Using a Memory Card

Saving Digital Piano Data to a Memory Card

Use the following procedure to save Digital Piano data to a memory card.

•Recorder songs can be saved as a standard MIDI file (SMF format 0).

•User songs (downloaded songs, etc.) cannot be saved to a memory card.

1. Insert a memory card into the Digital Piano’s memory card slot.

2. Select the data you want to save to the memory card.

To select this

Do this:

type of data:*1

User rhythms

Select from among user rhythms 001

 

through 010 (page E-21).

 

 

User Music

Select from among user Music Preset

Preset

001 through 050 (page E-28).

 

 

Recorder songs

Select from among recorder songs 1

 

through 5 (page E-34).

 

 

Registrations*2

Press the  (REGISTRATION) button

 

so its lower lamp is lit.

 

 

*1 For more information about data types, see page E-44.

*2 All registration data (8 banks × 12 areas) is saved in a single file.

3. Hold down the  (CARD/INTERNAL) button until the “LOAD” screen appears for the data you selected.

•You can cancel the LOAD/SAVE operation any time by pressing the  (EXIT) button.

4.Press the  (i) button to switch to the “SAVE” screen for the data you selected.

•If you are saving a recorder song to a standard MIDI file (SMF), press the  (i) button again so “SMF” is displayed on the right side of the screen.

5. Use the  (w, q) buttons to select the file number (01 to 99) you want to assign to the data when it is saved to the memory card.

•The file number is the final two characters of the file name* that appears on the display. By changing this within the range of 01 to 99 for each save, up to 99 files of the same data type can be stored on the memory card.

*The first six characters of the file name indicate the data type as shown below. These characters are fixed and cannot be changed.

Data Type

File Name

(** = file number)

 

User rhythms

USRRHY**

 

 

User Music Preset

USRMPS**

 

 

Recorder songs

RECSNG**

 

 

Registrations

REGIST**

 

 

6. Press the  (ENTER) button.

•The message “Please Wait” will remain on the display while the save operation is being performed. Do not perform any Digital Piano operation while this message is on the display. “Complete” appears on the display after data save is complete.

•If there already is a file with the same name on the memory card, a message (Replace?) will appear

asking if you want to replace it with the new data. Press the  (YES) button to overwrite or the  (NO) button to cancel the save operation.

■Memory Card Data Storage

The above procedure stores Digital Piano data in a folder named MUSICDAT on the memory card.

•The MUSICDAT folder is created automatically when you format the memory card on the Digital Piano (page E-45).

•Note that files not in the MUSICDAT folder cannot be loaded, deleted, or renamed by this Digital Piano. You also will not be able to load or delete any file stored in any subfolder inside the MUSICDAT folder.

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