Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

The "Clear All" function does reset the Portakit to factory settings, as near as I can tell. Not that I've owned my Portakit since new, but this is what I've discovered from messing around. I don't recall whether my copy of the manual lists the default settings; they may be available in a complete manual. I also had to replace the battery, but I'm going to have to redo the job, or replace the battery again, since it doesn't seem to hold a charge. 

Good luck,

Jim Stewart

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, Eduardo Ojeda <eojeda1375@...> wrote:
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> Thanks for the advice. I will perform a "Clear All" function and test again. No, I don't have a SysEx dump.
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> Thanks again,
> 
> Ed.
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> --- On Thu, 2/11/10, superwolle70 <superwolle70@...> wrote:
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> From: superwolle70 <superwolle70@...>
> Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] Please Help with Portakit
> To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, February 11, 2010, 7:29 AM>     
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>       Page 84 in the manual says: "CLEAR is a utility function which allows any kit, song or sequence to be initialised with it's default settings". The "default settings" are explained on page 99
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> The question is: Does the Portakit still know what "default settings" are after a battery change? 
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> I don't know if there is something like a global factory reset. The common way would be to import a SysEx backup if you have one (what I doubt...). Probably some kind Portakit owner supplies you with a SysEx dump if the CLEAR function does not provide the desired result?