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•A SmartMedia card that has been in the card slot for a long time may feel hot when you remove it. This is normal and does not indicate malfunction.
•Note that a SmartMedia card has a limited service life. After long use, you may not be able to store data to, read data from, and/or delete data from a card. When this happens, you will need to purchase a new SmartMedia card.
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Inserting and Removing a
SmartMedia Card
The following describes how to insert a SmartMedia card into the card slot and how to remove it.
To insert a SmartMedia card into the card slotWith the contact side of the SmartMedia card facing downwards, insert the card into the card slot. Carefully push the card into the slot as far as it will go.
NOTE
•When inserting a SmartMedia card into the card slot, make sure you carefully orient the card correctly so it slides correctly straight into the slot. Make sure that the card is not at an angle, which can cause it to enter into the space above or below the slot by mistake.
After making sure that the message “Pls Wait” is not on the display, carefully pull the card from the slot.*
*Never remove the SmartMedia card from the card slot or turn off the keyboard card while any of the following conditions exists.
•While there is the CARD indicator on the display•While the message “Pls Wait” is on the display, indicating that a card access operation is being performed
IMPORTANT!
•Never remove the SmartMedia card from the card slot or turn off the keyboard while card data is being accessed by a read or format operation. Doing so can corrupt the data on the SmartMedia card or even damage the card slot.
Getting Ready
IMPORTANT!
•Before you can use a SmartMedia card with this keyboard, you need to perform the procedure below to format it. After formatting the card, transfer SMF data from your computer to the card.
•Formatting a SmartMedia card with this keyboard automatically creates a folder named “MUSICDAT” on the card. When transferring SMF data from your computer to the card for use by the keyboard, be sure to store it in the “MUSICDAT” folder.
•Note that formatting a card that already contains data causes all of that data to be deleted. Data deleted by the format operation cannot be recovered. Before performing the procedure below, check to make sure that the media does not contain any data you might need.
PREPARATION
•Insert the SmartMedia card you want to format into the keyboard’s card slot. Make sure that the sticker is removed from the card’s write area, which enables writing.
To format a SmartMedia card
1Press the FUNCTION button a number of times until the card format setting screen appears.