Dumb question time: Access memory manger on Sega CDX?

[savageone]

Yes, I have entered the world of Sega CDX love as of today.

I've only ever had a model 1 Sega CD and I'm a touch confused as to what I need to do to access the memory manager on the CDX system?

I don't have the manual and searched the few Sega CDX faqs I found but no luck. I'm probably missing something obvious aren't I? Well any help is appreciated!

[Blitzwing256]

if I recall correctly you press A or C on the main screen before it boots up without a disk in it

[savageone]

I've tried:
Starting the system with no disc holding start (and other buttons)
Pressing start + any button at the main screen with no disc in
Pressing all sorts of other combinations of buttons at the main screen with no disc in

On the model 1 I think you just press start at the Sega CD screen with no game inserted.. This is confusing as can be. :P

[savageone]

Okay I think I figured it out. Put a game disc IN and jam on face buttons (not start) and pray the game doesn't load before the system gives you a chance to go to the manager screen.

I'd like to thank myself for this information!

[backguard]

just curious - what is the memory manager and why would you want to access it? i've never touched a cdx before.

[VACRMH]

just curious - what is the memory manager and why would you want to access it? i've never touched a cdx before.

It's how you access the onboard memory on the Sega CD. It's where you can copy or delete your game saves.

[c2000]

Okay I think I figured it out. Put a game disc IN and jam on face buttons (not start) and pray the game doesn't load before the system gives you a chance to go to the manager screen.

I'd like to thank myself for this information!

Should be another way, think it was somewhere on the interface.

[-^Cro§Bow^-]

I usually put in an audio CD. When the CD player comes up, there is an options area I believe and you can access the memory there. I don't know of any way to just press a combo of buttons to make it come up, but if you can access the CD player, then there is an option there for accessing the memory manager.

[savageone]

The easiest way (I've got it down now :P) is just hold A at the Sega CD screen while a game disc is booting up and it goes to the audio CD interface before starting the game.

This was confusing for me because on a model 1 Sega CD you don't want a game disc in at all, or at least thats the way I always did it.