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Chapter 5 Recording and Saving the Performance

Chapter 5

Using Floppy Disks

You can use the KR’s disk drive to save songs to floppy disks and listen to

commercial music files.

■Inserting and Ejecting a Floppy Disk

Inserting a floppy disk

1. With the front of the floppy disk facing up, insert the floppy disk in the

disk drive slot until there is an audible click.

Indicator Eject Button

Floppy Disk

Removing a floppy disk

2. Press the Eject button.

The end of the floppy disk comes out of the slot. Grasp the edge of the floppy disk and gently pull it out.

■Formatting Floppy Disks (Format)

A newly purchased floppy disk, or a floppy disk that has been used by another device cannot be used as is. Such floppy disks must be “formatted” (initialized) for use with the KR.

If a floppy disk is in a format that doesn’t match the format of this unit, you won’t be able to use that floppy disk.

If you’re using the disk drive for the first time, be sure to read the important notes on p. 6.

NOTE

Never remove the floppy disk while it is being read or written. Doing so will scratch the magnetic surface of the floppy disk, making it unusable. (The disk drive indicator will light brightly while data is being read or written. Normally, it will be lit dimly or will be dark.)

NOTE

When a floppy disk is initialized, all of the data saved on the floppy disk is erased. If you’re formatting a used floppy disk for reuse, be sure to check first to make sure the floppy disk doesn’t contain any data you don’t want to lose.

First make sure that the protect tab of the floppy disk is in the “Write (write enable)” position.

Rear side of the disk

Write

(can write new data onto disk)

Write Protect Tab	Protect
	(prevents writing to disk)

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