Troubleshooting - Roland DiscLab CDX-1 Owner's Manual

Troubleshooting

If you encounter problems with the operation of the CDX-1, first check the following points. If after these steps the problem is still
unresolved, consult your nearest Roland service center or authorized Roland distributor.
Problems with the sound
There is no sound whatsoever
Is the power of the CDX-1 or any connected device
turned on?
Are all of the connections correct? (p. 32)
Is any of the connection cables broken?
Is the amp or mixer volume turned up?
Is the Master fader up?
The volume level of the instrument
connected to the INPUT jacks (MIC1,
MIC2, GUITAR/BASS, LINE) is too low.
Could you be using a connection cable that contains a
resistor?
Use a connection cable that does not contain a resistor.
The input source cannot be heard
Did you adjust the SENS knob?
Has INPUT SELECT been muted?
(The INPUT SELECT indicator will be dark.)
Has the INPUT REC LEVEL knob been set to "MIN"?
There is no sound from the audio tracks
Are any audio track [STATUS] illuminated green?
Are the audio track faders up?
Are the audio tracks empty or recorded with no signal?
There is no pad (sample) sound
Is the sample on an assigned pad (one that is
illuminated)?
Was the sound sampled with no signal?
Are the PAD/SEQ LEVEL faders up?
Is the volume setting (Volume) for the individual
samples turned up?
Adjust the volume of a sample as described in "Adjusting
the volume of a sample–Sample Level" (p. 76)
Including audio tracks and sequence tracks, are there
four stereo sounds being played?
Are samples assigned to the same mute group?
Samples in the same mute group are prevented from being
played simultaneously (p. 74).
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There is no sound through the headphones
Is the headphones knob (PHONES) turned up?
Are the MASTER fader up?
There is no sound from the sequence tracks
Has the [SEQ PLAY] been turned on?
When playing a sequence track, press PAD
SEQUENCING [SEQ PLAY] and [SEQ PLAY] will be
turned on. (p. 96)
Are the PAD/SEQ LEVEL fader up?
Are the audio tracks empty or recorded with no signal?
Are the boxes "Tr.SEL" (track select) highlighted in
black? (p. 96)
There is no sound from the audio CD
Has the [SEQ PLAY] been turn off?
When playing a audio CD, the PAD SEQUENCING
[SEQ PLAY] turn off. (The [SEQ PLAY] indicator will be
dark.)
Are the AUDIO CD fader (AUDIO TRACK 7-8 fader)
up? (p. 52)
Unintended effects are added to the sound
Are the internal effects turned on?
Press INSERT EFFECTS [ON/OFF] to turn the effects off.
(p. 142)
The sound from the pad does not stop
Is the sample "Pad Play" setting set to "DRUM?"
Because the sound is played up until the end point, it may
seem that with long samples the sound indeed does not
stop (p. 70).
The rhythm guide dose not sound
Is the rhythm guide off?
Press RHYTHM GUIDE [ON/OFF] to turn the rhythm
guide on. (p. 116)
Is the rhythm guide level set to 0?
Press RHYTHM GUIDE[PATTERN/TEMPO] to access
the Rhythm Guide screen, and raise the "Level" setting.
(p. 116)