Yamaha SY99, Owner'S Manual

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UTILITY MODE
DISK UTILITY
3.1 Save to disk filename
Summary: Each file on disk can be given an eight-
character name as a reminder of the contents.
Procedure:
From: the Save to disk filename directory in
3. Save to disk
Press: F7 (Name)
Specify: an 8-character filename.
To execute: the Save To Disk operation press F8
(Go).
To quit: without executing press EXIT.
Enter an eight-character name for the file.
To clear the currently entered name press F1
(Clr). To switch to upper-case characters press
F2 (Uppr). To switch to lower-case characters
press F3 (Lowr).
After entering a name for the disk file press F8
(Go). The bottom line of the display will ask
"Are you sure ?" If you are sure that you want
to save the data then press YES and the data
will be saved to the specified disk file.
Remarks: Methods of entering character data are
explained in How to enter character data, page
30.
Note that the actual disk save operation can
be executed either from this 3.1 Save to disk file-
name job or from the 3. Save to disk filename
directory.
DISK UTILITY
4. Format disk
JUMP #818
Summary: Before a disk can be used it must be for-
matted to accept SY99 data.
Procedure;
From: disk utility job directory (JUMP #816)
Select: 04:Format Disk (JUMP #818)
To execute: the formatting operation press F8
(Go).
To quit: without executing press EXIT.
Newly purchased disks must be formatted by the
SY99 before they can be used to store data.
Formatting a disk will erase all the data on the disk.
Be careful not to accidentally format a disk which
contains valuable data.
The display will ask you to "Please insert a
blank disk". Make sure that the write protect slider
of the disk is in the write enabled position with the
slider covering the hole, insert the disk into the disk
drive, and press F8 (Go). You will be asked "Are
you sure?" If you are sure you want to format the
disk press YES and formatting will begin.
While the disk is being formatted the display will
show "xx% Formatted". When the number reaches
100% the display will show "Completed!" until a
switch is pressed.
Note: The SY99 uses exactly the same disk format as
the SY77. Disks formatted by the SY77 can be
used by the SY99, and vice versa.
The formatting of disks is entirely unrelated
to the disk save type setting described on page
274. The former refers to the physical formatting
of disks so that they can be used by the
synthesizer's disk drive, whereas the latter
refers to the data format used when saving
sequencer data to a disk.
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