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amitnj29 · Post by **amitnj29** » Sun Jan 25, 2015 7:14 am

I cannot play my Roland A 800 pro MIDI keyboard. As soon as I switch it on, it displays an error saying - 'Please send SMF' . Any help guys?

llze · Post by **llze** » Sun Jan 25, 2015 7:25 am

check the manual and reset it first, maybe even with that pin underneath. Also resend your controller layout again via the software and make sure you actualy select it on the device. Hope it helps! cheers

Rexxyboy · Post by **Rexxyboy** » Tue Sep 27, 2016 7:13 am

Hey Guys. I've just had this problem happen right now after years of flawless operation.
Did you get it working??

It boots up, and it says the Ver.5.535, and [PRESS ENTER].
I cannot press any other keys than what it is asking me.

When i Press Enter, it says Erase? and i have to press [L9].
Then i press [L9], then says Sure? and i press YES [L3], and it erases and tells me to power off.
So i'm stuck in this endless loop and I cannot actually get into any of the A-Pro's functions.

Am i correct in assuming the keyboard has just lost its memory and i have to reload it?
The A-PRO editor seems to work, but it has no default templates.

I cannot find this reset pin mentioned above, any help would be appreciated!
Many thanks,
Rexx.

Rexxyboy · Post by **Rexxyboy** » Tue Sep 27, 2016 8:39 am

All fixed now... Here is the solution, pasted from another forum site:

Download the p000001.mid Sys file http://www.2shared.com/file/4FcN2pA9/apro_sys_v115.html and unzip it.

1. Switch off the power to the unit.
2. At the underside of the keyboard, change dip-switch EXT A to blank and EXT B to an asterisk *
3. Using the USB cable, connect the unit and the computer.
4. Switch on the power to the unit.
5. Fire up your DAW and load the downloaded p000001.mid SMF file into a midi track. In Cubase, it actually came in on 2 tracks.
6. Set the midi track's MIDI Out Device to A-PRO (for both midi tracks in my case)
7. If you A-Pro says [PRESS ENTER], Press ENTER!!
8. If it says Erase? , Press [L9]. Sure? press [L3]
9. Now it should say "Send SMF"
10. Now you can press PLAY in your DAW and watch the update arrows and wait for it to Say Completed! It should say this once it gets past the end of the midi file.
11. Save DAW session (in case you need to repeat this step), and Switch off the power to the unit.
12. At the underside of the unit, change both the EXT A back to asterisk * .
13. Power Up the Roland and it should boot all the way in now, press any of the function buttons (i had to do this step twice).
Now it should work!], Hopefully it's fixed!

Acid Mitch · Post by **Acid Mitch** » Thu Feb 16, 2017 9:11 am

Do any of you guys still have the apro_sys_v115.zip file ?
The link provided is no longer valid.

Rexxyboy · Post by **Rexxyboy** » Thu Feb 16, 2017 10:10 am

Yeah, looks like that account has been shut down. Oddly, I do not have the zip, but i did save a cubase project file (as per my instructions!) with the midi file we need, so i have exported that as midi files right now for you, as both type 0 (for Pro Tools) and type 1 for the rest of humanity. Use this file as the file listed in point number '5.' on my instructions above.

Good luck!

Rexx.

Links to the files on my Dropbox

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/167 ... PE%200.mid

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/167 ... UPDATE.mid

Acid Mitch · Post by **Acid Mitch** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 11:07 am

Thank you

ömer faruke · Post by **ömer faruke** » Mon May 01, 2017 12:39 pm

Could you please take a video? Very urgent ...

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jescabias · Post by **jescabias** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 9:20 pm

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original file here.

Hope it helps!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/x0u4zpr4gnzf5 ... 5.zip?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/x0u4zpr4gnzf5dp/apro_sys_v115.zip?dl=0)

ivar75 · Post by **ivar75** » Sat Jul 22, 2017 3:01 pm

I followed the instructions. After that I am getting 1.150 Instead of 5.535. Keyboard is not working !!

Kindly help me

saqibsoban · Post by **saqibsoban** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 10:41 am

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PLEASE SEND ME SMF or apro_sys_v115

I will be very thank full

saqibsoban@hotmail.com (mailto:saqibsoban@hotmail.com)

dgatic · Post by **dgatic** » Fri May 11, 2018 11:45 am

I followed the instructions too, and now I am getting 1.150 but Keyboard is not working

Help me please!

llze · Post by **llze** » Fri May 11, 2018 12:06 pm

best to ask Roland directly..

dieubon · Post by **dieubon** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 12:37 pm

Can some one send me the smf file please

dieubon · Post by **dieubon** » Sat Jan 16, 2021 11:04 pm

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Can some send me the files please
garydiege8@gmail.com (mailto:garydiege8@gmail.com)
Thanx

Roland A 800 Pro - 'Send SMF' error help