ROLAND F-50 Instruction Manual

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Troubleshooting
If you are encountering problems with the unit, please read the section below before assuming that there is a malfunction.
CaseCause/RemedyCaseCause/Remedy
On an acoustic piano, notes in the upper
The piano Is the AC adaptor properly connected? one and a half octaves of the keyboard
cannot be
switched on(p. 10)In the upper continue to sound until they decay
naturally, regardless of the damper
range, the
Is the [Volume] knob set to the sound changes pedal. There is a difference in the timbre
minimum position? (p. 12)as well. Roland pianos faithfully
abruptly simulate such characteristics of the
Are the headphones connected? (p. 12)beyond a
No sound is acoustic piano. On the F-50, the range
producedHas a plug remained connected to the certain keythat is unaffected by the damper pedal
phones jack? (p. 12)will change depending on the Key
Transpose setting.
Is Local On/Off set to OOff�? (p. 24)
When listening through headphones:
Depending on the setting for volume
Certain piano tones that feature vibrant,
Only One Tone balance, and the particular selection of sparking sounds contain a large high-
Plays in Dual tones you make, certain tones may be
Playdifficult to hear when layered. Try frequency component, which may make
it appear that a metallic reverberation
adjusting volume balance (p. 21).
has been applied. This faithfully
Demo songs reproduces the characteristics of
do not playacoustic pianos, and does not indicate
any malfunction. Since this
Buttons do not High-Pitched reverberation becomes particularly
functionIs Panel Lock on? (p. 19)
Whine is audible when supplemented by heavy
Keyboard Producedreverb, you may be able to diminish the
sound does not problem by reducing the amount of
changereverb applied to the sound.
Two sounds
If you canOt hear the problem in the
are produced Is the keyboard in Dual Play mode? headphones:
when the
keyboard is (p. 16)Here, a different cause (such as
resonance produced by the F-50) would
played
be suspect. Consult your Roland dealer
If you use Dual Play with a Tone button or nearest Roland Service Center.
The tone has for which tone number 3 or 4 is selected,
changed in the If you canOt hear the problem in the
tone number 1 will be selected for that
Dual PlayTone button (p. 15).headphones:
When playing at high volumes,
Is the Master Tuning setting correct? resonance may occur in the piano itself
The pitch of the
keyboard (p. 20)or in objects near the piano. At times,
other objects in the room, such as
sounds Is the Key Transpose setting correct?
incorrect(p. 20)fluorescent lights or glass doors, could
start vibrating. Such phenomenon
The recorded Any performance that has been Bass notes becomes more prevalent when
recorded is deleted when the power to sounding the lower frequencies at high
performance sound wrong/
has the F-50 is turned off. A performance buzzing or volume. To minimize such unwanted
cannot be restored once itOs been resonance, please observe the following:
disappeareddeleted.vibration Y Locate the instrument so it is 10-15
occurs
cm away from walls.
Raising the volume too high may distort Y Reduce the volume.
the sound. Adjust the volume level with
Sound is the [Volume] knob (p. 12).Y Increase the distance from the object
distortedthat is resonating.
With certain tones, the sounds may
seem to be distorted.If you can hear the problem in the
headphones:
The problem may be for a different
reason. Please contact your dealer.
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