Troubleshooting
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Appendix
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MMC messages is not transmitted
• Is the MIDI cable connected to the MIDI OUT con-
nector?
• MMC messages are not transmitted from the MTC
OUT connector.
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Can’t receive MMC messages
• Is the MIDI cable connected to the MIDI IN con-
nector?
• MMC messages cannot be received if the AW2816
is functioning as the MTC slave.
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MIDI data is not exchanged via the TO HOST con-
nector
• Is the cable correctly connected to the TO HOST
connector?
• PORT SELECT may be set to MIDI.
• Is the PORT SELECT setting appropriate for your
computer? *
* For details on this setting, refer to page 272 “MIDI
screen.”
• A computer application other than your sequencer
may be using the port.
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Metronome cannot be heard
• The metronome sound is normally sent only to the
MONITOR OUT and headphones. *
* Settings can also be made in the SETUP screen
Patch IN page to assign the metronome to an out-
put channel.
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Moving a fader does not change the level
• Is the appropriate fader mode and mixing layer
selected?
• The fader may be set to PRE FADE in AUX.
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The ON key and SEL key select the wrong channel
• Is the appropriate mixing layer selected?
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Noise is present in the recorded signal
• Does the word clock setting match for the AW2816
and the external device(s)?
• Is an unsynchronized signal being input?
• Is the dither setting appropriate?
• The oscillator may be functioning.
• If the speed of your internal hard disk is slow, prob-
lems may occur during recording and playback.
Please use only the recommended internal hard
disks.
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Sound recorded via the digital input sounds grainy
• Is the dither setting appropriate?
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Pairing was specified, but the signal is monaural
• Is the odd-numbered channel panned far left and
the even-numbered channel panned far right?
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Pairing was specified, but the signal phase does not
match
• Even when channels are paired, the phase setting is
not linked.
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Signal is delayed
• Is the channel delay set correctly?
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Automix cannot be recorded
• Is automix set to ENABLE?
• In the AUTOMIX screen, is the REC or AUTO REC
button turned ON?
• Is the [SEL] key lit for the channel you are operat-
ing?
• Is OVERWRITE turned ON for the control (e.g.,
fader or EQ) you are operating?
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Can’t use the internal effects
• Effect BYPASS may be turned ON.
• Are the level of EFF.RTN 1, 2 faders raised?
• In the SETUP screen Patch IN page, EFFECT PATCH
may be set to INSERT.
• It is not possible to insert one effect into multiple
channels.
• 019. HQ. Pitch can be used only with EFFECT 2.
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Can’t use SOLO
• The channel may be set to Solo Safe.
• Is the SETUP screen Solo Setup page set appropri-
ately? *
* For details on the settings, refer to “SETUP screen.”
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Can’t edit a recorded track
• Have you selected the virtual track that you
recorded?
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Fader groups and mute groups don’t work
• In the EQ screen Fader Group page and Mute
Group page, check that grouping is set to ENABLE.
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Editing results are not heard in the sound
• Have you selected the virtual track that you
recorded?
• Are you using the appropriate editing command? *
* For details on editing commands, refer to “EDIT
screen.”
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Playback pitch is wrong
• VARI may be selected.
• Is the AW2816 operating on the same sampling fre-
quency as the synchronized external device?
• Is the master device operating in a stable way?
• You may have executed the EDIT screen PITCH
command.
• Is an effect such as HQ.Pitch or Dual Pitch selected
for a monitor channel?
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Counter display is not 0 when you return to the
beginning of the song
• The display mode may be set to REMAIN (remaining
recording time).
• If the display mode is set to REL (relative time), the
start point may be specified.
• The SONG screen Setting page may be set to MEA-
SURE. *
* For details on this setting, refer to “SONG screen.”