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Thanks, I tried the diagnostic. The scene lights don't
turn on and the buttons don't respond to the keypress.
I tried the factory resest again and still nothing. I
suppose my next stop is surgery. Anything I should
know before I go poking around in there?





--- pcbye111 <pcbye@...> wrote:

> > > I just bought a used AN1x. Got a good deal on it
> but having some 
> > issues. The scene lights 
> > > will not come on. I reset it to factory and it's
> still like that. 
> > I used to have a cs1x and was 
> > > under the impression that you just push the
> button to turn them 
> > on. Anyone else even have 
> > > this problem? 
> 
> Greetings:  Two simple things to try.  First do a
> FULL factory reset.
> 
> Power off, hold down [7] [8] [9] and power on. 
> Select [9] for a full 
> factory reset.  Power off.  Power on.  It should
> boot up with RELAX 
> Co:001 with the Scene-1 and Assign buttons lit.
> 
> If not, power off.  Hold down [0] [-] [+] and power
> on.  Release the 
> three keys once the ROM Version is diplayed and you
> will go into 
> Diagnostics Mode.  If you want to run the full
> gamit, you will need a 
> MIDI Cable from the IN to the OUT.
> 
> Once in Diagnostics, you can scroll through them
> with the + - keys 
> and select one to run.  Press the Store Key to start
> one of the tests.
> In particular, you want test #4 SW&LED.  Go to #4
> with the Plus + key 
> and press Store.  Scene-2 Should be the first LED to
> light up.  Press 
> it, then Scene-1, press it.  It will then go the the
> Knobs.  Press 
> them. Then SYNC, VCO, etc, then the TEN Key Pad, the
> Rocker Switches, 
> then back to the Rotary Knobs, etc.
> 
> If you fail here, you most likely have a loose
> cable.  Open it up and 
> gently pull them all and reseat.  Be careful, they
> usually have a 
> locking tab on them -- I don't remember.
> 
> FYI:  If you ever want to know, or name your keys --
> use a dry erase 
> marker for ease of removal.  The Keyboard Diagnostic
> gives you the 
> name of each key in sequence -- Ha! Ha!
> 
> It behooves everyone to at least run the Diagnostics
> once or twice to 
> get the hang of it and see if all is well.
> 
> Also, the ONLY upgrade is the V1.04 OTP EPROM
> available from Yamaha 
> in a previous post.  If Yamaha no longer has it,
> someone may be able 
> to burn one -- Only if no longer available though. 
> It is well worth 
> the $37.00 USD.  It fixes a lot of things -- A lot
> of things.
> 
> Best of luck;
> 
> Peter
> 
> 
> 



 
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