Roland FP-3 - Manual (Page 45)

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Troubleshooting
Case Cause/What to do
No Power Is the power cord properly connected? (p. 8)
No Sound
Is the volume level of the FP-3 (p. 11) or con-
nected device turned all the way down?
No Sound (With a
MIDI Device Con-
nected)
Is the power to all devices turned on? (p. 10)
Is the MIDI cable connected and plugged in
correctly? (p. 42)
Does the MIDI channel match the connected
instrument? (p. 43)
No Sound, Even
When Key is
Pressed
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. 43).
The Volume of the
Keyboard is Too
Low
Is the volume balance for the keyboard
turned all the way down? (p. 32)
No Sound From
the Left Side
Is the [Split] button’s indicator on? (p. 31)
No sound from the left side is produced if the
[Split] button’s indicator is on while the
Chord part is playing.
Two Sounds are
Produced When
the Keyboard is
Played
Is the FP-3 in Dual Play? (p. 15)
When the FP-3 is connected to an external
sequencer, set it to the Local OFF mode (p.
43). Alternatively, set SOFT THRU on the
sequencer to “OFF.”
Not All Sounds Are
Played
The FP-3 has a maximum polyphony of 64
voices. When playing together with a song or
Rhythm along with heavy use of the damper
pedal, the performance data may exceed the
number of available voices, and as a result,
some notes or sounds played on the key-
board may not sound.
The Keyboard or
Song Register or
Pitch is Off
Have you set Transpose? (p. 22)
Are the settings for the Temperament (p. 40)
correct?
Is the setting for Master Tuning correct?
(p. 40)
Rhythm Does Not
Sound
Is the volume balance for the Rhythm turned
all the way down? (p. 32)
Chords Not Rec-
ognized in the Left
Side When Playing
Rhythms
Is the [Split] button’s indicator off (p. 31)
When the [Split] button’s indicator is off
while the Chord part is playing, the chord
progression then proceeds automatically.
Song Doesn’t Play
Back
Is the [Song] button indicator lit in green?
(p. 12)
Songs cannot be played back when the [Song]
button’s indicator is on. Press the [Song] but-
ton, getting its indicator to light.
Does “dEL” appear in the display? (p. 13)
The internal songs cannot be played back
while recorded performance data remains in
the FP-3’s memory. Try playing back the song
after deleting the performance data.
The Volume of
Internal Song is
Too Low
Is the volume balance for the Rhythm (and
internal song) turned all the way down?
(p. 32)
Only the Sound of
a Particular Instru-
ment in a Song
Does Not Play
Is Track Mute on? (p. 13)
If the button’s light is out when you hold
down the [Play] button, the music on that
track is not heard. Press the track button so
the light is illuminated.
Cannot Select
Tone or Rhythm
Is the [Song] button indicator flashing in red?
When the [Song] button indicator flashes in
red it means that setting of functions is in
progress. Press the [Song] button once more,
then select the tone or Rhythm.
Cannot Record
Have you selected which of the Track Buttons
to be recorded? (p. 36)
Tempo of
Recorded Song or
Metronome is Off
When you select for recording an internal
song that features tempo changes, the tempos
of Performances recorded on other tracks are
altered along with these changes. In addition,
the Metronome tempo is also changed the
same way.
When you record additional material
without erasing the previously recorded
sounds, the song is recorded at the ini-
tially recorded tempo. ( p. 37 )
Recorded Perfor-
mance is Erased
Performances that have been recorded are
erased when the power for the FP-3 is turned
off or when a song is selected. Once erased,
Performances cannot be recovered.
Case Cause/What to do
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