Using the Floppy Disk Drive (WK-1800 Only)

Floppy Disk Drive Features

The WK-1800 comes with a built-in disk drive, which provides you with the capabilities described below.

You can save sequencer and synthesizer data on a floppy diskette for long-term storage. When you need the data again, simply in- sert the diskette into the disk drive and load it.

You can play back SMF (standard MIDI file) data created on a per- sonal computer and saved to diskette.

You can convert rhythm data saved to diskette from another make of electronic musical instrument (Roland, Technics) and save it as user rhythm data.

Floppy Diskette Precautions

IMPORTANT!

Avoid the following locations when storing and using diskettes. Any of the conditions noted below can cause data stored on the diskette to become corrupted.

Near TVs, on top of audio equipment, or in any area exposed to magnetism. Take special care to keep diskettes away from any source of magnetism.

Areas exposed to direct sunlight, or subject to high humidity or temperature extremes.

Failure to observe any of the following precautions can cause data stored on the diskette to become corrupted.

Never try to take a diskette apart.

Never open the shutter of the diskette or touch the film inside with your fingers.

Never bend a diskette or otherwise subject it to rough handling.

Affix labels in the spaces provided only, and do not affix labels on top of previous ones.

Do not eject the diskette from the drive while the access lamp is lit or flashing or turn off keyboard power with a diskette in the drive. Doing either can cause data on the diskette to become corrupted and can even cause malfunction of the disk drive.

Never insert any foreign objects into the disk drive. Doing so can cause it to malfunction.

The disk drive uses a magnetic head. A dirty head cannot read data from a diskette properly and can corrupt existing data on the dis- kette. To avoid this, be sure to use a commercially available head cleaning diskette to periodically clean the head.

Do not use a computer, another electronic musical instrument, or any other device to change a file name or file contents created with this keyboard. Doing so can make the data unusable by this key- board and even cause malfunction of the keyboard.

Note that CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any loss to you or any third party due to corruption or acci- dental erasure of data on a diskette.

About Floppy Diskettes

This section contains important information about handling diskettes. Be sure to read it before going any further.

Diskette Types

The WK-1800 supports use of both 3.5” 2HD (1.44MB formatted) and 2DD (720KB formatted) diskettes. Use of other disk sizes and capacities is not supported.

Diskette Type Indicators

2HD ..... A 2HD diskette is marked with the letters “HD” in the up-

per right corner of the front side. Also, there is a square hole in the lower right corner.

2DD ...... This type of diskette does not have a hole in the lower right

corner.

HD

Write Protection

IMPORTANT!

You can write protect a diskette so data on it cannot be deleted and no new data can be stored on the diskette. Also, a write protected diskette cannot be formatted. You can read data from a diskette regardless of whether or not it is write protected.

Write protect (hole open)

Write enabled

 

(hole blocked with tab)

Data save, data delete,

Hole opendisk formatting are all enabled.

Write protect tab

When the write protect hole is open as shown in the illustration, you can read the contents of the diskette, but you cannot write data to or delete data from the diskette. After saving important data to a diskette, be sure to open its write protect hole to protect the data against accidental changes or deletion.

The diskette that comes with the keyboard contains sample data and programs. It is write protected to avoid accidental erasure or formatting. Make sure you handle this diskette carefully to avoid damaging or erasing its data.

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