Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "kp8002000" 
<pauloakenfold666@h...> wrote:
>  I think my beloved Poly 800 might be close to death. About two 
> weeks ago when accessing parameter 86(receive chanel) 
> instead of a two digit number, the display read P1. Somehow the 
> first number turned into the leter P??? A few days later, I turned 
it 
> on to find out that the memory has been erased. Now, it dosn't 
> seem to respond when I try to reprogram it? I'm thinking that one 
> of the chips or the internal batterie went bad. Can anybody tell 
me 
> what I could do to get my P8 working again?

Hi
I supposed you have the poly800 mk1.  I do and the same things 
happens to my poly when the batteries is dead.  If the display show 
something weird like P1, you have to press the down button and 
you'll finally reach the numbers.  Someday, i thought my poly was 
dead because i had weird sounds, and weird display.  I change the 
batteries and load the patches (yes i still have the original 
cassette) and everything worked fine.
Don't give up and good luck.
Bernard