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

Thanks for your responses

Nate


--- In xl7@y..., Scott Ruda <scottr@e...> wrote:
> 
> 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