Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

Hi all (again),

I now own the box for a week and I'm about to return it. I've been a 
frequent reader of the group and I want to make it work but the same 
questions keep on coming up and everyone tries really hard (thanks!) 
but I still haven't the answers.

I have used a lot of gear (Nord Micro, TB-303, Access Virus, MC-505 
and others) which aren't easy of use but this box leaves me with a 
lot of unanswered questions. Here they are again, please answer them 
extensively as I feel like a complete moron.....

1. Although I've set all channels to INT, all my Roland SP-808 
settings are getting mixed up (volume, program- and bank changes, 
pan) whenever I switch patterns and press play.

2. A complete empty pattern in 000-0 gets filled with data with the 
last pattern of choice when I switch from 000-0 to ie. 122-3 and the 
hard back to 000-0. Reverting to saved doesn't solve it. Is this why 
I should save a multisetup next to a pattern?

3. Global settings as Mix Output aren't remembered.

4. My SP-808 responds to any CC but it doen't respond to MIDI-notes. 
EXT gives me sound of the XL7 but no midi is received.

Please help as I'm about to hand it in as I don't feel that it's 
working for me.

Thanks and regards!
Richard