Yamaha PF-500, Owner'S Manual

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PF-500
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Saving Recorded Songs and Handling the Files...[FILE]
Saving recorded or other songs to PF-500 Storage
memory...[SaveToMemory]
If you record a song, then turn off the power to the PF-500, the song will be erased. To save the recorded
song, you must save it into the PF-500 Storage memory. You can also save the preset songs, and additional or
overwriting recordings (page 40) to Storage memory.
Procedure
See page 44 the basic operation information. The following is a detailed pro-
cedure of Step 4.
4-1
Name the song.
To move the cursor (a small underline), use the C [–]/[+] buttons.
To insert a space, press the C [–]/[+] buttons simultaneously.
To select a character on the cursor, use the D [–]/[+] buttons.
To delete a character, press the D [–]/[+] buttons simultaneously.
You can use up to 58 characters for a song name. If the name is longer
than the screen, use the C [–]/[+] buttons to move the cursor and
scroll the name.
“Execute?
→
”: Do you wish
to execute the operation?
“Sure?
→
”: Are you sure?
“Executing”: The PF-500 is
executing the operation.
“Completed”: The operation
is complete.
4-2
Execute the operation.
Press the B [+ (YES)] button located next to “Execute?
→
”.
“Sure?
→
” appears on the screen. Press the B [+ (YES)] button again
to confirm the operation. (To cancel the operation, press the B [–
(NO)] button.)
The PF-500 displays “Executing” on the screen during the operation.
When the operation is complete, “Completed” appears.
The song is automatically numbered as “M—,” where “M” means
“Memory” and “—” is a number.
Do not turn off the power
while the screen displays
“Executing.” If Storage memory contains one or more songs, and you save a new song, the PF-500
automatically sorts the songs alphabetically and renumbers them.
C
A
D
B
NO YES
TIP
• You can change the type
of characters on the
screen using the Char-
acterCode parameter.
• When you select a saved
song later, the name with
an extension “.MID” will
appear.
TERMINOLOGY
CAUTION TIP