VG-8 won't display banks etc after battery change?

Started by Larry Mac, December 13, 2013, 01:38:05 PM

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Larry Mac

I have a VG 8 that I haven't used for a couple of years. When I turned it on only the green LED panel would display...no, banks nada.
I changed the internal battery with the recommended one and it will still not display anything. I tried "initialize" and still nada. Any thoughts?

Elantric

With today's $75/hr bench repair rates it may prove cheaper to locate a different working VG8 EX on ebay for $200

Larry Mac

I had similar thoughts Elantric when it wouldn't fire but there was one effect, I think Vbow maybe, that I'd used on a cut using a volume pedal and I can't seem to find anything close on my RP 250...so I was hoping someone had a similar problem with their VG 8 and would say "did you try so and so ya dope"!

gumtown

Is there a system wide factory reset option?,
usually a flat battery corrupts much of the user memory,
as too does the proces of changing the battery.
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Elantric

QuoteIs there a system wide factory reset option?,

http://www.rolandus.com/assets/press_media_resources/Factory_Reset.pdf

VG-8/8EX Reset procedure:

Power on while holding F1, F3, and F5. Press F6 for Reset All, F4 for Patches, or F2 for Reset System