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#31771 - 06/08/03 11:31 AM xd3 unstable, AJ please help
bo Offline
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Registered: 01/24/03
Posts: 18
Loc: Hilo, Hawaii
my xd3 crashes with display flashing off and on as it trys to restart. I have to power off and then it works ok. This happens sporadically and is not linked to any song or proceedure. I love to use this thing live because sequences sound great, but what an embarrassment when it crashes in the middle of a song. It happened twice last night.
I can't use this in a live situation because of this and i'm very fustrated. When this happens, I have to re-configure my settings. ex. midi routing and mute channels in gm (try that when you have 100+ people on the dance floor wating for you.)

I also have a problem with user patterns erasing when trying to record part in another patch. by this I mean all my user bank patterns are gone and I have to re-load them. I mad because unless you remember which banks your patterns were before erasure, you're screwed. I had to re-do midi songs linked to these user patterns using drum mix.

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#31772 - 06/09/03 09:22 PM Re: xd3 unstable, AJ please help
Ketron_AJ Offline
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Registered: 03/21/01
Posts: 3583
Loc: Middletown, DE
Bo,

You might have to take your XD3 to a dealer (so you are still covered by warantee) for the adjustment I would have told you to make requires you open the keyboard and adjust a variable resistor (on the Power board) to ensure that power from output board to mother board = 5.1V and not less (as could be the case with your board)!!

Thanks,

AJ
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#31773 - 06/24/03 04:37 PM Re: xd3 unstable, AJ please help
bo Offline
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Registered: 01/24/03
Posts: 18
Loc: Hilo, Hawaii
AJ,

I should of posted this earlier, but thanks for your help. I went out and bought a multimeter and checked the voltage to the main board and you were right it was below 5.1 v. I adjusted and the machine works great, no crashes ever since and I'm a happy camper. Thanks for your help!!!

Aloha,
Bo

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