If anyone is interested in purchasing one of the drive emulators, I have one available for sale. I got excited to try it out on a DKC500RXG and ordered one without taking the unit apart to measure everything. The dimensions don't fit. The drive is too long and a the display is a bit too tall.
Rather than sending it back to Poland, maybe someone here might be interested - with a small discount.
RodOn Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 5:37 PM, Bill Brandom <bill.brandom03@gmail.com> wrote:
Rick,Swapping two ROMs on the control board will make an MX100A think it is a MX100B but it will not function like a MX100B. The MX100B has additional hardware that is used to reduce the volume of the piano during Disklavier playback. Absolutely nothing would be gained swapping the ROMs.BillOn Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 1:51 PM, uecker.juneau@... <uecker.juneau@...> wrote:
All,Its interesting to hear about the differences in the MX100a and MX100b. Does anyone know if it's possible to upgrade an a to b? Are there really any physical differences or is it just different firmware?Rick---------- Original Message ----------
From: George Frederick Litterst <PianoBench@...>
To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [disklavier] Successful floppy emulator installation in MX100B
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 11:37:40 -0500
Hi, again.
Bill Brandom is the authority on MX100A vs. MX100B. My understanding from Bill is that the MX100B had an ability to play more quietly and that the LCD screen was changed from red to green. If those were the only changes, then it is not surprising that the manual that was subsequently published (and which is on the DEN website) says that it is for the MX100A and the MX100B. Apparently the buttons and the user features are no different.Regards,PianoBenchOn Jan 14, 2014, at 9:39 AM, <rkhleunghk@...> <rkhleunghk@...> wrote:Thanks a lot, Pianobench. it is greatly appreciated your help.
the manual is useful and i believe the MX100B is the same as MX101R in japan. it is good that you have directed me to this manual and now i can have a copy to understand how the midi part work.
btw, can you explain to me what is the different in between MX100A and MX100B please? looks to me they are the same as they are sharing the same manual.
thanks
Ray