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and Card programs. However, care must be taken when copying within the same Program areas (Card or
Internal) to insure that the Source and Destination ranges do not overlap.
Empty program locations are skipped during the copy process, but the relative spacing between the pro-
grams in the source range are preserved in the destination range.

Fixing and Initializing Internal Memory

The Eclipse uses solid-state memory circuits to store programs and setup
information internally, using a long-life battery to keep the memory alive
while the Eclipse is turned off. Whenever the computer in the Eclipse up-
dates that memory, it performs an operation called a "checksum" and stores the result. A checksum is a cal-
culation whose result verifies what is stored in memory. A second run of the checksum calculation should
result in the same value, if the memory hasn't changed. When the Eclipse is turned on, it runs a checksum calcu-
lation on the memory and compares the result against the stored result. If there is a discrepancy, the Eclipse
reports an error.
In the unlikely event that an "internal memory checksum error" occurs, there may be a critical problem with
what is stored in memory. Pressing page 3 UTILITY <FIX> <YES> will remove the checksum error by
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forcing the new checksum result to be saved. This will not get rid of the corruption in the data, however.
Now, you can assume that the "checksum error" was no big deal, get a cup of coffee, and go back to work
(not advised) OR you can assume something nasty is going on and take immediate action (advised). Assum-
ing you take the latter (smart) course of action, the first thing you'll want to do is to save all of your impor-
tant programs to a card or to an external storage device .
(see page 32) (see page 50)
Internal memory "checksum errors" should occur infrequently, if ever. Should they occur more frequently
than "infrequently," contact Eventide, as something is definitely amiss.

Fixing Strange Behavior, Freezes, Etc.

In the rare and unlikely event that your Eclipse starts behaving erratically or freezes, the first thing to do is
power down, let it sit for a few seconds in the corner to "think about what it did," then power back up. This
will fix most problems.
If it won't start back up properly, the program that was running when it
started behaving strangely is probably to blame. Power down, then power
back up while holding down the key. After a few seconds, the
PROGRAM
Eclipse will ask if you want to discard the current program and load
MUTE. Select , but be warned: any changes you made to the "
<YES> cur-
rent Program " or the <MOD BLOCK> will be lost.
If this does not resolve the problem, power down and then power back up
while holding down the key. After a few seconds, the Eclipse will
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ask if you want to "return to factory defaults." Select - this will fix
<YES>
almost all problems, but will require you to re-enter any values that
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you have changed. It will NOT erase any programs that you have saved.
If the Eclipse still won't fly straight, power down and then power back up
while holding down the key. After a few seconds, the Eclipse will ask if
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you want to clear internal memory. Select , but be very warned: do-
<YES>
ing so will erase every program between 0 and 99 and change all of
the and area parameters back to their factory defaults
.
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As dramatic as this is, it will probably solve your problem.
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