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connection it will take the PC a few moments to load
the proper driver. Once the driver is loaded, the patch
librarian software will attempt to connect to the VAX77.
There is a status indicator in the lower right-hand corner
of the screen that indicates the connection status with
the VAX77. It displays a green circle with a check mark
when the connection is good and a red circle with an X
when it is not. Click on the status indicator to reconnect
with the VAX77 anytime.
When you download synthesizer descriptions from the
patch librarian to the VAX77, you can choose to append
the synthesizers to those already in the VAX77 or you
can choose to replace them completely. In the Library
view, place a check next to each synthesizer you would
like to download. In most cases you will want to Append
synth descriptions to the end of those in memory. Be
sure that synths that are already in memory are not
checked for download so they don‟t end up in flash
memory twice.
Place a check mark beside the synths you want to
download to the VAX77. Click the Synth/Selected/Send
to Vax77 menu item. The patch librarian software will
display a message asking you to press the left side
wheel to enter diagnostics mode. This mode gives
additional processor priority to the USB port and is
required for downloading large blocks of data. Press the
left side wheel and click OK. The next message asks you
to select Append or Replace. If you select Replace, the
VAX77 will erase all the synthesizer descriptions in
flash memory, but not QuickSet splits (see Notes
later in this chapter). If you select Append, nothing is
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