Troubleshooting - Roland ep 880 Mode D'emploi

Troubleshooting

If you think there's a problem, read this first.
Case Cause/Remedy
The power doesn't Is the power cord connected and plugged in
come on correctly? (p. 10)
The button Is the panel locked? (p. 28)
doesn't work Is the Tone locked? (p. 28)
Turn the power off, then back on.
No sound is heard Is the volume level of the ep 880 turned all
the way down? (p. 11)
Are headphones plugged in and
headphones indicator lights up? (p. 10)
Has a plug remained connected to the
Phones jack?
When headphones are connected, the
keyboard's speaker stops playing.
Is Local Off selected?
When Local Control is set to OFF, no sound
is produced by playing the keyboard. Set
Local Control to "ON" (p. 31).
Is V-LINK switched on?
While V-LINK is switched on, no sound is
produced when you press any of the twelve
keys at the left end of the keyboard (p. 29).
No sound is heard Have all devices been switched on?
(when a MIDI
Are the MIDI cables connected correctly?
instrument is
connected)
Does the MIDI channel match the connected
instrument? (p. 31)
Sounds are heard Is the ep 880 in Dual play? (p. 17)
twice (doubled)
When the ep 880 is connected to an external
when the
sequencer, set it to the Local OFF mode (p.
keyboard is
31). Alternatively, the sequencer could be
played
set so its MIDI Thru feature is OFF.
The tone has If you use Dual play or Split play with a
changed in the TONE SELECT button for which tone
Split or Dual play number 3 is
selected, tone number 1 will be selected for
that TONE SELECT button (p. 14).
Some tones assign the tone that had been
selected before you pressed the [SPLIT]
button to the left hand area of the keyboard.
Please refer to "Tone List" (p. 207).
Tone doesn't Is the panel locked? (p. 28)
change Is the Tone locked? (p. 28)
Turn the power off, then back on.
Are the indicators for the [SPLIT] and
[TWIN PIANO] buttons flashing?
Setting of functions is in progress. Press the
[SPLIT] or [TWIN PIANO] button to exit
function mode (p. 26).
Not all played The maximum number of notes that the
notes are sounded ep 880 can play simultaneously is 64.
Frequent use of the damper pedal when
playing along with a song may result in
performance data with too many notes,
causing some notes to drop out.
Case Cause/Remedy
The tuning or Have you set Transpose? (p. 16)
pitch of the
Are the settings for the "Temperament" and
keyboard or song
"Stretch Tuning" correct? (p. 27)
is off
Is the setting for the "Master Tuning"
correct? (p. 27)
Song doesn't play Are the indicator for the Track buttons
back/ Only the ([LEFT] and [RIGHT] buttons)
sound of a extinguished? (p. 21)
particular If the button indicator is out, the music on
instrument in a that track is not heard. Press the track
song does not play button so the indicator is illuminated.
Can't record Has one of the track buttons for recording
been selected? (p. 22~24)
Tempo of If you select an internal song in which the
recorded song or tempo changes during the song, and then
metronome is off record, the tempo will change in the same
way for the
performances. The tempo of the metronome
will also change in the same way.
If you record additional material without
erasing the previously recorded song, the
song will be recorded at the first-recorded
tempo. Please erase the previously recorded
song before you re-record (p. 24).
The recorded Any performance that has been recorded is
performance has deleted when the power to the ep 880 is
disappeared turned off. A performance cannot be
restored once it's been deleted.
If you do not want a performance to be
deleted, use Song Backup (p. 25).
Depressing a Is the footswitch connected correctly?
footswitch has no Make sure it is securely connected to the
effect, or the effect jack on the rear of the unit.
doesn't stop
Reverberation still Since the ep 880's piano sounds faithfully
audible even with reproduce the sense of spaciousness and
Reverb turned off reverberation of an actual acoustic piano's
sound, a certain amount of reverberation is
still perceptible, even with the reverb effect
deactivated.
In the upper On an acoustic piano, notes in the upper one
range, the sound and a half octaves of the keyboard continue
changes abruptly to sound until they decay naturally,
beyond a certain regardless of the damper pedal. There is a
key difference in the timbre as well. Roland
pianos faithfully simulate such
characteristics of the acoustic piano. On the
ep 880, the range that is unaffected by the
damper pedal will change depending on the
Key Transpose setting.
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