Brian,

Don't know if this will help or not but there is a little know RESET
routine that you might try.

Shut it down for several minutes and then hold down the RED STORE
button before you turn it back on.

Charlie

On Feb 14, 2006, at 1:51 AM, skylab001 wrote:

> I just recieved my matrix 6r and to my dismay when I plugged it in I
> got @@@@@@@@@@@@
> across the entire LCD screen and none of the buttons worked, I tried
> turning it on and off
> again a couple times and nothing but the same @@@@@@@@@@@ all the way
> across the
> screen. I then tried hooking it up to my midi controller to see if I
> could get any sound and
> nothing. I ran through every midi channel and nothing worked. I then
> looked a little closer
> and noticed a few screws missing on the case so I went ahead and
> removed the top, when I
> noticed that a cable that looks alot like a standard IDE cable(with 3
> connection points) was
> disconntected. I proceeded to plug it back in but it didn't help at
> all. I also checked to see if
> all cable harnesses and chips were seated properly, which they seemed
> to be.
>
> Has anybody here ever checked out thier M6 or 6r(is that really an IDE
> cable....wish I had a
> picture of the insides of this thing)....and has anybody ever
> experienced this problem Maybe
> know how to correct it. I'm guessing the Rom chip may be messed
> up...but that is just a
> guess.
>
> Brian
>
>