Music Disk Recorder - Yamaha Electone EL-57 Owner's Manual

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Music Disk Recorder

The Music Disk Recorder (M.D.R.) is a sophisticated recording device built into the Electone that lets
you record your performances and registration settings. The Music Disk Recorder not only records the
notes you play; it also remembers the voices and rhythms you select, the front panel controls you
change, as well as all expression pedal, footswitch and knee lever positions, to reproduce your
performance exactly as you play it. Moreover, you can separately record different parts of your
performance, building up a song part by part.
1 Precautions
Be sure to handle floppy disks and treat the disk drive with care. Follow the important precautions
below.
Compatible Disk Type
3.5" 2DD and 2HD type floppy disks can be used. A
blank 2DD floppy disk has been included with your
Electone for you to record your performances.
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Inserting/Ejecting Floppy Disks
To insert a floppy disk into the disk drive:
Hold the disk so that the label of the disk is facing
upward and the sliding shutter is facing forward,
towards the disk slot. Carefully insert the disk into
the slot, slowly pushing it all the way in until it
clicks into place and the eject button pops out.
LED (Lamp in-use)
NOTE:
When the EL-57 is turned on, the LED below the
floppy disk slot will be lit indicating that the M.D.R. is
ready to use.
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Floppy disk slot
Eject button
To eject a floppy disk:
Before ejecting the disk, be sure to confirm
that the M.D.R. is stopped (check if the LED
above the STOP button in the M.D.R. section
is lit).
Press the eject button slowly as far as it will
go; the disk will automatically pop out. When
the disk is fully ejected, carefully remove it by
hand.
Never attempt to remove the disk or turn
the power off during recording, reading
and playing back. Doing so can damage
the disk and possibly the disk drive.
If the eject button is pressed too quickly, or if
it is not pressed in as far as it will go, the disk
may not eject properly. The eject button may
become stuck in a half-pressed position with
the disk extending from the drive slot by only
a few millimeters. If this happens, do not
attempt to pull out the partially ejected disk,
since using force in this situation can damage
the disk drive mechanism or the floppy disk.
To remove a partially ejected disk, try
pressing the eject button once again, or push
the disk back into the slot and then repeat the
eject procedure.
Be sure to remove the floppy disk from the
disk drive before turning off the power. A
floppy disk left in the drive for extended
periods can easily pick up dust and dirt
that can cause data read and write errors.