Memory Card; Maintenance - Waldorf Q Keyboard User Manual

Overview – Memory Card

Memory Card

You can expand the number of program locations by using a memory card of the type Q-Card 256.
It is possible that there are cards with more memory available for the Q as technology moves
on. Please ask your Waldorf dealer or check our website for further infomation.
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To plug a Q-Card into your Q:
1. Make sure that you see the yellow arrow and that you can read the text "TOP". The yellow
arrow points into the direction where the card is plugged into the card slot. The golden
contact plate has to be on the bottom side of the card.
2. Push the card carefully into the card slot
you feel that it can't be moved further. You won't hear a click, the card just stops moving.
The card slot at the Q Rack is located at the left side of the front panel. The text "TOP"
should point to the right side.
3. Now the card is ready to be used.

Maintenance

Although it is nearly impossible to destroy the Q-Card you should handle it with the same care as you
would do with a floppy disk. However, it might be that you have to clean the contact plate if the card
stopped working.
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To clean a dirty contact plate:
1. Use a soft pencil eraser and wipe over the contact plate carefully until it looks shiny.
2. Check if the card works.
Never use any other type of eraser than a pencil eraser. There are various erasers for ink or
charcoal that aren't suited for this cleaning process. They might destroy or scratch the surface
of the contact plate.
The Q-Card is equipped with FLASH memory, the same type of memory that is used for the
internal memory of the Q. This means that you never need to replace a battery or to recharge
the card.
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Picture 4: Q-Card
located on the rear of the Q Keyboard until
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