Yamaha RX-17, Authorized Product Manual

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Sometimes you may see an unusual message on the RX17's  LCD, indicating that an
operation has been executed wrongly, or there is a technical malfunction. This chart lists
those messages, their causes and remedies.

MESSAGE

* init PARAM. *

CAUSE

REMEDY

A malfunction in the RX17 has caused all parameters
(voice level, accent level, pan, MIDI settings) to be 
initialized.

A malfunction in the RX17 has caused all Pattern and 

Use operation 2.1.2 to load the Preset Patterns and 

Song data to be cleared. 

Songs, or operation 4.2 to load Patterns and Songs 

saved on cassette.

* illegal PTN 

*

o r

* illegal SONG*

 ! ERROR !

During MIDI Bulk Receive, incorrect data was sent due

Check that the MIDI cable is not faulty. Also, read the

to faulty cable or electrical interference. 

PRECAUTIONS section of this manual for advice on

electrical interference.

! LOAD ERROR !

There is a checksum error in sequence data that you  
have tried to load from cassette, due to a fault in 
transmission.

Repeat the Load operation, making sure that the tape
playback level is high. Also, check that the cassette
cable is functioning correctly. If necessary, clean and
demagnetize the tape heads.

! VERIFY ERROR !

The RX17 contains different data to the data saved on
cassette.

During Bulk Receive, you are sending data to the RX17 

! Different Type !

that is not  formatted for the RX17.

During Bulk Receive or Cassette Load, you have cleared  

!   D a t a   D e s t r o y e d   !

all data in the RX17 by attempting to load the wrong type  

of data.

Make sure that the  cassette you are using contains data
that was just saved. If there is still a problem, save the
data again and, execute the Verify operation once more.

Make sure that the MIDI device connected to the RX17
is transmitting the correct type of data (i.e. RX17 Pattern,
Song and Instrument data).
Make sure that the type of data you are loading is correct
for the RX17, then execute the load operation again.

I

! MIDI BUFFER !

! FULL !

The RX17’s Pattern or Song Memory is full, and further  

data cannot be entered.

Too large amounts of MIDI data are being sent to the

RX17 too rapidly.

You have exceeded the maximum size of a Pattern, and
further data cannot be entered.

Press any key to clear the LCD. Send less dense data; or
send data at a slower tempo.
Use operation 4.1 to save the Pattern and Song data to
cassette. Then use operation 2.4 to clear Patterns, or
operation 3.3 to clear Songs, prior to entering new data.
Write two or more  shorter Patterns, each of which forms
a section of the Pattern you were trying to write. Then
use operation 3.2 to combine the short Patterns into a
Song.

! MEMORY FULL !

! TOO LARGE PTN !

Part Overflow !

You have entered data in the Copy Part function which   

would result in a Song containing more than 999 Parts.

See if you can enter repeats in the Song to bring it up to

the required length.
1.  Enter correct Part numbers.

2.  Copy a different group of Parts so that the destination

Part is outside the Parts to be copied.

Illegal lnput !

! CHANGE BATTERY !

1. You have entered Part numbers in the Copy Part 

function where the second Part number is smaller
than the first.

2. You have entered Part numbers in the Copy Part 

function which include the destination Part number.

You have entered a Part number in the Copy Part function
which is higher than the total number of Parts in the

Song.

Enter the correct Part number.

! NO BATTERY !

You have tried to change the length of a Pattern that
already contains data.

Write a new Pattern at the desired Pattern length.

End of SONG !

The lithium battery, for memory backup, is running at

less than 2.2 V.

Press +1 YES to restore the RX17 to normal operation.

Consult your Yamaha dealer about battery replacement.

Not Found  ! 

The lithium battery, for memory backup, is running at 

less than 1.5 V.

Press +1 YES to restore the RX17 to normal operation
Consult your Yamaha dealer about battery replacement
as soon as possible.

!  Already Set  !

1.  In the Copy Part function, you have entered a copy

1.  The LCD will next display the empty Part following the

destination Part number that is higher than the total

last Part of the Song. Continue the Copy Part operation

number of Parts in the Song.

to copy to this Part, or enter a new Part number.

2.  In the search Part function, you have entered a Part

2.  The LCD will next show the empty Part following the

number that is higher than the total number of Parts

last Part of the Song. You can now edit from this

on the Song.

point, or select the Search Part function again in the

normal way.