E-mail: The cost to have Korg replace the LCDLCD module was reported to be $350 in 1999. Korg UK, 9 Newmarket Court, Kingston, Milton Keynes, MK10 0AU. The parts are in stock and can be ordered by fax on 01908 Ģ001Mar15, UK: User reported that Korg will sell you a backlight: "The cost is £141.60. It may be worth a phone call.Ģ001Apr22, UK: A user reports Korg U.K. Said they were in the process of making a new replacement unit, but no The module, which was selling at that time for $225 + $6 shipping.
However you can get the package (backlight & display) for £140:00 plus postage." Ģ001Nov29: A user reports Korg has discontinued the part number for User reports "Korg UK cannot supply the back light only, as Check the numbers on the scrap display to make sure it's the same as what was in your 01.Ģ002Apr12, UK. If you can find a scrap keyboard like those listed, you might be able to use that display and/or its backlight in
The manufacturer of this display was Optrex Corp.Ī Korg repair guy wrote: "the same backlights are used in different Keyboards like
The service manual specifies a part number of "DMF5005NS-EW1" and an internal Part Code ofģ13002500. Where to buy just the LCD and/or backlight Same-Part Replacement from Korg Historical note from one 01er in 2002Mar22: "I paid $250.00 for my back lite plus labor.$80.00." You can ship the your entire 01 to them for repairs or remove the display youself and ship just that.įirst listed on this site on 2006Dec15 (when backlights were £35). Note: I have no personal experience any company listed, so I can advise neither for nor against any of them.įor details on repairs and prices, visit their website. You may be able to save money by buying the parts yourself, then having a local technician to the work. The average tinker-type (or desperate, cash-free musician) would.
The average musician won't want to do it. Several 01 owners have fixed their own displays, but it's a very time-consuming and possibly technical project.
To replace just the backlight, you have two choices: Replace the backlight with the same or similar part, or install a new kind of backlight. Replacing the entire display module (display and backlight) is more costly and is the approach repair shops may want to take. If the display is dim, then the problem is probably just the backlight. If you can read anything, the display is probably good and just the backlight needs to be replaced. You can test the display by shining a light on it: It's far more likely that the problem is with the backlight, not The display ( LCD Module) unit has two parts: Is the problem the Display or the Backlight? I can only guess the display module is bad and must be replaced. The display is well lit, but there are no characters or dots or anything showing. He melted the plastic, then re-soldered the leads, and everything worked okay. Plastic edge where the connector dangles. One user described removing his backlight, where he found the copper leads had broken at the If the LCD quit suddenly, you may have a loose wire or two. (So don't leave your 01 turned on needlessly.) Dark Display Some backlights get dim as they age - the longer it is turned on, theĭimmer it gets. The display (more specifically and more likely, the backlight) is getting old. The viewing angle is not adjusted properly. There are two typical reasons the display appears dim:ġ. Replacing the module is much more expensive than replacing just the backlight.īut replacing the backlight can be very tricky, and not for the
The module and backlight can be replaced separately. The display rarely goes bad - it's the backlight that may get dimmer over time. Open up the 01 and you'll see the "display" is a module made up of two sections: a display section (that includes the glass sandwich containing liquid crystals,Ī controller IC, SRAM, and other circuitry), and a backlight. That means buttons A, B, C, and D all select the same thing. For example, when selectingĪn effect, the name of the effect spans the four left-most cells. The number of cells on a line is limited to eight, but cells are often joined together to control a single thing. Row (or line), then push a letter button to choose a column. You select a cell by using the UP or DOWN buttons to choose a These cells are arranged as 8 rows with 8 columns. Also called the LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), all 01/Ws and the 01R/W use the same 240 x 64 dot display.