Procedure For Updating The Software - Roland RD-700 Service Note

Jun. 2001
9. Factory Reset
Factory Reset returns the data recorded in the internal memory to the
factory settings.
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Press the [INC/ENTER] button to execute Factory Reset.
After Factory Reset is completed "Finished" is displayed and the Test
mode ends.
Or, you can exit the Test mode without executing the Factory Reset by
pressing the [DEC] button.
PROCEDURE FOR UPDATING
THE SOFTWARE
Items required
• Update disk Set (#17041058)
• A sequencer which can replay continuously
• MIDI cable x1
Procedure
Connect MIDI IN of the RD-700 and MIDI OUT of the sequencer with a MIDI
cable.
Insert Disk 1 into the sequencer, and turn on its power.
Check to see that the sequencer is ready for data transmission.
Turn on the power of the RD-700 while pressing the PART SELECT [LOWER],
PART SELECT [UPPER1] and TONE SELECT [CLAV/MALLET(2)] buttons at
the same time.
The LCD shows the following screen:
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=Load from MIDI=
Please start
sequencer.
Let the sequencer start replaying continuously.
When the sequencer starts to replay the second song (udata002.mid) after
completing the first (udata001.mid) in the Disk 1, the screen changes as shown
below:
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[01/16]
>o <
Receiving...
00020000 to 00030000
Wait until the sequencer completes replaying the 17th song (udata017.mid).
After it finishes replaying the 17th song, the following message is displayed:
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Please insert
next update disk,
then start sequencer.
Remove Disk 1, and insert Disk 2.
After the sequencer is ready for data transmission, let it start replaying the
data continuously.
RD-700 resumes receiveing data.
After the 14th song (udata114.mid) Disk 2 was replayed, the following screen
is displayed and the machine
begins writing the received data into the internal memory.
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Writing...
After all the data has been written and the checksum calculated successfully,
the following screen appears to indicate completion of the updating
procedure.
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Writing...
Check Sum...OK
Finished.
Caution: Don't turn off the power while changing Disk 1 with Disk 2.
Error messages:
"The disk is wrong. Please change disk."
The wrong disk is inserted.
Insert the correct disk, and start continuous replay again.
This message also appears when the sequencer tries to replay songs in the
wrong order.
Set the sequencer so that it can replay the songs in the order of their file names.
"Error"
Wrong data was received.
Check if a wrong MIDI device is connected or if the sequencer has a setting
which causes unnecessary data
to be sent.
After solving the problem, turn the power off and on again to restart updating
from the beginning.
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