Before you shell out cash, you need to be a brave synth user and take off
the bottom cover.
Why? Because the intermittent problems you speak of are often caused by
heat and vibration which can partially unseat connectors and chips. Press
down on any socketed chips, unplug and replug all connectors. (Of course do
this with the thing unplugged.) Look around carefully at the entire
circuitry (theres not a whole lot) and while youre inside, replace the
coin (patch memory) battery.
If you feel squeamish about this, find a trustworthy friend who may have
experience with electronics and ask them to help you. It will take you less
than an hour and might be all that you need to fix yours up.
Ed²
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From:
AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com [mailto:
AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Leeze
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 12:41 PM
To:
AN1x-list@yahoogroups.comSubject: [AN1x] Re: firmware upgrade
Well the first time I turn it on it seems to to respond to any midi
notes at all. If I turn it off and back on again it seems to be
fine. Sometimes when I boot it the LCD doesnt display any info.
Again a reboot usually fixes it. Also if I leave it on for a period
of time the lcd screen will go blank.
--- In AN1x-list@yahoogrou <mailto:AN1x-list%40yahoogroups.com> ps.com,
"Jon" <jondl_2000@...> wrote:
>
> --- In AN1x-list@yahoogrou <mailto:AN1x-list%40yahoogroups.com> ps.com,
"Leeze" <relapse808@> wrote:
> >
> > Any idea on where I can get one. I have had the synth since 1997
and I
> > am starting to have issues with the synth that I am hoping the
new
> > eprom can resolve.
> >
>
> The EPROM only addressed a coupe of minor, bug fixes. It's unlikely
you will (still) be able to
> acquire one from Yamaha at this late date, but even more unlikely
the EPROM will address
> your concerns with your AN1x.
>
> What specific issues are you having with the synth? Perhaps there
is advice to be had from
> the list...
>
> regards,
>
> Jon
>
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