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Calibrating the M-boards is the major part of the adjustment procedure: All in all 320 trimpots on 16 voice boards will have to be turned. T...

Since I picked up my CS-80 from the former owner in 2007, the only calibration I did was just adjusting the pitch. Until now I have been...

In this article I have gathered some general information around setting up the calibration, as well as sharing some tips . Updated Adjust...

The first step is adjusting the power supply. Be aware that once you adjust something here, there is no way back because it will affect in s...

Back in 2007, shortly after I picked up my Yamaha CS-80 I was looking for MIDI options and was glad to see that Kenton still sells the Midi...

To work on the KAS and SH Board the keyboard has to be lifted. Click  here for further information about which screws have to be remov...

This part requires one more time to lift the keyboard. If you have the Kenton Midi Interface installed be careful not to break its two long ...

After one of my IG00150s failed and has been replaced by another one I gave it to my friend who was curious about analyzing. He was sending ...

During calibration on one M-board all of the sudden the pitch went down while adjusting, resulting in a slow beating coming out of the speak...

If one of your IG00150 has gone bad there is an alternative to get a "spare" from a lesser used module in your CS-80: The chorus...