T Roubl Eshoot I Ng - Yamaha Electone EL-900 Owner's Manual

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Pl ease not e t hat t he appearance of any of fol l ow i ng phenom ena does not i ndi cat e a m echani cal fai l ure
of t he E l ect one.
G EN ER A L O PER A TIO N
Som e of t he LED s i n t he D ISPLA Y SELEC T sect i on
do not l i ght .
A cracki ng noi se i s som et i m es heard.
Interference from radio, T V , or other sources
occurs.
T he sound of the E lectone causes surrounding
obj ect s t o resonat e.
T he E l ect one panel does not funct i on norm al l y or
t he cont ent of t he m em ori zed dat a has changed.
T he sound i s t oo sm al l even w hen t he vol um e i s
set t o i t s m axi m um .
Pressi ng a cert ai n panel but t on doesnﾕt open i t s
rel at ed L C D di spl ay.
V O IC ES/ R H Y TH M S
W hen sel ect i ng a dot t ed but t on voi ce or rhyt hm ,
the voice or rhythm title at the top of the L C D
does not m at ch t he voi ces or rhyt hm s.
W hen t oo m any keys are pressed, not al l of t he
not es sound.
W hen playing a Pedal voice from the L ow er
keyboard (usi ng t he T o L ow er funct i on), pressi ng
t he L ow er keyboardﾕs Sust ai n but t on does not t urn
on Sust ai n.
T he sound i s t oo soft , despi t e t he vol um e bei ng
set t o t he m axi m um .
Sw itching voices causes the volum e to change,
despi t e t hei r havi ng i dent i cal vol um e set t i ngs.
W hen keys on t he L ow er keyboard or Pedal board
are pressed, t he sounds of percussi on i nst rum ent s
are al so heard.
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Problem Possible C ause and Solution
The LED s of on/ off but t ons (U PPER / LO W ER FLU TE V O IC ES, V O IC E ED IT,
R H Y T H M PR O G R A M , and T R E M O L O [FA ST ]) are l i t w hen t hose funct i ons
are t urned on. T he L E D s of ot her funct i onﾕs but t ons m om ent ari l y fl ash w hen
t he funct i ons are sel ect ed.
N oi se m ay be produced w hen ei t her an el ect ri cal appl i ance i s t urned on or off,
or an el ect ri c pow er t ool (such as dri l l ) i s used i n t he proxi m i t y of t he E l ect one.
If t hi s occurs, pl ug t he El ect one i nt o an el ect ri cal out l et l ocat ed as far as possi bl e
from t he devi ce t hat seem s t o be t he source of t he probl em .
Thi s i s caused by t he proxi m i t y of a hi gh-pow er broadcast i ng st at i on an am at eur
ham radi o set up or a m obi l e phone.
B ecause t he E l ect one i s capabl e of produci ng pow erful bass sounds, resonance
m ay be caused i n surroundi ng obj ect s, such as cabi net s or gl ass w i ndow s. T o
avoi d t hi s, rel ocat e t he obj ect s or l ow er t he E l ect oneﾕs vol um e.
T hi s happens very rarel y. O ccasi onal l y, pow er surges and spi kes due t o
el ect ri cal st orm s or ot her reasons m ay cause t he E l ect one t o m al funct i on and/
or al t er t he cont ent s of m em ori zed dat a. If t hi s happens, perform t he Pow er
O n R eset operat i on t o reset t he E l ect one. (page 85)
･ T he M ast er V ol um e m ay be set around t he m i ni m um posi t i on. T urn i t
cl ockw i se.
･ T he E xpressi on Pedal m ay not be pressed dow n. Press i t dow n w i t h your
t oe.
T he H O L D but t on m ay be engaged. Press t he H O L D but t on t o cancel t he
H ol d funct i on and press t he but t on agai n.
T he current l y assi gned voi ce or rhyt hm i s di spl ayed at t he t op of t he L C D , and
rem ai ns unt i l anot her voi ce or rhyt hm has been sel ect ed.
T otal polyphonic capacity (notes sounding for both U pper and L ow er
K eyboards) i s 14 not es. Pol yphoni c capaci t y i s 12 for bot h t he U pper and
L ow er Fl ut e V oi ces, and 6 each for t he U pper and L ow er A t t ack sound.
E ven t hough t he Pedal voi ce i s bei ng pl ayed from t he L ow er keyboard, i t i s
st i l l a Pedal voi ce; t urn t he Sust ai n on w i t h t he Pedal Sust ai n but t on.
C heck al l of t he vol um e cont rol s, m aki ng sure t hat t hey are set t o sui t abl e
l evel s: t he panel V ol um e cont rol s for each voi ce sect i on, t he M ast er V ol um e
di al , and t he E xpressi on Pedal .
A l so check t he U pper/ L ow er B al ance cont rol on t he V oi ce D i spl ay. (page 28)
T he vol um e of cert ai n voi ces m ay seem l ow er t han t hat of ot hers. A dj ust t he
bal ance of t he sound w i t h t he V ol um e cont rol w i t hi n t he appropri at e V oi ce
C ondi t i on di spl ay.
T he keyboard Percussi on funct i on has been t urned on. W hen not usi ng t he
funct i on, be sure t o t urn i t off. (page 71)
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