Today I had to replace the battery in my
Korg M3r. All the patches had been wiped and all I could play was the eponymous 90's house piano. Luckily, it's an easy fix and I thought i'd share it with you nice people. First thing you need is a new battery - a
CR2032 (flat disc type) which I purchased from
Maplin (£3.99) - I had to get two as my PC needed a new battery too ( an odd coincidence?).
Anyway, pictures are easier than words so I'll let the camera tell the story...
First, remove your M3r from the rack and unplug it - no need to kill yourself over a battery.
1. Remove all the screws either side of the synth
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| Rack ears |
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| Repeat on other side |
2. Now remove the two screws at the back. Then the three on the case top.
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| Case top - three screws |
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| Case Rear - two screws |
3. Now you can slide the case back to reveal the innards.
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| Slide back |
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| Inside of the M3r |
The battery is in the top right corner and is a doddle to change - it simple pops out and you can slip a new one in - no screws required.
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| Slide in and push down to complete |
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| simple pressure removes the battery |
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Now, resetting the internal sounds. Click the "
Edit" button. Then the "
Global" Button. Then press "
Combi" five times to get to "
5A Load". Click "
Prog" Three times to get to page "
5D Preset Data".
Press "
Yes" to load the default presets. Hopefully you would have backed your precious home made patches into a librarian or sys-ex file so that you can reload those instead.
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| Results of a wiped battery |
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| Edit-->Global-->Combi(x5)-->Prog (x3) |
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| Hit "Yes" and... |
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| ..Success! |
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Hope that was of help to any other M3r owners, or just of interest to anyone else.
