Specifications

102 ZOOM PS-04
Troubleshooting
Problems during playback
■ No sound, or sound is very weak
• Check the connections to the monitor system and
the volume setting of the monitor system.
• Make sure that faders 1 - 4 are not set fully down.
• Immediately after creating a new project, the
drum track/bass track volume will be set to zero.
Make sure that the faders for the drum/bass track
are not set fully down.
•Verify that a SmartMedia card is inserted in the
card slot.
■ Operating a fader does not
affect the volume
• On tracks for which stereo link has been turned
on, the fader of the even-numbered channel will
have no effect. Operate the fader of the odd-
numbered channel, or turn stereo link off.
• Check whether the appropriate mode has been
chosen. To adjust the audio track volume, the PS-
04 must be operating in AUDIO mode or
EFFECT mode. To adjust the drum/bass track
volume, the PS-04 must be operating in
RHYTHM mode.
■ Recorder stops during playback
• When a track is played while being selected for
recording, a temporary file is created in the
PS-04. When the remaining capacity on the
SmartMedia card is fully taken up by this file, a
forced playback stop may occur. In such a case,
cancel the record selection of the track.
■ Noise is heard during mixdown
• Display the input source for the input, and turn
the recording level fully down.
• When applying the insert effect to the output
signal, check whether the effect patch level
setting is appropriate.
Problems during recording
■ Sound from connected equipment
is not heard or is very low.
• Check the input source setting (→ p. 53).
• If the [INPUT] jack is being used, check whether
the [INPUT LEVEL] knob setting is appropriate.
• If the built-in mic is being used, check whether
the sensitivity setting is appropriate (→ p. 99).
• If the [LINE IN] jack is being used, try raising
the output level setting of the source device.
■ Cannot record on a track
• Make sure that the "REC" indication is shown for
the desired track.
• If the project is write-protected, recording cannot
be carried out. Use a different project, or turn off
write-protection (→ p. 97).
•Verify that a SmartMedia card is inserted in the
card slot.
■ Cannot perform bounce
• Make sure that the "BOUNCE" indication is
shown on the display (→ p. 43).
• Make sure that the desired track is selected as
bounce target.
• Make sure that the faders for tracks 1 - 4 and the
drum/bass track are not set fully down.
If there are problems during operation of the PS-04, check the following points first.