Behringer EG8180 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
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Troubleshooting22
Troubleshooting7.
Problem Remedy
The instrument cannot be switched
on
Check the connection between mains plug and wall outlet (see chapter 3.1). =
No sound
Check the position of the MAIN VOLUME control (see chapter 3.2). =
Check the SPEAKER button status (see chapter 5.4). =
Check that the sound generator is switched on (see chapter 7.3.3). =
The foot pedals do not work
properly
Check that the pedal cable is properly connected to the PEDAL jack on the underside of =
the piano (see chapter 2).
The left foot pedal has no effect
Check in EDIT menu = E4.1 that the soft pedal function is enabled (see chapter 6.5.8).
Audio signal is distored Cut back the volume using the MAIN VOLUME control. =
Sound is too low/high
Check whether the LED above the TRANSPOSE switch is lit. If so, transposition is active. =
Press the button to switch if off.
Effect is not audible
Perhaps no effect has been selected or its intensity is too low. Check that the REVERB =
and EFFECT LEDs are lit and select an appropriate effect intensity (see chapters 5.2.2
and 5.2.3).
Music sequencer/DEMO mode
cannot be selected
DEMO mode must not be active when you switch to music sequencer mode. Conversely, =
the music sequencer must be off before you can switch to DEMO mode.
The music recorded with the music
sequencer has been lost
When you re-record a track this will automatically erase the previously recorded data on =
this track.
Music sequencer playback cannot
be started
Playback can only be started when the memory of the music sequencer contains data. =
Perhaps no data have been recorded.
Perhaps no tracks have been activated for recording. Proceed as described in chapter =
6.5.3.
The music sequencer has not
stored the entire recording
The music sequencer is limited in its capacity (approx. 10,000 notes). When the memory =
is full, all further data will be lost. Play only as many notes as the sequencer can store
before the display starts flashing, thus signaling that the memory is full.
The display shows FUL
The memory of the music sequencer is full. If you do not want to erase/re-record your =
recording, be sure to save the recorded song via MIDI to a music computer (see chapters
7.3.2 and 7.3.3) before you start a new recording.
The music piece recorded on the
music sequencer plays back too
slow/fast
The playback tempo of the music sequencer follows the current tempo setting. Press the =
SELECT button until the TEMPO LED lights up, then simultaneously press the two < >
buttons to play back the recording at its original tempo.
The tuning of the instrument does
not match the tuning of other
instruments
Check the settings in the EDIT menus = E1 and E2.1 and adjust them if necessary, as de-
scribed in chapter 6.6.3. Standard setting: 440 Hz, equal tuning.
Key velocity does not work prop-
erly
Check whether one of the LEDs above the VELOCITY button is lit. If necessary activate the =
dynamic response of your choice by pressing the VELOCITY button (see chapter 6.6.1).
Some sounds do not respond to key velocity (see chapter 10.2). =
When the instrument is switched
off all settings are lost
When first switched on, the piano always uses the default settings. To save your personal =
settings please set the memory function as described in chapter 6.6.5.
The piano does not play back
notes received via MIDI IN
Set the receive channel, on which the piano is to receive MIDI data, in the EDIT menu =
E7.2, as described in chapter 7.3.3.
The piano does not transmit MIDI
data via MIDI OUT
Set the transmit channel, on which the piano is to send MIDI data, in the EDIT menu = E7.1,
as described in chapter 7.3.3. Demo and music sequencer data are not transmitted via
MIDI.
The piano does not respond to all
MIDI commands
The piano supports only those commands listed in the MIDI Implementation Chart. =
Be sure that the device sending MIDI data and the piano do not have a MIDI filter activated =
(see chapter 7.3.3).
The piano sounds strange
Check whether one of the LEDs above the EFFECT button is lit, i.e. whether a modulation =
effect is active. If so, press the button until all LEDs are off, i.e. no effect is active.
Perhaps you have selected two sounds at the same time. Press one of the sound buttons =
in the SOUND SELECT section to select a single sound.
The display shows ERR
An internal error has occurred. Switch the instrument off, wait for about 30 seconds, then =
switch it back on. If the error message shows again, please contact your BEHRINGER
support desk. Further information can be found at: www.behringer.com.