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Resetting the Sony HR-MP5 processor? [message #88426] Sun, 22 July 2007 12:44 Go to next message
Stevehwan is currently offline  Stevehwan   
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Do any of you have or know how to reset the Sony HR-MP5 processor? I have
two of them. Neither of them will fire up. I have replaced the lithium
battery in both about two years ago but have had them shut off and sitting
on the shelf for about a year and a half. All I get is a very faint light
blue glow on the screen.
Is it possible that even though the lithium batteries were new, 1 1/2 years
is just too long to sit on the shelf? or Does it need to be reset? How?
Steve
Re: Resetting the Sony HR-MP5 processor? [message #88437 is a reply to message #88426] Mon, 23 July 2007 01:46 Go to previous messageGo to next message
xpam_mark is currently offline  xpam_mark   UNITED STATES
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I don't know but when you find out, Steve, post here because I got one of'm
too and it went the same route. Would love to use it again... really cool
niche piece.

WMW

"Steve Cox" <stevec1@charter.net> wrote in message news:46a3b39c$1@linux...
>
> Do any of you have or know how to reset the Sony HR-MP5 processor? I have
> two of them. Neither of them will fire up. I have replaced the lithium
> battery in both about two years ago but have had them shut off and sitting
> on the shelf for about a year and a half. All I get is a very faint light
> blue glow on the screen.
> Is it possible that even though the lithium batteries were new, 1 1/2
> years
> is just too long to sit on the shelf? or Does it need to be reset? How?
> Steve
>
Re: Resetting the Sony HR-MP5 processor? [message #88438 is a reply to message #88437] Mon, 23 July 2007 05:59 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Aaron Allen is currently offline  Aaron Allen   UNITED STATES
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Google and about 20 seconds showed this, hope it helps. I don't have one =
to test with so I don't know if it's valid, let us know?

Product: Sony HR-MP5
Price Paid: US $255.00 used=20
Submitted 06/07/2001 at 10:23pm by Phil Frenz=20
Email: pfrenz at setnet<dot>net=20

Ease of Use : 10=20
To reset hold in bypass and exit while powering up.
Takes care of most problems=20

http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Effects/product/S ony/HR-MP5/10=
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Re: Resetting the Sony HR-MP5 processor? [message #88440 is a reply to message #88438] Mon, 23 July 2007 07:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Stevehwan is currently offline  Stevehwan   
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"Aaron Allen" <know-spam@not_here.dude> wrote:
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>Product: Sony HR-MP5
>Price Paid: US $255.00 used=20
>Submitted 06/07/2001 at 10:23pm by Phil Frenz=20
>Email: pfrenz at setnet<dot>net=20
>
>Ease of Use : 10=20
>To reset hold in bypass and exit while powering up.
>Takes care of most problems=20
>
> http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Effects/product/S ony/HR-MP5/10=
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I have gotten a lot further. Check out what a guy named les told me:
From: Les Lambert <les_lmbrtyahoo.co.uk>
Steve,
Replacing the battery requires a battery holder to be
fitted unless you can find an exact replacement. Nasty
job for someone in a hurry without the right parts to
hand. The board has to be completely disconnected to
make sure you don't stress the mini molex connectors.
I normally take all the panels off and tighten the
pots and sockets while I'm visiting.
Also worth checking the solder connections to the
power in socket and the jacks, they take a direct hit
when the unit slides off the top of the handle on your
Mesa Boogie.
I use a solid sleeved wire to convert the holder to
have pins which align with the holes in the board.
I've done a few, and you have to reset the device
after.
The lack of contrast is a give-away.

I failed to find the reset code immediately, but I
tried the typical 2 or 3 button press sequences.

Holding the BYPASS and EXIT buttons while powering up
erases all the user memory, andf everything looks
normal, saves to user memory etc. Could be wrong, mine
wasn't previously scrambled, but I'm 99% sure that's
it.


Then you need a dump of the presets you took before
the machine got too flaky. When new they have a
duplicate factory set, which I duped by copying all
the P patches into the U patches one by one, good for
testing the dump restore process which can be tedious
over the changing platforms over the years.
I've used Sounddiver mostly, but Cakewalk 3.0 did it
with sysx fine, although you can't see if the memory
is worth anything until you reload it in a machine.

My two MP5's got new backlights for Christmas, they
fade quickly when you leave them on for years at a
time.
MIDI-rakete.de had them, and lots of others. Good
service, decent prices
Re: Resetting the Sony HR-MP5 processor? [message #88441 is a reply to message #88440] Mon, 23 July 2007 07:49 Go to previous message
Stevehwan is currently offline  Stevehwan   
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I tried a copy and paist and it didn't take so I will try again.
A guy named Les has given me a whole lot of great info:

From: Les Lambert <les_lmbrtyahoo.co.uk>

Hello Steve
Replacing the battery requires a battery holder to be
fitted unless you can find an exact replacement. Nasty
job for someone in a hurry without the right parts to
hand. The board has to be completely disconnected to
make sure you don't stress the mini molex connectors.
I normally take all the panels off and tighten the
pots and sockets while I'm visiting.
Also worth checking the solder connections to the
power in socket and the jacks, they take a direct hit
when the unit slides off the top of the handle on your
Mesa Boogie.
I use a solid sleeved wire to convert the holder to
have pins which align with the holes in the board.
I've done a few, and you have to reset the device
after.
The lack of contrast is a give-away.

I failed to find the reset code immediately, but I
tried the typical 2 or 3 button press sequences.

Holding the BYPASS and EXIT buttons while powering up
erases all the user memory, andf everything looks
normal, saves to user memory etc. Could be wrong, mine
wasn't previously scrambled, but I'm 99% sure that's
it.


Then you need a dump of the presets you took before
the machine got too flaky. When new they have a
duplicate factory set, which I duped by copying all
the P patches into the U patches one by one, good for
testing the dump restore process which can be tedious
over the changing platforms over the years.
I've used Sounddiver mostly, but Cakewalk 3.0 did it
with sysx fine, although you can't see if the memory
is worth anything until you reload it in a machine.

My two MP5's got new backlights for Christmas, they
fade quickly when you leave them on for years at a
time.
MIDI-rakete.de had them, and lots of others. Good
service, decent prices

"Steve Cox" <stevec1@charter.net> wrote:
>
>"Aaron Allen" <know-spam@not_here.dude> wrote:
>>
>>
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>>Google and about 20 seconds showed this, hope it helps. I don't have one
>=
>>to test with so I don't know if it's valid, let us know?
>>
>>Product: Sony HR-MP5
>>Price Paid: US $255.00 used=20
>>Submitted 06/07/2001 at 10:23pm by Phil Frenz=20
>>Email: pfrenz at setnet<dot>net=20
>>
>>Ease of Use : 10=20
>>To reset hold in bypass and exit while powering up.
>>Takes care of most problems=20
>>
>> http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Effects/product/S ony/HR-MP5/10=
>>/1
>>
>>AA
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>>$255.00 used=20
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>I have gotten a lot further. Check out what a guy named les told me:
>From: Les Lambert <les_lmbrtyahoo.co.uk>
>Steve,
>Replacing the battery requires a battery holder to be
>fitted unless you can find an exact replacement. Nasty
>job for someone in a hurry without the right parts to
>hand. The board has to be completely disconnected to
>make sure you don't stress the mini molex connectors.
>I normally take all the panels off and tighten the
>pots and sockets while I'm visiting.
> Also worth checking the solder connections to the
>power in socket and the jacks, they take a direct hit
>when the unit slides off the top of the handle on your
>Mesa Boogie.
> I use a solid sleeved wire to convert the holder to
>have pins which align with the holes in the board.
>I've done a few, and you have to reset the device
>after.
>The lack of contrast is a give-away.
>
>I failed to find the reset code immediately, but I
>tried the typical 2 or 3 button press sequences.
>
>Holding the BYPASS and EXIT buttons while powering up
>erases all the user memory, andf everything looks
>normal, saves to user memory etc. Could be wrong, mine
>wasn't previously scrambled, but I'm 99% sure that's
>it.
>
>
>Then you need a dump of the presets you took before
>the machine got too flaky. When new they have a
>duplicate factory set, which I duped by copying all
>the P patches into the U patches one by one, good for
>testing the dump restore process which can be tedious
>over the changing platforms over the years.
>I've used Sounddiver mostly, but Cakewalk 3.0 did it
>with sysx fine, although you can't see if the memory
>is worth anything until you reload it in a machine.
>
>My two MP5's got new backlights for Christmas, they
>fade quickly when you leave them on for years at a
>time.
>MIDI-rakete.de had them, and lots of others. Good
>service, decent prices
Les
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