Disk System Improvements - Kurzweil K2000 - GUIDE SUPPLEMENT - VERSION 3 Musician’s Manual Supplement

System Software Versions 2 and 3
Version 3 System Software

Disk System Improvements

• A new parameter, Verify, has been added to the Disk page. This option, which is off by
default, double-checks the data integrity of all your backup, copy, and save operations.
Verification also, however, increases the time required for these operations; you may not
need to use it if you have a stable SCSI setup.
• An Info soft button is now available on the Utilities page in Disk mode. Press this soft
button to display information about your disk drive(s). The More button on the Info page
displays formatting information for use by service personnel.
• Also added to Disk mode is multiple file copy. As with other Disk mode operations, use the
Select soft button to select multiple files to copy.
• The K2000 will now give you an option when you have formatted a floppy to format
another one. If you are formatting several floppies you will not have to start from scratch
each time.
• The K2000's SCSI subsystem has been enhanced to accept a greater variety of devices.
Support for Iomega Zip/Jaz drives has been improved, and many more CD-ROM drives are
now compatible with the K2000. Furthermore, the K2000 now supports disk drives of up to
2 Gigabytes (2048 Meg). V3.52 will work with drives larger than 2G but only the first 2 G
will be utilized.
• Compatibility with the PC Exchange program has been improved in Version 3
• You can now import MIDI Type 1 files.
• The display shows the manufacturer and model of SCSI hard drives.
• You can now view how much room is left on any SCSI device
• The new multiple-selection feature enables you to load and save individual objects
(samples, keymaps, programs, effects, songs, etc.) or any combination of objects from any
location in internal RAM or on an external SCSI device.You can view the contents of files
using the Open soft button
• The Disk-mode utilities include Name, Save, Move, Copy, Dump, and Delete. When using
these utilities, you can select multiple objects by bank, by ID, or by object dependency.
• You can audition samples from SCSI drives. Also, when you're on one of the Disk-mode
utility pages (Save, for example), you can audition samples, keymaps, programs, and songs.
• You can move or copy any number of selected objects and place them anywhere in RAM.
You can move multiple objects with a single operation, and renumber them automatically.
• You can move files between disk directories for easy organization.
• New utilities make it easier to rename samples and keymaps.
• You can create subdirectories on SCSI devices and floppy disks. This enables you to create a
hierarchical system for organizing your files.
• Intuitive navigation between directories, combined with improved disk functions (such as
Move and Backup) make it easier to organize and retrieve files.
• You can use a single operation to select multiple files for loading, moveing, or deletion.
• You can create and edit macro files that automatically load one or more files (or objects from
within files). A single macro can load multiple files and/or objects from all available sources
(SCSI devices and floppy disks). Macro files also enable you to automatically load CD-ROM
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