Save Operations; The Save Procedure; Floppy Disk - GEM WK2 Owner's Manual

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Save operations

Even though the RAM saves your programmed data when the instrument is turned off, you
are recommended to save a copy of your data to Floppy disk or Hard disk. The RAM should
be seen as a work area which can constantly be updated and not as a data storage media.
WK2 data can be saved using one of the following methods:
as single elements (Song, Style, MidiFile);
as a set of files corresponding to Groups (Styles, Performance, Samples);
as an "ALL" operation, i.e. all data present in RAM.
In order to save a single element, you can choose to save with the same name, or specify a
different one. To save Performance and Samples files, and the Styles and ALL formats, the
name is not required.

The Save procedure

FLOPPY DISK

1. Have newly formatted disk or a used disk ready and insert it in the drive.
If the disk is write protected, remove the protection.
2. Press the FLOPPY DISK button and, with the cursor buttons, move the right display arrowhead
next to the SAVE disk menu function.
The display shows the first page relating to the SONG file type.
3. Use the PAGE buttons to select the desired file type (Song, Midifile, Style, Styles, Perf, Sample,
ALL).
4. After selecting the file type (e.g. SONG), press ENTER.
The display shows the name of the first Song contained in the instrument's RAM.
5. Rotate the DIAL or use the right + / – keypad buttons to select the Song you wish to save.
6. After selecting the Song, press ENTER.
The display shows a small flashing black circle as an indication that the file is ready to
be saved to disk.
7. If you want to write a different name for the Song, use the keyboard as already described for
alphanumeric entry in the first chapter.
If you want to save with the same name, proceed to the next step.
8. Press ENTER.
The display shows the message SURE?, or OverWrt? (the latter only if the disk you are
saving to contains a file with the same name).
If necessary, write a different name to avoid overwriting the existing file with the same
name.
9. Press ENTER to save the file to disk.
Note: If the disk drive contains an unformatted disk, pressing SAVE prompts the mes-
sage "UNFORMAT".
If the disk is protected, pressing SAVE prompts the message, "PROTECTED".
If the disk is damaged, pressing SAVE prompts the message "CORRUPTED".
SONG
SONG
NewYork
SURE?
OverWrt?
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