Troubleshooting
If you suspect a malfunction, please read this section rst.
Problem Cause/Action Page
Power will not turn on Is the AC adaptor connected correctly? p. 10
Power turns o on its own
With the factory settings, the unit’s power will automatically be switched o a certain amount of time
after you stop playing or operating the unit.
If you don’t need the power to turn o automatically, turn the “Auto O” setting “OFF.”
p. 33
Buttons don’t work
Could Panel Lock be activated?
Deactivate Panel Lock.
p. 35
Screen display is irregular when power is
turned on/o
Since the FP-50 uses a liquid-crystal display, you may nd that it is unable to display letters or other
things in environments where temperatures go below 0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit). This
does not indicate a malfunction.
–
Pedal does not work, or remains stuck
Is the pedal connected correctly?
Insert the plug all the way into the pedal jack.
p. 11
Could you be using a pedal made by another manufacturer?
Use the included pedal or the RPU-3.
–
The pedal eect may remain stuck if you disconnect the pedal cord while the power is on.
Switch o the FP-50’s power before you connect or disconnect the pedal cord.
–
If you’ve assigned the soft pedal or sostenuto pedal as a registration select switch, or assigned it to some
other function, the pedal won’t operate as a Soft pedal or Sostenuto pedal.
p. 40
Can’t read or write USB ash drive
Are you using Roland USB Flash Memory (sold separately)?
We cannot guarantee operation if any other USB ash drive is used.
–
If you’re unable to read from or write to a USB ash drive, change the USB Memory Mode setting. p. 42
A buzzing sound is heard from an external
device
Could you be powering your external equipment from two or more electrical outlets?
If external equipment is connected, it must be powered from the same electrical outlet.
–
The volume level of the instrument
connected to INPUT jack is too low
Could you be using a connection cable that contains a resistor?
Use a connection cable that does not contain a resistor.
–
No sound
Problem Cause/Action Page
No sound
Could the FP-50’s volume or the volume of a connected device be minimized? p. 8
Could headphones be connected?
Could a plug have been left in the headphone jack?
No sound will be output from the speakers if headphones or any other device is connected to the
headphone jack.
p. 10
Is the Volume Balance setting set so that the accompaniment is louder than the keyboard? p. 8
Could the Local Control setting be “OFF”?
The Local Control is set to “OFF,” no sound will be heard when you play the keyboard. Set Local Control to
“ON.”
p. 41
No sound when you play back a song
Could the Local Control setting be “OFF”?
The Local Control is set to “OFF,” no sound will be heard when you play back a song. Set Local Control to
“ON.”
p. 41
No sound from the left-hand zone of the
keyboard
Could the Visual Control mode be set to “MVC” or “VLNK”?
If the mode is set to “MVC” or “VLNK,” the lowest twelve keys are used to control images, and do not
produce sound.
p. 41
No sound (when a MIDI device is connected)
Are all devices powered up?
p. 10
Are the MIDI cables connected correctly?
Does the MIDI Transmit Channel match the setting of the connected device? p. 40
Sound does not play correctly
Problem Cause/Action Page
Not all the notes you play are heard
The maximum simultaneous polyphony is 128 notes.
When using Dual Play or when performing along with a song or rhythm, or when making heavy use of
the damper pedal, it is possible for the performance data to exceed the polyphony, causing some of the
notes you play to be omitted.
–
Keyboard or song pitch is incorrect
Could you have made Transpose settings? p. 18
Is the Master Tuning setting appropriate? p. 37
Is the Temperament setting appropriate? p. 37
Is the Stretch Tuning setting appropriate? p. 38
46
To Next Page
Loading...
