Roland GW-7 USB Functions and System Functions, Transferring Files via USB, System Settings

USB Functions and System Functions

Transferring Files via USB

The GW-7 can send and receive music styles and song files via a USB connection with your computer.

You must not perform the following actions while the GW-7's [USB] button is lit or while files are being sent or received. If you perform these actions, your computer may freeze, or the files in the GW-7's memory may be damaged.

•Connect or disconnect the USB cable

•Restart, shut down, or enter or exit Suspend (Standby) or Hibernation mode on your computer

•Switch off power to the GW-7

If you are using Windows 2000/XP, you must log onto Windows as one of the following users in order to complete the USB connection correctly.

•A user name belonging to the Administrators group, such as Administrator

•A user name whose account type is a computer administrator

Do not connect two or more GW-7 units to one computer via USB. The system will not operate correctly with such connections.

1.Turn on the power of your computer.

2.Turn on the power of the GW-7.

3.Use a separately available USB cable to connect the GW-7 to your computer.

4.On the GW-7, press [USB] so the button is lit.

When a USB connection has been established with your computer, the GW-7’s screen will indicate “USB Connecting.” Then, the GW-7 will appear on your computer screen as an external drive (“GW-7_DRV” or as “Removable Disk”).

The drive letter will depend on the number of drives that Windows has detected. (This is not relevant for Mac OS.)

Data transfer is possible for Windows 2000/Me/XP or later, and for Mac OS 9.0.4 or later. If you experience a problem with your system, please contact the nearest Roland dealer.

5.Open the GW-7 external drive on your computer screen, and open the “Style” or “Song” folder.

6.You can perform the following file operations.

•Drag and drop music style files to copy them from the “Style” folder to the hard disk of your computer

•Drag and drop song files to copy them from the “Song” folder to the hard disk of your computer

•Drag and drop music style files to copy them from the hard disk of your computer to the “Style” folder

•Drag and drop song files to copy them from the hard disk of your computer to the “Song” folder

•Delete unwanted files

•Rename files

Do not delete or rename the "Style" or "Song" folders. The system will not operate correctly if you do so.

The filenames for styles or songs must be no longer than eight characters, and may consist only of uppercase letters and numerals. Style files must have an extension of .STL, and song files must have an extension of .MID. The GW-7 cannot use files that do not conform to these specifications.

7.Terminate the USB connection as described in "Terminating the USB Connection between the GW-7 and Your Computer" (below), and then press [USB] or [EXIT] on the GW-7.

If you copy a large number of music style files to the GW-7, the screen will indicate "Busy" -> "Converting," and the processing can take quite a while. This is because the .STL files are being converted to .STH (device-specific data) files.

Terminating the USB Connection between the GW-7 and Your Computer

1.Depending on the computer you’re using, perform the action below.

•Macintosh: Drag the “GW-7_DRV” or “Removable Disk” icon into the trash.

•Windows XP: In My Computer, right-click the “GW-7_DRV” or “Removable Disk” icon, and execute “Eject.”

•Windows 2000/Me:

1.Click in the task tray, and click the message that indicates “Stop drive.”

Task bar Task tray

2. In the “Remove Hardware” dialog box, click [OK].

2.Disconnect the USB cable from the GW-7 and your computer.

System Settings

1.Press [FUNCTION].

2.Use SELECT [ ][ ] to get the screen to indicate “Edit System?” Then press [ENTER].

If you press [EXIT], you’re returned to the previous screen.

3.Use SELECT [ ][ ] to select a parameter, and turn the VALUE dial to change the setting of that parameter.

For details, refer to “System Parameter Functions” (p. 25)

4.When you’re finished making system settings, press [EXIT].

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