The Yamaha AN1x Synthesizer mailing list

--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Daborn" <darkest.yugo@n...> wrote:
> Hi, i was rather intrigued by all the news of a new OS upgrade so i downloaded it and 
followed the instructions given.
> 
> I think i have some kind of problem!
> 
> The data transfer goes okay as i can see the numbers counting up on the display of the 
AN200 until, that is, it reaches "4" or thereabouts. At this point it goes to "0" and returns 
to the "TRNL" display.
> 
> I've tried it with several sequencers and each time it does the same.
> 
> I believe there is an issue concerning the transfer rate during a bulk dump to/from the 
AN200. Could this have anything to do with it?
> 
> I'm rather hoping to solve this problem because now each time i power it up, i get the 
"TRNL" screen only!!!

Hhmm, doesn't sound good :-/

Have you tried to reset your AN200?

1. Turn the power  OFF.

2. Press and hold  the [SHOW VALUE], [PATTERN], and  [EXIT] buttons on the AN200, then 
turn ON the  power to execute the Factory Reset. This will take about  20 seconds.

What type of MIDI Interface are using?

The AN series has always been known to have unusually large SysEx file sizes hence the 
reoccuring posts to AN1x-list indicating trouble with bulk dumps. USB MIDI Interfaces and 
low cost, MIDI I/O as found on Sound Cards are freqently suspect. A quality, multiport 
MIDI Interface is a good choice and serial port types are often the most reliable.

That said, I would advise 1) see if you can reset your AN200 to a working, default state 
and 2) retry the bulk dump of the .MID file using a drasticly reduced Tempo in your MIDI 
Sequencer.

Jon