Alesis DEQ830 manual Receiving System Exclusive bulk dumps

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This process is not affected by the setting of the MIDI Out/Thru Select function. When you instruct the unit to Transmit, the sys-ex data will be sent whether the MIDI jack is set to Out or Thru.

Receiving System Exclusive bulk dumps

The DEQ830 is always ready to receive a new bank of programs and curves into its internal memory. Once an external device begins sending the proper sys-ex data, the DEQ830 will display the message “Rcving,” short for “receiving.” When the sys-ex transmission is complete, the DEQ830 will let you know by displaying the message “Done.” While the bank is being received, front panel edits and mode changes will be disabled.

There is one thing you can do during this time, though. If you change your mind in the middle of the transmission and realize you’ve loaded in the wrong bank (or worse, you forgot to back up the programs and curves first), you can interrupt the transmission by pressing the [PROGRAM] button. The display will show the word “Aborted” and then return to Program mode. But you’d better act quickly, as the whole process takes only about 30 seconds.

And unfortunately, as soon the message “Rcving” is displayed the DEQ830 begins overwriting the Program and Curve Banks. If you saw that message you will have lost some data. But if you interrupted the transmission, you will have managed to save some of the programs and curves.

Warning! Sending a sys-ex bank into the DEQ830 will overwrite the internal memory. Make sure you have backed up internal memory before you load in a new set of programs and curves.

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