Formatting Disks - Yamaha MDF3 Owner's Manual

Formatting Disks

As we explained earlier in this manual, a new floppy disk must be formatted before
the MDF3 can use it to save data.
1. In UTILITY mode, select
"05: Format".
05:~~~~~~~Format
When you press the START/STOP key,
the following message will appear in the
LCD.
Format~disk
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2. Insert a disk.
Insert the disk to be formatted in the disk
drive.
Note: If you format a disk that has been used
before, any data it contains will be erased.
Make absolutely sure that a disk does not
contain any important data before you for-
mat it.
3. Press the START/STOP key.
The LED above the key will light steadily,
and the LCD will display a message tell-
ing you what percentage of the disk has
been formatted. The MDF3 will recog-
nize the inserted floppy disk type (2HD
or 2DD) and format it automatically in
appropriate size, 1,440 kilobytes for 2HD
and 720 kilobytes for 2DD.
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When the disk has been formatted, the
START/STOP LED will begin to flash
again, and the "Format disk" message
will reappear. You can repeat the pro-
cess again to format another disk, or press
any mode keys (MDR, SEQ, JOB, or
UTIL) to exit the function.