> From: rizzitech
>
> I had the pleasure of meeting Bill Thomas whom was the
> factory service manger for Arp,Fender and Roland. He sold me
> his Chroma Polaris and it worked wonderfully for years. I
> had to pack it up and move. When I unpacked it recently it
> did not sound. I have the original tapes and manual that came
> with it.(also the box,does any one want the box and
> Styrofoam? Free - just pay shipping)
>
> The front panel appears to work fine.
> I was wondering what suggestions any one has for rebooting
> the instrument. I will probably replace the battery at the
> same time.Thanks in advance Best regards Thomas Rizzi
> rizzitech@...

A bad battery doesn't prevent you from turning the instrument on, and
creating a new program from scratch; it only prevents it from being
remembered when the power is shut off.

Just saying "it did not sound" doesn't convey much information. What did you
try? Some of the diagnostics listed in the service manual can be performed
without opening the unit up, and often narrow the problem down, if not solve
it entirely.

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Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco
Paul mailto:pderocco@...