Preface
ASR-10 Musician’s Manual
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Backing-Up the O.S. Disk
Backing-up the O.S. Disk
Since floppy disks are vulnerable to the affects of magnetic fields, we highly recommend making
back-up copies of your O.S. disk. Doing so can save time and frustration in the unlikely event
that the O.S. disk becomes damaged. Since the tutorial files and the additional 44.1 kHz effect
algorithms are on the O.S. disk, you will need a HD (high density) disk to save all of the
information. We’ll use the COPY FLOPPY DISK command to back up the disk. Here’s how:
1. Slide open the plastic write-protect tab on the original O.S. disk (you should be able to see
through the little square hole) so that the disk is write-protected (protected from being written
to). This is an extra precaution to safeguard the data.
2. Press Command, then System•MIDI, and scroll to the COPY FLOPPY DISK command.
3. Press Enter•Yes.
The display shows INSERT SOURCE DISK (the one you want to copy).
4. Insert the source disk, then press Enter•Yes.
The drive will engage and the display will flash READING SOURCE DISK. Once the drive
stops, the display will change to show INSERT DEST DISK.
5. Insert the destination disk (the one you want to copy to) and press Enter•Yes.
If the destination disk is unformatted, the display will ask ERASE AND FORMAT DISK?
Press Enter•Yes to format the disk. When formatting is complete, the drive will engage and
the display will flash WRITING DEST DISK.
After writing to the destination disk, the display will read VERIFYING DEST DISK. If the
copy is complete, the display will read DISK COMMAND COMPLETED.
If you do not want to copy all of the tutorial files or the 44.1 kHz effect algorithms, use the
Command/System•MIDI, COPY O.S. TO DISK command (as described in Section 2 —
System•MIDI).
We recommend that you use the copied O.S. disk for daily use, and store the original O.S. disk in
a safe place. If your O.S. disk becomes damaged and you do not have a back-up copy made, your
local Authorized ENSONIQ Dealer can make a new copy for you (you must supply the disk).
