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7.When the settings are made, press [F4 (Exec)]. “Initialize *** OK ?” appears in the display. “***” refers to the selected drive’s SCSI number. For example, “SCSI5” indicates an external drive that is set to SCSI ID #5.

8.Press [ENTER/YES] to confirm that you wish to Initialize (“Initialize ****, Sure?” appears in the display), or [EXIT/NO] to cancel the operation.

9.Press [ENTER/YES]. “STORE Current ?” appears in the display. Press [ENTER/YES] to store the current song; otherwise press [EXIT/NO].

After the initialization is completed, the VS-1824 restarts automatically, and returns to the Playlist display.

Be aware that initializing a drive requires some time. This is not a malfunction. For example, when physical format is turned “On,” the time required to format a 100MB Zip disk™ is approximately 10 minutes. The progress of initialization will be shown in the display. Be sure not to turn the power off until initialization is complete.

Chapter 17 Using Hard Drives

Saving a Song to an External Drive (Song Copy)

You can save a song created on the VS-1824 to an external drive, such as a Zip drive. This is a good way to have the song backed up in the event of possible drive problems, or to get back drive space when little space on the internal IDE remains. We recommend keeping multiple backup copies of important songs.

*Incorrectly using the Song Copy procedure may result in loss of data. Roland Corporation assumes no liability concerning such loss of data. Furthermore, Roland does not warrant any copied data, regardless of the performance or condition of the external drive.

There are two ways to use Song Copy: Song Copy Playable and Song Copy Archives. The method you choose depends on the amount of free space on the destination disk (for example, 100 MB for Zip disks). The size of the current song is shown in the display.

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Use Song Copy Playable when the total size of the song is less than the total size of available space on the removable disk drive. For example, use Song Copy Playable to copy a 93MB song onto a 100MB disk.

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