Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

On Sunday, March 3, 2002, at 07:18  PM, just john wrote:

>> Hi
>> Playing on my mp7 I carelessy hit a transpose LED to the right of
>> the two octave transpose buttons and it fell through (i think its
>> just a plastic cover cause the light is still going inside) so theres
>> just a hole there. i can hear the detatched part rattling inside. Is it
>> safe/easy to open and repair? Im not sure if anythings broken, it
>> seems like it just became detatched. i bought my mp7 overseas
>> so im definately trying to just open it an reattatch the part myself.

>
> On Sunday, March 3, 2002, at 07:06  PM, nate33a wrote:
>
> The box is easy to open -- remove the power chord, flip it over and take
> out the eight screws that connect the (in the mp7's case) purple bit 
> from
> the base.  That's how you add music cards.

Opening the case is relatively straightforward, but in order to replace 
the LED light pipe requires removing the knob board, which is a bit of 
work. You have to remove all the knobs, some nuts, board screws and some 
electrical connectors to do the job. If you replace the connectors 
incorrectly you could damage the machine.

I understand why you would want to try to fix this yourself, but if you 
are not savvy taking apart electronics gear you could mess things up. 
The light pipe being loose is not any kind of hazard since it is plastic 
and therefore can't short anything out. Even though you bought the unit 
overseas any authorized Service Center can take care of the repair for 
you. Just a few words of caution before you get possibly get in over 
your head with what is not an absolutely trivial task.

Scott