Roland Fantom Factory Reset

Overview

In this guide, we will show you how to format a USB thumb drive, back up user data and perform a factory reset and initialize internal storage on a Roland Fantom workstation. Follow the sections below to get started.

1. Format the USB thumb drive
2. Back up data
   • Restoring data
3. Perform a factory reset
   • Factory reset
   • Initialize internal storage

Format the USB thumb drive

Before back up your data and performing a factory reset, you first need to make sure the USB thumb drive is formatted correctly. You can format the thumb drive directly from the workstation. The Fantom can use USB 2.0 thumb drives with a storage capacity of up to 32GB. Follow these steps to format the drive on the Fantom.

How to back up Fantom data

TIP: The backup process may take some time depending on how much user data there is, so be sure not to disconnect the thumb drive or turn the Fantom off during backup.

Performing a factory reset on the Roland Fantom will erase data saved on the workstation. So before performing the reset, it’s best practice to back up any data you have to the USB thumb drive. Follow these steps to back up your saved data on a Fantom.

Restoring Fantom data

After performing a factory reset, you can then restore the data which was on the USB thumb drive.

Perform a factory reset

IMPORTANT: Never turn off the power during a Factory Reset. This may result in corrupted internal data and may prevent the power from being turned on again.

Once your user data is backed up, you can then perform a factory reset or initialize the internal storage. The factory reset will bring the Fantom back to its out-of-the-box settings, whereas initializing the internal storage will only set the factory library contents back to its default state. Any menu or system settings will not be erased.

Factory reset

Initialize internal storage

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