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No sound? Wrong sound? When a problem like this occurs, make sure to check the troubleshooting section before assuming that the product is faulty.
Many problems can be solved by carrying out Initialize All Data, after backing up your data to a USB flash drive.
If the problem persists, consult your Yamaha dealer.

The touchscreen response is poor

Is the cursor pointing to the precise location you have touched on the touchscreen?

If not, calibrate the touchscreen.

[UTILITY] + [DAW REMOTE] → Calibrate Touch Panel

[UTILITY] → Settings → System → Calibrate Touch Panel

The Ribbon Controller response is poor

Calibrate the ribbon controller.

[UTILITY] → Settings → System → Calibrate Ribbon Controller

No sound

Are all Control sliders set to appropriate levels (other than zero or minimum)?

Are any amplifiers, speakers, or headphones connected to the instrument?

Since this instrument has no built-in speakers, it is necessary to connect amplifiers, speakers, or headphones to hear any sounds.

Is this instrument as well as any connected devices turned on?

Have you made all the appropriate level settings—including the Master Volume on this instrument and the volume settings on the connected device?

When a foot controller is connected to the FOOT CONTROLLER jack, try moving the foot controller.

Is Local Control set to Off?

When Local Control is set to Off, no sound is produced when you play the keyboard.

[UTILITY] → Settings → MIDI I/O → Local Control

Is a blank Part selected?

If so, assign a sound to the Part or select another Part.

Is the Mute switch for each Part turned on?

When the Mute switch is turned on, no sound is produced when you play the keyboard.

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → Mute

Is the Keyboard Control of each Part turned off?

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → Kbd Ctrl

Is Arp Play Only of each Part turned on?

When this parameter is turned on, the corresponding Part produces sound only via Arpeggio playback.

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → General/Pitch → Part Settings → Arp Play Only

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Arpeggio → Common → Arp Play Only

Are the MIDI volume or MIDI expression settings too low when using the external controller?

Are the effect and filter settings appropriate?

If you are using a filter, try changing the cutoff frequency. Some cutoff settings may filter out all of the sound.

[SHIFT] + [NAVIGATION]

[PERFORMANCE] → Common selection → [EDIT/] → Effect

For Normal Parts (AWM2) and Drum Parts

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Element or Key selection → Filter

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Effect

For Normal Parts (FM-X) and Normal Parts (AN-X)

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Filter/Amp

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Effect

Is Vocoder selected as the Insertion Effect Type of the Part?

If so, set the parameters related to the A/D INPUT jacks to appropriate values, and then play the keyboard while speaking or singing into the microphone connected to this instrument. Check the A/D INPUT [GAIN] knob on the top panel is set to a value other than 0.

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Effect → Routing

[PERFORMANCE] → Common selection → [EDIT/] → Audio In

Are the volume or level settings too low?

[UTILITY] → Settings → Sound → Tone Generator Volume

[PERFORMANCE] → Common selection → [EDIT/] → General/Pitch → Perf Settings → Volume

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → General/Pitch → Part Settings → Volume

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Part Settings → General → Dry Level

For Normal Parts (AWM2) and Drum Parts

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Element or Key selection → Amplitude → Level/Pan → Level

For Normal Parts (FM-X)

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Operator selection → Level → Level

For Normal Parts (AN-X)

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Oscillator selection → OSC/Tune → Out Level

Are the settings such as Element Switch, Note Limit, Velocity Limit, and Velocity Offset appropriate?

For Normal Parts (AWM2) and Drum Parts

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → General/Pitch → Part Settings

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Element or Key selection → Osc/Tune

For Normal Parts (FM-X) and Normal Parts (AN-X)

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → General/Pitch → Part Settings

Is the Mute switch for each Element or Operator of Part turned on?

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → Element, Operator, or Oscillator status on the Navigation bar

With a Normal Part (FM-X), is the Carrier Level set to “0”?

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Operator selection → Level → Level

Is the output setting of each Part turned off?

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → General/Pitch → Part Settings → Part Output

Are the controller settings appropriate?

When Destination is set to Volume or Cutoff, no sound is produced depending on the setting and controller status.

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Mod / Control → Control Assign

No sound from the A/D INPUT jacks

Is the connected microphone turned on?

Is a dynamic microphone connected to the instrument?

Is the cable between the microphone or audio equipment and this instrument properly connected?

Is the A/D INPUT [GAIN] knob turned to the minimum?

Is the A/D INPUT [ON/OFF] button turned on (lit)?

Check if the cable connection to the A/D INPUT jacks matches the Mono/Stereo settings for the jack.

[PERFORMANCE] → Common selection → [EDIT/] → Audio In → Mixing → A/D In Input Mode

Check if the Mic or Line setting is appropriate.

Set to Mic when a microphone or any device with a low output level is connected. Set to Line when an audio device, electronic instrument, or any device with a high input level is connected.

[UTILITY] → Settings → Audio I/O → A/D Input

Are the volume settings of the A/D Input Part too low?

[PERFORMANCE] → Common selection → [EDIT/] → Audio In → Mixing → A/D In Volume

Are the effect settings for the A/D Input Part appropriate?

[PERFORMANCE] → Common selection → [EDIT/] → Audio In → Routing

Is the output setting of the A/D Input Part appropriate?

[PERFORMANCE] → Common selection → [EDIT/] → Audio In → Mixing → A/D In Output Select

Check if the Vocoder effect is selected.

When Vocoder is selected as the Insertion Effect, the audio input from the A/D INPUT jacks may not produce any sounds unless you play the keyboard.

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Effect → Routing

Playback continues without stopping

When the [KEYBOARD HOLD] button is on, try turning it off.

When the [ARP ON/OFF] button is on, try turning it off.

For the Pattern/Song/Audio screen, press the [

] (Stop) button.

When an effect sound (such as Delay) continues and does not stop, change the effect setting or select a different Performance.

When the click sound continues, check the following setting.

Set this parameter to something other than always, since this setting always plays back the click sound regardless of the sequencer status.

[UTILITY] → Tempo Settings → Click Mode

Distorted sound

Are the effect settings appropriate?

The sound may be distorted depending on the effect type and settings.

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Effect

Are the filter settings appropriate?

Excessively high filter resonance settings can cause distortion.

For Normal Parts (AWM2) and Drum Parts

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Element or Key selection → Filter

For Normal Parts (FM-X) and Normal Parts (AN-X)

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Filter/Amp → Filter Type

Is the volume set too high?

[UTILITY] → Settings → Sound → Tone Generator Volume

[UTILITY] → Settings → Audio I/O

[PERFORMANCE] → Common selection → [EDIT/] → General/Pitch → Perf Settings → Volume

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → General/Pitch → Part Settings → Volume

Normal Parts (AWM2)

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Element selection → Amplitude → Level/Pan → Level

For Drum Parts

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Key selection → Level/Pan → Level

For Normal Parts (FM-X)

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Operator selection → Level → Level

For Normal Parts (AN-X)

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Oscillator selection → OSC/Tune → Out Level

The sound is cut off

Is the entire sound exceeding the maximum polyphony?

AWM2 (preset waveforms): 128 (both stereo and mono)

AWM2 (user or library waveforms): 128 (both stereo and mono)

FM-X: 128

AN-X: 16

Only one note sounds at a time

Check if the tone generation mode is set to Mono.

If you wish to play chords, set this parameter to Poly.

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → General/Pitch → Part Settings → Mono/Poly

Wrong pitch

Is Tune set to a value other than 0?

[UTILITY] → Settings → Sound → Tone Generator Tune

Is Note Shift or Detune set to a value other than 0?

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → General/Pitch → Pitch → Note Shift

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → General/Pitch → Pitch → Detune

When the Part produces a wrong pitch, have you selected a special temperament in Micro Tuning?

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → General/Pitch → Pitch → Micro Tuning Name

Have you set a special temperament in Global Tuning?

[UTILITY] → Settings → Sound → Global Settings

When the Part produces a wrong pitch, is LFO Pitch Modulation Depth set too high?

For Normal Parts (AWM2)

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Element selection → Element LFO → Pitch Mod

For Normal Parts (FM-X)

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Mod/Control → 2nd LFO → Pitch Modulation Depth

For Normal Parts (AN-X)

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → General/Pitch → Pitch LFO → Pitch LFO Depth

When the Part produces a wrong pitch, are the Coarse Tune and Fine Tune settings appropriate?

For Normal Parts (AWM2) and Drum Parts

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Element or Key selection → Osc/Tune → Coarse

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Element or Key selection → Osc/Tune → Fine

For Normal Parts (FM-X)

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Operator selection → Form/Freq → Coarse

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Operator selection → Form/Freq → Fine

When the Part produces a wrong pitch, is the Controller Destination set to Pitch?

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Mod/Control → Control Assign → Destination

For an AN-X Part, is Voltage Drift set to an excessively large value?

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → General/Pitch → AN-X Settings

No effect is applied

Check the effect settings by using [SHIFT] + [NAVIGATION].

Is the Effect Switch off?

[UTILITY] → Effect Switch

Is Variation Send or Reverb Send set to a value other than 0?

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Effect → Routing → Var Send

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Effect → Routing → Rev Send

Is Variation Return or Reverb Return set to a value other than 0?

[PERFORMANCE] → Common selection → [EDIT/] → Effect → Routing → Var Return

[PERFORMANCE] → Common selection → [EDIT/] → Effect → Routing → Rev Return

Is the Insertion Effect on all Elements or all Keys in the Part set to Thru?

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Effect → Routing → Connect

(For System Effects) Is the effect type selected for each effect set to No Effect?

(For Insertion Effects) Is the effect type selected for each effect set to Thru?

Is the Insertion Switch setting appropriate?

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Effect → Ins A or Ins B

Cannot start the Arpeggio

Is the [ARP ON/OFF] button on?

Check the number of Parts for which the Arpeggio switch is turned on.

You can simultaneously play back Arpeggios for up to eight Parts.

Are the Note Limit and Velocity Limit settings for the Arpeggio appropriate?

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Arpeggio → Common

Is the Arpeggio Type set to Off?

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Arpeggio → Individual → Name

Check the Arpeggio switch settings for each Part.

When the Arpeggio switch is set to off, the Arpeggio will not be played back even when you turn on the [ARP ON/OFF] button on the Top panel.

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → Arp Part

Cannot stop the Arpeggio

If you cannot stop Arpeggio playback by releasing your finger from the key, change the Arpeggio Hold switch to off.

[PERFORMANCE] → Part selection → [EDIT/] → Arpeggio → Common → Hold

Turn off the [KEYBOARD HOLD] button on the Top panel.

Pattern or Song playback does not start by pressing the [

] (Play) button

Is there any data in the selected Pattern or Song?

Cannot record Pattern or Song

Is there any memory space available for recording a Pattern or Song?

Memory space on the instrument can hold up to 128 Patterns and 128 Songs. If you attempt to record more than 128 Songs or Patterns, you will get a Song full message, and no more recording is possible.

Data communication between the instrument and the connected computer is not working properly

Is the Port setting on the computer appropriate?

Have you selected the proper terminal (MIDI or USB) on the Utility screen?

[UTILITY] → Settings → MIDI I/O → MIDI IN/OUT

MIDI Bulk dump data transmission or reception is not working properly

Is Receive Bulk protected?

Turn on Receive Bulk.

[UTILITY] → Settings → Advanced → MIDI Receive Bulk

To enable the reception of data recorded by using the Bulk dump function of this instrument, you must set the same device number for both transmission and reception.

[UTILITY] → Settings → Advanced → MIDI Device Number

Is the same device number set to the connected MIDI device?

[UTILITY] → Settings → Advanced → MIDI Device Number

Cannot save to the USB flash drive

Is the USB flash drive write-protected?

Is there enough free space on the USB flash drive?

Open the Save screen and set the device to a USB flash drive. Check to see if the free storage space shown in the upper right corner of the screen is 0.0 KB.

[UTILITY] → Contents → Save

Are you using a USB flash drive that has been confirmed to work with this instrument?

Check the following URL for the list of USB devices that have been confirmed to work with this instrument.
https://download.yamaha.com/

In the display, there are some black points (unlit) or white points (always lit)

This is a characteristic of color LCDs, and is not a malfunction.

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