Deleting A Song; Error Messages - Yamaha PDP-400 Owner's Manual

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Disk Control

Deleting a Song

You can delete any song from a loaded disk as follows:
ZEngage
the Delete Function .................................................................................................................
MIDI/
TRANSPOSE
XSelect
the Song to Delete .....................................................................................................................
SONG NUMBER
d 1
CConfirm
& Execute the Delete Operation ............................................................................................
SONG NUMBER
n Y

Error Messages

If an error related to the disk occurs, one of the following messages may appear. If this happens, check the possible
causes and solutions listed below. If all else fails, try a different disk. If this doesn't clear up the problem, contact your
Yamaha dealer.
dEr
Disk Error.
Pro
Write Protected.
For
Unformatted Disk.
Press the [COPY] button while holding the [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] button. The
[COPY] LED will flash and "d80" will appear on the SONG NUMBER display.
COPY
Use the SONG NUMBER [ ] and [ ] buttons to select the song number you
wish to delete.
Press the [COPY] button a second time — "n8Y" will appear on the SONG
NUMBER display. Use the SONG NUMBER [ ] and [ ] buttons to select either
COPY
"n" (NO) or "Y" (YES) on the display. "Y" to immediately delete the selected
song, or "n" if you wish to cancel the operation.
• The delete operation can be aborted at any time prior to actually starting the
NOTES
• Data recorded to memory without loading a disk can be deleted simply by execut-
• Data cannot be deleted from any write protected disk, the supplied Style Disk,
An error occurred while writing to or reading from the disk.
Try the operation again; if the error occurs a second time the disk or drive may
be faulty. If the drive has been in use for some time the heads may be dirty. Clean
the heads with a commercially-available floppy disk head cleaner. If the error still
occurs with one disk and not others the disk should be considered faulty and should
be discarded. If the error occurs with all disks the drive may be faulty. Refer the
problem to your Yamaha dealer.
You have attempted to format, write to, copy to, or delete data from a write-
protected disk. Use a disk that is not write protected (set the disk's write-protect tab
to the write-enable position).
The loaded disk is not formatted for use with the PDP-400. After making sure
that the disk does not contain any important data (for another device, for example),
format the disk as described on page 38.
delete operation (i.e. while the [COPY] indicator is flashing) by pressing the
[START/STOP] button.
ing step Z and selecting " n " or " Y ".
Disk Orchestra Collection disks, or Disklavier disks.