Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

Not looking for owners manual cause I already have it.  Wondering if 
anyone knows a website that has service tech manual or advanced 
troubleshooting docs for the Ensoniq VFX-SD?  Thank you in advance.

Was wondering about this before I do it.  A friend said to do a full 
reintialize you must turn the power button on, then off, then on 7 
times in a row to bring up the "reintialize" to original factory 
settings.  He said it will wipe the sequencer memory, reload factory 
ROM sounds and reintialize it to like new state.  Before I risk 
blowing it up does this sound right?  


--- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, "David <drodgers99@y...>" 
<drodgers99@y...> wrote:
> Not looking for owners manual cause I already have it.  Wondering 
if 
> anyone knows a website that has service tech manual or advanced 
> troubleshooting docs for the Ensoniq VFX-SD?  Thank you in advance.

In a message dated 2/17/2003 12:25:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, drodgers99@... writes:

> 
> 
> Was wondering about this before I do it.  A friend said to do a full 
> reintialize you must turn the power button on, then off, then on 7 
> times in a row to bring up the "reintialize" to original factory 
> settings.  He said it will wipe the sequencer memory, reload factory 
> ROM sounds and reintialize it to like new state.  Before I risk 
> blowing it up does this sound right?  
> 
> 
> --- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, "David <drodgers99@y...>" 
> <drodgers99@y...> wrote:
> > Not looking for owners manual cause I already have it.  Wondering 
> if 
> > anyone knows a website that has service tech manual or advanced 
> > troubleshooting docs for the Ensoniq VFX-SD?  Thank you in advance.
> 
> 
Hey David we have the manuals at www.Route66studios.com 

You can try the 7 on off deal (It does work) but make sure the on off seq is at 2 second intervals, it will auto reinitialize on the 8th time. 
It's actually better to just hold down the PRESETS button while pressing the upper left SOFT button, then answer yes to erase memory and reintialize.

If you need a hard reset and you have the unit open you can short the minus side of the battery to the bottom left pin on the 28 pin (32 pin if expanded) memory expander U1. 

For the VFX users out there, this last resort is the only way to reinitialize a VFX with OS 1.72 or lower.

Rich