Troubleshooting – Roland FP-90X Portable Digital Piano (Black) User Manual

If you also hear it through headphones: It may be that the

unit has malfunctioned. Please contact your dealer or a

Roland customer service center.
If you don’t hear it through headphones: Objects near the

unit are resonating because of the high volume of sound

coming from the speakers. You can take the following

measures to minimize resonances.

•Locate the speakers 10–15 cm (4–6 inch) away from

walls or other surfaces.

•Keep the volume down.
•Move away from the objects that are resonating.

–

The selected

sound changes

when you play

back a song

Could the SMF

Play Mode be set

to “Auto-Select” or

“Internal”?

Set the SMF Play Mode to “External.”

Loud “damper

noise” is heard.

Could you be

using a damper

pedal other than

the specified

model?

Use a damper pedal that supports

continuous detection, such as the

DP-10 or KPD-90. If you’re using the

DP-10, set the DP-10’s switch to the

“Continuous” position.

p. 6

Song does not play correctly

The piano’s tonal

character changes

when you record

Could you be

recording with

a tone that you

created in Piano

Designer?

The Piano Designer settings might

not be reproduced when you play

back a song.

–

Could you be

playing back the

audiorecorded

sound?

Record as SMF.

p. 18

Only the sound

of a particular

instrument in a

song does not play

Could the Part [Upper] [Lower] sliders both be lowered?
If the Part sliders are lowered, no sound is heard.

Song volume is

too low /
Volume differs

between

recording and

playback

FP-90X

Could the [Song Vol.] slider be set too low?

FP-60X

Could the Song Vol. settings be too low?

Could the Part [Upper] [Lower] sliders be set to “0”?

Can’t play back a

song saved in USB

flash drive

Could the Audio files of the format be played? (WAV or MP3)
Audio files of the following format can be played back.

• WAV format, 44.1 kHz, 16-bit linear, File extension “.wav”
• MP3 format, 44.1

–

Is the filename extension “.MID”?

–

Song name in USB

flash drive is not

shown

Could the song name information in the file be blank or

consist of only spaces?

–

Is the filename extension “.MID”?

–

Could the file

name contain

two-byte characters

(such as Japanese)?

Rename the file so that it consists

only of single-byte alphanumeric

characters.

–

Can’t record

Can’t record audio

Is a USB flash drive connected to the USB Memory port?

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Problem

Items to Check

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Even though

you’re using

headphones

and the sound

is muted, a

thumping sound

is heard when you

play the keyboard

Could you be

hearing the

sound of the

hammers inside

the keyboard, or

vibrations in the

floor or walls?

Playing the keyboard causes internal

hammers to operate, and the

vibrations may be transmitted to

the floor or walls. To minimize such

vibrations, you can move the piano

away from the wall, or lay down a

commercially available anti-vibration

mat designed for use with pianos.

–

Power turns off on

its own

Could the auto-

off setting be

something other

than “Off”?

If you don’t need the power to turn

off automatically, turn the Auto Off

setting “Off.”

Power turns on

unexpectedly

Is the AC adaptor connected correctly?

–

Pedal does not

work, or is “stuck”

Is the pedal connected correctly?

–

Could you have

disconnected or

connected the

pedal cord while

the power was on?

Power-off the unit before you

connect or disconnect the pedal

cord.

–

Could you have

changed the

function of the

pedal?

Return the pedal function (Center

Pedal, Left Pedal) to its previous

setting.

Could you be using the Reg. Pedal Shift function?

Unable to read

from/write to USB

flash drive

Is the USB flash drive connected to the USB Memory

port?

–

“Buzz” is heard

from external

devices

Are the external

devices connected

to more than one

AC power outlet?

If you connect external devices, be

sure to connect them to the same

AC outlet.

–

The volume

level of the unit

connected to

Input Stereo jack

is too low

Could the Input/

Bluetooth

Vol. be turned down?

Could the volume of the connected device be turned

down?

–

No sound

Are your amp, speakers, headphones, etc., connected

correctly?

p. 6

Is the volume turned down?

Could headphones or an adaptor plug be inserted in the

Phones jacks? The speakers will not produce sound if

headphones or plug are connected to the Phones jacks.

p. 5

Has Local Control

been set to “Off”? Set Local Control to “On.”

Could the Speaker [Off/On] switch be “Off”?
If the Speaker [Off/On] switch is “Off,” sound is not output

from the internal speakers.

p. 6

Could the Part [Upper] [Lower] sliders both be lowered?
If the Part sliders are lowered, no sound is heard.

Could you

be using an

expression pedal?

Use an expression pedal to adjust the

volume.

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Sound is heard

from the internal

speakers even when

headphones are

connected

Could Speaker Auto Mute be “Off”?
If Speaker Auto Mute is “Off,” sound is output from the

internal speakers even if headphones are connected or if

the Speaker [Off/On] switch is “Off.”

Sound is output

from the internal

speakers even when

the Speaker [Off/

On] switch is “Off”
No sound from

the microphone

Is the [Mic Vol.] slider raised?

p. 22

Mic sound is not

loud enough

Notes don’t sound right

Pitch of the

keyboard or song is

incorrect

Could you have made Transpose settings?

Is the Master Tune setting appropriate?

p. 26

Is the setting for the Temperament correct?

p. 26

Is the Single Note Tuning setting appropriate?

p. 21

Notes are

interrupted

Could you be holding down the damper pedal and

sounding a large number of notes?
Could you be using Dual Play or playing along with a

song?

–

Sounds are

heard twice

(doubled) when

the keyboard is

played

Is the unit in Dual

Play?

Press the [Split/Dual] button to turn

off Dual Play.

–

Could the unit

be connected

to an external

sequencer?

If you don’t want the other sound

module to produce sound, turn your

DAW’s soft thru function “off.”

–

If Local Control is turned “On,” set

Local Control to “Off.”