Alesis DEQ830 User Manual

This process is not affected by the setting of  the MIDI Out/Thru 

Select function. When you instruct the unit to Transmit, the sys-ex 

data will be sent whether the MIDI jack is set to Out or Thru. 

 
Receiving System Exclusive bulk dumps 

 

The DEQ830 is always ready to receive a new bank of  programs 

and curves into its internal memory. Once an external device 

begins sending the proper sys-ex data, the DEQ830 will display 

the message “Rcving,” short for “receiving.” When the sys-ex 

transmission is complete, the DEQ830 will let you know by 

displaying the message “Done.” While the bank is being received, 

front panel edits and mode changes will be disabled. 

 

There is one thing you can do during this time, though. If  you 

change your mind in the middle of  the transmission and realize 

you’ve loaded in the wrong bank (or worse, you forgot to back up 

the programs and curves first), you can interrupt the transmission 

by pressing the [PROGRAM] button. The display will show the 

word “Aborted” and then return to Program mode. But you’d 

better act quickly, as the whole process takes only about 30 

seconds. 

 

And unfortunately, as soon the message “Rcving” is displayed the 

DEQ830 begins overwriting the Program and Curve Banks. If  you 

saw that message you will have lost some data. But if  you 

interrupted the transmission, you will have managed to save some 

of  the programs and curves.