A-PRO 300 SERIOUS PROBLEM

Hi, I have the same problem since yesterday... I saw your post on another french forum, it seems we're the only two people in the world having this problem ;-) I tried the factory reset but no change, it stays on Ver.5.535 or if you do the erase thingy you get 'Please send SMF'. And all i wanted to do is make some music! Hopefully someone has a solution soon.

This is the solution, Prathmesh already knows, but I thought it could be helpfull to post here. Here are the steps: - first download UpdSMF from here: http://www.rolandus.com/s...?FileName=SMFPLAYR.ZIP then, download this file http://www.2shared.com/fi...pA9/apro_sys_v115.html and unzip it to your harddrive Update Procedure 1. Switch off the power to the unit. 2. At the underside, change switch EXT A to its unmarked side and switch EXT B to the side indicated by a star. 3. Using the USB cable, connect the unit and the computer. 4. Switch on the power to the unit. 5. Start UpdSMF.exe. 6. Set MIDI Out Device to A-PRO. 7. Click the Path button and specify the folder containing the update program (SMF). --> the file you downloaded (this where I first did it wrong, you have to select p000001.mid in order to restore your firmware 8. Click the Scan SMF button. 9. Select the displayed update program. (p000001.mid) 10. Press the VALUE control on the unit. (push the large rotary knob next to your display) A random button is displayed on the LCD screen. 11. Press the displayed button. Another random button name is displayed. 12. Press the displayed button. The message Please Send SMF. is displayed. 13. Go to the UpdSMF window and click the Send button. Sending of the update program starts. After several minutes, the update ends and the message Completed! appears. 14. Switch off the power to the unit. 15. Quit UpdSMF.exe. 16. At the underside of the unit, change both the EXT A and EXT B switches to the side indicated by a star. Now it should work! Greetings David

Again then problem remains, now when I starting my controller some time its boot proper but 80% time its shows the same ver error, what to do now ...
Any help ???

Guys.. I have tried each step perfectly and yet problem persist. can anyone show me the path.

Just to be clear (may have been stated earlier), what is the exact error message?

Yup I was talking about the keyboard. 
Is it displaying 1.15 version not an earlier version?
So it works on USB but not PSU..?
You said it was working but now not working?
Perhaps you successfully flashed it, switch it on and off and it reverted back after a power cycle? Did you read the documentation on the Roland site for the upgrade there are very specific steps.
Having said all that I don't own a power supply with my A300 Pro

I have just seen this... I now have the same issue with my A-800... did you guys manage to find a solution?

Hi Everyone:
I have had the exactly same problem: from nowhere my A800 started to display the same message already described.
I manage to solve it, using the information provided for you folks, and a bit of luck.
This is what worked for me:
 
First:
There is a new driver for win 10 available from roland:
May be the cause of all this trouble was in the old driver, after all.
I did install this new driver (it's supposed to install automatically when you connect and turn on the A800 to the usb port / doesn't matter if the keyboard is displaying the annoying message). Check the instructions from Roland.
 
Second:
I found out that the only way to get this message from the A800 is when the switch underneath the keyboard is down (the left one): apparently this is the way the keyboard ask for a update of the firmware.
For details, refer to the Roland document here:
under the item: A-PRO System Program Ver.1.15. There is a detailed description on updating the firmware of the unit (which is the issue here).
 
Third:
I did the updating process as explained, and when the display of the unit ask to turn off I did so. It's supposed to just put back the switch at the upper position and turn the unit on.
BUT this time, before doing so, I cleaned a lot the area, vacuum the switch unit to prevent any dust around, and I moved several times the switch back and forth, to make sure there was a steady contact, and the unit didn't "think" I was trying to upgrade again.
And VOILA, it worked.
The unit went to the normal display, and is working just fine, as always did.
 
My guess is that for some reason the switch got stucked in the down position electric contact, even when the button was up - hardware malfunction perhaps -.
 
I hope this could help some of you having the same problem.
:)
And thanks for the help of previos posts.
Note: I did perform a full reinstall of Sonar before all of this. May be helpful for some of you, who knows.
 
 
 

What jdevit wrote above worked for me, I have previously had this problem and therfore already had the UpdSMF program.
As the link above does not work and you need the UpdSMF program let me know and I will send to you.

Hello,
 
I did everything from the posts above using p000001.mid file from a300pro for my a500pro and in the end i only get blank orange screen. Can anyone help me...?
 
Thanks.

Hey, I solved it... The problem was this step in desctiption

• 5. Start UpdSMF.exe.
• 6. Set MIDI Out Device to A-PRO. 

Step 6 says select Out device. After 50 tries it occured to me that it is strange to select midi out on device, if I want to receive the data, so I selected midi in, and smfupdate worked and the keyboard is fully operational.
 
So every other step is fine. Its just the step 6. which is described wrong.
 
Good luck! :)

did u found somethin to fix it my friend ?

djevit
This is the solution, Prathmesh already knows, but I thought it could be helpfull to post here. Here are the steps: - first download UpdSMF from here: http://www.rolandus.com/s...?FileName=SMFPLAYR.ZIP then, download this file http://www.2shared.com/fi...pA9/apro_sys_v115.html and unzip it to your harddrive Update Procedure 1. Switch off the power to the unit. 2. At the underside, change switch EXT A to its unmarked side and switch EXT B to the side indicated by a star. 3. Using the USB cable, connect the unit and the computer. 4. Switch on the power to the unit. 5. Start UpdSMF.exe. 6. Set MIDI Out Device to A-PRO. 7. Click the Path button and specify the folder containing the update program (SMF). --> the file you downloaded (this where I first did it wrong, you have to select p000001.mid in order to restore your firmware 8. Click the Scan SMF button. 9. Select the displayed update program. (p000001.mid) 10. Press the VALUE control on the unit. (push the large rotary knob next to your display) A random button is displayed on the LCD screen. 11. Press the displayed button. Another random button name is displayed. 12. Press the displayed button. The message Please Send SMF. is displayed. 13. Go to the UpdSMF window and click the Send button. Sending of the update program starts. After several minutes, the update ends and the message Completed! appears. 14. Switch off the power to the unit. 15. Quit UpdSMF.exe. 16. At the underside of the unit, change both the EXT A and EXT B switches to the side indicated by a star. Now it should work! Greetings David

Solution formatted with ***updated location of apro_sys_v115 file***:
 
Here are the steps: - first download UpdSMF from here:
http://www.rolandus.com/s...?FileName=SMFPLAYR.ZIP
then, ***download this file***
https://www.dropbox.com/s/x0u4zpr4gnzf5dp/apro_sys_v115.zip?dl=0
and unzip it to your harddrive
Update Procedure
1. Switch off the power to the unit.
2. **At the underside**, change switch EXT A to its unmarked side and switch EXT B to the side indicated by a star.
3. Using the USB cable, connect the unit and the computer.
4. Switch on the power to the unit.
5. Start UpdSMF.exe.
6. Set MIDI Out Device to A-PRO.
7. Click the Path button and specify the folder containing the update program (SMF). --> the file you downloaded (this where I first did it wrong, you have to select p000001.mid in order to restore your firmware
8. Click the Scan SMF button.
9. Select the displayed update program. (p000001.mid)
10. Press the VALUE control on the unit. (push the large rotary knob next to your display) A random button is displayed on the LCD screen.
11. Press the displayed button. Another random button name is displayed.
12. Press the displayed button. The message Please Send SMF. is displayed.
13. Go to the UpdSMF window and click the Send button. Sending of the update program starts. After several minutes, the update ends and the message Completed! appears.
14. Switch off the power to the unit.
15. Quit UpdSMF.exe.
16. **At the underside of the unit**, change both the EXT A and EXT B switches to the side indicated by a star.
 
Now it should work!
 
Greetings David
 

bonjour les gars jai un probleme uvev mon clavier midi rolanr a-
800pro,il ne fonctionne pas a l´ecran il ya ca ver.5.535
aidez moi svp