Blank Screen on Start Up after OS update ! Help !
Blank Screen on Start Up after OS update ! Help !
While doing ten different things at once and updating my Voyager, I may have missing putting in Bank B340.synx. Not too smart, I know. Now I get a blank screen after start up. Sometime it will say "Moog Voyager" for a second and then go blank.
I can not navigate the menus to reinstall the OS. Is there a trick like holding down a button on start up that I can do to get a basic system back up and running?
I can not navigate the menus to reinstall the OS. Is there a trick like holding down a button on start up that I can do to get a basic system back up and running?
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Re: Blank Screen on Start Up after OS update ! Help !
OK, maybe this will help:inducer wrote:While doing ten different things at once and updating my Voyager, I may have missing putting in Bank B340.synx. Not too smart, I know. Now I get a blank screen after start up. Sometime it will say "Moog Voyager" for a second and then go blank.
I can not navigate the menus to reinstall the OS. Is there a trick like holding down a button on start up that I can do to get a basic system back up and running?
Switch the Voyager on
Press MASTER
Press 5 times the +1 button
Press ENTER
Press the +1 button
Press ENTER
Press CURSOR
Press ENTER
And have fun,
Rudi
I had no problem. I used the Mac freeware SysEx Librarian for all those SysEx transfers to and from synths. And it never failed me yet.
keep on turning these Moog knobs
Sequence:
Prodigy * minimoog '79 * Voyager * MF102 * MF103 * MF104z * MP201 * Taurus 3 * Minitaur * Sub Phatty * MF105 * Minimoog 2017+ MUSE * One 16
Sequence:
Prodigy * minimoog '79 * Voyager * MF102 * MF103 * MF104z * MP201 * Taurus 3 * Minitaur * Sub Phatty * MF105 * Minimoog 2017+ MUSE * One 16
h4nc0 wrote:A few days ago, when I was upgrading the OS with the Editorian, something went wrong and I got nothing on the LCD. I thought the Voyager was broken, but I blind-updated with OS v3.4 and it came back. Strange as hell.
OK, it is my turn.... I used the Editorian and got blank screen. I tried the blind update but looks like my memory failed me and could not remember the right order. Can someone right down the exactly what buttons I need to push and hoe many times? I could do it for the Bank A (rebooted) but after that I could not remember the exact order.
By the way, when I switch on the Voyager, I cannot go to Master directly, I need to hit "enter" and after I can go into Master mode.
Thanks in advance.
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That's not so easy when you can't see anything on the screen. I guess the Voyager stays in the boot section.brain_11 wrote:h4nc0 wrote:A few days ago, when I was upgrading the OS with the Editorian, something went wrong and I got nothing on the LCD. I thought the Voyager was broken, but I blind-updated with OS v3.4 and it came back. Strange as hell.
OK, it is my turn.... I used the Editorian and got blank screen. I tried the blind update but looks like my memory failed me and could not remember the right order. Can someone right down the exactly what buttons I need to push and hoe many times? I could do it for the Bank A (rebooted) but after that I could not remember the exact order.
By the way, when I switch on the Voyager, I cannot go to Master directly, I need to hit "enter" and after I can go into Master mode.
Thanks in advance.
Try this:
After power on when the MASTER LED comes hit the CURSOR and then ENTER. Now send bank A.
If the screen stays blank switch the Voyager off and on, press CURSOR and ENTER and send bank C.
Do you know the LCD contrast value when your Voyager was running?
Thanks for the suggestion, but it didn't work. When I power it up the LEDs cycle through MIDI, Master,Edit, Panel, and though I pushed the cursor when it was at the Master then Enter it did not stay in the Master section. (I went through the procedure anyway).RL wrote:That's not so easy when you can't see anything on the screen. I guess the Voyager stays in the boot section.brain_11 wrote:h4nc0 wrote:A few days ago, when I was upgrading the OS with the Editorian, something went wrong and I got nothing on the LCD. I thought the Voyager was broken, but I blind-updated with OS v3.4 and it came back. Strange as hell.
OK, it is my turn.... I used the Editorian and got blank screen. I tried the blind update but looks like my memory failed me and could not remember the right order. Can someone right down the exactly what buttons I need to push and hoe many times? I could do it for the Bank A (rebooted) but after that I could not remember the exact order.
By the way, when I switch on the Voyager, I cannot go to Master directly, I need to hit "enter" and after I can go into Master mode.
Thanks in advance.
Try this:
After power on when the MASTER LED comes hit the CURSOR and then ENTER. Now send bank A.
If the screen stays blank switch the Voyager off and on, press CURSOR and ENTER and send bank C.
Do you know the LCD contrast value when your Voyager was running?
The LCD contrast value was the default, I did not change it (can't remember the value).
It looks to me that the Voyager doesn't stay in the boot section (because the LEDs cycle through). Of course I got no sound coming out from the dead beast....
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Thanks, I tried but nothing happened. I did wait about 1 min after sending the sysex before I rebooted the Voyager (so I didn't interrupt the transfer). I sent the Bank A and C.RL wrote:I made a mistake, sorry!After power on when the MASTER LED comes hit the CURSOR and then ENTER. Now send bank A.
If the screen stays blank switch the Voyager off and on, press CURSOR and ENTER and send bank C.
it should be the Panel LED not the Master LED after power on.
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OK, then try following:brain_11 wrote:Thanks, I tried but nothing happened. I did wait about 1 min after sending the sysex before I rebooted the Voyager (so I didn't interrupt the transfer). I sent the Bank A and C.
when the Panel LED is on press the Master button, then ENTER. If this doesn't work the Voyager is in the boot mode and you have to press ENTER. After that it should be possible to enter the Master mode. In the Master mode press ENTER and then try to change the contrast by pressing the +1 button.
Rudi
Thanks Rudi.RL wrote:OK, then try following:brain_11 wrote:Thanks, I tried but nothing happened. I did wait about 1 min after sending the sysex before I rebooted the Voyager (so I didn't interrupt the transfer). I sent the Bank A and C.
when the Panel LED is on press the Master button, then ENTER. If this doesn't work the Voyager is in the boot mode and you have to press ENTER. After that it should be possible to enter the Master mode. In the Master mode press ENTER and then try to change the contrast by pressing the +1 button.
Rudi
It must be in boot mode, because I need to hit Enter to be able to hit the Mater. I followed what you suggested (Enter->Master->Enter->+1) but I couldn't change the contrast of the panel (still blank).
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Sorry, I forgot to tell you you have to hit the +1 button more than one time (in worst case 32 times).brain_11 wrote: It must be in boot mode, because I need to hit Enter to be able to hit the Mater. I followed what you suggested (Enter->Master->Enter->+1) but I couldn't change the contrast of the panel (still blank).
Indeed, it helped (but I had to push the -1 button several times rather than the +1).RL wrote:Sorry, I forgot to tell you you have to hit the +1 button more than one time (in worst case 32 times).brain_11 wrote: It must be in boot mode, because I need to hit Enter to be able to hit the Mater. I followed what you suggested (Enter->Master->Enter->+1) but I couldn't change the contrast of the panel (still blank).
After following the instruction that both the Voyager and the Editorian gave me (Load Bank A, then C and D) I managed to get the same blank screen again... It turned out (thanks Amos) that the order should be B,A,C,D (which is actually written in the pdf, but rather hidden). Can I suggest to highlight and make the users aware that don't follow the on-screen (or Editorian) instruction.
No it works fine, thanks Rudi!