Backup Disk - Yamaha SY99 Owner's Manual

UTILITY MODE
DISK UTILITY
Summary: Use this operation to make backup disks
for important data.
Procedure:
From: disk utility job directory (JUMP #816)
Select: 05:Back Up Disk
To execute: the backup operation press F8 (Go).
To quit: without executing press EXIT.
Floppy disks are generally quite reliable, but it is
always a good idea to make backup copies of impor-
tant data.
Important: When this 5. Backup disk operation is
used, all data in the SY99 sequencer memory
will be lost.
DISK UTILITY
Summary: An already existing disk file can be given
a different name.
Procedure:
From: disk utility job directory (JUMP #816)
Select: 06:Rename Pile
Specify: the type of file you wish to rename.
Press: ENTER
Specify: the file you wish to rename.
Press: ENTER
Specify: the new filename.
To execute: the rename operation press F8 (Go).
To quit: without executing press EXIT.
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5. Backup disk

1. Insert the source disk (the original data) into the
(JUMP #819)
2. When the SY99 has loaded as much data as
3. Make sure that the backup disk is correctly for-
4. The display will show "Now Saving" and the
5. Repeat steps 1-4 until 100% of the source data
6. Rename file
disk drive and press F8 (Go). The display will
show "Now Loading" and the data will be
loaded into the SY99's memory. The "xx%
Loaded" display indicates the percentage of the
backup data that has been loaded.
possible, the display will ask you to "Please in-
sert DUPLICATE into drive."
matted for the SY99 and that its write protect
slider is in the write enabled position (covering
the hole). Insert the backup disk into the disk
drive and press F8 (Go).
data will be saved onto the backup disk. The
"xx% Saved" display indicates the percentage
of the data that has been saved.
has been loaded and saved. When the backup
process is complete the display will show
"Completed !".
This shows the amount of remaining free mem-
ory for the currently inserted disk.
Move the cursor in this area to select the type of
file you wish to rename.
01: All Data: All data of the SY99
02: Synthesizer All: All data of the synthesizer
section
03: Sequencer All: All data of the sequencer
section
04: 1 song: Sequencer song data in K-Seq format
(SY99 sequence data format without the
setup data)
05: Song ESEQ: Sequencer song data in E-Seq
format (Yamaha QX3, electones, player
pianos, etc.)
06: MIDI File: Sequencer song data in standard
MIDI file format 0
07: Card: Data saved from a data card
JUMP #819