Drive Check - Roland VS-1680 User Manual

Chapter 17 Using Hard Drives
Drive Initialize with Physical
Formatting
Physical formatting is useful for new removable media and
for circumstances where you are experiencing problems with
your hard drive that cannot be corrected by normal
initialization.
To initialize a drive using Physical Format:
1. Confirm that the power of the drive and the VS-1680 is
turned on.
2. Insert a disk into the drive if you are using a removable
type drive.
3. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)].
4. Hold [SHIFT] and press [F6 (UTILITY)]. The Utility
menu icon appears in the display.
5. Press [F6 (DrIni)]. If "DrIni" does not appear in the
display above [F6], first press [PAGE] until "DrIni" is
displayed, and then press [F6 (DrIni)].
6. Use [
], [ ], [
cursor, and use the TIME/VALUE dial to set each value
described below.
Init Drive (Initialize Drive)
Select the drive (IDE, SCSI0-SCSI7). "IDE" indicates the
internal hard drive, and "SCSI" indicates external SCSI
drives. For example, use "SCSI5" to select a Zip Drive.
* Make sure that you have selected the correct drive to avoid
unintentionally erasing data you want to keep.
Partition
Select the partition size (500 MB, 1000 MB, 2000 MB). In
most cases, select "2000 MB."
Physical Format
Select whether or not to use physical formatting. For new
drives, new removable media, or drives that have been
used by another device, this must be set to "On." Also
set this to "On" if you are experiencing problems with
your hard drive that cannot be corrected by normal
initialization.
Surface Scan
This confirms that the read and write functions in all of
the drive's partitions are operating correctly when the
drive is initialized. In normal circumstances, set this to
"Off." When you want to conduct a test of the read/
write functions, such as when you are experiencing
problems with your hard drive that cannot be corrected
by normal initialization, set this to "On".
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], and [ ] to move the
The function buttons operate as shown.
[F1 (SelDr)]:
This displays a directory of the currently connected
drives. Use [ ], [
move the cursor to the drive you want to initialize.
[F3 (Info)]:
Displays the drive information.
[F4 (Exec)]:
Executes initialization of the selected drive.
[F6 (EXIT)]:
Exits the screen.
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7. When the settings are made, press [F4 (Exec)]. "Initialize
*** OK ?" appears in the display. "***" refers to the
selected drive's SCSI number. For example, "SCSI5"
indicates an external drive which is set to SCSI ID #5.
8. Press [YES]. (Or, to cancel the operation, press [NO].)
"Initialize ****, Sure?" appears in the display.
9. Press [YES]. "STORE Current ?" appears in the display.
Press [YES] to store the current song; otherwise press
[NO].
10. After the initialization is completed, the VS-1680 restarts
automatically, and returns to the Playlist display.

Drive Check

You can check the drive you are using to make sure it can be
read correctly. This is referred to as a "Drive Check." A Drive
Check can determine whether a failure during Song Copy (p.
219) or DAT Backup (p. 226) is due to a problem in the song
itself, whether the problem is with the connections, or if there
is a problem of some other kind. If data cannot be read
correctly, the display will indicate the song in which the error
occurred.
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