Troubleshooting Effects
221
Effects
Effects are not applied
Have you selected effect program 000?
• Select an effect other than 000: No Effect for “IFX1–
12,” “MFX 1, 2” or “TFX 1, 2.”
Are the Effect Global SW IFX 1–12 Off, MFX1&2 Off,
or TFX1&2 Off (Global P0: Basic Setup page) settings
checked?
If you are in Combination, and Sequencer mode, and
master effects are not applied when you raise the
Send1 or Send2 of the timbre/track, does Return 1 or
Return 2 from the master effect need to be raised?
Alternatively, has Send 1 or Send 2 for each
oscillator of the program used by the timbre/track
been lowered?
Note: The actual send level is determined by
multiplying the send setting of each oscillator in the
program with the send setting of the timbre/track.
Have you routed the output to an insert effect?
MIDI
The OASYS does not respond to incoming
MIDI data
Are all MIDI cables connected correctly?
Is the MIDI data being received on the channel on
which it is being transmitted?
The OASYS does not respond correctly to
incoming MIDI data
Are the Global P1: MIDI settings MIDI Filter Enable
Program Change, Enable Bank Change, Enable
Control Change, Enable AfterTouch, and Enable
Exclusive each checked?
Does the OASYS support the types of messages that
are being sent to it?
Incorrect response to program change messages
Is the Bank Map setting correct?
Disks, CDs, and USB Media
Internal hard drive, external USB devices
External USB devices are not recognized
Has the drive been formatted?
Is the external device connected correctly?
You may have turned on the power of the USB device
after powering-on the OASYS.
• Execute the page menu command Scan device
(Disk– Media Information) to re-mount the USB
device. For more information, see “Scan device” on
page 724 of the Parameter Guide.
“Error in writing to medium” occurs frequently
when saving data to the internal hard drive or
external device
Execute the page menu command Check Medium
(Disk– Utility page) to detect and repair errors on the
media. For more information, see “Check Medium” on
page 724 of the Parameter Guide.
CD-R/RW
CD-R/RW drive is not recognized, or Can’t write
Was the drive subjected to physical shock or vibration
while data is being written?
If you are unable to save data such as PCG or SNG
files, has the disc been formatted?
If you are writing audio tracks to create an audio CD, it
is not necessary to format the disc.
Are you using the recommended media for your
drive?
If you are writing from an external USB drive to CD-
R/RW, it is possible that the transfer speed is
insufficient.
• Writing may be successful if you lower the writing
speed.
• Writing may be successful if you first copy the data
from the external USB drive to the internal hard
disk, and then execute the writing operation from
the internal hard disk.
Are you using blank media?
• If using CD-R, please use new media. If using CD-
RW, use the page menu command Erase CD-RW
(Disk– Make Audio CD) to erase the contents of the
media before you execute Save.
An OASYS CD-R/RW is not recognized by an
external device
A CD-R/RW saved or copied on the OASYS using
packet writing is not recognized on a computer.