User Manual

Appendices
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When you press the SAMPLER ACTIVE button, the message
"SD card busy Please wait." appears
□ The SD card's "Automatic loading at start-up" is being
executed as a background process. Wait until the SD card
access indicator stops blinking.
Audio recorder
Can’t record
□ Is the SD card inserted correctly? → p.25
□ Could LOOP be turned on? You can’t record if LOOP is
on.
The volume of imported data is too loud compared to the
sound played by the KROSS or the external audio input
□ If the data is very loud, there may be a substantial volume
difference. To temporarily adjust the playback volume of
the audio recorder, use the Set Play Level function. If you
want to overdub onto the imported audio, use the Adjust
Audio Level function (instead of Set Play Level) to lower
the volume of the entire audio song beforehand. → p.106
When you overdub, the previous take becomes too quiet
□ Could Set Play Level be set to something other than
0 dB? Use the Adjust Audio Level function to adjust the
volume of the entire audio song. → p.106
□ Could Master Volume be assigned to Foot Pedal, and
could that pedal be lowered? If you want to adjust the
volume of the performance while you record, use
Expression or Volume. → p.24
When you press the AUDIO REC button or the AUDIO PLAY
ACTIVE button, the message "SD card busy Please wait."
appears
□ The SD card's "Automatic loading at start-up" is being
executed as a background process. Wait until the SD card
access indicator stops blinking.
When you press the AUDIO REC button or press a pad when
using the audio play function, the message "In MEDIA
pages, the audio recorder is not available." appears
□ You can't operate the audio recorder while in the MEDIA
page. Move to a different page.
MIDI
The KROSS does not respond to incoming MIDI data
□ Are all MIDI cables or USB cables connected correctly?
→ p.26
□ Are the KROSS’s receive settings (such as the global
MIDI channel and the timbre/track’s receive channel) set
to match the channels of the transmitting device?
→ PG p.315
The KROSS does not respond correctly to incoming MIDI
data
□ Are the G-MIDI> FILTER settings MIDI Filter Enable
Program Change, Enable Bank Change, Enable
Control Change, Enable AfterTouch, and Enable
Exclusive each checked? → PG p.163
□ Does the KROSS support the types of messages that are
being sent to it? → PG p.315
Can’t recall programs of the desired bank
□ Is the Bank Map setting correct? → PG p.158
Damper pedal
Damper response is wrong
□ Execute the Half Damper Calibration function
(GLOBAL> BASIC) to correctly calibrate the half-
damper pedal sensitivity. → PG p.177
Media
The message "SD card busy Please wait." appears
□ If the SD card access indicator is blinking, "Automatic
loading at start-up" is being executed as a background
process. Wait until the blinking stops.
If the audio recorder indicator is blinking, the audio
recorder is accessing the SD card. Stop the audio
recorder.
Can’t format the SD card
□ Does the SD card meet the requirements for use on the
KROSS? → p.25
□ Is the SD card inserted correctly? → p.25
□ Could the SD card’s Lock (write protect) switch be on?
Can’t save/load data on the SD card
□ Is the SD card inserted correctly? → p.25
□ Has the SD card been formatted? → p.129
□ Could the SD card’s Lock (write protect) switch be on?
SD card is not recognized
□ The date of the saved file is incorrect.
• Remove the SD card and check whether the card’s
contacts are dirty. If they are dirty, clean them gently
with a dry cloth or a cotton swab.
* Do not use liquids. Take care not to touch the contacts
directly with your hands or with a metal object.
The date of the data is wrong
□ The files you saved have the incorrect date.
• The KROSS does not contain an internal calendar. Use
the Set Date/Time function (MEDIA> UTIL page) to
specify the current time and date before you save the
data. → p.129
Data that you saved from your computer to an SD card
does not appear in MEDIA mode.
• Copy the data to the KORG/KROSS2/DATA folder.
This folder will be created when you use the KROSS to
format the card. → p.119
• Is the file name extension format appropriate? → p.119
Connections with a computer
The KROSS does not respond to MIDI data sent from