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If
no
errors
are
encountered
the
"FINISHED
II!"
display
will
appearfor
a
few seconds
and
then
will revert
to
the
"VERIFY
CASSETTE
?
"
display.
If
an
error
is
found,
however,
the display
will
read
"TAPE ERROR".
If
this
happens,
try
SAVEing
the
data again.
Depending on
the cassette recorder
you
use,
you
may
have
to adjust
the cassette
volume
control
and/or tone
control to
achieve
reliable
operation.
Cleaning
and demagnetizing
the cassette recorder
heads might
also help.
Pressing the
LOAD/PROT
button
in
the
SHIFT
mode
calls
the
MEMORY
PROTECT
LOBd
ON/OFF
function
we
have
already seen,
and
the cassette
"LOAD
FUNC
?
INT"
and
"LOAD
CASSETTE?"
functions.
Start
the load
procedure by
calling
the
"LOAD
FUNC
?
INT"
(or
"EXT")
display.
"LOAD
FUNC
?
INT"
This function
lets
you
select
whether
the function
memory
data
from
the cassette
tape
will
be loaded
into
the
TX7
function
memories
or
the
DX
function
memories.
Select
either
"INT",
corresponding
to
the
TX7
function
memories,
or
"EXT",
cor-
responding
to
the
DX
function
memories
using the
N0/-1
and
YES/ +
1
buttons.
Then
press the
LOAD/PROT
button again
to
go on
to
the next
step.
"LOAD CASSETTE
?"
You
are
now
ready
to
execute
the actual load operation.
Wind
the cassette tape
to
the
beginning
of the
file
to
be loded
(This
is
easier
if
you have
recorded voice
memos
on
the cassette
tape,
prior to
each
data
file.
You
can monitor
the tape
sound
while searching
for
the desired
file
via
the
TX7's
PHONES
jack).
Press the
YES/ +
1
button
and
start
the cassette recorder
in
the play
mode. The
TX7
display
will
respond
with
"NOW WORKING
M"
while
it
is
searching
for
the
beginning
of
the
file.
When
the
file
is
located the display
will
read
"FOUND
TX=XX", where
"XX"
is
the
file
number
of
the
file
being
loaded.
When
the
file
has
been
loaded the
TX7
display
will
read
"FINISHED!!!"
for a
few seconds and
then
will
revert to
the
"LOAD
CASSETTE?"
display.
Using the
TX7
Cassette
Interface
to
Save
and
Load
DX7
Voices
The TX7
cassette
interface
can
also
be used
to
save
or
load
all
32
DX7
voices plus
the
32
DX
function
memories
in
the
TX7.
To SAVE,
the
DX7
voice
memory
data
is
transmitted
to
the
TX7
voice
memory
via
the
MIDI
interface,
and
then
the
SAVE
operation
is
carried
out as described above.
To
LOAD,
the cassette data
is
first
loaded
into
the
TX7
memory, and
then
transmitted
to
the
DX7
via
the
MIDI
interface.
In
either
case
the previous
memory
contents
of the
TX7
will
be completely
erased,
so
make
sure
you
have
the
TX7 memory
data
on
cassette
so
it
is
not completely
lost.
To
transfer
the
DX7
voices
to
the
TX7
for
saving,
first
turn
the
TX7 memory
protect
function
OFF. Then
set
the
DX7
to
"SYS INFO
AVAIL",
call
the
DX7
"MIDI
TRANSMIT?"
function
and
press the
DX7 YES
button
to
begin the
transmission.
The
TX7
display
will
read
"MIDI RECEIVED!"
when
the data
from
the
DX7
has
been
transferred to
the
TX7
voice
memory.
Then, simply
SAVE
the
TX7
voice
memory
plus
DX
function
memory
("EXT")
as described
above.
To
load
a
voice
set
from
cassette
tape
into
the
DX7,
first
load the cassette
file
into
the
TX7
as
described above. Then,
to transmit
the
TX7
voice
memory
contents
to
the
DX7,
turn
the
DX7
internal
memory
protect
function
OFF,
set
the
DX7
to
"SYS
INFO
AVAIL",
call
the
TX7
"MIDI
TRANSMIT?"
display
by
pressing the
TX7
MIDI
DUMP/INIT
button
In
the
SHIFT
mode,
then
press the
TX7 YES/
+
1
button
to
begin
the transmission.
The
DX7
LCD
display
will
read
"MIDI
RECEIVED" when
the voices
have been
transferred to
the
DX7
voice
memory.
*Make
sure
you
turn
the
DX7
internal
memory
protect
function
ON,
and
set
"SYS
INFO UNAVAIL"
after
receiving
voices
from
the
TX7.
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