Rodgers W-5000, Руководство пользователя

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Chapter 7
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THE FLOPPY DISK DRIVE
Your W-5000 includes a 3.5" floppy disk drive (located just above the LCD):
This drive can be used to play commercially available song data (GM/GS Format/SMF data), record your
keyboard performances, or store W-5000 data (General Preset or Global data). Data from one W-5000 can
also be stored on disk and used to configure another W-5000; after all, it's somewhat easier to carry a floppy
disk than a W-5000!
Before we begin describing these functions, however, we need to discuss a few things in regard to floppy
disks and the drive itself. (We recommend that you use 2HD disks as they hold more data than the 2DD type,
and they work faster too.)
HANDLING FLOPPY DISKS
Floppy disks contain a plastic disc coated with magnetic particles (like the tape inside an audio cassette).
This is the storage medium for all the data. Because this medium is rather delicate, you should always
observe the following when using floppy disks:
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Never touch the coated surface inside a disk; finger prints or dust can render a disk useless. Never pull
back the spring-loaded shutter.
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Never expose floppy disks to strong magnetic fields (such as those generated by loudspeakers, for
example). A magnetic field can instantly erase all the data on a disk.
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Do not expose floppy disks to temperature extremes (e.g. direct sunlight in an enclosed vehicle).
Recommended temperature range: 50°-110° F (10°-50°C).
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Do not store or use floppy disks in dusty or humid areas.