Kawai Synthesizers

Maybe the best time for the factory reset:

Power Off
Press SYSTEM, hold it and Power On

It will erase internal RAM, so backup your data before doing it.

Good luck!

Daniel Forro



On 9 Sep, 2013, at 6:28 AM, <chrispoacher@...> <chrispoacher@... 
 > wrote:
> I don't know if this helps but I had the same problem with my K1r  
> while using it with a DC-8 Ram card. I eventually tracked the  
> problem down to a dying battery in the Ram Card. I changed it and  
> it's been fine ever since. If you don't have a ram card maybe the  
> internal battery me be losing it's charge..  Chris.
>
>
>
> --- In kawaisynths@yahoogroups.com, <kawaisynths@yahoogroups.com>  
> wrote:
>
> I have just purchased a K1 ii and when switched on it looks all good  
> until you
> play a sound. The sound is either a mixture of sounds that sustain  
> or crackle
> and are a mixture of different sounds that either go up or down in  
> pitch or are
> like a LFO has gone crazy but don't respond to the keys pressed. I  
> can change
> banks the noise stops but the same behaviour but maybe different  
> sounds. Its as
> if the synth has a mind of its own. I don't know wether it may be  
> the CPU or
> wave Rom or something else. The battery has just been replaced and  
> everything on the
> board looks good. I have tried to reload the patches and the synth  
> only took half the download and MidiOx has said memory buffer full.
> Could this be a RAM issue which also affects
> the quality of the sounds??
> Any suggestions or just throw it away?? The synth is in really
> good condition