Yamaha Electone EL-900, Owner'S Manual

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T o pr ot ect your dat a ( W r i t e- pr ot ect T ab) :
T o pr event acci dent al er asur e of i m por t ant dat a, sl i de
t he di skﾕs w r i t e- pr ot ect t ab t o t he ﾒpr ot ect ﾓ posi t i on ( t ab
open) . I f you at t em pt t o m odi f y t he di sk w hen t he w r i t e-
pr ot ect t ab i s set t o ﾒonﾓ posi t i on, ﾒP r ot ( P r ot ect ed) ﾓ
w i l l appear on t he L E D di spl ay i n t he M . D . R . sect i on
i ndi cat i ng t hat t he oper at i on i s not possi bl e.
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D at a b ack u p
F or m axi m um dat a secur i t y Y am aha r ecom m ends t hat
you keep t w o copi es of i m por t ant dat a on s epar at e f l oppy
di sks. T hi s gi ves you a backup i f one di sk i s l ost or
dam aged. T o m ake a backup di sk use t he D i sk C opy
f unct i on on page 106.
I m pr oved P ot ent i al i t y of t he M . D . R .
D i f f er ent f r om t he exi st i ng m odel s, t he M . D . R . of
t he E L - 900 begi ns r eadi ng al l dat a st ar t i ng w i t h t he
song num ber ed 1 as soon as you i nser t a di sk i nt o
t he f l oppy di sk sl ot . T hus, i nser t i ng a di sk causes
t o pr oduce a sound ( r eadi ng sound) i ndi cat i ng t hat
t he M . D . R . i s i n t he r eadi ng pr ocess.
T he i m pr ovem ent of t he M . D . R . al l ow s you t o st ar t
song pl ayback i m m edi at el y, t o be f r ee f r om t he
r eadi ng sound dur i ng pl ayback and t o r ecor d t he
song pl ayback usi ng t he sever al song num ber s w i t h
t he N ext S ong f unct i on.
N O T E :
E j ect i ng t he di sk w i l l l ose t he dat a l oaded f r om t he di sk except
f or t he cur r ent l y sel ect ed and pl ayed back song.
N O T E :
T he t i m e r eadi ng sound i s pr oduced i s i n pr opor t i on t o t he
am ount of dat a r ecor ded i n t he di sk. Y ou can ej ect t he di sk
w henever you ar e not usi ng t he M . D . R . and donﾕt w ant t o be
bot her ed w i t h t he r eadi ng sound.
C l eani ng t he D i sk D r i ve R ead/ W r i t e H ead
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C l ean t he r ead/ w r i t e head r egul ar l y. T hi s
i nst r um ent em pl oys a pr eci si on m agnet i c r ead/
w r i t e head w hi ch, af t er an ext ended per i od of use,
w i l l pi ck up a l ayer of m agnet i c par t i cl es f r om t he
di sks used t hat w i l l event ual l y cause r ead and w r i t e
er r or s.
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T o m ai nt ai n t he di sk dr i ve i n opt i m um w or ki ng
or der Y am aha r ecom m ends t hat you use a
com m er ci al l y- avai l abl e dr y- t ype head cl eani ng di sk
t o cl ean t he head about once a m ont h. A sk your
Y am aha deal er about t he avai l abi l i t y of pr oper
head- cl eani ng di sks.
N O T E :
N ever i nser t anyt hi ng but f l oppy di sks i nt o t he di sk
dr i ve. O t her obj ect s m ay cause dam age t o t he di sk dr i ve
or f l oppy di sks.
A bout t he F l oppy D i sks
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T o handl e f l oppy di sks w i t h car e:
D o not pl ace heavy obj ect s on a di sk or bend or
appl y pr essur e t o t he di sk i n any w ay. A l w ays
keep f l oppy di sks i n t hei r pr ot ect i ve cases w hen
t hey ar e not i n use.
D o not expose t he di sk t o di r ect sunl i ght ,
ext r em el y hi gh or l ow t em per at ur es, or
excessi ve hum i di t y, dust or l i qui ds.
D o not open t he sl i di ng shut t er and t ouch t he
exposed sur f ace of t he f l oppy di sk i nsi de.
D o not expose t he di sk t o m agnet i c f i el ds, such
as t hose pr oduced by t el evi si ons, speaker s,
m ot or s, et c. , si nce m agnet i c f i el ds can par t i al l y
or com pl et el y er ase dat a on t he di sk, r ender i ng
i t unr eadabl e.
N ever use a f l oppy di sk w i t h a def or m ed
shut t er or housi ng.
D o not at t ach anyt hi ng ot her t han t he pr ovi ded
l abel s t o a f l oppy di sk. A l so m ake sur e t hat
l abel s ar e at t ached i n t he pr oper l ocat i on.
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