Checking The Version Number; Users Data Save And Load - Roland SP-505 Service Notes

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Oct.2001
CHECKING THE VERSION
NUMBER
Turn on the SP-505 while pressing the [EXIT] and [ENTER] buttons.
CPU Version number and Checksum, SYSTEM Version number and
Checksum are displayed.
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*** CHECK SUM ***
CPU:0x******** 1.**
SYS:0x******** 1.**
USERS DATA SAVE AND
LOAD
SAVING DATA ON A MEMORY
CARD (SAVE)
Saving sample data
Here's how to save sample data from the SP-505's internal memory to a
memory card.
1.
Press [SONG] button or [PTN] to display the Play screen.
2.
Press [SYSTEM] button to display the System screen.
fig.10-01a
*
It is not possible to display the System screen while a pattern or song is playing.
3.
Press [F3] (CARD).
4.
Press [F3] (SAVE).
*
If the memory card has been formatted in a format that cannot be used by the SP-
505, "SAVE" will not appear above [F3].
Please format the card.
5.
Press [F1] (SAMPLE).
Each pad bank in the SP-505's internal memory will be saved as one set.
*
When you save the all data, please repeate the action 5 to 8.
6.
Use the VALUE dial to select the pad bank that you want to save.
fig.11-02a
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7.
Press CURSOR
[V
], and use the VALUE dial to select the number of the
area in which you want to save.
8.
To save the data, press [F1] (EXECUTE).
To cancel, press [F2] (CANCEL).
*
An asterisk "*" will be displayed to indicate an area number in which sample
data has already been saved.
If you select an area number marked by "*", a message of "OK to
Overwrite?" will be displayed.
If you are sure this is the area number you want to use, press [F1] (YES).
To cancel, press [F2] (NO).
9.
Press [SONG] or [PTN] to return to the Play screen.
Never turn off the power while the display indicates "Keep Power On!"
Saving Sequencer Data
Here's how to save sequencer data (patterns/songs) from the SP-505's internal
memory to a memory card.
1.
Press [SONG] or [PTN] to display the Play screen.
2.
Press [SYSTEM] to display the System screen.
fig.10-01a
*
It is not possible to display the System screen while a pattern or song is playing.
3.
Press [F3] (CARD).
4.
Press [F3] (SAVE).
*
If the memory card has been formatted in a format that cannot be used by the SP-
505, "SAVE" will not appear above [F3].
Please format the card.
5.
Press [F2] (SONG/PTN).
For sequencer (pattern/song) data, the 100 user patterns and 20 songs in
internal memory will be saved as one set.
6.
Use the VALUE dial to select the number of the area in which you want to
save.
fig.11-02b
7.
To save the data, press [F1] (EXECUTE).
To cancel, press [F2] (CANCEL).
*
An asterisk "*" will be displayed to indicate an area number in which sequencer
data has already been saved.
If you select an area number marked by "*", a message of "OK to
Overwrite?" will be displayed.
If you are sure this is the area number you want to use, press [F1] (YES).
To cancel, press [F2] (NO).

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