Radio Shack 42-4062, 735A-E-002A Saving Files, To save a file to external storage media, Use the [￿] and [￿] CURSOR buttons or [+] and

Saving Data

●WK-3500

DISK/CARD

●WK-3000

CARD

Saving Files

You can use the procedures in this section to save Song Memory, Synthesizer, and other data you create to external storage media for later loading when you need it. See “Savable File Types” on page E-86 for information about the type of data you can save.

PREPARATION

•SmartMedia Card

Insert a properly formatted SmartMedia card into the keyboard’s card slot. Make sure that the sticker is removed from the card’s write area, which enables writing.

•Floppy Diskette (WK-3500 Only)

Insert a properly formatted floppy diskette into the keyboard’s floppy disk drive. Make sure that the diskette’s write protect hole is closed, which enables writing.

To save a file to external storage media

1What you should do first depends on the type of external storage media you are using.

•SmartMedia Card:

On the WK-3500 press the DISK/CARD button twice. On the WK-3000, press the CARD button once.

•This causes a pointer to appear next to the DISK/ CARD or CARD on the display, and also displays “Card” in the display’s text area.

•Floppy Diskette (WK-3500 Only): Press the DISK/CARD button.

•This causes a pointer to appear next to the DISK/ CARD on the display, and also displays “Disk” in the display’s text area.

2Press the [￿] CURSOR button to display the Card Mode (or Disk Mode) menu.

CURSOR

[+]/[–]

YES/NO

3Use the [￿] and [￿] CURSOR buttons to display the “Save” screen.4Press the [￿] CURSOR button to advance to the file type selection screen.5Use the [￿] and [￿] CURSOR buttons to select the file type.6Press the [￿] CURSOR button to advance to the user area selection screen.

7Use the [￿] and [￿] CURSOR buttons or [+] and [–] buttons to select the user area you want.

•The numeric area of the display will show the user area number, while the text area will show the user area name.

•Pressing the EXIT or [￿] CURSOR button at this time will return you to the file type selection screen.

8Press the [￿] CURSOR button to advance to the file name input screen.

•Use the [+] and [–] buttons to scroll through letters at the current cursor location. See the page E-103 for information about inputting text.

•Use the [￿] and [￿] CURSOR buttons to move the cursor left and right.

9After inputting the file name, press the [￿] CURSOR button.

•If you are saving song data, the file type selection screen appears next. Use the [￿] and [￿] CURSOR

buttons to select “SMF” or “SONG”. After selecting a file type, press the [￿] CURSOR button.

•This will display a confirmation message asking whether you really want to save the data. If you already have data in the user area, the message will ask if you want to overwrite the existing data with the loaded data.

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