Owners Manual (GR-55_OM.pdf) - Roland

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Troubleshooting 90 If the GR-55 is not producing sounds or if you think it is not operating properly, first check the following points. If checking these points fails to resolve the problem, consult your dealer or the nearest Roland service center. During normal performance using the GR-55 alone Problem Items to check Action Page No sound/Low volume Unwanted synthesizer sound is heard when you play softly Synthesizer sound is inconsistent in volume Volume is uneven among the strings When using the GR-55’s pedal effects or expression pedal, the result is different for each patch The pitch of the synth sound does not change in the same way as the pitch of the guitar The pitch changes in half-steps when bending or etc. Oscillation occurs Cannot change parameters with pedals or buttons Patches not switching Unable to control parameters set with Assign as expected Is the [OUTPUT LEVEL] knob turned down completely? Could the volume of the GK pickup be turned down? Could the select switch of the GK pickup be set to “GUITAR”? Could the expression pedal be released? Could the PATCH LEVEL be turned down? Is there a short in any connecting cable? Are the GR-55 and other devices connected properly? Is the power to the connected amp or mixer not turned on, or is the volume turned down? Is the tuner on? If there are no sounds through USB, are the [SYSTEM] - USB settings correct? Is the [SYSTEM] - USB - DIRECT MON switched off? Check the setting for “VELOCITY” under “GK SETTING.” Adjust the knob to an appropriate setting. p. 16 Raise the volume of the GK pickup to an appropriate level. p. 16 Set the switch of the GK pickup to GK (or SYNTH) or MIX. p. 22 Depress the expression pedal. p. 20 Try raising the PATCH LEVEL in the EZ EDIT or other screen. p. 18 Try replacing the connecting cable. — Check the connections with the other devices. p. 8 Check the settings for the connected device. — The direct sound is not output when the tuner is on if the volume setting during tuning is set to “MUTE ON.” p. 13 Adjust the settings to the appropriate values. p. 80 Set this to ON. p. 80 If you raise the LOW VELOCITY CUT value, unwanted triggering will be reduced; softly played notes will be less likely to sound. Adjust the “PLAY FEEL” parameter. The “5” setting gives you a completely fixed velocity and sound regardless of your playing strength (picking). Was the “GK SENS” setting adjusted correctly for each string? Perform the adjustment. p. 10, p. 11 Is the GK pickup attached correctly? Refer to the manual of your GK pickup, and attach the GK pickup correctly. On the Roland website, the “GK-3/3B Installation Tips” page provides an explanation and photos on how to attach a GK pickup. Be sure to take a look! http://www.roland.com/GK/ — The effect produced using the expression pedal is different for each Check the effect of each patch beforehand. — sound (patch). The pitch of some tones (such as percussion instruments and sound effects) will change in a different way It does not indicate a malfunction. — than the pitch of your guitar. On some sounds (patches) such as piano or organ, the pitch will not change smoothly, but change only in semitone steps. This is done It does not indicate a malfunction. — intentionally in order to make the instrument sound more realistic. In the effect settings, could a gain value or volume-related parameter be Decrease the value. p. 41 set too high? Are you using INTERNAL PEDAL with Control Assign? Is some screen other than the Play screen shown in the display? Are the effects switched off? Are the MIDI channels matched? Are the controller numbers (CC#) matched? When INTERNAL PEDAL or WAVE PEDAL is used for the assign source, the effect parameters set as the assign targets change automatically. If you want to change parameters with the knobs or PATCH/VALUE dial, first switch off Control Assign and cancel the INTERNAL PEDAL setting. With the GR-55, you cannot switch patches in any screen other than the Play screen. Press the [EXIT] button one or more times to return to the Play screen. Check to make sure the effects incorporating the parameters being controlled are on. When carrying out operations using MIDI, check to confirm that both devices are set to the same MIDI channel. p. 75 p. 75 p. 57 p. 20 p. 38 p. 79 Check to confirm that the controller numbers you are using are the same. p. 79
Troubleshooting When using the GR-55 with other MIDI devices / When using the GR-55 with the computer Problem Items to check Action Page The external sound module connected to the MIDI OUT connector does not sound Only one string sounds on the external sound module (some strings do not sound) Pitch is incorrect (different than the guitar pitch) When you view the note messages recorded in your sequencer, the pitches differ from what is actually sounded MIDI messages not being transmitted/received Do the MIDI channels of the transmitting and receiving devices match? Could you have turned down the volume using the volume control of the GK pickup or the expression pedal? Could you be using Mono mode to transmit from the GR-55 to a sound module that is unable to receive six MIDI channels simultaneously? Is the Bend Range of your external sound module set to +/- 24? Match the MIDI channels. p. 79 Raise the controller or volume. — Use a sound module that supports multitimbral operation. Use the GR-55 in Poly mode. Set the Bend Range of your external sound module to +/- 24. — Is your guitar tuned accurately? Use the GR-55’s Tuner function to tune your guitar accurately. You must also adjust your guitar so that accurate pitches are sounded even on the high frets. p. 13 The GR-55 expresses the pitch as a combination of note data and pitchbend data. This means that if you’re looking only Check the pitchbend data. — at the note data, the pitches may appear different than what you played. Could there be a short in the MIDI cable? Try replacing the MIDI cable. — Are the GR-55 and the external MIDI device connected properly? Check the connection with the external MIDI device. p. 67 Are the MIDI channels matched? Check to confirm that both devices are set to the same MIDI channel. p. 79 p. 79 If you are transmitting from the GR-55, have the settings for transmission been made? Check the Program Change message transmission ON/OFF setting and the settings for the controller number to be transmitted. If this is turned “ON,” pitch bend data will not be output, and the pitch will change in semitone steps. Check the master parameter GTR-MIDI-CHROMATIC, and turn it “OFF.” p. 79 Pitch does not change smoothly Could the master parameter GTR-MIDI- CHROMATIC be “ON”? p. 79 When using USB memory Problem Items to check Action Page USB memory is not detected / Song files are not displayed Can’t back up to USB memory Check the format of your USB memory. The GR-55 can use USB memory that is formatted as FAT. (Normally, when you purchase USB memory, it will be formatted as FAT, so you can start using it immediately.) However, USB memory that was formatted by a computer or other device as something other than FAT (e.g., NTFS) will not be recognized by the GR-55. Use your computer to format the USB memory in FAT format. (It is not possible to format USB memory using the GR-55.) In Computer (or My Computer), right-click the USB drive, choose “Format,” and then choose “FAT” as the file system so that the USB memory will be formatted in FAT format. For details on formatting USB memory, refer to your computer’s documentation. * When you format USB memory, all of its contents will be lost. Could the USB memory be write protected? Disable write protection. — Is there sufficient free space on the USB memory? Use USB memory that has sufficient free space. — — 91
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