Appendices; Troubleshooting - Korg Karma Basic Manual

If you experience problems, refer to the relevant item
and take the appropriate measures.
Power does not turn on
• Is the AC/AC power supply connected to an outlet?
p.13
• Is the [POWER] switch turned on?
Turn on the rear panel [POWER] switch. ........
Power is on, but nothing is displayed in the LCD
screen
• Perform the following procedure. (
1 Press the [EXIT] key three times, and press the
[GLOBAL] key.
2 Hold down the [EXIT] key, and press the
[WRITE] key.
3 Rotate the [VALUE] dial to adjust the LCD
screen.
No sound
• Are connections made correctly to your amp,
mixer, or headphones? ........................................
• Is your amp or mixer turned on?
• Is Local Control turned on?
In GLOBAL 2.1: MIDI, check the "Local Control
On" check box.............................................. PG
• Is the [VOLUME] slider raised? .................
• If there is no sound from the OUTPUT
(INDIVIDUAL) 1, 2 jacks, make sure that "BUS
Select (IFX/Indiv.Out Assign)" or "Bus Select"
following the insert effect is set to 1, 2, 1/2, . .
• If specific tracks in Sequencer mode or Song
Play mode do not sound, Make sure that the
"PLAY/MUTE/REC" or "PLAY/MUTE" is set to
PLAY. ...........................................................
Make sure that the "Status" is INT or BTH.
.......................................................................
• Are the Key Zone and Velocity Zone set so that
sound will be produced when you play?
.................................................................... PG
Notes do not stop
• In PROG 2.1: Ed–Basic, select the Prog Basic
page, make sure that the "Hold" check box is
unchecked. .......................................................

Appendices

Troubleshooting

• In GLOBAL 6.1: Controller, make sure that
Noise or oscillation is heard
• When using the BPM/MIDI Sync function to
p.17
PG p.136) Effects are not applied
• Are the GLOBAL 1.1: System, Basic page "IFX1–5
• If you are in Combination, Sequencer, or Song Play
p.13
p.137
p.7, p.15
Song does not playback correctly after data is
loaded
• In the dialog box when saving the data, did you
p.98~
• Are the program or combination banks/numbers
p.60, p.75
Playback does not start when you press the
p.58, p.74
[START/STOP] key in Sequencer mode
• Is the GLOBAL 2.1: MIDI "Clock Source" set to
p.52, 85
Can't record in Sequencer mode
• Is the GLOBAL 1.1: Memory Protect "Song" check
PG p.7
"Damper Polarity" or "Foot SW Polarity" is set
correctly.
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control the delay time of an effect, noise may occur
in the delay sound. This noise is due to
discontinuities in the delay sound, and is not a
malfunction.
Off," "MFX1 Off," or "MFX2 Off" settings checked?
........................................................................
modes, and master effects are not applied when
you raise the "S1 (Send1 (MFX1))" or "S2 (Send2
(MFX2))" of the timbre/track, does "Return 1" or
"Return 2" from the master effect need to be raised?
...................................................................
Alternatively, has "Send 1" or "Send 2" for each
oscillator of the program used by the timbre/track
been lowered? ........................................ PG
The actual send level is determined by multiplying
the send setting of each oscillator in the program
with the send setting of the timbre/track.
check the check boxes for each item that you
wanted to save?....................................................
the same as when you created the song?
........................................................................ PG
Internal?........................................................ PG
box unchecked?............................................ PG
Is the GLOBAL 2.1: MIDI "Clock Source" set to
Internal? ........................................................ PG
p.145
PG p.134
p.40, 67, 113
p.65, 111
p.41
p.136
p.137
p.136
p.137
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