EM-1 service manual - bootup problem

faceman · Post by **faceman** » Wed May 13, 2009 6:06 pm

I've contacted Korg about this repeatedly, but get no response!

I've lost the original power supply of the EM-1 and think I might have damaged the circuitry by trying a wrong replacement.

The machine boots up, but the letters ELECTRIBE keep dancing through the screen without the electribe fully booting up. No sound is to be heard.

I have someone who might be able to fix it but he needs the service manual....

Anybody have any tips?
Thx

abadroza · Post by **abadroza** » Tue May 26, 2009 8:07 am

Maybe you can find something in owners manual:
http://www.korg.com/uploads/Support/EM1 ... 340000.pdf

Try to find or make power supply with right power, voltage and polarity.

Do not hold me to the word, but if it does not help, maybe something is f***ed up with data, so u can try to restore default factory data set. find in manual how to do it.

Cuncemakingnoise · Post by **Cuncemakingnoise** » Tue May 26, 2009 11:10 am

Mine did this but it turned out to be a faulty SD card

abadroza · Post by **abadroza** » Tue May 26, 2009 11:22 am

@Cuncemakingnoise:

i dont understand you, did you have same problem like faceman, or something bad happens when u tried to restore factory data?

blitzdj86 · Post by **blitzdj86** » Tue May 26, 2009 11:30 am

Cuncemakingnoise wrote:Mine did this but it turned out to be a faulty SD card

SD card?

EM-1?

Cuncemakingnoise · Post by **Cuncemakingnoise** » Tue May 26, 2009 12:21 pm

Oops! Sorry, I read it wrong. I had the same bootup error occur on my ES-1 and it turned out to be a faulty SD card.

blitzdj86 · Post by **blitzdj86** » Wed May 27, 2009 1:29 am

Cuncemakingnoise wrote:Oops! Sorry, I read it wrong. I had the same bootup error occur on my ES-1 and it turned out to be a faulty SD card.

I think you mean SM card!

Cuncemakingnoise · Post by **Cuncemakingnoise** » Wed May 27, 2009 3:34 am

blitzdj86 wrote:
Cuncemakingnoise wrote:Oops! Sorry, I read it wrong. I had the same bootup error occur on my ES-1 and it turned out to be a faulty SD card.
I think you mean SM card!

No, I'm pretty sure I mean SD, as in, Secure Digital memory card.

blitzdj86 · Post by **blitzdj86** » Wed May 27, 2009 5:28 am

Cuncemakingnoise wrote:
blitzdj86 wrote:
Cuncemakingnoise wrote:Oops! Sorry, I read it wrong. I had the same bootup error occur on my ES-1 and it turned out to be a faulty SD card.
I think you mean SM card!
No, I'm pretty sure I mean SD, as in, Secure Digital memory card.

You sure about that?

You must have a different ES-1 to the one I have here right in front of me that takes SmartMedia cards.

Cuncemakingnoise · Post by **Cuncemakingnoise** » Wed May 27, 2009 11:11 am

blitzdj86 wrote:
Cuncemakingnoise wrote:
blitzdj86 wrote: I think you mean SM card!
No, I'm pretty sure I mean SD, as in, Secure Digital memory card.
You sure about that?

You must have a different ES-1 to the one I have here right in front of me that takes SmartMedia cards.

Jesus Christ! I have to lay off the Xanax before posting on message boards :wacky:

The problem was with my KP3 after all. I'm just going to go and sulk off into the shadows, eating my fair share of humble pie right now.

blitzdj86 · Post by **blitzdj86** » Wed May 27, 2009 2:06 pm

heh... humble pie is not so bad.. you get used to the taste after a while

try it with icecream!