Using the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disks
Be sure to handle floppy disks and treat the disk drive with care. Follow the important precautions below.
■Compatible Disk Type
3.5" 2DD and 2HD type floppy disks can be used.
■Inserting/Ejecting Floppy Disks
●To insert a floppy disk into the disk drive:
•Hold the disk so that the label of the disk is facing upward and the sliding shutter is facing forward, towards the disk slot. Care- fully insert the disk into the slot, slowly pushing it all the way in until it clicks into place and the eject button pops out.
•When the 9000Pro is turned on, the LED below the floppy disk slot will be lit indicating that the Disk Drive is ready to use.
●To eject a floppy disk:
•Before ejecting the disk, be sure to confirm that the FDD is stopped (check if the DISK IN USE lamp is off). Press the eject button slowly as far as it will go; the disk will automatically pop out. When the disk is fully ejected, carefully remove it by hand.
This lamp is always on when the power is on, regardless of the disk oper- ation.
DISK IN USE
This lamp lights during disk read/write opera- tions, such as when a disk has been inserted, during recording, play- back, formatting, etc.
•If the eject button is pressed too quickly, or if it is not pressed in as far as it will go, the disk may not eject properly. The eject but- ton may become stuck in a
●Never attempt to remove the disk or turn the power off during recording, reading and playing back. Doing so can damage the disk and possibly the disk drive.
●Be sure to remove the floppy disk from the disk drive before turning off the power. A floppy disk left in the drive for extended periods can easily pick up dust and dirt that can cause data read and write errors.
■Cleaning the Disk Drive Read/Write Head
●Clean the read/write head regularly. This instrument employs a precision magnetic read/write head which, after an extended period of use, will pick up a layer of magnetic parti- cles from the disks used that will eventually cause read and write errors.
●To maintain the disk drive in optimum working order Yamaha recommends that you use a
Ask your Yamaha dealer about the availability of proper head- cleaning disks.
●Never insert anything but floppy disks into the disk drive. Other objects may cause damage to the disk drive or floppy disks.
■About the Floppy Disks
●To handle floppy disks with care:
•Do not place heavy objects on a disk or bend or apply pressure to the disk in any way. Always keep floppy disks in their protec- tive cases when they are not in use.
•Do not expose the disk to direct sunlight, extremely high or low temperatures, or excessive humidity, dust or liquids.
•Do not open the sliding shutter and touch the exposed surface of the floppy disk inside.
•Do not expose the disk to magnetic fields, such as those pro- duced by televisions, speakers, motors, etc., since magnetic fields can partially or completely erase data on the disk, render- ing it unreadable.
•Never use a floppy disk with a deformed shutter or housing.
•Do not attach anything other than the provided labels to a floppy disk. Also make sure that labels are attached in the proper loca- tion.
●To protect your data
•To prevent accidental erasure of important data, slide the disk’s
Write protect tab ON | Write protect tab OFF |
(locked or write pro- | (unlocked or write |
tected) | enabled) |
●Data backup
•For maximum data security Yamaha recommends that you keep two copies of important data on separate floppy disks. This gives you a backup if one disk is lost or damaged.
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