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

I would check internal connections. Particularly any chip that sits in a socket. 
WARNING, if your not comf0ortable opening the box or really don't know what 
your doing, ask someone who is.
Oen the unit. Touch the powersupply to release any static electricy you may 
be charged with. Press firmly any chip that sits into a socket. You'll most likely 
hear minute sounds ad the chips snug up with the sockets.
If you move equippment around frequently, the connections can become a 
little loose. Vibrations from banging on the buttons and expansion from heat 
as the unit warms up can compound these problems and reveal intermittent 
problems.
I used to work with lots of touring bands and this was a problem from the gear 
ridding in trucks around the country and around the world. I even had 
problems with some of my gear from the move from LA to Seattle. More than 
50% of the problems I've seen with all gear can be fixed this way.

Reek

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, quazar <quazarproductions@p...> wrote:
> or all EMU's are starting to fall apart after a while....
> 
> 
> 
> op 29-04-2003 15:03 schreef erik_magrini@B... op
> erik_magrini@B...:
> 
> Does this only happen while you're playing out?  I had very some weird
> issues last week during my live set too:
> 
> - 16 measure patterns looped for 32 measures, even though 17-32 were
> blank.
> - Patterns wouldn't switch even though they were queued correctly, the
> current pattern would play indefinitely.
> - Pressing Edit+Track Mute to select a new track would cause the XL-7 to
> play random sounds not from the Preset assigned to that channel.
> - Lots of other stuff that killed the set.
> 
> Never seen any of these before, and haven't seen them since no matter 
what
> I try.  After some talks with Emu, we are both inclined to agree it was
> most likely issues with the mains power at the venue, it was probably too
> low.  I know I'm buying one of those cheap USB power supplies ($40) from
> Office Depot to remedy the situation in the future, might want to look
> into that as well.
> 
> rEalm
> 
> 
> 
> Hi all... my XL is beginning to develop a habit that makes me worry a
> bit...
> 
> I'll be playing out, editing a pattern or a song, and as I push
> various buttons, my display begins to fritz out... It begins to
> slowly display random characters... they don't look like random parts
> of the LCD lighting up, but maybe some sort of foreign alphabet?!
> 
> 
> And to top it off... I think it's getting more frequent, and crashing
> faster with each occurrence! That could just be me getting gear-
> paranoid though...
> 
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