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Channel Volume

Channel Volume

This function calls up a bar graph display showing the number of channels each sound uses and the volume of all voice channels. This channel status display is a useful indicator of your channel usage. Channels become available for reassignment when their output volume falls below a certain level.

Tones

This function generates accurate reference tones which can be used to troubleshoot your audio system without loading a bank or can be used to test each audio output. The following frequencies can be selected: 50Hz, 100Hz, 200Hz, 261.60Hz, 440Hz, 444Hz, 500Hz, 1kHz, 2kHz, 5kHz, 10kHz, 15kHz, and 19kHz. Sine, Triangle, Square or Sawtooth waveforms can be selected. The master volume control has no effect on the volume of Tones.

v To Enable the Reference Tone:

1.Press the Master button. The LED illuminates and the Memory Statistics screen appears.

2.Press the Utilities function key (F1). A second row of function keys appears.

3.Press the Tones… function key (F3). The following screen appears and the defined tone plays continuously through the selected outputs.

4.Adjust the frequency, waveform, gain and output submix channel using the Data Entry Control or INC/DEC buttons.

5.Press the Save function key (F6) to accept the changes. Press Cancel to return to the Memory Statistics screen.

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Test Access

8.Move the pitch wheel as directed.

9.Press OK. The display will say, “Saving System” and the last recalibration screen appears.

10. Move the mod wheel as directed, then press OK.

The footpedal must be plugged in at boot time for EOS to recognize it.

11. Move the foot pedal as directed, then press OK.

Test Access

This menu item provides access to the Service Center diagnostic routines.

Some of the diagnostic routines have the potential to destroy the data on your hard disk. It is for this reason that the diagnostics are protected from casual use by a secret password. If you read carefully through this manual, maybe you’ll find it.

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About…

About…

The About screen displays the current software version and hardware configuration in the unit. It also credits the instrument designers and displays the E-mu Systems phone number to call for ordering additional sounds.

v To Get Info About Your Instrument:

1.Press the Master button. The LED illuminates and the Memory Statistics screen appears.

2.Press the Utilities function key (F1). A second row of function keys appears.

3.Press the About… function key (F6). A pop-up dialog box lists the resident software version and a second row of function keys appears.

4.Press Config to show the hardware configuration.

5.Press Sounds to find out how to order sounds.

6.Press Credits to list the creators of your instrument.

7.Press Exit to return to the Memory Statistics screen.

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Erase Bank

Bank

The Bank submenu contains functions which allow you to name and erase the bank and automatically load a bank on power up. Flash Utilities are also accessed from this sub-menu if you have the Sound ROM or Flash Sound RAM upgrades installed.

Erase Bank

Erasing a bank erases ALL the memory in RAM including all samples, voices presets and sequences. Erasing the bank does not erase anything stored on your hard disk, only the contents of RAM.

v To Erase the Bank:

1.Press the Master button. The LED illuminates and the Memory Statistics screen appears.

2.Press the Bank function key (F2). A second row of function keys appears.

3.Press the Erase function key (F1). A pop-up dialog box appears asking you if you want to erase all presets and samples.

4.Press OK to erase the bank or Cancel to cancel the operation.

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Name Bank

Name Bank

This utility allows you to name the current bank.

v To Name the Bank:

1.Press the Master button. The LED illuminates and the Memory Statistics screen appears.

2.Press the Bank function key (F2). A row of function keys appears.

3.Press the Name… function key (F2). A pop-up dialog box appears asking you to enter the new bank name.

4.Name the bank. Letters can be selected using the numeric keypad, Data Entry Control, INC/DEC buttons and cursor buttons, or using an ASCII keyboard.

5.Press OK to name the bank or Cancel to cancel the operation.

Auto Bank Load

This function automatically loads the selected bank whenever the unit is first powered up.

v To Set the Auto Load Bank:

1.Press the Master button. The LED illuminates and the Memory Statistics screen appears.

2.Press the Bank function key (F2). A second row of function keys appears.

3.Press the Auto function key (F3). The pop-up dialog box appears similar to the following illustration.

4.Select the bank to be automatically loaded on power up. Banks can be selected using the numeric keypad, Data Entry Control, INC/DEC buttons and cursor buttons.

5.Press the Save function key (F6) to confirm your choice or Cancel to cancel the operation.

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Flash Utilities

Flash Utilities

These special utilities are exclusively for use with Flash RAM. If you don't have Flash ROM or RAM installed in your Emulator, these options will not be available.

Preset RAM is used as the intermediary storage area when copying between Flash and disk. To copy presets from a floppy into Flash RAM, you first load them onto the bank, then use the Copy RAM Flash utility to copy them into Flash RAM.

•Clear Flash - Erases all resident presets and sequences.

•Compact Flash - Defragments Flash RAM. As presets are erased and modified, the memory can become fragmented. This utility re-orders the memory in the most efficient way.

•Copy RAM to Flash - Copies RAM presets into Flash RAM.

•Copy Flash to RAM - Copies Flash presets to Preset RAM.

v To Access the Flash Utilities:

1.Press the Master button. The LED illuminates and the Memory Statistics screen appears.

2.Press the Bank function key (F2). A second row of function keys appears.

3.Press the Flash function key (F6). Another row of function keys appears.

4.Select the desired Flash utility using function keys F1-F4. You will asked to confirm the selected operation.

5.Press OK (F6) to confirm your choice or Cancel (F1) to cancel the operation.

v To Copy Presets from Floppy to Flash:

1.Insert the Disk containing the presets into the floppy disk drive.

2.Press the Load function key (F4) on the main screen. The Load Preset screen appears.

3.Move the cursor up to the Drive Select field.

4.Select the Floppy drive using the Data Entry Control or INC/DEC buttons.

5.Press LoadAll (F6). The presets are loaded into RAM.

6.Press the Master button. The LED illuminates and the Memory Statistics screen appears.

7.Press the Bank function key (F2). A second row of function keys appears.

8.Press the Flash function key (F6). Another row of function keys appears.

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9. Press RAM Flash (F3). The following screen appears.

Ultra units may contain up to 1000 flash presets.

10.Press OK (F6) to confirm your choice or Cancel (F1) to cancel the operation.

Saving presets to floppy disk is just as easy. Copy the presets into RAM, then save to floppy.

The Bank is used as an intermediary storage space when copying between the disk and Flash Memory. Data is copied into RAM first, then to disk or Flash.

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