Disk Format; Initialization - Viscount RD-70 Quick Reference Manual

FLOPPY-DISKS

5.1Disk Format

* The RD-70 uses 3.5" double-sided double-density (2DD) and high density
(HD) floppy disks.
* 100% reading compatibility is guaranteed for floppy disks formatted in an
MS-DOS enviroment
* As this format can be read by the majority of sequencers and computers
avaible on the market, easy access to a huge library of ready-prepared songs is
possible.
* If you have a problems reading a song, which is however in standard
MIDIFILE format, proceed as follows
1) Prepare a 720 Kb or 1.44 Mb disk for writing (initialization) on a computer
which uses the MS-DOS operating system or on the RD-70 itself
2) Store the song in MIDIFILE format (*.MID extension) received from any
computer or sequencer with software capable of handling this format (ATARI
ST, APPLE MAC II, LC etc. with PC-Utilities., compatible systems MS-DOS,
ROLAND MC series with MRM conversion's software, etc.) on the disk .
3) Insert the disk containing the song into the disk drive of the RD-70 and wait

5.2Initialization

* The RD-70 player is able to prepare blank disks for writing using a MS-DOS
format.
* Only use good quality disks in the format allowed.
* To initialize the disks proceed as follows:
1) Close the tab in the upper right hand corner of the disk.
2) Insert the disk into the disk drive while holding ERASE button (the display
will ask "Sur" - "Are you sure?" )
3) Confirm by pressing REC.
The initialization procedure will be scanned on the display, showing the
number of the disk track currently being formatted (from 1 to 80). When
initialization has been completed "Nos" ("No song" or "Disk Blank) will be
displayed to confirm that the opration has been carried out.
At this point the disk is ready for writing.
* You may need to format a disk that has already been used by the RD-70 or
another machine, or that is not blank in any case. Use the same procedure as
for a blank disks