All about the Roland Jupiter-series

Oh, well...

~ -----Original Message-----
~ From: djwright 
~ Subject: [AH] Jupiter-8 Problems
~ 
~ 
~ hello all. this is my first post. i have been avidly reading 
~ the archives for 
~ about a year and recently subscribed. so, i would like to 
~ extend my thanks to 
~ all of you for providing such a wealth of knowledge.
~ 
~ 	 now, my problem. i bought a jp-8 awhile ago that was 
~ advertised as being in 
~ excellent condition. it was DOA, and the seller tried to get 
~ me to claim 
~ "hidden damages" with UPS. basically, i think he wanted to 
~ collect the $2000 
~ he insured it for at my expense. anyway, upon opening it, i 
~ noticed that 
~ someone had cracked the power supply circuit board in an 
~ attempt to pry it 
~ off. i filled this in with solder and it works. however, when 
~ it powers up, or 
~ when i hit auto-tune, the LEDs stop at "5" and "5"flashes the 
~ second time they 
~ cycle through. i imagine this means that osc. 5 is not tuning 
~ properly.

Chance is that "Osc 5" isn't functioning at all. There IS a problem at that
board anyway. That's why the LED keeps flashing.

  also, 
~ in poly mode, every fifth note is out of tune. so, i guess my 
~ question is, how 
~ do i fix it? i am ordering the service manual from roland.

Yes you do. There will come a day you might find it the most valuable
document in your studio (apartfrom your new record-deal).

~ 	i feel sorry for this synth (it appears to maybe have 
~ been a music store 
~ rental at one point) and would like to bring it up to snuff. 
~ any help would be 
~ appreciated.
~ 
~ 	also, are there any AHers that live in the Kent/Akron 
~ Ohio area? i am in 
~ graduate school at kent state.
~ 
~           thank you much-------david
~