Formatting A Smartmedia Card - Zoom RhythmTrak RT-323 Operation Manual

Application Guide [SmartMedia]
This section describes various uses of the SmartMedia card facility.

Formatting a SmartMedia Card

Before a SmartMedia card can be used for saving and loading data, it must be formatted
(initialized) as follows.
The formatting process erases any data already present on the SmartMedia card. These
data cannot be restored.
Insert the SmartMedia card into the [DATA CARD] slot on the side panel of the RT-
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323.
For information on how to insert the SmartMedia card, see page 5.
Press the [UTILITY] key, and use the [ ]/[ ] keys to call up "CARD?" on the
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display.
Press the [ENTER] key, and use the [ ]/[ ] keys to call up "FORMAT" on the
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display.
If the indication "NOCARD" appears, the SmartMedia card is not recognized. Make sure
that the SmartMedia card is inserted properly in the [DATA CARD] slot and that the metal
section of the card is not dirty.
Press the [ENTER] key.
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The indication "SURE?" appears on the display.
To execute the formatting process, press the [ENTER] key. To cancel the process,
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press the [EXIT] key.
Execute
When formatting is completed, the indication "Done" appears on the display. To return to the
pattern/song mode, press the [EXIT] key.
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Cancel
Saving Data on the SmartMedia Card
The entire data of the RT-323 can be saved (stored) on a formatted SmartMedia card as a file.
Insert a formatted SmartMedia card into the [DATA CARD] slot on the side panel of
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the RT-323.
Press the [UTILITY] key, and use the [ ]/[ ] keys to call up the indication
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"CARD?" on the display. Then press the [ENTER] key.
Use the [ ]/[ ] keys to call up the indication "SAVE" on the display. Then press
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the [ENTER] key.
To give a name to the file to be saved, use the [ ]/[ ] keys to move the underline,
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and use the [VALUE] dial to change the character.
The following characters can be used.
Letters: A - Z
Numerals: 0 - 9
Symbols:
! # $ % ' _ [ ] ^ - { }
On the same SmartMedia card, there cannot be duplicate file names.
Press the [ENTER] key.
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The indication "SURE?" appears on the display. If a file with the same name already exists on
the SmartMedia card, the indication "Over Wr?" appears on the display.
To carry out the save process, press the [ENTER] key. To cancel the process, press
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the [EXIT] key.
When data saving is complete, the indication "Done" appears on the display. To return to the
pattern/song mode, press the [EXIT] key several times.
• While the SmartMedia card is being accessed, the symbol shown
at right appears on the display. While this symbol is shown, never
remove the SmartMedia card or turn off the unit. Otherwise the
data may be destroyed.
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