Roland XV-88 User Manual

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Troubleshooting
Sound Is Distorted
• If the sound is distorted for specific Patches or parts, lower 
• If all sounds are distorted, use the VOLUME slider to 
lower the volume level.
Pitch Is Incorrect
Is the tuning of the XV-88 incorrect?
• Check the Master parameter (SYSTEM/TUNE/SYSTEM 
Has the pitch been changed by pedal 
operations or by Pitch Bend messages 
received from an external MIDI device?
• If you are in Performance mode, access the INFO display 
(PERFORM/INFO) to check the settings of the Pitch 
Bend Message parameter (Bnd), and make the 
appropriate settings (p. 56).
Have the Coarse Tune or Fine Tune 
parameters been set for specific Parts?
• Check the Coarse parameter and Fine parameter 
Effects Do Not Apply
Are [MULTI], [CHORUS], and [REVERB] turned 
off?
Are the various effect settings correct?
• If the send levels to each effect are at 0, effects are not 
• Even with send levels to each effect set at 0, effects are 
• If Output Assign is set to other than MFX, the Multi-
• If Output Assign is set to PATCH for each Part of the 
Performance, the sound will be output according to the 
Output Assign settings of the Patch (for each Tone) 
which is assigned to those Parts (p. 113). This means that 
if Output Assign for the Patch (each Tone) is set to other 
than MFX, the Multi-effects sound will not be output (p. 
109).
Sounds Are Interrupted
If you attempt to play more than 128 voices at 
once, sounds will be interrupted (p. 23).
• Increase the Voice Reserve setting for Parts that must not 
When You Play the Keyboard, 
Notes Do Not Stop
Is the pedal polarity of the Hold Pedal 
reversed?
• Check the Polarity parameter (SYSTEM/CONTROL/
Exclusive Messages Are Not 
Received
Is the instrument set to receive Exclusive 
messages?
• Set the Rx Sys.Excl parameter (SYSTEM/MIDI/SYSTEM 
Does the Device ID number of the transmitting 
device match the Device ID number of the XV-
88?
• Check the Device ID parameter (SYSTEM/MIDI/
* If you wish to rewrite the User memory settings by System 
The XV-88 Does Not Transmit 
MIDI Data
Is the rear panel COMPUTER switch set to the 
correct position?
• If you wish to transmit this unit data via the 
COMPUTER connector, set the COMPUTER switch to 
Mac or PC, depending on the computer or software you 
are using (p. 208).
• When the COMPUTER switch is set to MIDI, the XV-88 
will not transmit data from the COMPUTER connector. 
In this case, data will be transmitted from the MIDI OUT 
connector.