Fractal FM3 - RECOVERY

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RECOVERY
PROBLEMS DURING/AFTER FIRMWARE UPDATE
The FM3 has a built-in recovery system known as the “Emergency Boot Loader” to protect you against mishaps
during rmware update. To boot from the emergency boot loader:
1. Power down the unit and wait ve seconds.
2. Power on holding both PAGE LEFT and PAGE RIGHT buttons until the Emergency Utility page appears.
3. Update as normal using Fractal-Bot.
PROBLEMS WITH A SINGLE PRESET
If your FM3 will not boot normally, the problem may just be the current preset. You can force the unit to load an
empty initialized preset as follows:
4. Power down the unit and wait ve seconds.
5. Power on holding HOME until the boot-up progress bar rst appears.
The FM3 will boot with an empty initialized preset in location “000”. You can STORE this to any other location to
overwrite a problematic preset.
PROBLEMS WITH GLOBAL SETTINGS OR PARAMETERS
In the very unlikely event that a problematic system parameter prevents the FM3 from booting normally, you may
use the following procedure to recover:
1. Power down the unit and wait ve seconds.
2. Power on holding EDIT until the boot-up progress bar rst appears.
3. Enter SETUP, open the Utilities menu, and page to Reset.
4. Execute Reset System Parameters as indicated on-screen (Push-knob A followed by ENTER).
WARNING! Do NOT accidentally perform CLEAR ALL PRESETS!!!
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to execute. Press HOME when nished.
You can in fact hold both HOME and EDIT at once to reset the current preset and prevent the loading of
global settings and parameters.
GETTING HELP
Our forum is a source of great help ranging from product Q&A to tutorials and more. Fractal Audio staff
participate in the conversation, and response times can be very fast. Find it at https://forum.fractalaudio.com
Our wiki, maintained by members of the Fractal Audio community, is also an excellent resource:
https://wiki.fractalaudio.com
You can get support directly from Fractal Audio Systems at: https://support.fractalaudio.com
or internationally via our dealers listed at https://www.fractalaudio.com/international-ordering.