Troubleshooting, Error messages, Troubleshooting error messages – Roland TM-2 - Trigger Module User Manual
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Troubleshooting
Problem
Items to check
Action
Page
Problems with sound
No sound
Check whether you hear sound through
headphones.
If you hear sound in the headphones, there is a
problem with the connection cables or with the
connected amp or speaker.
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Could muting be enabled?
Disable muting.
A specific pad
does not sound
Could the instrument be “OFF”?
Assign an instrument.
Could the instrument’s “Level” be lowered?
Adjust the instrument’s “Level.”
Could the audio file have been deleted?
The sound will not be played if you have deleted,
moved, or renamed the audio file. Assign a different
instrument.
Is the pad connected correctly?
Is the pad’s “Type” set correctly?
Check the pad’s connection cable.
Set the pad’s “Type.”
A pad does
not respond
correctly
Problems with SD card
Audio file does
not play or is not
shown
Is the audio file format correct?
Re-create the audio file in the correct format.
Is the audio file in the correct location?
Check the location of the audio file.
Could there be more than 300 audio files in
the folder?
Keep the number of audio files in a folder to 300 or
fewer. Do not create a second-level or lower folder.
Problems with MIDI
No sound
Is the MIDI channel set correctly?
Set the MIDI channels of the TM-2 and external MIDI
device to the same setting.
Has the note number been set properly?
Set the pad’s “Note#.”
Error Messages
Message
Meaning
Action
Page
SD card
UNSUPPORTED
FORMAT
This audio file format is not supported.
Check the audio file’s format, and file name
extension.
SD CARD FULL
The SD card does not have enough free
space.
Either delete unneeded data, or use another SD
card.
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SD CARD BUSY
Data could not be read/written fast
enough from/to the SD card.
Use a different SD card.
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SD CARD LOCKED
The write protect switch of the SD card is
set to “LOCK.”
Move the write protect switch to unlock the
card.
SD CARD ERROR
The file is damaged. Alternatively, the SD
card is not working correctly.
Check the file and the SD card.
Format the SD card.
NO SD CARD
No SD card is inserted.
Insert an SD card.
Battery
BATTERY LOW
There is no remaining battery capacity.
The TM-2 has stopped operating.
Replace the batteries. Alternatively, connect the
AC adaptor.
TM-2
SYSTEM ERROR
There is a problem with the internal
system.
Contact your retailer, the nearest Roland Service
Center, or an authorized Roland distributor, as
listed on the “Information” page.
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