Erasing Entire Memory; Testing Memory; Defragmenting The Memory Space - Akai Z4 User Manual

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Chapter 13—General Utilities

Erasing Entire Memory

You can erase the Z8 memory as follows.
Press the UTILITIES button, then select the MEMORY page, shown below.
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The MEMORY page includes the following information.
Memory Fitted:
Wave Memory Free:
CPU Memory Free:
can be stored in the Z8 is determined by the CPU memory size.
Multis, Programs, Samples, Songs:
ples, and Songs in memory.
Press "CLEAR" to open the CLEAR MEMORY window, shown below.
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Select the "Do" parameter, then use the JOG dial to select "CLEAR MEM-
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ORY (DELETE ALL).
Press "DO IT."
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The Warning window appears for confirmation.
Press "YES" to erase all data in memory.
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You can also select "PURGE UNUSED SAMPLES," or "PURGE UNUSED PRO-
GRAMS" for the "Do" parameter. These functions are the same as "PURGE SAMPLES"
and "PURGE PROGRAMS" in the Program window in Program mode. After selecting
one of these functions, press "DO IT" to open the Warning window, then press "YES" to
execute the function.

Testing Memory

You can test the memory inside the Z8 by pressing "TEST" on the MEMORY page.
When you press "TEST," the Z8 automatically starts the memory test. When the test is
complete, the result is displayed.

Defragmenting the Memory Space

When you load, record, or delete Samples frequently, unnecessary space is created
between data in memory. You can re-arrange the data to free up memory space by press-
ing "COMPACT" on the MEMORY page.
When the process is complete, press "EXIT" to return to the GLOBAL page.
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Indicates the installed memory size.
Indicates the available Wave memory size.
Indicates the available CPU memory size. The number of files that
Indicate the number of Multis, Programs, Sam-