on the power.
This is normal. The AWM tone generation method uses multiple recordings
(samples) of an instrument across the range of the keyboard; thus, the actual
sound of the voice may be slightly different from note to note.
Perhaps the performance assistant technology is turned on.
Press the [PERFORMANCE ASSISTANT] button to turn it off.
Is the [STYLE] button lit? Always press the [STYLE] button first when you are
going to use any style-related function.
The harmony effects (01 – 26) behave differently according to their type.
Types 01 – 05 function when style playback is on, chords are played in the
accompaniment range of the keyboard, and a melody is played in the right-
hand range. Types 06 – 26 will function whether style playback is on or off. For
types 06 = 12 you need to play two notes at the same time.
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