Roland M-GS64 Owner's Manual page 25

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@ Troubleshooting
If the M-GS64 does not function in the way you expect, refer to
the following for possible solutions.
* If a message has appeared during operation, consult the fol-
lowing "Error Messages" section.
* If performance is incorrect when playing back song data carry-
ing the General MIDI/GS logo, check the following points:
* That the Device ID is set to 17 (p. 10)
° That the General MIDI System On/GS Reset Receive
Switch (p.19) is tarned on
The above settings were made when the M-GS64 was shipped
from the factory.
Cannot turn the power on
Is the power cable correctly plugged into an outlet?
No sound
Is the power turned on for the other devices connected to the M-
GS64?
Is the volume knob turned all the way down?
Have you incorrectly connected to the MIDI IN and OUT con-
nectors? (p. 5)
Can you hear sound through headphones? (Try using the
Preview function p. 20.) If you can hear sound through head-
phones, the problem may be that the audio cable transmitting
the sound to the other devices is damaged or incorrectly connect-
ed, or that there is a problem with your mixer/amp/speaker sys-
tem.
Has the Expression pedal etc. on a connected MIDI device turned
the volume down?
A specific Part does not sound
Have you checked that relevant Parts are not being muted?
Is the volume level of the Part turned down? (p. 10)
Does the MIDI Receive channel of the Part match the MIDI
Transmit channel of the connected MIDI device? (p. 10)
Cannot select the desired sound
Are you sending an incorrect Program number? (p. 21)
Sound is distorted
" If a specific sound or Part is distorted, lower the volume level of
that Part. (p. 10)
Lf all sounds are distorted, use the Volume knob to lower the vol-
ume level.
Pitch is incorrect
Is the pitch of a specific Part incorrect? (p. 10 Detune)
Is the pitch of a specific Part incorrect by a semitone or more? (p.
10 Key Shift)
Has a MIDI Pitch Bend message been received to change the
pitch? Return the pitch bend lever or wheel to the central posi-
tion. Or, transmit a Pitch Bend message with the central value
(40 00H).
Sounds are interrupted
If you attempt to play more than 64 voices at once, sounds will
be interrupted. (p. 8)
Is the same data being sent simultaneously to both MIDI IN A
and MIDI IN B?
Able to play only from either MIDI IN A or MIDI
IN B
Make sure that the In mode (Input mode) is set to Standard. (p.
16)
Exclusive messages are not received
Make sure the "Sys Ex" setting (a switch for enabling reception
of System Exclusive messages) is not set at "oFF." (p. 11)
Does the Device ID number of the transmitted exclusive message
match the Device ID number of the M-GS64? (p. 10)
The M-GS64 does not transmit MID! data
When the MIDI OUT/THRU
select switch is set to THRU, data
received
at MIDI
IN A will be transmitted from MIDI
OUT/THRU. (p. 18)
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