[pearl 2000] can't make/modify memories

[alpooree]

Hello

I'm using pearl2000 with the software build 8 March 2004.
My desk has kept saying "The battery is flat" since last year so I chagned the battery through the our local distributor 2 times.

But recently the bigger problem happened. I worked up some memories and saved it in my floppy and loaded it on another pearl 2000 (same software). It showed my memories properly but I couldn't make more and modify ones. It had 81% free memory space.

To tell you in more specific, it looked like it had memories on that fader when I put a memory(red lights on it), but if I turned the fader up, it didn't show any channel values on LCD. It was not blind mode.

I tried hard wipe all and patched all the lights again but.. same result.
What would cause this problem? Could it be repaired?
Please help me~

[Olie]

This is a known bug with this software version, you need to upgrade to the Pearl2004 Version 1.2 software which contains a fix for this bug and many more.

[alpooree]

Thank you
Now I can add new memories properly after upgrading the software.

How about the battery problem?
When I turn on the desk, it says,
"The battery is flat. Press any key to start"
and, it shows AVO menus, then, I press "A".
A. Start
B. Burn..

So everytime I turn on the desk, it becomes empty status.
My memories are all gone.

Please help me with this problem again.
Thank you

[Olie]

The reason it is saying that the battery is flat is that the voltage detected is too low. You say you have already tried a replacement battery so it could be one of these things.

1) The replacement battery is the wrong voltage. You can check this with a multimeter, it should measure 3.6Volts.

2) The solder connection between the battery and the board is dirty. You may need to re-solder the battery. To check that the connection is good, check the voltage on the connected tracks, again this should be 3.6 Volts.

The fact that you mention that your memories have gone means that the battery is not providing enough power to maintain the RAM memory.

I hope this works! If not then you may need to contact your local distributer.

[alpooree]

Thank you
I'll check it out