Disk Info Function; Files = Zzz% Yyy Kbytes Free; Software Version; Midi Functions - Alesis Data Disk Reference Manual

SECTION 4

DISK INFO FUNCTION

This button is used to display information about the diskette cur-
rently inserted in the disk drive. There are 3 pages which are:
XX FILES = ZZZ%
YYY Kbytes free
The information displayed in the first page is the number of files
stored on the diskette (XX), the percentage of space used (ZZZ),
and the amount of free space (in Kilobytes) available on the
diskette (YYY).
NNNNN XXXXXX
YYYYYY ZZZZZZZZ
The second page shows the individual file name (ZZZZZZZZ), the
number of bytes in the file (NNNNN), and, in most cases, the man-
ufacturer and model of the unit which sent the file (XXXXXX +
YYYYYY). If the file was a multiple message file an "m" will appear
after the bytes in the file, otherwise it is left blank.
SOFTWARE
VERSION
A third page shows the software version currently in use.
DATADISK

MIDI FUNCTIONS

When receiving data for storage, is not particular which
DATADISK
MIDI channel is used. Therefore, only two MIDI pages are re-
quired. They are:

MIDI ECHO

This function is used to echo the signal that arrives at the the MIDI
input to the MIDI output of . Effectively, this makes the
DATADISK
MIDI output of into a MIDI Thru port and sends the MIDI
DATADISK
signal out to the rest of the units connected in the system. This
function can be turned On or Off by using the and
SCROLL UP
buttons.
SCROLL DOWN
PLEASE NOTE: No MIDI data is echoed while in RECV.
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