Error "EEb" ??

[the_eraser]

Hi,

While entering the "test mode" of the SPS-303 and trying to do the "device check", without the memory card inserted, after some seconds of "SuM", it says "EEb" or "EE6". WHAT IS THAT?
Is my 303 broken ??

Thanks,

TE

[syflom]

from service notes
2. SMARTMEDIA & SUM CHECK
Check the writing of the factory-shipped sample and pattern data and
Checksum.
* In this test, pressing the [CANCEL] button retests only the [2.2 SUM CHECK].

It looks like this will fail unless you have the factory data on the SM card.
That's something internally Roland and Roland service providers would have, so it seems normal to me that the test would fail with normal data on the SM card.

[syflom]

Is there anything functionally wrong with your SP?