Viscount Prestige IX, Руководство по эксплуатации

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It may be necessary to format a used floppy disk, or one which has been utilized by other equipment; in this case, the
procedure remains the same.
ATTENTION !!: Remember that when a disk is formatted, all the data it contains will be lost.
4.5 RECORDING A SONG
Before starting the recording process as such, a floppy disk (3.5" 2DD or 3.5" 2HD) ready for writing, i.e. formatted and
with the protective window in the top right-hand corner closed, must be inserted in the drive.
Press button PAUSE and, keeping it pressed, press button REC; the LEDs of these two buttons will lighten and the number
of the piece will appear on the display.
Press again PAUSE button in order to start recording.
With the registers in cancel position – all off – (you simply press button C of the general memories) activate the registers or
recall a memory (previously programmed).
To stop the recording press button STOP.
Always remember that:
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The data are saved in fully automatic mode DURING the recording process itself. This is the fundamental characteristic
of the "direct to disk" reading/writing system used by the Prestige, which uses the disk itself directly as data uploading
and downloading unit.
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The Prestige also organizes recognition of the songs on the disk by automatically assigning them consecutive numbers;
each song will be identified by a number higher than that of the last song on the disk.
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The Prestige does not have functions as such for processing and correcting the material stored on floppy disk. In case of
performance errors, the entire recording process has to be repeated after the whole song has been cancelled. See point
4.13 for the cancellation function.
4.6 PLAYING SONGS RECORDED ON FLOPPY DISK
Insert the floppy disk containing the song to be played in the floppy disk drive, taking care to position it correctly. After a
few moments, the display will show the number 01, corresponding to the first song on the disk.
If the AUTOPLAY parameter (see point 4.9) is on ON, the start of playback will be fully automatic; otherwise, press the
PLAY key. Playback can be stopped temporarily by pressing the PAUSE key and restarted from the same point by pressing
the same key again. Press the STOP key to halt the playback and return the reader to the beginning of the song.
To select a different song number, use the SONG> (next song) or SONG< (previous song) keys.
4.7 VARYING THE METRONOME TEMPO
When the Prestige VII accesses the recorded song, it immediately identifies a code included in the base, which selects the
correct metronome tempo value.
However, this value can be varied using the TEMPO> and TEMPO< keys.
When one of the TEMPO keys is pressed, playback of the song in progress will be speeded up (TEMPO> key) or slowed
down (TEMPO< key), and whenever the chosen key is pressed, the display will show the metronome tempo value currently
selected.
The values available range from 32 to 250 b.p.m. Remember that the time selected will be maintained until the song is
changed, and that the original value can be restored by keeping the CLEAR key pressed and simultaneously pressing the
TEMPO< key.
Display of the current tempo value can be frozen on the 3 digit display by pressing the two TEMPO keys simultaneously.
To return to display of the current song number, press the two SONG keys simultaneously.