Updating G-70 Os And The Music Data (Macintosh) - Roland G-70 Owner's Manual

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Updating G-70 OS and the Music Data (Macintosh)

Loading the G-70 System & SR-G01 Music
Data While Preserving Your User Data (Mac)
*
The complete update operation takes about 15 minutes. Though your user data
are preserved during the update, we recommend that you make a backup to avoid
damaging your data in case something goes wrong. Before starting the update
procedure, make sure that the "Internal Protection" switch (on the G-70 rear
panel) is set to "OFF" position (unlocked position).
*
This updating procedure requires at least 15,000 KB of free space in your G-70
Internal Memory. To check the remaining memory space, press [MENU] >
[UTILITY] > [INFO], and see "Free Space Internal Memory." If you do not
have enough memory space, please see "G-70 Update / Backup / Recovery" page
in www.rolandkeyboardclub.com website or contact your nearest Roland
Service.
Loading Update Data into the G-70
1.
Connect the G-70's USB port to your computer.
2.
If a memory card is connected to the G-70's PCMCIA slot, or if a
floppy disk is inserted in the drive, remove it before proceeding.
3.
Press [MENU] > [USB DATA STORAGE] > [INTERNAL
MEMORY].
As soon as the connection has been established, the G-70's display
shows "CONNECTED" (USB DATA STORAGE page).
4.
Insert the "Roland G-70 Upgrade Kit" CD-ROM into the
computer's CD-ROM drive and open the "Updating_OS2+SR-
G01_Data" folder.
5.
Select the entire contents of the "Updating_OS2+SR-G01_Data"
folder.
6.
Drag & drop the selected files and folders to the "G70_SSD"
icon on your computer's desktop to copy them to the G-70.
If a message asking you to overwrite data appears, confirm to
replace the corresponding contents of the G-70's internal memory.
7.
Drag the "G70_SSD" icon to the Trash (or use the equivalent
shortcut).
Wait until the icon has disappeared from your desktop.
8.
On the G-70, press the [EXIT] button or [DISCONNECT] field.
9.
Disconnect the G-70's USB port from your computer and switch
off the G-70.
Updating to OS2
10. Hold down the [DISK&MEDIA] button to the lower left of the
display while switching on the G-70.
Keep holding that button until the "SYSTEM UPDATE" message
appears.
11. Press the [1] button in the G-70's USER PROGRAM section.
The G-70 starts loading the OS2 system software.
When all data have been loaded, the "Power Off and Power On
again" message appears.
Switch off the G-70, wait a moment, then switch it on again.
Updating New Styles
12. Press the G-70's FINDER [STYLE] button.
A progress bar shows the status of the operation.
Updating New User Programs / Music Assistant
Registrations
13. Press the G-70's FINDER [USER PRG] button.
A progress bar shows the status of the operation.
*
This operation may take in excess of 10 minutes.
Loading the New Factory User Programs
14. Press [MENU] > [UTILITY] > [FACTORY RESET], then the
[EXECUTE] field in the display.
Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page.
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Adding SR-G01 Music Data While Keeping
User Data (Mac)
*
The complete update operation takes about 5 minutes. Though your user data are
preserved during the update, we recommend that you make a backup to avoid
damaging your data in case something goes wrong. Before starting the update
procedure, make sure that the "Internal Protection" switch (on the G-70 rear
panel) is set to "OFF" position (unlocked position).
*
This updating procedure requires at least 6000 KB of free space in your G-70
Internal Memory. To check the remaining memory space, press [MENU] >
[UTILITY] > [INFO], and see "Free Space Internal Memory." If you do not
have enough memory space, please see "G-70 Update / Backup / Recovery" page
in www.rolandkeyboardclub.com website or contact your nearest Roland
Service.
Loading Update Data into the G-70
1.
Connect the G-70's USB port to your computer.
2.
If a memory card is connected to the G-70's PCMCIA slot, or if a
floppy disk is inserted in the drive, remove it before proceeding.
3.
Press [MENU] > [USB DATA STORAGE]> [INTERNAL
MEMORY].
As soon as the connection has been established, the G-70's display
shows "CONNECTED" (USB DATA STORAGE page).
4.
Insert the "Roland G-70 Upgrade Kit" CD-ROM into the
computer's CD-ROM drive and open the "Updating_only_SR-
G01_Data" folder.
5.
Select the entire contents of the "Updating_only_SR-G01_Data"
folder.
6.
Drag & drop the selected files and folders to the "G70_SSD"
icon on your computer's desktop to copy them to the G-70.
If a message asking you to overwrite data appears, confirm to
replace the corresponding contents of the G-70's internal memory.
7.
Drag the "G70_SSD" icon to the Trash (or use the equivalent
shortcut).
Wait until the icon has disappeared from your desktop.
8.
On the G-70, press the [EXIT] button or [DISCONNECT] field.
9.
Disconnect the G-70's USB port from your computer.
Updating New Styles
10. Press the G-70's FINDER [STYLE] button.
A progress bar shows the status of the operation.
Updating New User Programs
11. Press the G-70's FINDER [USER PRG] button.
A progress bar shows the status of the operation.
*
This operation may take a while.

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