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Roland GR-1 Owner's Manual page 191

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Bi What
to Do H You Think There's a Problem...
à
sapere
[_] Troubleshooting
Here's what to do if you run into a problem during some operation or during play. If this doesn't fix
it, Gr you can't find the cause of the problem, take the anit to the siore you purchased it from or your
nearest Roland service center (there's a list on the inside back cover) and describe the problem to
Them.
Q No
Sound
@Are the GR- 1, amp, and/or mixer turned on?
If not, power them up.
G Have you made all the connections correctly?
«Check connections and correct if needed {17 P,2-4, 2-5).
@is a volume control on the GR - 1, GK - 2, amp, and/or mixer set too low?
Check the volume controls on all the connected devices and set them appropriately.
@ls the patch level set ioo low?
»S witch the Target selector knob to "COMMON?" and rotate the Patch Level knob to the right to turn
itup (cr P. 3-113.
@Has the "MUTE" been tured on accidentally during a STRING MODE
operation?
=Press STRING MODE
again and cancel the "MUTE" (cr P.3-3).
GHas the "MUTE" been turned on accidentally during a STRING MODE
operation?
Gs the GK - 2 switch set to "GUITAR?"
GUITAR"
means that only guitar sound will be output, so switch this to either the "MIX" or
"SYNTH" position.
@ Has the EV - 5 pedal become disconnected from the VOLUME (EV - 5) jack?
any more sounds from the unit even
if you change patches. Flipping the GK - 2 Volume or
Guitar/Synth/Mix switch will instantly start the sounds again.
ONo
Sounds
From
the Multi-Timbral
Sound
Module
Has the overall Part volume gotten turned down?
ew Turn it up (= P. 6-15, 6-18).
@ls the MIDI channel set to the same channel as the externat MIDI device?
7*1f not. set the MIDI channel correctly
(<> P.6-15. 6-18).
QCan't
Get Original Tones Above 200 to Sound
@ls there an Expansion Board installed?
7 Without the Expansion Board in place, you can only access Original Tones numbered 00 to 199,
Q The
Pitch
Is Off
Gs the guitar itself in tune?
ry Check this using the built-in guitar tuner
(o> P. 1-5).
@Has the tuning slipped on the other instruments you're playing with?
If so, you can always adjust the overall pitch to match with Master Tune ( c7 P, 2-6}.
Has the synth sound been transposed?
=®Check the Note Shift value and reset it if needed ( & P, 4-5).
@ls Pitch Detune perhaps set to its maximum value?
Reset it to something more appropriate (=> P. 4-16j.
@ls the Pitch Bend Range set to match the external MIDI device?
»»1f not. set it that way. (<> P. 6-3, 6-5, 6-13)

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