Using Floppy Disks; Inserting And Ejecting A Floppy Disk; Formatting Floppy Disks (Format) - Roland KR-5 Owner's Manual

Chapter 4 Recording and Saving the Performance

Using Floppy Disks

You can use the KR-7/5's disk drive to save songs to floppy disks and listen to
commercial music files.

■ Inserting and Ejecting a Floppy Disk

Inserting a floppy disk
1.
With the front of the floppy disk facing up, insert the disk in the disk
drive slot until there is an audible click.
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Indicator
Removing a floppy disk
2.
Press the Eject button.
The end of the floppy disk comes out of the slot. Grasp the edge of the floppy disk
and gently pull it out.

■ Formatting Floppy Disks (Format)

A newly purchased floppy disk, or a floppy disk that has been used by another
device cannot be used as is. Such floppy disks must be "formatted" (initialized) for
use with the KR-7/5.
If a floppy disk is in a format that doesn't match the format of this unit, you won't be
able to use that floppy disk.
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KR-7
First make sure that the protect tab of the floppy disk is in the "Write (write enable)"
position.
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Rear side of the disk
Write Protect Tab
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Eject Button
Floppy Disk
Write
(can write new data onto disk)
Protect
(prevents writing to disk)
If you're using the disk drive
for the first time, be sure to
read the important notes on
p. 6.
NOTE
Never remove the disk while
it is being read or written.
Doing so will scratch the
magnetic surface of the disk,
making it unusable. (The
disk drive indicator will light
brightly while data is being
read or written. Normally, it
will be lit dimly or will be
dark.)
NOTE
When a floppy disk is
initialized, all of the data
saved on the disk is erased.
If you're formatting a used
floppy disk for reuse, be
sure to check first to make
sure the disk doesn't contain
any data you don't want to
lose.