Weird MPC X screen problem

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Weird MPC X screen problem

By SciFiStu Sun Feb 09, 2025 8:17 pm
Hi, I'm new to the forum, but not the MPC in general.

I picked up a used MPC X (OG) today and it took me a while to notice that the screen is off-centre and some of what should be on the left appears on the right edge.

Has anyone else had this and managed to fix it? Is there a screen calibration mode I can't see?

Thanks.

S.

Re: Weird MPC X screen problem

By SciFiStu Sun Feb 09, 2025 10:11 pm
Here's a pic of the issue. As you can see the left of the entire screen appears on the right hand side.

Any help greatly appreciated.

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Re: Weird MPC X screen problem

By Lampdog Sun Feb 09, 2025 11:40 pm
Did you try to reinstall firmware?
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Re: Weird MPC X screen problem

By Lampdog Mon Feb 10, 2025 2:54 am
It looks annoying as hell and I don’t know how to get around that one.
Faulty screen
Faulty firmware
Faulty video from cpu
First time I’ve seen this on the forums.
Unsure.

Re: Weird MPC X screen problem

By SciFiStu Mon Feb 10, 2025 7:53 pm
Lampdog wrote:It looks annoying as hell and I don’t know how to get around that one.
Faulty screen
Faulty firmware
Faulty video from cpu
First time I’ve seen this on the forums.
Unsure.

Yeah, seems to be a pretty unique issue. Thanks for taking the time to look.

Re: Weird MPC X screen problem

By SciFiStu Mon Feb 10, 2025 7:54 pm
B-Wise wrote:The screen's ribbon cable may have gotten loose. But this is the first time I've seen this type of problem & I hope this bug or whatever isn't contagious. Good luck!

Yeah, that seems likely. Not sure how big a job that is, hopefully not too lengthy a process.

Re: Weird MPC X screen problem

By SciFiStu Wed Feb 12, 2025 5:46 pm
B-Wise wrote:They those gear tear down videos YT. I'm sure they have a X video. You can use that to get a sense of what your dealing with. You keep the power on & mess with the cable to see if it's helps.

Akai should offer a longer warranty, especially for the X.


Yeah. We are looking into the ribbon possibility first. I tried to update firmware and switch between standalone and controller to see if it was a glitch, but no luck.
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Re: Weird MPC X screen problem

By Lampdog Thu Feb 13, 2025 2:50 am
B-Wise wrote:They those gear tear down videos YT.

Step away from the blunt

Re: Weird MPC X screen problem

By B-Wise Thu Feb 13, 2025 3:38 pm
Lampdog wrote:
B-Wise wrote:They those gear tear down videos YT.

Step away from the blunt

:lol: :smoker:
I've been on a break since early Dec. I meant to put, "They have those gear teardown videos on YT."
I have a bad habit of not writing all the words in my head & not noticing it even when I read it back. Oops! :oops:

Re: Weird MPC X screen problem

By SciFiStu Thu Feb 20, 2025 8:23 pm
Bigtuna wrote:Did anyone find a fix for this?


No, hoping 3.4.2 might fix it. Will update once I've found out, I don't have the unit at the moment.

Do you have a similar problem?
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