Alesis Andromeda A6

About resetting, I received the following email of Alesis the other day:


  There are some universal troubleshooting steps one can take that seem  
to
work with 90% of odd little problems with the Andromeda.

First, power off the unit, then power it back on while holding down soft
button 4.  This will reset the Andromeda to its default settings, and
reinitialize the global memory.  No user presets or mixes will be reset  
when
doing this.

If that is unsuccessful, try this next.  WARNING: the next step will  
ERASE
all user presets and mixes, restoring the Andromeda to its factory  
defaults.
To accomplish this next step, power the unit down, then turn it on while
holding in soft button 3.

If the first two troubleshooting steps were unsuccessful, the next  
thing to
do is to reload the Andromeda’s operating system.

To update the operating system software of your Alesis A6 Andromeda,  
please
follow these instructions.

Updating the OS is a very simple and straight-forward task.

Before you begin:

• Make sure you have downloaded the latest version of the Andromeda
Operating System Software from the Alesis website (www.alesis.com).
• To transmit the SysEx data, you can either use your standard MIDI
sequencing software, special sysex transfer software or an external  
hardware
MIDI file player. The Andromeda OS file is available in four different
formats:

o Single .SYX file: this file can be used with Alesis Freeloader  
software or
any other program that can read/transmit raw-sysex files
o Multi-part .SYX file: use this version if you have only limited RAM
available
o Single .MID file: this standard midi file works fine with most MIDI
sequencers
o Multi-part .MID file: use this version if you have only limited RAM
available

• Pick whatever file type and version is best for your system. In  
general,
it is recommended to use the single .SYX or .MID files.

• If you’re using our MIDI sequencing software for transfer, make sure  
you
disable any “Chase Events”, “Send Controllers”, “Send Program Changes”  
and
“Transmit MMC/MTC” functions before sending software to the A6 Andromeda

To update the A6 Andromeda operating system:

1. Press and hold SOFT BUTTON 7 during power-up (wait until the  
<BOOTLOADER>
appears on the screen)

2. Remove any RAM cards, then press any button

3. Prepare your sequencer or midi file player for transfer

4. Then press STORE to upgrade the OS (you can abort here by pressing  
any
other button)

5. Start transmission of the new OS file (for a multi-part file, begin  
with
part 1, then send the other parts)

6. Watch the counter on the Andromeda display. A progress bar shows the
current update status

7. After a successful transmission, press any button to burn the new OS  
into
flash memory (this is a good time for a coffee-break. Burning the flash
memory takes a few minutes.) Do not turn off the A6 while the flash is  
being
programmed. After the flash is re-programmed…

8. Follow the prompts on the screen to reset the controls and  
calibrate/tune
your instrument

A few comments:

• Updating the OS does not overwrite/erase your USER or PRESET
programs/mixes. However, always make sure you saved any important work
before updating the OS

• If your transmission was not successful, a “bad checksum” message  
appears
on the screen. DON’T PANIC. You can always repeat the procedure or leave
your current OS untouched. A new OS file is not stored permanently  
until the
flash memory is re-programmed.

• Make sure you disable any controller chase/reset/update functions on  
your
MIDI sequencing software. Sending any other MIDI data than sysex may  
cause
checksum errors

• An alternative way to update the Andromeda OS is to use a second  
Andromeda
with the new OS already installed. All you need is a MIDI cable. Just  
follow
steps 1-4 as described above. Then power up the sending Andromeda with  
SOFT
BUTTON 6 pressed. Wait for the <BOOTLOADER> prompt, then press STORE to
start sysex transmission.

Hope this helps,




Regards,
Frakey


Andromeda_A6-ION@yahoogroups.com heeft op dinsdag, 21 sep 2004 om 14:27  
(Europe/Amsterdam) het volgende geschreven:

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>       1. Re: Is it possible to "reset" the Andromeda?
>            From: "its_peake" <its_peake@...>
>       2. Re: Re: Is it possible to "reset" the Andromeda?
>            From: Drew Derr <drewderr@...>
>       3. <no subject>
>            From: Fer Isella <fer@...>
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>    Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 17:59:48 -0000
>    From: "its_peake" <its_peake@...>
> Subject: Re: Is it possible to "reset" the Andromeda?
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> --- In Andromeda_A6-ION@yahoogroups.com, "dwaldman6" <dwaldman61@c...>
> wrote:
>> ...to factory presets?
>>
>> How's it done?
>
> One of the soft button power-up resets does this.. Anyone have a
> manual handy?
>
> Easier,
>
> -Mike
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>    Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 12:08:30 -0700 (PDT)
>    From: Drew Derr <drewderr@...>
> Subject: Re: Re: Is it possible to "reset" the Andromeda?
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> Hi there,
> See page 269 of the manual, "Power Up Modes"
>
> Power up while holding Soft Button 3:  Hard Reset.
> -- Initializes all user RAM.  Warning, this will erase
> all User Programs and Mixes, replacing them with
> factory default User Programs and Mixes!
>
> Power up while holding Soft Button 4:
> -- Initializes all Global parameters, including tuning
> tables.
>
> There are a total of 8 Power Up Modes.
>
> Cheers,
> Drew
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> --- its_peake <its_peake@...> wrote:
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>> --- In Andromeda_A6-ION@yahoogroups.com, "dwaldman6"
>> <dwaldman61@c...>
>> wrote:
>>> ...to factory presets?
>>>
>>> How's it done?
>>
>> One of the soft button power-up resets does this..
>> Anyone have a
>> manual handy?
>>
>> Easier,
>>
>> -Mike
>>
>>
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