Guglielmino Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Hi: I have this keyboard since March 95, with very good results although I´ve NEVER get it out of my house. Since two months ago, each time I turn it on, no button responds (either patch bank or multis), but if I turn it off and on again, it works OK. A week ago when I turned it on and I pressed a button for checking, it displayed "Button #59" with no other legend. Ah! I forgot, the Startup message display sometimes appears "moved" two or three letters to the left, for example "nsoniq KT 76...Blah blah" Is it time to change batteries? Is there batteries for sale? Is it time to bury the old friend? Any help appreciated. Thanks Guglielmino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guglielmino Posted October 12, 2004 Author Share Posted October 12, 2004 Ahem..... Any tip? Thanks in advance Guglielmino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony1961 Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Same problem here! Exactly! I think it has to do with the power supply or an electronic part (a cap for ex.) Somebody an idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveMcM Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Did you try a hard reset? To do this you must cycle the power on/off 7 times as follows; Flip the power switch on, and as soon as characters appear on the display, flip the power off. repeat that 7 times and on the 7th power up, leave it on. If the problem is software related, this should clear it up. Dave Wm. David McMahan I Play, Therefore I Am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanC Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Similar problem with a VFX - circa 1992? In efforts to get it repaired I was told it was something to do with the main board (mother board?) and those were no longer available. So not wishing to pursue any further, a GAS attack was satisfied and today the Ensoniq remains in a dark dusty corner of my basement. Stan Gig Rig: Yamaha S90 XS; Hammond SK-1; Rehearsal: Yamaha MOX8 Korg Triton Le61, Yamaha S90, Hammond XK-1 Retired: Hammond M2/Leslie 145, Wurly 200, Ensoniq VFX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony1961 Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 With Ensoniq KT-76 i made the 7 time on/off cycle ... same symptoms...It's always the same and repeatable . Switch off,waiting for 1 minute then turn on , the message is not "centered" a little outside of the lcd screen.Then Rom 00 KT Grand Piano plays ok but nothing else.You can not change sounds no buttons work . After 2 minutes i power off and on again , now it's ok. Every button works as expected. When i switch off after hours of playing then the same symptoms appear... i think it's service time or living with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADino Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 I would try changing the battery 1st. If its the original, it be pretty old. Ive never had this model, so Im not even sure there is a battery, but Id check anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffLearman Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 You could try asking this guy: http://thesoniq.com/ Most likely, though, the news will not be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony1961 Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 The battery is ok!It's new, I've changed it after the symptoms begun. After the on/off cycle the instrument plays fine. I've send to http://thesoniq.com/ but i think this guy is out of business.... i mailed him many times!Anyway Thanks very much for your helpful hints! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffLearman Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 He responded the last time I sent a question -- he even asked me to call, only to tell me that there's no longer a replacement keybed for my MR76. That was about 5 years ago, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veggiebenz Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I am having this exact same issue with my E-Prime! Did you ever figure out what is the problem? I tried this 7 cycle power reset and it did not do anything. I have also tried the reset method of pressing the 3 buttons but since the buttons don't register this did not work either. Any ideas? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A McLeod III Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I am 99% sure it's a battery issue. (Even in the case of the new battery-check battery contacts if button cell type or battery solder joint on the older Ensonig boards-ESQ's SQ's VFX's-even old Mirages.) I'm an Ensoniq user from way back in 86 with my 1st ESQ-1 that I still use today running OS 3.5. Most incarnations display a battery warning but that's not always. That other 1% can include a lot of variables including a tired power supply, bad/loose solder joints on the actual digital display (very common problem) or even a bad PC board connection on any thing from the SQ-1's up to the KT 88. Couple of sources you can check are http://www.syntaur.com/ Sam Mims and Syntaur productions. (Ancient purveyor of groovy stuff for older synths including all of the Ensoniqs. One of the few Ensoniq Gurus left), and http://bullcitysound.com/ in Durham, NC. Talk to Russ. Tell him Archie from Durham sent you "Life Is Just A Game And They're Many Ways To Play...All You Do Is Choose." SC 1976 Fantom, XP 80, DX7 IIFD w/"E", Ensoniq ESQ 1, Roland Alpha Juno 2, Roland S 10, Korg Triton LE with EXB, GEM RP2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Fregon Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Did anyone ever get a definite fix for this? Just pulled my KT88 out of storage and have the exact same problem as tony1961 Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.