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8. Appendix
8. Appendix
Troubleshooting
Nothing appears in the display when I
press the POWER switch!
[ ] Is the AC/AC power supply connected?
[ ] Is the AC/AC power supply plugged into the wall?
No sound!
[ ] Are your amp, mixer, or headphones connected to
the correct jacks? (Can you play patterns? If so, the
connections are OK.)
[ ] Are you amp and/or mixer turned on, and set cor-
rectly?
[ ] Is the EMX-1’s master volume knob turned up?
Sound does not stop!
[ ] If for some reason the sound will not stop, you can
switch between
Pattern mode and Song mode to stop the sound.
[ ] If a note is “stuck” when you are playing the EMX-
1 via MIDI, hold down the SHIFT key and press
the STOP/CANCEL key to perform a MIDI Reset.
[ ] When playing a pattern, the selected pattern will
continue repeating.
When you have finished listening to it, press the
STOP/CANCEL key.(p.19)
The sound or operation is not the way I
edited it!
[ ] Did you execute the Write operation after editing?
(p.64, 73)
After editing, you must execute the Write opera-
tion before switching songs or patterns, or before
turning the power off.
Can’t control the EMX-1 via MIDI!
[ ] Is the MIDI cable connected correctly?
— When playing the EMX-1 from an external device
[ ] Is the EMX-1 set to receive MIDI data on the chan-
nel that the external device is transmitting? (p.79)
[ ] Is the MIDI mode MIDI Channel parameter set to
the channel you want to use? (p.79)
[ ] Are the MIDI mode MIDI Filter settings appropri-
ate? (p.80)
— When playing an external device from the EMX-1
[ ] Is the EMX-1 set to transmit MIDI data on the chan-
nel that the external device is receiving? (p.79)
[ ] Are the MIDI mode MIDI Filter settings appropri-
ate? (p.80)
Can’t write a pattern or song!
[ ] The Global mode Memory Protect setting may be
turned “On.” (p.75)
Pressing the step keys doesn’t play the
specified sound!
[ ] Did you perform the Write operation after editing
the sound of the part?
[ ] Is the Keyboard switch turned on?
[ ] Is a motion sequencer operating? (p.58)
Can’t use SmartMedia™!
[ ] Could the SmartMedia™ have been formatted on
a device other than the EMX-1?
If the SmartMedia™ was formatted on a computer
or digital camera, you must format it on the EMX-
1 before use. (p.77)
[ ] Is the SmartMedia™ inserted correctly?
Turn off the power and re-insert the SmartMedia™
correctly. (p.76)
Sound is distorted!
[ ] Is the TUBE GAIN knob set to the minimum posi-
tion?
[ ] The DRIVE knob of the synth part controls the
amount of distortion. (p.32)

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