If there are problems during operation of the MRS-1608, check the following points first.
Problems during playback
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No sound, or sound is very weak
• Check the connections to your monitor system, and the
volume setting of the system.
• Make sure that the status keys in the mixer section are
lit in green and that the faders are raised. If a key is out,
press it to make it light up in green.
• Make sure that the master fader is raised.
• If a scene with the volume lowered has been assigned
to a mark, the volume will automatically be lowered
when that mark is reached. Delete the scene that is
assigned to the mark (
• The recorder will not operate when the [RECORDER]
key is out. Press the [RECORDER] key so that the key
is lit.
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Operating the fader does not affect the
volume
On channels for which stereo link is turned on, the fader
of the even-numbered channel will have no effect. Either
turn stereo link off (
p. 82), or operate the fader of the
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odd-numbered channel.
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The display indicates "Don't Play" and
playback is not possible
The recorder will not operate in the current screen. Press
the [EXIT] key several times to switch to the main screen.
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No sound from input signal, or sound is very
weak
• Make sure that the respective [ON/OFF] key of the
input is lit.
• Make sure that the respective [INPUT] control or the
[GUITAR/BASS INPUT] control is raised.
• Make sure that the [REC LEVEL] control is raised. If
it is raised, temporarily turn it down and then up again.
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The indication "Stop Recorder" is shown on
the display, and operation is not possible.
The current operation is not possible while the recorder is
operating. Press the STOP [
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Troubleshooting
p. 85).
→
P
] key to stop the recorder.
Problems during recording
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Cannot record on a track
• Make sure that you have selected a recording track.
• Check whether you have run out of free space on the
hard disk (
p. 167).
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• Recording is not possible if the project is write-
protected. Either turn protect off (
different project.
• While the 8-track recording function (
recording on tracks 9/10 – 15/16 and the master track is
not possible. To record on these tracks, turn off 8-track
recording.
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The signal from an instrument or mic
connected to an INPUT jack is not available
When instruments/mics are connected to jacks with the
same number on both the front panel and rear panel
(INPUT 1 and GUITAR/BASS INPUT 1, or INPUT 2
and GUITAR/BASS INPUT 2), the front panel jack has
priority.
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The recorded sound is distorted
• Check whether the input sensitivity setting ([INPUT]
and [GUITAR/BASS INPUT] controls) and recording
level setting ([REC LEVEL] control) are appropriate.
• Lower the fader so that the 0 (dB) dot of the level meter
does not light.
• If the EQ gain of the track mixer is set extremely high,
the sound may be audibly distorted even if the fader is
lowered. Set the EQ to an appropriate value.
• When the insert effect is applied to the input, check
whether the effect output level (patch level) setting is
appropriate.
p. 169), or use a
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p. 45) is active,
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