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7.6. HOW TO USE THE FLOPPY DISK
The disk option, activated with the DISK key above the RECORDER section of
the panel, allows to have access to the functions of the floppy disk. Above all, the floppy
disk is considered as a permanent memory unit for MIDI tracks, but you can use it also
to save and recall the instrument presets, called
performances. You can refer to
Chapter 8 for a complete explanation concerning the performances.
The floppy disk file management system allows to store on a single magnetic
storage medium up to 512 files, or anyway a number of files limited only by its capacity,
which is 720 KBytes, if you have a DS/DD floppy disk, or 1440 KBytes if you have a
DS/HD floppy. The format is MS/DOS system compatible, the same used on PC
systems, and on virtually every musical instrument having a floppy disk driver. Each file
has a name made of up to 8 characters, defined by the user, and a 3-characters
extension which reminds the file contents, as shown in the following table.
EXTENSION MEANING
NOTES
MID
MIDI file
world-wide standard file format
for storing music events (songs)
PRF
Single Preset File Viscount proprietary file format
for storing a single preset
PRB
Preset Bulk
Viscount proprietary file format
for storing all the machine presets
SET
Global Settings
Viscount proprietary file format
for storing global settings
(see Paragraph 8.4)
For what concerns the songs management, pressing the DISK button a number
of commands displayed on the screen will be available to you. You can find here below
the description of each command.
1-Del: delete a file. The selected file is canceled, and its contents are lost
forever. You have to confirm this operation through a related
pop-up window, as you
can't undo this command.
2-Ren: rename a file. This command allows you to give to the selected file a
name different from the current one, provided that the new name isn't the same of
another file. If you select the 2-Ren option, a
pop-up window will appear, where you can
insert the new name: you just have to point out the
New File Name field and press the
ENTER button. Now you can change the eight characters of the name using the cursor
buttons and the encoder. Pressing the F6 button you confirm the rename operation,
while F1 allows you to abort the command.
3-Copy: duplicate a file. The 3-Copy command allows you to duplicate an
existing file, changing its name, if the copy is done on the same floppy disk. Otherwise
you can copy the file on another magnetic storage medium (using the
Disk-Disk option).
You can rename the file pointing out the
New Name field and then following the
procedure shown for the 2-Ren command. The F6 button starts the copy operation,
whereas the F1 button cancels it; when the
Disk-Disk option is activated, you can see a
