Using this Upgrade Guide
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Using this Upgrade Guide
This guide explains the new features and operating changes introduced with Version 2 of the A3000 Professional
Sampler. Please use this guide as a supplement to your Owner’s Manual, which is based on Version 1.
Notations
• This guide uses the following two symbols to refer to you appropriate pages.
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Refers you a page in the Owner’s Manual.
→
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Refers you to another page within this Upgrade Guide.
• The illustrations and LCD screens as shown in this guide are for instructional purposes only, and may appear
somewhat different from those on your instrument.
Important Information about Purchase of Expansion SIMMs for the A3000
The A3000 does not necessarily support all commercially available SIMMs. Before purchasing SIMMs, please
consult your Yamaha dealer or an authorized Yamaha distributor (see list at end of the Owner’s Manual) for
advice. Note that Yamaha cannot assume responsibility for SIMM malfunctions.
SIMM Type and SIMM Configuration
• You need to use 72-pin SIMMs with access time of 70ns or less. The SIMM module size may be 4MB, 8MB,
16MB, or 32MB. The A3000 is designed for use with 32-bit SIMMs, but can also accept installation of 36-bit
(parity-type) SIMMs.
• When purchasing SIMMs, make sure that the SIMM design does not utilize more than 18 memory chips per
module. (SIMMs comprised of more than 18 chips do not operate correctly on the A3000.)
• SIMMs must be installed in pairs: you can install either two SIMMs or four SIMMs. Both modules in a pair
must have the same memory capacity.
• The A3000 ships with 2MB of sampling memory installed, and is capable of accessing up to 128MB. If you add
one pair of 32MB SIMMs, for example, you increase the available sampling memory to a total of (2 + 32
×
2 =)
66MB. If you install four 32MB SIMMs, however, the sampling memory size becomes 128MB (and the original
2MB are effectively disabled).
• Yamaha recommends that you purchase SIMMs that conform to the JEDEC* standard. Please be aware, how-
ever, that conformance to this standard does not constitute a guarantee that the SIMMs will operate correctly
on the A3000.
* JEDEC (Joint Electron Device Engineering Council) sets standards for terminal configurations within
electronic devices.
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