Technics sx-PR804/M, sx-PR604/M operating instructions Song Medley, Saving data, Disks, Format

Part VI Disk Drive

Song Medley

Songs saved from the SEQUENCER to a disk (disk data) in the TECHNICS FORMAT can be played back in a medley.

1.On the DISK MENU display, select SONG

MEDLEY from the display.

• The display looks similar to the following.

3.Press the START button.

•Medley playback begins.

•During the performance, the display changes to the play- back display.

•During a medley performance, if you press the MIXER button you can change the settings for each part.

•During a medley performance, you can use the SKIP button to skip to the next song.

•If the disk contains SMF or other files, but no TECHNICS FORMAT file, the display changes to the DIRECT PLAY display.

Drive

2.Select the order of files in the medley.

•If ALL is pressed, all the files are selected, and the songs are played back in numerical in a medley.

•You can select a file and song, then press the ADD button to add it to the song list. Repeat these steps to create your own list of songs to have played back. A M01, M02 etc. next to the file name indicates its order in the list.

•You can delete a marked file from the medley song list by selecting it and pressing the ADD button.

•Use the LOOP button to specify ON or OFF for repeat playback of the medley.

•You can use the MODE button to select the medley mode.

10 SNGS:

Songs 1 to 10 from each file are played in a medley.

1 SONG:

Only song 1 from each file is played back in a med- ley.

Saving data

The recorded data and panel settings of this instrument can be saved on a disk.

Disk

Disks

You can use 3.5 inch 2DD (720KB) or 2HD (1.44MB) disks.

•How to distinguish the two disk types:

2 D D	2 H D
No hole	Hole

•Although 2HD disks can hold more data and are convenient for quick loading and saving, some models may be able to read only 2DD disks. Therefore, you may not be able to use your 2HD disk data with other musical instrument mod- els.

•When saving data to the disk, the write-protect tab must be closed.

Storage is not	Storage is
possible	possible

FORMAT

Disks which are used for the first time with this instrument have to be formatted through the following procedure. When an unformatted disk is inserted into the Disk Drive slot and you attempt to execute the save or load procedure, the DISK FORMAT display appears. Follow the instructions shown to format the disk.

•Note that this procedure clears any data which is currently stored on the disk.

1.Select the type of format (2DD or 2HD).

•Be sure to select the type which is the same as your disk type.

•If the type is automatically detected, the display changes directly to the following display, without showing the type select display.

•The display looks similar to the following.

Open Closed

•If you wish to select the type again, use the PAGE button to access the PAGE 2/2 display.

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