Specifications

Appendix
— Reference Guide Appendix–35
Troubleshooting
If the AW4416 does not operate as you expect, or if you suspect a prob-
lem, please refer to the following points and take the appropriate action.
■Power does not turn on
• Is the power cable connected to an AC outlet of
the correct voltage?
• Is the POWER switch turned ON?
• If the power still does not turn on, please contact
your Yamaha dealer.
■Internal hard disk is not detected
• Is the internal hard disk connected correctly?
• The pins of the internal hard disk may have been
deformed.
• Has the internal hard disk been formatted appro-
priately? *
* If an unformatted hard disk is installed, a message
will appear when the power is turned on, asking
you whether you wish to format the hard disk.
■LCD display is dim or dark
• Use the contrast knob located at the lower right
of the screen to adjust the contrast.
■Input sound is not output
• Are speakers or headphones connected correctly?
• Is your amp and other external devices turned on?
• Is the signal from the external device being input?
• The connection cable from the external device
may be broken.
• Is the [GAIN] control set to an appropriate level?
• Is the fader of the input channel or monitor chan-
nel raised?
• Is the [ON] key of the input channel or monitor
channel lit?
• Is the fader of the stereo output channel raised?
• Is the [ON] key of the stereo output channel lit?
• Is the option card installed correctly?
• Is the input/output patching set correctly?
• Is the word clock set correctly?
• The jack being used for input may have been
assigned as an EFFECT INSERT return.
• Is the attenuator raised in the EQ screen or VIEW
screen?
■Recorded sound is not output
• Has audio data been recorded on the recorder?
• Muting may be enabled in the TRACK screen TR
View page.
• The input monitor mode may be set to INPUT.
• Is the virtual track set to the track that was
recorded?
• A region shorter than the specified region fade
time cannot be played.
■Can’t hear the signal from the INPUT 1/2 jacks
• An external effect unit may be connected to the
INSERT jack, and turned off.
■Signal from the INPUT 8 jack is too loud
• A conventional line-level signal may be con-
nected to the Hi-Z jack.
■Sound is too soft
• Are the speakers or headphones connected cor-
rectly?
• Is the volume of your amp or external equipment
raised?
• Is the [GAIN] control set correctly?
• Is the fader of the input channel or monitor chan-
nel raised?
• Is the fader of the stereo output channel raised?
• The EQ gain may be set to an extremely low
value.
• The dynamics processor may be set to an
extreme threshold or ratio.
• If you are connecting an electric guitar, is it con-
nected to the Hi-Z jack?
• Check the level in the HOME screen. For details
refer to P.75 “HOME screen.”
• Is the attenuator of the EQ screen or VIEW screen
raised?
■Sound is distorted
• Is the [GAIN] control set correctly?
• The connection cable from the external device
may be broken.
• The fader of the input channel or monitor chan-
nel may be raised excessively.
• The stereo output channel fader may be raised
excessively.
• The stereo output channel attenuator may be
raised excessively.
• The EQ gain may be excessively high.
• Did you record at an appropriate level?
• Is the word clock setting correct for both the
AW4416 and the external device(s)?
• An effect such as Distortion or Amp Simulate
may be in use.
■Can’t record
• Is the internal hard disk connected?
• Is there sufficient free space on the internal hard
disk?
• The song may be protected.
• Is the [REC TRACK SELECT] key lit?