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Question posted by peaceforchildrenafrica on December 29th, 2014

How Can I Reset Yamaha Sy 85

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Answer #1: Posted by waelsaidani1 on December 29th, 2014 8:47 AM

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1) Turn on the power.

NOTE: All buttons must be pressed and held simultaneously in sequence to engage the test routine.

2) Press and hold down the [SHIFT] button, together with the [STORE] button and then the [EXIT] button.

3) The SY85 will run the initial test routine and display the test menu.

4) Press the [MENU] button. The SY85 will execute test 44 ''Factory Set'' and return to play mode.

5) Press the [+1] button.

6) Reload the internal memory (Synthesizer Data) from the 3.5'' Factory Floppy Disk. This step is required because all Synthesizer data is deleted.

a) Press the [UTILITY] button.
b) Press the SUB MODE 'DISK' button.
c) Press the [F1] button.
d) Press the [ENTER/YES] button twice.

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Owner's Manual (feature Reference) (image) - Page 79

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Owner's Manual (feature Reference) (image) - Page 81

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Owner's Manual (feature Reference) (image) - Page 86

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Owner's Manual (feature Reference) (image) - Page 97

... Percussion instruments Sound effects Basic oscillator waveforms 96 VOICE EDIT MODE / QUICK EDIT QED`WAVE)Group``````Number`` ```````16:Osc```````P244:Sin F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 CS1 CS2 CS3 CS4 CS5 CS6 CS7 CS8 Group Range: 1 ... 16 Controls: [CS2], [-1] [+1], Dial For fast, easy selection of the preset SY85 waves...

Owner's Manual (feature Reference) (image) - Page 149

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Owner's Manual (feature Reference) (image) - Page 168

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Owner's Manual (feature Reference) (image) - Page 211

... almost three-quarters of a semitone, and the maximum plus setting of "+63" produces an upward pitch shift of the SY85 up by one octave; If "on" is selected, than all controller values are reset when a new voice or multi-play setups are held ("off ```on ") when voices or multi-play setup is...

Owner's Manual (feature Reference) (image) - Page 213

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Owner's Manual (feature Reference) (image) - Page 224

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Owner's Manual (getting Started) (image) - Page 2

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Owner's Manual (getting Started) (image) - Page 7

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Owner's Manual (getting Started) (image) - Page 28

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Owner's Manual (getting Started) (image) - Page 29

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Owner's Manual (getting Started) (image) - Page 31

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Owner's Manual (getting Started) (image) - Page 49

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