SQ-80 — Musician's Manual
REINITIALIZING THE SQ-80
What is Reinitialization?
The great power and flexibility of the
SQ-80 lies in the fact that it is really a computer — a computer
disguised as a keyboard instrument, but a computer nonetheless. The software that operates the
SQ-80
is very sophisticated. In fact, there is a 64k computer program that runs inside the SQ-80 (the Operating
System code). That's more than many personal computers. If you have ever used a computer, you should
be familiar with the need to occasionally re-boot your system when you get an error message, etc. Well,
reinitializing the
SQ-80 is the equivalent of re-booting your computer.
Why Reinitialize?
There are a number of things that can happen to the
SQ-80 (or any computer system) which might
scramble the system software — voltage surges. power failures, static electricity. etc. And as with any
computer, very infrequently some unforeseeable event or combination of events can cause the software
to become confused, with strange and unpredictable results. Some units which appear to be broken have
no hardware problem, just corrupted data in the internal RAM. In these cases, all that is needed is to
reinitialize the unit.
When to Reinitialize
If your
SQ-80 begins to behave in peculiar ways: if the Display shows words or lines that shouldn't be
there; if you start getting unexplained System Error messages; if the Sequencer control and Edit functions
start doing unpredictable things; try reinitializing the
SQ-80 before you seek factory service.
Warning: When you reinitialize your SQ-80 all your current sounds and sequences will be lost (though
the original 40 Factory sounds are automatically loaded back into the Internal memory after re-
initializing). Therefore good backup habits should be an important part of your routine. Save any
important data to disk or cartridge before reinitializing the
SQ-80. Also, you should always tune the
filters in your
SQ-80 after you reinitialize to reset the proper filter values.
To Reinitialize the SQ-80:
1. While holding down the
Record button in the sequencer keypad, press the "Soft" button in the top
left corner above the fluorescent display.
2. The following message will appear:
"ERASE ALL MEMORY AND REINITIALIZE"
3. Select *YES* (Or press *NO* to cancel the procedure for any reason.). After selecting *YES* the
wake-up screen appears, and initialization is complete. After you re-initialize the
SQ-80 the 40
Factory Internal Programs are automatically placed in the Internal Memory. Press any button to
continue. After reinitializing, you should tune the filters.
To Tune the Filters:
1. While holding down the
Record button in the Sequencer keypad, press the Filter
utton in the voice
section.
2. The following message will appear:
"Filters Tuning". Filter tuning can take several seconds. The
Filter Tuning is complete when values for all eight filters are displayed. Press any button to continue.
If reinitializing your SQ-80 does not correct the problem, then contact an authorized factory service
facility.
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