MPC 2000 XL won't turn on!

Ben,

thanks a lot for your reply. That's really weird, why the hell would they put a sticker on top of an old one? Anyway, I'm pretty certain this isn't the case with mine. If you look to the left of the power socket, you can see the A B J E V letters. Each letter represents a certain voltage and where you can use it (for instance A= America, 110 V, and E= Europe, 220V). Your MPC is compatible with every voltage in the world, as it has all the letters. My MPC only has an A, meaning that it's only compatible with american voltage. I hope this made sense lol, it was kind of hard to explain. Thanks a lot for your reply, my MPC works now that I've got the Step-Down so I can start worrying about how to actually make beats instead of trying to power it up

peace

well i'm glad you found a solution without blowing your mpc up!!

I think on mine the sticker must have been put there by a third party service centre who would have checked it over and confirmed the voltage with only 120v, so to be sure they put a new sticker on.... maybe something along those lines anyway!

If you get sick of the transformer later on you might be able to mod in a new psu that runs your voltage...

anyway time for you to start makin beats!

Ben

BenHoughton wrote:If you get sick of the transformer later on you might be able to mod in a new psu that runs your voltage...

anyway time for you to start makin beats!

Ben

I'm not all that technical so I probably won't change it, i'd rather just play it safe and keep it the way it is

We'll see how the beat making goes though, I'll see you in the "Production Techniques" forum !

peace

Funny enough,

I have also a MPC from the US, and I'm living in the Netherlands.

So in order to use my MPC in the netherlands I had to get out and buy an AC - AC Converter from 110v 60HZ - 220v 50Hz. (I thought)

On the back of my MPC there also was a sticker saying 110v 60HZ 23W ....but..... when I peeled the sticker off it clearly says 100~240V 50/60HZ 23W (???)

Now I am not brave enough to just plug the mpc straight into the socket without the AC-AC Converter ... but is there anybody who knows more about this ?

Like why is there a sticker saying 110v 60Hz when in fact the MPC2000XL has a multi input .... ?

And is it really a multi voltage input or is the sticker there for a reason ??

This would be very handy, cause all the people that bought a step-down converter could just get rid of the damn thing......



feedback much appreciated

^ BUMP

Just to let you all know I contacted AKAI about this and waiting for reply...

Interesting topic indeed.So,to make one thing clear: I'm waitin' for my 2000xl to arrive.If it has this sticker or sth,means i need a step-down converter? If not? Cause i don't want to experiment with the voltage you know

Marek2kxl wrote:Just to let you all know I contacted AKAI about this and waiting for reply...

Good luck bro!

Marvel wrote:Ben, My MPC only has an A, meaning that it's only compatible with american voltage.

Mine has an "A" sticker on the back of it also but like I said it works fine overseas without a transformer.
For people buying an American MPC and using it overseas, just to be on the safe side, don't chance it, use a transformer anyway.

hey, it is true that you would sooner see smoke if you plugged a US voltage item into the 220 EU plug socket. However even plugging a europian item into US sockets without a step down can be bad because our current does run at higher cycles so it may not get messed up right away but after a while it very well could. (That is if you dont have a switch on your machine.)

I saw that my 2000xl didn't come with that sticker,but in the original box has the power inquirements and the 110v is checked,so i guess have to get a power transformer first and don't make any wrong moves.

Heya. I'd be curious to see what the reply from Akai is on this one, as I also just had my american-bought MPC sent over here to Holland. I too, have a sticker saying 120v only, but as the others, I peeled off the sticker and it says 120-240v.....So yeah..I'm in the same boat here...would like to know whether or not I have to shell out the money for a transformer....I'm not brave enough to just plug it in...

I went to the Akai Pro website, looked at the specs for the MPC2000XL, and found this:
General

* Display: 248x60 dot graphic tilting LCD
* Multi-Card drive (MCD model only): Compact Flash, Memory Stick, Smart Media, Secure Digital
* Standard accessories: 1x CD-ROM sound library, Power cable
* Power: 100-240V AC, 50/60Hz
* Consumption: 23W
* Dimensions (H x W x D):
4.17" x 15.95" x 8.99" (106mm x 405mm x 331mm)
* Weight: 12.13lbs (5.5kg)

so...unfortunately that alone does not give me the courage to plug it in, still waiting for a reply from Akai....

still waiting here too....

i'll let yall know when / if I ever get a response from akai .....

thats wierd my mpc2000xl says

ac120 v
60 hz
23w