# Ensoniq MR76 - Not start and displays black squares

**URL:** <https://forums.syntaur.com/t/ensoniq-mr76-not-start-and-displays-black-squares/9319>\
**Category:** Synth Repair\
**Tags:** no-power, ensoniq, no-audio\
**Created:** [January 22, 2026, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.syntaur.com/t/ensoniq-mr76-not-start-and-displays-black-squares/9319 "2026-01-22T11:27:21Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 22, 2026, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.syntaur.com/t/ensoniq-mr76-not-start-and-displays-black-squares/9319/1 "2026-01-22T11:27:21Z")

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I’m having a problem with my MR76.

It was playing and suddenly it froze and the screen went black.

I turned it off and on again, but when I turn it on it gets stuck and the screen only displays black squares as shown in the attached image.

 ![IMG_8006](https://forums.syntaur.com/uploads/default/original/2X/d/db3ab9734e7fb037068d005f263496e6dbb142fd.jpeg)

Has anyone else experienced this and have any advice on how to solve it?

Note: It doesn’t have an internal battery and I’ve already done a hard reset and a soft reset and it didn’t work.

Thank you!