ALESIS M20 REFERENCE MANUAL 1.06 A1-1

APPENDIX 1

M20 HIDDEN FUNCTIONS

POWER-ON BUTTON COMBINATIONS

Holding the following button combinations when the M20 is powered-on will allow
access to the following special functions:
• Play and Record
Performs a user reset which initializes all parameters to their default values. The
display will show “Initializing …”

MISCELLANEOUS BUTTON COMBINATIONS

Accessing hidden functions involves holding the Peak Clear button in combination with
the following buttons:
• Stop
Displays drum head hours.
• Eject
When pressed on the master unit, only the master tape is ejected, i.e. the eject
command is not sent to the slaves.
• Record
This allows the user to record on a write-protected tape. It toggles between
“OVERRIDE WRITE PROTECT” which allows recording regardless of the write-
protect tab status, and “SENSE WRITE PROTECT” which only allows recording if
the write-protect tab is intact. Note that this function can only be toggled if a tape is
loaded. The override is reset to sense the write-protect tab whenever a tape is
ejected.
• Auto Return
Displays the number of continuous auto-loops.
Accessing other hidden functions involves holding the Peak Mode button in
combination with the following buttons:
• Stop
The transport enters deck standby mode. In this mode, the cassette remains loaded
in the transport and the tape is completely withdrawn into the cassette.
• Eject
This performs an auto-inject. When a cassette is partially inserted (as is the case
when a cassette remains in the transport door after an eject command), the cassette
will automatically load into the transport.