Roland Vs-880 Checking the names of the per- formance data that was saved Name, Chapter

Chapter 7 Use with a DAT recorder (DAT backup)

■Checking the names of the per- formance data that was saved

(Name)

This operation lets you check the names of song data that was saved to a DAT recorder. Even if you have saved the data of two or more songs in a single backup operation, you can check the name of each song.

This operation also allows you to load selected song data into the VS-880. When the Recover operation is used, the data for all songs which were saved together by the backup operation will be loaded. However with this operation (Name), only the song data that you specify will be loaded.

1.Digitally connect the DAT recorder to the VS-880, and cue the song.

2.Press [SONG], select “SNG DAT Recover?” and press [YES].

3.Select “SNG Name Ready?” and press [YES]. The dis- play will indicate “Please Play DAT.”

4.Begin tape playback, and the song names will be checked.

When checking is completed, the song names will be displayed. If two or more song names were saved together, rotate the TIME/VALUE dial to check the song names.

If you only wanted to check the song names, press [PLAY (DISPLAY)] to return to Play condition.

5.If you wish to load song data, select the desired song name, and press [YES].

A confirmation message will appear, asking you whether you want to initialize the current drive. If you wish to initialize, press [YES]. If not, press [NO]. The display will indicate ÒPlease Play DAT.Ó

6.Playback the song data from the beginning, and the song data will be loaded.

If the backup occupies two or more tapes, the operation will pause when a tape finishes playing back. At this time, the display will indicate the number of the tape that should now be inserted. Insert the specified tape and press [YES], and start tape playback.

*If you wish to cancel the operation, press [NO]. It is possi- ble to cancel even during the Recover operation, but in this case, the song data will not be playable.

7.When the recover operation is completed, the display will indicate “Please Stop DAT.” Press [YES] to end the procedure, and stop the DAT recorder.

8.Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)] to return to Play condition.

■Checking the storage status of performance data that was

saved (Verify)

This operation checks the condition of song data that was recorded to DAT tape.

If the data is not recorded correctly, it is possible that the tape has been scratched or stretched. If the original song data still exists in the disk drive, perform the backup opera- tion once again to a different DAT tape.

1.Press [SONG], select “SNG DAT Recover?” and press [YES].

2.Select “SNG Verify Ready?” and press [YES]. The dis- play will indicate “Please Start DAT.”

3.Start tape playback, and checking of the song data will begin.

If the backup occupies two or more tapes, the operation will pause when the tape playback ends. Insert the next tape and press [YES], and start tape playback again.

If no problems were found with the condition of the backed up song data, the display will indicate ÒComplete.Ó If a problem was found, a warning mes- sage will be displayed. Song data for which a warning message was displayed could not be read correctly.

4.When the “Please Stop DAT” message appears, press [YES] and stop the DAT recorder.

5.Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)] to return to Play condition.

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