ELEKTRON Digitakt [59/70] Startup menu

16. STARTUP MENU

To access this menu, hold down the [FUNC] key while powering up the Digitakt. From here you can perform

a variety of tasks. To choose the dierent alternatives, press the corresponding [TRIG] key.

16.1 TEST MODE

To enter this mode, press the [TRIG 1] key.

For testing purposes, a short sound is heard through all outputs of the unit.

If you have any trouble with your Digitakt and suspect it may be due to a hardware problem, perform this

self-test. The [UP] and [DOWN] keys can be used to scroll through the test log. A fully functional device

should not report any errors. If it does report an error, please contact Elektron support or the retailer that

you bought your Digitakt from.

16.2 EMPTY RESET

To perform this operation, press the [TRIG 2] key. All patterns and sounds will be erased. The data on the

+Drive remains intact.

16.3 FACTORY RESET

When performing a factory reset on the Digitakt, it will overwrite and re-initialize the active RAM project

(including all pattern and global data). The +Drive project slot 1 will be overwritten and re-initialized with

factory preset patterns, sounds and settings. Sound bank A will be overwritten with the factory sounds.

If you wish to keep the active project, remember to save it to a +Drive project slot higher than 1 before you

perform a factory reset. To perform a factory reset, press the [TRIG 3] key.

16.4 OS UPGRADE

Initiate the OS upgrade by pressing the [TRIG 4] key. Digitakt will enter a waiting stage, listening for incom-

ing OS data, and “READY TO RECEIVE” will be shown on the screen. For the transfer to be possible, the

device sending the OS syx ﬁle must be connected to the MIDI IN port of Digitakt. To send the OS syx ﬁle,

use our free SysEx utility software C6. The OS syx ﬁle and the C6 software can be the

Elektron website.

• You cannot use the Elektron Transfer software to transfer OS syx ﬁles when you are in the

STARTUP menu.

• USB MIDI transfer is not possible when you want to upgrade the OS from the STARTUP

menu.

On your computer, download the OS syx ﬁle, open the C6 software. Click CONFIGURE and select Digitakt

for MIDI In as well as MIDI Out. Drag the syx ﬁle to the C6 main window, then highlight it by clicking on it

with the mouse pointer. Click the “send” button in the top left corner of the C6 window.

As the Digitakt receives the OS, a progress bar will show how much of the OS has been received. When

the transfer is ﬁnished the message “UPGRADING... DO NOT TURN OFF” appears. Please note that the

upgrade takes a little while. The device will restart when the upgrade process is ﬁnished.

• When you send the OS syx ﬁle, use our free Elektron C6 software. You can download it

from the Elektron website.

• If the Digitakt receives the OS upgrade through the MIDI ports, you can use the Elektron

TM-1 USB MIDI interface for up to 10x transfer speeds.

16.5 EXIT

Press the [TRIG 5] key to exit the STARTUP menu.