Disk Utility - Yamaha SY77 Operating Manual

Summary: Disk utility operations allow you to
transfer data to and from a disk, and to format a
disk to accept SY77 data.
Procedure:
From: System Utility, MIDI Utility, or Card
Utility
Press: F4 (Disk)
Select: the desired disk utility job and press
ENTER
Move the cursor in this area to select one of the
following jobs and then press ENTER.
01: Save To Disk: Synthesizer or sequencer
data can be saved to disk.

DISK UTILITY

Summary: Synthesizer and sequencer data can be
saved to disk.
Procedure:
From: disk utility job directory (JUMP #816)
Select: 01:Save To Disk and press ENTER
Specify: the type of data to be saved.
Press: ENTER
Specify: the file into which the data will be
saved
To execute: the operation press F8 (Go).
To quit: without executing press EXIT.
This shows the amount of free area remaining on
the disk inserted in the disk drive.
Move the cursor in this area to select the type of
Disk utility
(JUMP #800, #806, #812)
(JUMP #816)
1. Save to disk
02: Load From Disk: Synthesizer or sequencer
data can be loaded from disk.
03: Format Disk: Before a disk can be used it
must be formatted to accept SY77 data.
04: Backup Disk: Use this operation to make
backup disks for important data.
05: Rename File: An already existing disk file
can be given a different name.
06: Delete File: An unwanted file can be deleted
from disk.
07: Disk Status: This allows you to check the
number of disk files and the remaining free
area on the disk.
Important: Before using a newly purchased disk or
a disk that has been used by other devices, you
must format the disk using the 03:Disk Format
command.
data you wish to save to disk and then press
ENTER
01: All Data: All data of the SY77
02: Synthesizer All: All data of the synthesizer
section
03: Sequencer All: All data of the sequencer
section
04: Song KSEQ: Sequencer song data in K-Seq
format (SY77 sequence data format without
the setup data)
05: Song ESEQ: Sequencer song data in E-Seq
format (Yamaha QX3, electones, player
pianos, etc.)
06: Song NSEQ: Sequencer song data in N-Seq
format (Yamaha V50, QX5FD, etc.)
E-Seq and N-Seq: The SY77 can save its sequence
data in E-Seq or N-Seq format, and this data can
be loaded into other Yamaha sequencers.
However, data which the other device is not able
to use will be ignored.
UTILITY MODE
JUMP #816
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