Convenient Functions (Utility); Backing Up Data To Sd Card (Backup); Restoring Data That Was Backed Up To Sd Card (Restore); Exporting Sound Data To An Sd Card (Export) - Roland System-8 Reference Manual

Convenient Functions (UTILITY)

Backing Up Data to SD Card (BACKUP)

1
Press the [MENU] button.
[ K ] [ J ]
2
Use the Cursor
and then press the [ENTER]
[ K ] [ J ]
3
Use the Cursor
[ENTER]
and then press the
4
Assign a file name to the backup.
BACKUP NAME[Ent]
Sys8_bak .bin
[ K ] [ J ]
Use the cursor buttons to move the cursor.
[VALUE]
Use the knob to select the character.
5
[ENTER]
Press the button.
A confirmation message appears.
Backup?
[Exit]:N [Ent]:Y
MEMO
If a backup file with the same file name already exists, the
confirmation message
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To back up, press the
If you decide to cancel, press the
When the backup is completed, the screen indicates
Restoring Data That Was Backed Up to SD Card
(RESTORE)
NOTE
All data and settings are rewritten when you execute the
restore operation. If your SYSTEM-8 contains important data,
assign it a different name and back it up to an SD card before
you restore.
1
[MENU]
Press the button.
[ K ] [ J ]
2
Use the Cursor
and then press the [ENTER]
[ K ] [ J ]
3
Use the Cursor
[ENTER]
and then press the
4
Use the [VALUE] knob to select the file that you
want to restore.
RESTORE [Ent]
sys8_bak.bin
5
[ENTER]
Press the button.
A confirmation message appears.
Restore?
[Exit]:N [Ent]:Y
buttons to select "UTILITY,"
button.
"BACKUP,"
buttons to select
button.
"Overwrite?"
appears.
[ENTER] button.
[EXIT] button.
"Completed!"
buttons to select "UTILITY,"
button.
buttons to select "RESTORE,"
button.
1 File name
6
To restore, press the
If you decide to cancel, press the
When the restore is completed, the screen indicates
Completed!
Turn off power.
7
Turn the power of the SYSTEM-8 off, then on again.

Exporting Sound Data to an SD Card (EXPORT)

If you want to export a patch, press the MODE
select patch mode.
If you want to export a performance, press the MODE
[PERFORMANCE] button to select performance mode. Exporting
a performance creates a single file that also includes the patches
used by that performance.
1
[MENU]
Press the button.
[ K ] [ J ]
2
Use the Cursor
and then press the [ENTER]
[ K ] [ J ]
3
Use the Cursor
[ENTER]
and then press the
The export target selection screen appears.
A-1 [Ent]:Sel
SY System-8 Saws
4
[VALUE]
Use the dial to select the patch/
performance that you want to export, and press the
[ENTER] button to mark it.
" ( "
Marking the data adds a
data is already marked, the mark is removed.
A-1 [Ent]:Sel>
SY System-8 Saws
You can also select a patch/performance by using the
[1]–[8] buttons.
You can select multiple patches/performances and export them as
a single file.
In patch mode, you can select patches of different models and
export them as a single file.
[ J ]
5
Press the cursor button.
Here you can verify the number of patches/performances that you
selected.
<COUND: 4[Ent]
sys8_pat .s8p
If you want to return to the export target select screen, press the
[ K ]
cursor button.
About the file name
If a single patch/performance is selected, the patch/performance
name (the first 12 characters) + extension is shown.
The file name extension is .s8p for a patch export file, or .s8f for a
performance export file.
[ENTER] button.
[EXIT] button.
"Completed!"
[PATCH] button to
buttons to select "UTILITY,"
button.
"EXPORT,"
buttons to select
button.
at the left of the Bank-Number. If the
[A]–[H] and
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