FYI. I had put in a post saying that I was still having issues with the last advice and I in fact was for a day as little had changed with my attempts at the volume adjustment. So I removed it. After spending about 3 hours at it I decided to reset the keyboard and like magic things worked right away.
Not sure if having to reset should perhaps be a regular practice. I have had some previous posts where following expert advice did not yield the expected results until after a reset was done. Is it possible that the incompatibility of some styles, voices, pads and midi files created on previous models could contribute to this need? ...
Hi Dom,
I do NOT recommend to perform a System Reset always when you think there is a "problem". First of all, a System Reset sets all changeable parameters back to their factory settings. But usually you do NOT work with these factory settings, because each user normally sets HIS preferred settings for many parameters.
You can eliminate many "problems" if you work with so-called "Setup Registrations": Make the desired settings (e.g. split point, fingering, standard pedal settings) and then memorize a Registration, where you should tick ALL checkboxes (at least tick Style, Voice, Keyboard Harmony/Arpeggio and Multi Pad). Don't forget to save the Registration BANK afterwards, e.g. in the User drive using a file name like "_SetupDom1".
With this Registration you can put the instrument back into the saved, defined state later if necessary.
However, NOT ALL user settings can be saved in Registrations! You will lose these other settings every time you perform a System Reset.
One possibility would be to use the internal BACKUP function (at a point in time when everything is working as desired.) You can use RESTORE to restore this exact state later. BUT REMEMBER: In a .
bup file saved via the BACKUP function, the current content of the USER DRIVE is also saved, and with RESTORE this OLD content of the User drive is written back (and thus the CURRENT content of the user drive is OVERWRITTEN!).
So that you can restore your previous System settings after a system reset, I recommend saving the so-called "Setup Files" from time to time (in the display "Menu > Utility > Factory Reset/Backup > page 2/2"). Save at least the "System" file there, but preferably also the "MIDI" and "User Effect" files on a USB stick. (For this, please also read page 133 in the SX700
Reference Manual.)
It is BEST, however, to
forego System Resets
entirely. A System Reset should be the
last resort if the instrument can no longer be operated due to a System error (even after switching off and on again).
P.S.
In the SX700
Data List you will find (in the section "Parameter Chart") complete information whether and where each individual parameter of the instrument can be saved, e.g. in the System Setup (automatically when the relevant display is closed), as User Effect, OTS/Styles, MIDI Songs and/or Registrations.
It often helps to search for the relevant parameter in this list when a certain error occurs (e.g. using the search function of the PDF reader on the computer) in order to then see WHERE this parameter can be saved.
P.P.S.
MIDI Song files can contain so called "Keyboard Voice Meta Events". If you notice that the Keyboard Voices (Left, Right 1/2)
change when loading or while playing a MIDI song, the Song contains such events. To remove them from a MIDI file, it is best to use the PC program "PSRUTI". But if you should have such problems, the best thing to do is to get in touch here in the forum.
Best regards,
Chris