VoyForums
[ Show ]
Support VoyForums
[ Shrink ]
VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

[ Login ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1, 2 ]
Subject: Re: Killed my P100?


Author:
Mark Fontana
 		[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]
Date Posted: 12:33:45 02/03/12 Fri
In reply to: Jeff Connell 's message, "Killed my P100?" on 20:41:57 12/18/11 Sun
 Does it fail for every tape? The tape might be running at the wrong speed - try restarting playback at various positions of the tempo knob. Make sure the spring-loaded felt pressure pad behind the tape is intact on the cassette you're playing and that the tape head is fully contacting the tape. There are some switches in the deck that can oxidize over time; to temporarily alleviate the effects of corrosion, you could try exercising them by pressing play stop play/stop/play/stop etc. a dozen times.

You might also try disconnecting the data cables to the note driver boards one by one and see if the system begins playing with what's left. Some kinds of failures on a note driver board can make the whole system fail to function.

Be sure to unplug the Pianocorder and wait 60 seconds before touching anything, and ensure the connectors of disconnected cables cannot come in contact with anything metallic.
[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

[ Login ] Create Account Not required to post.
Post a public reply to this message | Go post a new public message
 * HTML allowed in marked fields.
Message subject (required):

Name (required):

  E-mail address (optional):

* Type your message here:


Notice: Copies of your message may remain on this and other systems on internet. Please be respectful.

[ Contact Forum Admin ]

Forum timezone: GMT-6
VF Version: 3.00b, ConfDB:
Before posting please read our privacy policy.
VoyForums(tm) is a Free Service from Voyager Info-Systems.
Copyright © 1998-2019 Voyager Info-Systems. All Rights Reserved.