Basic Operation: Program Mode - Alesis DEQ224 Reference Manual

Basic operation: Program mode

Program mode is where to be if you want to call up another
program, or if you just want to know the number of the program
you are using. The DEQ224 has 60 programs in all: 30 Preset
programs and 30 User programs. The Preset programs are the
ones numbered 00-29, while the User programs are numbered 30-
59. You can use the Preset programs as starting points for your
own programs, but you cannot store your creations back on top of
a Preset program. That's what the User programs are for.
Navigation in Program mode is a breeze. First, if you're not in
Program mode, get there by pressing the [CHANNEL/EXIT]
button. The large LED readout will show you the number of the
current program. All you have to do to call up a new Program is
press one of the [DOWN/UP] buttons.
If you hold down one of the [DOWN/UP] buttons for a few
seconds, the DEQ224 will begin to race through the programs.
That's one way to get from Program 10 to Program 40 more
quickly, for example. You'll also notice that it doesn't matter
whether you go up or down; you can get from Program 10 to
Program 40 going either direction.
But there's a way to get around Program mode even more quickly.
If you press and hold the [UP] button while you press the
[DOWN] button, the DEQ224 will jump to Program 00. If you
keep pressing the [DOWN] button, the DEQ224 will jump
backward through the programs in increments of 10 (50, 40, 30,
etc.). Likewise, if you press and hold the [DOWN] button while
you press the [UP] button, the DEQ224 will jump to Program 00.
And if you keep pressing the [UP] button, the DEQ224 will jump
forward through the programs in increments of 10 (10, 20, 30,
etc.).
Once you get the hang of those two methods of navigation, you
can reach any program in the unit's memory in two seconds or
less.
Basics of Equalization
Pressing the [DOWN/UP]
buttons at the same time
while in Program mode will
call up Program 00, the
default program.
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