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Appendices
Troubleshooting
If the SP-303 does not function as you expect, please check the following points before assuming that a malfunction has occurred.
If this does not resolve the problem, contact a nearby Roland service center or your dealer.
Problems With the Sound
■ No Sound/Low Volume
❍ Is the power to SP-303 and connected devices turned on?
❍ Are the SP-303 and external devices connected properly?
➔ Check the connections (p. 11).
❍ Is there a short in any audio cable?
❍ Could you be using an audio cable containing a resistor?
➔ Use only connection cables (such as one in the Roland
PCS Series) that do not add resistance.
❍ Is the volume of your connected amp or mixer turned
down?
➔ Adjust to the proper levels.
❍ Is the SP-303’s volume turned down?
➔ Adjust to the proper level.
❍ If you are using a memory card, is the memory card
inserted correctly?
➔ Remove the memory card, and then reinsert it, making
sure it is seated securely in the slot (p. 48).
❍ If you are attempting to play a sample, is the sample’s
pad lit? (p. 13)
➔ A sample can be played when the relevant pad has been
pressed and is illuminated. If you’ve pressed a pad, and
it didn’t light, that means that no sample has been
assigned to that pad yet. First, sample a sound for the
pad (p. 16, 28, 29).
■ No Sound For a Specific Sample
❍ Is the sample’s level turned down?
➔ Adjust the sample’s level (p. 38).
❍ Is the effect level turned down?
➔ With some effects, you can adjust the level with the
control knobs. For more on which knobs are used for
each effect, refer to p. 24.
■ No Sound/Low Volume From
External Input
❍ Is [EXT SOURCE] lit?
➔ To play sounds input from an external source, you must
press [EXT SOURCE] and illuminate the pad.
❍ Is the external input level setting turned down?
➔ Adjust the external input level (p. 20).
❍ Is the volume of the device connected to LINE IN turned
down?
➔ Adjust to the proper level.
❍ Are the audio cables properly connected?
➔ Check the connections (p. 11).
❍ Is there a short in any audio cable?
❍ Could you be using an audio cable containing a resistor?
➔ Use only connection cables (such as one in the Roland
PCS Series) that do not add resistance.
■ External Input Sound Not in Stereo/
Mono
❍ When [EXT SOURCE] is pressed and lit, is [STEREO]
lighted or not?
➔ If [STEREO] is lit, then the sound is in stereo; if not lit,
the sound is in mono. If the setting is not the one you
want, press [STEREO], illuminating/extinguishing the
light as needed to achieve the desired setting.
■ No Sound/Low Volume From Mic
❍ Is the mic cable properly connected?
➔ Check the connection (p. 11).
❍ Is there a short in the mic cable?
❍ Is MIC LEVEL turned down?
➔ Turn the MIC LEVEL knob to adjust to the appropriate
level (p. 9).
