P-90
Detailed Settings – [FUNCTION]
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F8.8: Bulk Data Dump
You can save current song data on the P-90 as MIDI bulk
data by transferring it to a connected MIDI data filer
(such as an MDF3) or a sequencer. To play back the saved
song data, send the bulk data back from the storage
device to the P-90 and follow the usual playback proce-
dure.
Bulk Data:
A complete set or extended sequence of data
Procedure
1. Record your performance on the P-90.
2. Connect the P-90 to MDF3, a MIDI data filer via
MIDI, and set up the MDF3 so it will receive bulk
data.
3. Engage Function mode and select
.
4. Press the
[+/YES]
button to begin bulk transmission.
will appear on the LED display when the data has
been successfully transmitted.
No MIDI note/panel data transmission or data reception
occurs during a bulk data dump transmit operation.
Receiving (returning) the transmitted data:
1. Connect the P-90 via MIDI to the device to which the data
was previously transmitted.
2. Start sending the data from the device.
The P-90 automatically receives the data from the unit. (At
this time, any data previously stored in the P-90 will be
erased.)
Then, follow the usual playback procedure.
(For the data to be accepted, the P-90 that receives the data
should be the same model as the one from which the data
was once transmitted to the MIDI data filer.)
The reload operation cannot be executed when Demo/Preset
Song mode or the user song recorder is in operation, or when
Function mode is engaged.
For more information on transmitting and receiving bulk data
via MIDI, refer to the owner’s manual for the connected MIDI
device.
Backup:
You can back up some settings, such as voice selection and
reverb type, so that they will not be lost when you turn off the
power to the P-90.
If the backup function is turned on, the settings at power off
are effective. If the backup function is turned off, the settings
in memory are erased when you turn off the power. In this
case, when you turn on the power to the unit, the default set-
tings (the initial settings) will be used. (The factory setting
default list is found on page 55.)
However, the backup settings themselves, and the contents of
the user song recorder memory, are always backed up.
CAUTION
Even if the backup function is turned on via one of the
functions described below, the data will be retained in
memory for only about one week if the power is not
turned on during this time. If the backup period is
exceeded, all settings will be reset to their default val-
ues. If you want to retain the backup settings for
longer periods, be sure to turn the power on for a few
minutes at least once a week.
You can turn the backup function on or off for
each function group (each of the following
sub-mode functions).
1. Engage Function mode and select
.
2. Press the [+/YES] button to engage the
backup function’s sub-mode, then use the
[TEMPO/FUNCTION#
▼
,
▲
] buttons to select
the desired sub-mode.
Press the [–/NO] or [+/YES] button to turn the
backup function on or off.
Sub-mode
F9.1: Voice
F9.2: MIDI
F9.3: Tuning
F9.4: Others
Setting range:
ON/OFF
Normal setting:
OFF (all groups)
F9. Backup Functions
