Mode Card

You will see the 1st screen (Status) when you enter Card Mode. The following seven screens are available, each for a different operation.

1st screen: Status

2nd screen: Save

3rd screen: Load

4th screen: Rename

5th screen: Delete

6th screen: MkDir (Make Directory)

7th screen: Format

Details about how to enter Card Mode are given on Page 17.

File Types

You can handle the following five types of files to your synthesizer.

■all (All Data)

All data in the synthesizer and in External Memory data are treated as a single file, and can be saved/loaded as such.

❏ Extension: “.S2A”

Plug-in Board data cannot be saved.

System, Performance and Plug-in voice data can only be saved in this format.

■all-voice (All Voice Data)

All Voice data in the synthesizer (128 Normal Voices + 2 Drum Voices) and in External Memory (128 Normal Voices + 2 Drum Voices) are treated as a single file, and can be saved/loaded as such. Plug-in Voice data is not included.

❏Extension: “.S2V”

■plugin

All Plug-in Board data is treated as a single file, and can be saved/loaded as such. Data for Plug-in Voice settings are not included.

❏Extension: “.S2B”

■chain (Sequence Chain)

Chain data for Standard MIDI Files (SMFs) are treated as a single file, and can be saved/loaded as such. This data is used for playing back multiple songs in succession.

❏Extension: “.S2C”

■SMF (Standard MIDI Files)

Format 0 Standard MIDI Files (SMFs) can be played back in Song Mode. However, they cannot be saved.

❏ Extension: “.MID”

The SMF is a standardized sequence file format used by musical instrument manufacturers, computer software companies and other parties. An SMF can easily be exchanged between SMF-compatible sequencers, regardless of the manufacturer. The following two types of SMF exist, though this synthesizer will only play back Format 0 SMFs.

• Format 0:

Data for multiple MIDI channels is contained within a single track.

• Format 1:

Data for multiple MIDI channels is contained within multiple tracks.

If the SMF you wish to play back is in Format 1, use the included Card Filer software to convert to Format 0 via computer. Details of how to convert SMFs are given in the Card Filer documentation (in PDF format). Details about installing the Card Filer software are given in the separate Installation Guide.

Automatically Loading Files

The synthesizer can automatically load certain files (All/Plug-in data) when you switch it on.

Name the file to be loaded automatically as follows, then save it to the highest directory of the Memory Card. Insert the card into the CARD slot before switching the synthesizer on.

Data will be loaded automatically and any existing data in memory will be overwritten. Therefore, you should save important data to Memory Card (or other media) beforehand.

To prevent the automatic loading of files, hold down the [EXIT] key when powering up the synthesizer. Release the key when the “Now checking plug-in board.” message is displayed.

■All (all data):

Name the file “AUTOLOAD.S2A” to automatically load all data.

■Plugin (Plug-in data):

Name the file “AUTOLD.S2B” to automatically load Plug-in Board data.

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