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.

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

Donny when you press the "Media" button the PA 500 does it show a popup window saying something like "Detecting or Loading USB device..."?

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?

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.

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

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

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!!!!! who knew ????

Great !

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

Ted

I will do that now..

Just to add to this: I have had experience with some SD cards that simply dont even get recognized in the PA 500. I think it just doesn't like some particular brand of SD cards.

- Nick

Wow Donny,
so it's finally arrived.

Congratulations.

Thanx Rikki.......now to set it up for the live stage and enjoy...so far so good its a fun arranger for sure ...love the square buttons Vs the Pa800......more to come

PS.. honesty I don't miss the S910 at all...