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Chapter 11 Compatibility

Disks used with Roland’s VS-880 and VS-840 models can also be used by the VS-880EX. Additionally, song data recorded on such disks can be loaded by the VS- 880EX. However, because differences in the structure of disk space and song data on disks that can be used, there are a number of precautions concerning the load- ing and saving of data that should be observed.

Disk Compatibility

VS-880 → VS-880EX

When internal hard disks that have been used by a VS- 880 are installed in the VS-880EX, or when Zip disks that have been used by a VS-880 are inserted into a Zip drive connected to the VS-880EX, they are recognized as the initialization disk. In this case, the VS-880EX can be used for playing back songs recorded with the VS- 880 and creating new songs as well. However, you cannot use the VS-880EX to edit songs that were recorded on the VS-880 or save new versions of

songs.

If you wish to edit VS-880 song data with VS-880EX, convert it to VS-880EX song data (Song Import).

Song data that has been saved using the Archive Copy procedure on the VS-880 can be restored (archive extracted) with the VS-880EX. However, the VS-

880EX cannot edit or save new versions of the

extracted songs. In this case, you should first execute Song Archive Extract (p. 106). Then convert the extracted song data for use with the VS-880EX (Song Import).

You can recover VS-880 song data backed up using DAT backup. However, you cannot edit or resave the recovered data on the VS-880EX. In this case, you should first execute DAT Recover (p. 131). Then convert the extracted song data for use with the VS- 880EX (Song Import).

VS-880EX → VS-880

When internal hard disks that have been used by a VS- 880EX are installed in the VS-880, or when Zip disks that have been used by a VS-880EX are inserted into a Zip drive connected to the VS-880, they are recognized as the initialization disk. I n this case, however, the VS-880 can create new songs on the disk. Further more, the VS-880 cannot recognize songs recorded on the VS-880EX.

If you wish to playback or edit VS-880EX song data with VS-880, convert it to VS-880 song data (Song Export).

Song data that has been saved using the Archive Copy procedure on the VS-880EX cannot be restored (archive extracted) by the VS-880.

Song data that has been saved using the DAT Backup procedure on the VS-880EX cannot be restored (DAT recovered) by the VS-880.

VS-1680 → VS-880EX

When internal hard disks that have been used by a VS- 1680 are installed in the VS-880EX, or when Zip disks that have been used by a VS-1680 are inserted into a Zip drive connected to the VS-880EX, they are recog- nized as the initialization disk, provided they meet the conditions below. In this case, however, the VS- 880EX can create new songs on the disk . Furthermore, the VS-880EX cannot recognize songs recorded on the VS-1680.

Partition space:

1 GB or less (Even if the disk has been initialized with the “Partition” set to “2000 MB,” the disk can be used if the actual partition is 1 GB or less.)

Partition numbers: 1–4 (5–8 cannot be used)

If you wish to edit/playback a VS-1680 song on the VS-880EX, you must first convert the VS-1680 song data into the VS-880 format, and save it on a Zip disk etc. (the VS-1680’s Song Export function). Then you must convert that song data into the VS-880EX format (the VS-880’s EX Song Import function).

Song data that has been saved using the Archive Copy procedure on the VS-1680 cannot be restored (archive extracted) by the VS-880EX.

Song data that has been saved using the DAT Backup procedure on the VS-1680 cannot be restored (DAT recovered) by the VS-880EX.

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