Sequential circuits samplers

hi folks, im trying to get a sick p2k back on its feet.  the unit loads presets fine and plays those sounds, so i know its at least semi functional.  however when i attempt to load from a disk i get this error: "Fh"  i cant find Fh in any of the documentation im looking through.  i have tried two separate drives in the unit, i can hear the drive spin up, but there is obviously an error.  am i doing something wrong, or do i need to start poking through the floppy controller section?

i use 720 only disks!

my manuals are packed away  try later after the move!!


charles





----- Original Message -----
From: "duncan" <ferrograph@...>
To: <prophet2000@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2011 3:22 PM
Subject: [prophet2000] Re: Fh disk error?


> apologies if this is a rather obvious question, but have you tried saving
something to a known good blank disc, formatted on the machine?  720k or
1440k.....
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> also, have a look at the short annotated guide in the files section.
there's a chunk of it dedicated to disc ops display codes.... looking at
that again, it occurs to me to suggest you might be seeing "Fd" (format
disc) with the display missing a LED. is the display ok in other modes?
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> have you tried moving the parameter knob or buttons while in disc mode?
sorry if these are stupid questions, but the machine can seem quite arcane,
this far from 1984....
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> d.
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> --- In prophet2000@yahoogroups.com, "x" <denshiblocks@...> wrote:
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> > hi folks, im trying to get a sick p2k back on its feet.  the unit loads
presets fine and plays those sounds, so i know its at least semi functional.
however when i attempt to load from a disk i get this error: "Fh"  i cant
find Fh in any of the documentation im looking through.  i have tried two
separate drives in the unit, i can hear the drive spin up, but there is
obviously an error.  am i doing something wrong, or do i need to start
poking through the floppy controller section?

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apologies if this is a rather obvious question, but have you tried saving something to a known good blank disc, formatted on the machine?  720k or 1440k.....

also, have a look at the short annotated guide in the files section. there's a chunk of it dedicated to disc ops display codes.... looking at that again, it occurs to me to suggest you might be seeing "Fd" (format disc) with the display missing a LED. is the display ok in other modes?

have you tried moving the parameter knob or buttons while in disc mode? sorry if these are stupid questions, but the machine can seem quite arcane, this far from 1984....

d.




--- In prophet2000@yahoogroups.com, "x" <denshiblocks@...> wrote:

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> hi folks, im trying to get a sick p2k back on its feet.  the unit loads presets fine and plays those sounds, so i know its at least semi functional.  however when i attempt to load from a disk i get this error: "Fh"  i cant find Fh in any of the documentation im looking through.  i have tried two separate drives in the unit, i can hear the drive spin up, but there is obviously an error.  am i doing something wrong, or do i need to start poking through the floppy controller section?
>

I think you need a new floppy drive, I think I have seen Fh but can't remember what it was. I replaced the drives anyway.

--- In prophet2000@yahoogroups.com, charlie 'chop' copp <charles.copp@...> wrote:

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> i use 720 only disks!
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> my manuals are packed away  try later after the move!!
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> charles
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "duncan" <ferrograph@...>
> To: <prophet2000@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2011 3:22 PM
> Subject: [prophet2000] Re: Fh disk error?
> 
> 
> > apologies if this is a rather obvious question, but have you tried saving
> something to a known good blank disc, formatted on the machine?  720k or
> 1440k.....
> >
> > also, have a look at the short annotated guide in the files section.
> there's a chunk of it dedicated to disc ops display codes.... looking at
> that again, it occurs to me to suggest you might be seeing "Fd" (format
> disc) with the display missing a LED. is the display ok in other modes?
> >
> > have you tried moving the parameter knob or buttons while in disc mode?
> sorry if these are stupid questions, but the machine can seem quite arcane,
> this far from 1984....
> >
> > d.
> >
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> >
> >
> > --- In prophet2000@yahoogroups.com, "x" <denshiblocks@> wrote:
> > >
> > > hi folks, im trying to get a sick p2k back on its feet.  the unit loads
> presets fine and plays those sounds, so i know its at least semi functional.
> however when i attempt to load from a disk i get this error: "Fh"  i cant
> find Fh in any of the documentation im looking through.  i have tried two
> separate drives in the unit, i can hear the drive spin up, but there is
> obviously an error.  am i doing something wrong, or do i need to start
> poking through the floppy controller section?
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> > Yahoo! Groups Links
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