Making A Backup Of The Original Data; Loading The Operating System; Loading The Musical Resources - Korg pa 500 User Manual

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Making a backup of the original data

Making a backup of the original data
A backup copy of all original data can be found on our website
(www.korgpa.com). You can freely download it, in case you want
to restore the Pa500 to its original status.
In case you customize your Musical Resources (Sounds, Perfor-
mances and Styles), we suggest you make frequent backup copies
of them, to avoid accidental loss.
To backup the Factory Musical Resources (Styles, Programs...),
see "Full Resources Backup" on page 224.

Loading the Operating System

Your Pa500 can be constantly updated as new versions of the
operating system are released by Korg. You can download the
operating system from www.korgpa.com. Please, read the
instructions supplied with the operating system on the site.
You can see which version of the operating systems is installed in
your Pa500 by going to the "Utility" page of the Media mode (see
"OS Version Number" on page 225).
Warning: Do not install an OS other than the official OS supplied
by Korg for the Pa500. Trying to install an OS created for different
models may cause data loss and permanent damage to the instru-
ment. Korg is not responsible for any damage caused by improper
installation of the OS.

Loading the Musical Resources

Should you need the original Musical Resources, a copy of them
can be downloaded from www.korgpa.com. You may also have
created a backup copy of your custom data (see "Full Resources
Backup" on page 224).
To restore data, see "Full Resources Restore" on page 225.
Warning: Do not install Musical Resources other than the official
ones supplied by Korg for the Pa500. Trying to install Musical
Resources created for different models may cause data loss.
Loading Musical Resources created with previous Pa-Series (Pa80,
Pa1X, Pa800) and i-Series instruments is allowed with some limi-
tations. See the "Media edit mode" chapter for more information.