Vintage Synth Repair

try this, Get to the screen for midi function. Go to the local on / 
off and turn it to ON. Voila. Russ
On Dec 12, 2006, at 1:56 AM, Daniel Araujo wrote:

> Hi folks. I've been part of this list for a couple of years now but I
> don't think I've ever posted here. I'm not a pro technician, just the
> kind of guy who tries to fix everything by himself before eventually
> paying up a professional.
>
> Now to the prob: My Roland D-50 will only play notes and change  
> patches
> if externally controlled by midi. All keys and PC buttons answer to  
> test
> mode but won't serve their normal functions. In other words, they work
> but they lost their ability to control the D-50, which otherwise
> functions fine as a module.
>
> Any hints? I've taken the whole thing apart, in hopes that something
> just needed to be plugged back on, but found nothing too  
> suspicious. I'm
> afraid it might be motherboard-related.
>
> I've got its service manual in PDF format, in case anyone would  
> like to
> take a look.
>
> Thanks
> Dan
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