User Guide

PC2 Made Easy

34. Trouble Shooting

If you run into problems while playing or programming, there are several things you can

do to help troubleshoot the problem.

First of all if you are not getting the expected results from your programming or are

having strange results when hooked to an external device, you can use the MIDIScope

utility to see exactly what MIDI messages are being received by the PC2Õs sound engine.

Press the Global button, the press >> until you see MIDIScope. (Or you can hold the >>

button and it will quickly scroll through the parameters.) Then press Enter. The display

says ÒMIDIScope Any Button QuitsÓ. Now the display will show EVERY MIDI message

that the sound engine part of the PC2 receives, whether that message comes from PC2

itself or from the MIDI In Port. You will see exactly what type of message it is along with

the value of that message. For example, a note on message will show you the note

number, along with the attack velocity. A controller message will show the controller

number along with the controller value. It also shows you the MIDI channel of the

message. To leave MIDIScope, just press any button on the PC2.

The only limitation of MIDIScope is that it can only display one message at a time.

Therefore it can be confusing if you are sending multiple channels of information at the

same time. If you are testing the PC2 itself, it is best to mute all the zones but one so that

you can see what info that zone is sending (or you could use the Solo button). If you are

testing info coming from an external source, such as a sequencer, you would also want to

mute all the tracks but one.

If the unit is working but is acting very strange, a hard reset may return it to normal

conditions. To do a hard reset, turn the unit on, and while the display says "Please

Wait", press and release the Panic button. Press the right arrow button till the display

says "Hard RESET". Press Enter, then the button under "Yes" in the display. You should

be aware that this will erase any user created Programs, Setups, or Effects.

If you suspect a physical problem with the PC2, you can use the diagnostics to test it.

The diagnostics are covered in Appendix A of the manual.