card. See the following section for more information.
Backing up
“Backing up” means making a separate copy of your data
data to a
which can be kept in a safe place. This is the simplest
RAM card
and easiest form of insurance against losing valuable
information.
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When you backup to a RAM card, any information
already on that card will be lost.
With a RAM card installed in the unit:
1. Make sure that the unit is unlocked (see p. 282). Press
[ml
and touch
1
PERIPHERALS
1
to open the
PERIPHERALS
menu.
2. Select RAM CARD TRANSFER.
3. Select MAIN
+
CARD (REPLACE).
A warning message appears asking if you want to
permanently delete all data on the RAM card.
4. Touch
p[
(or
m
to cancel the operation).
The entries are backed up. (Backup time depends on
how much data is stored in the unit.)
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Backing up data to a RAM card copies your information
onto the card. The data in your unit’s main memory is
not deleted.
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Data copied to a RAM card can be edited, deleted and
worked with in the same way as data on the unit.
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You MUST unlock the unit before attempting RAM card
transfers. If the unit is locked, the RAM CARD
TRANSFER function be disabled.
Restoring data from a RAM card
“Restoring” data means copying data that was backed up
to a RAM card back to the unit. To restore data, you use
nearly the same procedure as for backing up (above), but
in step 3 be sure to select CARD
+
MAIN (REPLACE),
which copies data from the RAM card to the unit.
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