Yamaha Portatone PSR-S500 Service Manual page 46

PSR-S500
Saving Data
Three types of data are saved to one "User File" by this operation: user song, style file, and registration memory data.
When you save a "User File" the style file and registration memory are also saved automatically.
1
Make sure that a appropriately formatted USB
flash memory device has been properly
connected to the instrument's USB TO
DEVICE terminal, and that a "CONNECT"
message is shown in the MAIN display.
2
Press the FILE MENU [MENU] button.
3
Use the CATEGORY [
locate the User File Save item.
A default file name will automatically be created.
To Overwrite an Existing File
If you want to overwrite a file that already exists
on the USB flash memory device, use the dial or
the [+/YES] and [-/NO] buttons to select the
file, then skip ahead to step 6.
NOTE
• If the USB flash memory has been write-protected, an appropriate
message will appear in the display and you will not be able to exe-
cute the operation.
• If there is not enough capacity left on the USB flash memory device
to save the data, an appropriate message will appear in the display
and you will not be able to save the data. Erase unwanted files from
the USB flash memory device to make more memory available, or
use a different USB device.
4
Press the [EXECUTE] button. A cursor will
appear below the first character in the file
name.
5 Change the file name as necessary.
• The [1] button moves the cursor to the left,and the
[2] button moves it to the right.
• Use the dial to select a character for the current
cursor location.
• The [8] button deletes the character at the cursor
location.
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] and [ ] buttons to
Cursor Cursor
left right
6
Press the [EXECUTE] button. The display
prompts you for confirmation.
You can cancel the save operation at this point
by pressing the [-/NO] button.
7 Press the [EXECUTE] button again, or the
[+/YES] button, and the save operation will
begin.
The user song will be stored to the USER FILE folder
in the USB flash memory device.
CAUTION
• Once the save-in-progress message appears in the display, the
operation cannot be canceled. Never turn off the power or
remove the USB flash memory device during this operation.
8
Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN
display.
NOTE
• If an existing filename is specified the display prompts you for confir-
mation. Press [EXECUTE] or [+/YES] if it is OK to overwrite the file,
or [-/NO] to cancel.
• The amount of time it will take to perform the save operation
depends on the particular USB flash memory device you are using.
Delete Select
character characters
Cursor