Before You Finish; Saving Your Song; Turning Off The Power - Roland VS-1680 User Manual

Chapter 2 Basic Operation
Date Format
This selects the way the date is displayed.
mm/dd/yyyy: Month/Day/Year
dd/mm/yyyy: Day/Month/Year
yyyy/mm/dd: Year/Month/Day
MMM.dd'YY: Month/Day/Year
dd MMM 'YY:Day/Month/Year
Time Edit
This sets the current time, displayed in a 24-hour format.
[F4 (Set)]:
[F5 (Alarm)]: Sets the alarm function (p. 250).
(F6 (EXIT)]: Exits the screen without setting
4. After changing the date and time values, press [F4 (Set)]
to confirm. The set time becomes effective immediately.
5. Press [PLAY(DISPLAY)] to return to the Playlist display.

Before You Finish

Saving Your Song

Use the Shutdown procedure before turning the power off. If
you just turn the power off without using Shutdown, song
data could be lost and you could possibly damage your hard
drive. When you switch songs or change drives, a message
will ask to confirm whether the currently selected song
should be saved. Also, the contents of a recorded song can be
lost due to unforeseen accidents such as a power failure or
power outage. Once lost, the contents of a recorded song
cannot be restored to its previous condition. To prevent this
from happening, use the following procedure to save your
songs on the drive.
Current Song (See Appendices, p. 63)
* When handling important song data, or when using the
VS-1680 for extended periods, we strongly recommend you
use the Song Store procedure frequently.
1. Hold [SHIFT] and press [ZERO/(STORE)].
2. "STORE OK?" appears in the display. Press [YES]. If the
song is saved properly, the Playlist display reappears. If
you wish to cancel the STORE command, press [NO].
If "STORE Current ?" is Displayed
When you begin various operations, such as selecting a
different song or shutting down, the message "STORE
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Sets the date and time.
the date and time.
Current ?" may be displayed. This message asks whether
you wish to save the currently selected song, or any edits or
changes recently made to the current song, to the drive. If
you wish to save the song, press [YES]. If you want to
proceed with the shutdown without saving the song, press
[NO]. If you press [YES] in response to the "STORE
Current?" message when Song Protect is on, or when you
have selected a demo song, the message "Song Protected" is
displayed, and you will be unable to save any changes or
edits you made to the song. Before editing a song, turn Song
Protect off (p. 49). Otherwise, press [NO].

Turning Off the Power

The contents of any recorded song will be lost if you simply
turn the power off. This may also result in damage to the
hard drive. To safely turn off the power and be sure your
recorded performances are saved, always follow the
shutdown procedure when you finish working with the VS-
1680.
Shutdown (See Appendices, p. 64)
1. Hold [SHIFT] and press [STOP (SHUT/EJECT)].
2. "SHUTDOWN/EJECT?" appears in the display. Press
[YES].
3. "STORE Current?" appears in the display. If you wish to
save the current song, press [YES]. If you do not want to
save it, or if you don't want to save any changes to the
song since the last time you turned on the VS-1680, press
[NO]. If you have selected a demo song, press [NO] at
the "STORE Current?" prompt.
4. When shutdown has been completed properly,
"PowerOFF/RESTART" appears in the display.
5. Turn down the volume of your audio equipment.
6. Turn off the power of the audio equipment.
7. Turn off the power of the VS-1680 with the POWER
switch on the rear panel.
* After the power is turned off, the momentum of the hard drive
may cause it to continue spinning for a short while. Any
physical shock to the unit during this time may damage the
hard drive. Avoid moving the VS-1680 with a hard drive
installed for at least 30 seconds after turning off the power.