SYNTH ZONE
Visit The Bar For Casual Discussion
Page 1 of 2 1 2 >
Topic Options
#340471 - 02/21/12 06:43 PM Pa500 need help to load SMF wont read card??..
Dnj Offline
Senior Member

Registered: 09/21/00
Posts: 43703
I keep trying to load SMF files to the Pa500 I formatted the card in the KB....copy them to the SD card from my pc.... but when I load them into the kb click the card icon..but it doesn't show any songs on the card?? or it shows the folders but when I hit open I get nothing? what am I doing wrong? tried two cards so far and also formatted on KB and on PC also....Help. any ideas or? otherwise so far I'm VERY happy.

Top
#340473 - 02/21/12 06:54 PM Re: Pa500 need help to load SMF wont read card??.. [Re: Dnj]
tnicoson Offline
Member

Registered: 09/19/11
Posts: 85
Loc: Chicago area - USA

Donny

Do you have a friend, acquaintance, or music shop close by that has a PA500 that you could try one of your loaded cards on ? If it works on theirs, but not on yours, then you have a defective unit or maybe a corrupt OS.

Regards,

Ted

Top
#340474 - 02/21/12 07:05 PM Re: Pa500 need help to load SMF wont read card??.. [Re: Dnj]
Nick G Offline
Senior Member

Registered: 11/16/05
Posts: 1115
Loc: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Donny when you press the "Media" button the PA 500 does it show a popup window saying something like "Detecting or Loading USB device..."?
_________________________
Roland G70 / Roland BK9 / Roland GW-8L / Roland Fantom O6 / Yamaha Motif XS / Technics KN6500

Top
#340477 - 02/21/12 07:17 PM Re: Pa500 need help to load SMF wont read card??.. [Re: Dnj]
Dnj Offline
Senior Member

Registered: 09/21/00
Posts: 43703
when I put the card or any card i have two in the kb there is a lil icon left bottom that says card...I hit that and it shows the name of my sd card.....

also when I puish erase or copy the songs show up...BUT not when I push LOAD???


also there is a USB enable....disable could this be something?

Top
#340478 - 02/21/12 07:18 PM Re: Pa500 need help to load SMF wont read card??.. [Re: Dnj]
bruno123 Offline
Senior Member

Registered: 06/04/02
Posts: 4912
Loc: West Palm Beach, FL 33417
keep trying to load SMF files to the Pa500 I formatted the card in the KB....copy them to the SD card from my pc.... but when I load them into the kb click the card icon..but it doesn't show any songs on the card?? or it shows the folders but when I hit open I get nothing?

Donny, I betting that the Pa500 and the Pa800; which I own, are pretty much alike. There are three buttons; Style – Song Play – and Sequence --- Make sure that you have selected the right button or the keyboard will not recognize what is on the SD Card.

John C.

Top
#340479 - 02/21/12 07:22 PM Re: Pa500 need help to load SMF wont read card??.. [Re: Dnj]
tnicoson Offline
Member

Registered: 09/19/11
Posts: 85
Loc: Chicago area - USA

Hey Donny

I don't mean to get in the way of Nick G's reply. Make sure you read his question above. I just realized, montunoman appears to be having a similar problem with his KMA. I'm wondering if maybe Korg got a bad batch of card readers. It's probably the same hardware circuit in both boards. It can't be a generic across the board problem, or we would be seeing more complaints, but I still find it hard to believe that two experienced arranger users are having such similar problems with two different new boards. The only thing Fran was emphatic about was formatting the card in the keyboard. He didn't mention anything else that he thought was "out of the ordinary" to get the card(s) to work. Maybe it's time to be talking to Korg.

Regards,

Ted

Top
#340480 - 02/21/12 07:28 PM Re: Pa500 need help to load SMF wont read card??.. [Re: Dnj]
tnicoson Offline
Member

Registered: 09/19/11
Posts: 85
Loc: Chicago area - USA

John

That is similar to the Yamaha boards. They will only show files that pertain to the mode you are in. So, if you are in SONG mode, but in the STYLE directory on the card, it won't show any files and vice versa. Good point !

Regards,

Ted

Top
#340482 - 02/21/12 07:33 PM Re: Pa500 need help to load SMF wont read card??.. [Re: Dnj]
Dnj Offline
Senior Member

Registered: 09/21/00
Posts: 43703
OK problem solved...........on the deck in song mode.....there are the dual SEQUENCER controls.....last button on the right & left is SONG SELECT...

I pushed that and bang the songs were there and played perfectly on both players... WHEW!!!!! rocker who knew ???? bounce


Edited by Dnj (02/21/12 07:38 PM)

Top
#340484 - 02/21/12 07:45 PM Re: Pa500 need help to load SMF wont read card??.. [Re: Dnj]
tnicoson Offline
Member

Registered: 09/19/11
Posts: 85
Loc: Chicago area - USA

Great !

Wanna pass that on to montunoman in the other thread ? That may be his problem too !

Ted

Top
#340486 - 02/21/12 07:50 PM Re: Pa500 need help to load SMF wont read card??.. [Re: tnicoson]
Dnj Offline
Senior Member

Registered: 09/21/00
Posts: 43703
Originally Posted By: tnicoson

Great !

Wanna pass that on to montunoman in the other thread ? That may be his problem too !

Ted


I will do that now..

Top
Page 1 of 2 1 2 >

Moderator:  Admin, Diki, Kerry 



Help keep Synth Zone Online