Exchange tips and tricks for the Akai MPC4000
By ja-ki Tue Sep 24, 2013 8:43 pm
I have good news.
I purchased a dps16 screen for 40$ and got informed that it is the exact same screen as the mpc 4000 one. Also the seller of the mpc made a 90$ refund after I contacted him. Hurray!
By ntalec Mon Sep 30, 2013 7:29 pm
Have you got the screen yet, if so did it work?

If you haven't gotten it yet I would suggest you open the 4k up and plug the screen in to test it out before you start disassembling things.
By ja-ki Mon Oct 07, 2013 11:52 am
Good News!

I received the DPS16 screen and installed it. It took a while as you have to loosen many screws, but right now I'm looking at a bright, contrasty NO LINES display on my MPC 4000. I can confirm that the DPS16 screens are compatible with the MPC 4000.

cheers and thanks for the hint!
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By MPC-Tutor Mon Oct 07, 2013 11:56 am
ja-ki wrote:Good News!

I received the DPS16 screen and installed it. It took a while as you have to loosen many screws, but right now I'm looking at a bright, contrasty NO LINES display on my MPC 4000. I can confirm that the DPS16 screens are compatible with the MPC 4000.

cheers and thanks for the hint!



Good stuff! Can you run through the install in a bit more detail? Was the DPS16 screen a one-off, or does that seller have many of them?
By ja-ki Mon Oct 07, 2013 12:11 pm
No unfortunately it was a private seller having only that one screen. Actually it was quite risky to buy it as the housing was very damaged (pots broken, scratches all over the place) and the unit wasn't tested. But as it was cheap (40$) I thought I'd give it a try.

As said before you have to loosen many screews and you definately need a soldering iron as you will have to solder a grounding cable coming from the screen going to the board the electronics are on (all this will hide inside the screen housing). It's important to know the ribbon cable being connected inside the machine as if you were to pull of the screenhousing you will rip off that cable so be careful. You will have to open up the whole machine just to unplug that ribbon cable. Everything else really is self explanatory as it's just fitting and screwing. It's extremely important to do the soldering in the first place and connecting the screen housing to the rest of the machine BEFORE turning the MPC on again as the screen has to be grounded. I think that was it.

I'm pretty happy as with the refund of the seller and that cheap replacement screen the whole machine (again, fully equipped) really was a bargain for my country.

cheers and thanks for the help! I'm now going to search for my proper english, as I seem to having it lost somewhere ;)


edit: Btw, I have a spare part now, it's this one http://www.vstservice.com/p-715-mpc4000 ... erter.aspx I tested it and don't need it anymore. Anyone interested?

edit2: You really should test the screen before reattaching the faceplate as the ribboncable must be fitted perfectly in its socket as it will show you muffled graphics otherwise
By ntalec Mon Oct 07, 2013 2:01 pm
MPC-Tutor wrote:
Good stuff! Can you run through the install in a bit more detail? Was the DPS16 screen a one-off, or does that seller have many of them?


Just keep your eyes open they show up from time to time dirt cheap from trashed 16s.
The problem is just like he was describing where it's scary because of the physical appearance.
I almost grabbed one for $60 but the seller said he couldn't test it to be sure it still worked, but worked when the unit was working.

I was thinking to get it to have in case but decided against it.
That was a couple of months ago but I still see them pop up.
By U3 Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:24 pm
If anybody out there has any clues on how to mod the ribbon cable or the screen housing electronics in order to be able to connect to a VGA/Display port, then please share the knowledge.

will be GREATLY appreciated.
thanks
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By SimonInAustralia Mon Oct 14, 2013 1:42 am
U3 wrote:If anybody out there has any clues on how to mod the ribbon cable or the screen housing electronics in order to be able to connect to a VGA/Display port, then please share the knowledge.

Not possible.
By U3 Fri Oct 18, 2013 1:46 pm
SimonInAustralia wrote:
U3 wrote:If anybody out there has any clues on how to mod the ribbon cable or the screen housing electronics in order to be able to connect to a VGA/Display port, then please share the knowledge.

Not possible.

We shouldn't rule out the dream altogether.
I remember it was almost done with the MPC2000 a couple of years ago but didnt make it in the end. If its possible with the 2k than why not the 4?
http://www.mpc-forums.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=141203

I should email envisionelec to get more info on this.
By ntalec Fri Oct 18, 2013 3:30 pm
U3 wrote:
SimonInAustralia wrote:
U3 wrote:If anybody out there has any clues on how to mod the ribbon cable or the screen housing electronics in order to be able to connect to a VGA/Display port, then please share the knowledge.

Not possible.

We shouldn't rule out the dream altogether.
I remember it was almost done with the MPC2000 a couple of years ago but didnt make it in the end. If its possible with the 2k than why not the 4?
http://www.mpc-forums.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=141203

I should email envisionelec to get more info on this.


Email him and ask him what happened to the 2k screens first then worry about the VGA. :Sigh:
His 2k screens were a failure so I would aspect that to be what caused the VGA to not show as well.

No one is saying it can't be done but as with what Envision was doing before getting it to be stable, lag free and reliable is a bigger issue than expected.

Also don't call it a dream because it appears you may be alone in the desire for it.
Of all the things 4k users have desired over the years don't recall that being one. :nod: