Backing Up Your Hard Drive To Cd-R - Roland VS-880EX Application Manual

Backing Up Your Hard Drive to CD-R

Since hard disk drives are mechanical devices, they are more subject to failure than any other part
of your VS-880EX. If your hard disk develops a problem or fails for any reason, you may loose all
the songs stored on that disk. It is a good idea backup your songs often.
Also, you will need to backup your songs on the internal hard drive to create room for new songs.
The VS-880EX allows you to backup your song data, including all Virtual Tracks, mixer settings,
and effects parameters, to inexpensive CD-R media using the VS-CDR (optional). You can also
backup your songs to re-writeable CD-RW media. CD-RW media can be erased and reused,
making it ideal for backing up songs in progress.
ACTION: Backing Up Your Internal Hard Drive to CD-R
1. Insert a blank recordable CD into the VS-CDR (Roland recommends the Mitsui brand).
2. Press [SONG] (under EDIT CONDITION) until "CD-R Backup?" is displayed.
3. Press [YES] and "Store Current?" will be displayed. If you have made any changes
you wish to keep that have not already been saved, press [YES]. Otherwise, press
[NO].
4. Use the TIME/VALUE dial to select "ALL Song" and press [YES] to begin backing
up your hard drive to the CD-R. If your songs are too large to fit on a single disc, the
VS-880EX will prompt you to insert as many discs as necessary to store your data.
Insert the discs as requested and label them clearly. It is important that the CDs are
inserted in the proper order for the backup and recover procedures to operate
correctly.
Songs that use a sample rate other than 44.1kHz can be backed up
using the CD Backup procedure. The VS-880EX is sending data to the
VS-CDR, not audio, so it is important that you don't try to play
backup CDs on normal CD players. Damage to your speakers may occur if
you try and do so. Backup CDs can be loaded back into the VS-880EX by
using the CD Recover function (page 110 of this guide).
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