Test Procedures; Power-Up Modes - Alesis Andromeda A6 Service Manual

2.0 Test Procedures

This document assumes basic familiarity with the A6 and the A6 User Manual. Please read
Appendix C of the A6 Reference Manual and familiarize yourself with it. It contains useful
information for troubleshooting.
2.10 Power Up Modes
You will need to know the A6 power up modes, since these will be helpful in debugging many
problems. The following chart is taken from the A6 User Manual:
POWER UP
FUNCTION
WHILE HOLDING
Soft Button 1 Forces A6 to load default Program and Mix. This is useful if the A6 has received
corrupted data, causing it to hang.
Soft Button 2 Enters front panel debug mode.
Soft Button 3 Initializes all user RAM. This is also known as a Hard Reset. Warning, this will
erase all User Programs and Mixes, replacing them with the factory default User
Programs and Mixes!
Soft Button 4 Initializes all Global parameters, including tuning tables.
Soft Button 5 Re-calibrates Mod Wheel and Ribbon Controller.
Soft Button 6 Sends software OS out as MIDI Syx Ex dump.
Enables the A6 to receive software Syx Ex dump (OS or bootloader).
Soft Button 7
Replaces the factory default User Programs and Mixes with the User Bank
Soft Button 8
Programs and Mixes. The next time a RAM initialization is done (Soft Button 3),
these banks will be used to initialize the User Banks.
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