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Novation A-Station - Utility Mode: Backing Up and Restoring

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Utility Mode - Backing up sounds - Restoring factory preset sounds
Advanced features
Sending (Backing Up) sounds to an external device
Remaining KEYS in the UTILITY MENU are used for sending
PROGRAMS (backing up) to external storage devices and for
restoring factory preset programs. Press the MODE SELECT
button until the UTILITY LED is lit.
Referring to the table above, each button corresponds to the
operation as listed. The action of pressing the button initiates
the data transmission.
The data is sent in a standard format which is known as MIDI
System Exclusive. This is often known by its shorthand name
SYSEX. Before any sending data, check that the device (usual-
ly a sequencer) is able to receive this type of data. To send
Bank 3 Programs, for example, press KEY 3. The display will
flash b 3 while data transmission is in progress.
Restoring a single factory preset sound
Select PROGRAM mode and enter the destination location for
the single factory preset to be restored to. Select UTILITY
mode. Press Key 9, the display will indicate 1 P (restore single
program) Press the + KEY once, the display will start flashing
the selected destination program number as a prompt. A sec-
ond press of the + KEY actually restores the factory preset pro-
gram.
NOTE: If at any time it is necessary to abandon the restore
process, then press the MODE select button.
Restoring a Bank of factory preset sounds
Select PROGRAM mode and enter the destination bank for the
bank of factory presets to be restored to. (for example, if the
sounds in bank 2 are required to be over written, select ANY
Key 9 Function LED Display
1st Press Restore One Program 1 P
2nd Restore 100 Sounds from Bank 1 B 1
3th Restore 100 Sounds from Bank 2 B 2
4th
Utility Mode Restore Menu
Key Number Function
0 Global Menu
1 Send Bank 1 Programs
2 Send Bank 2 Programs
3 Send Bank 3 Programs
4 Send Bank 4 Programs
5
Not Used at Present
6 Send All Banks
7 Send current Sound
8 Send Global
9 Restore Menu
Util Mode

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