If you have a Memory Card inserted in the instrument’s CARD slot or an optional Plug-in Board installed, you may see other screens before the Voice or Performance Play Mode screen is displayed.

If a previously used Memory Card is inserted in the CARD slot, you will see a screen while files in EXT Memory are being loaded.

If a new Memory Card (one never used on the instrument) is inserted in the CARD slot, you will see a screen while a basic file is being created in EXT Memory.

If you have a Plug-in Board installed, you will see a screen that confirms the presence of the Plug-in Board.

The final screen after the power-on sequence may change depending on the Power On Mode setting available Utility Mode (Page 128).

4Turn up the amplifier’s volume as necessary.

5Adjust the synthesizer’s [VOLUME] slider to set an appropriate volume level.

About Memory Cards

You can save various kinds of data - Voice, Performance, Plug-in, Sequence Chain and so on - onto Memory Card. The built-in CARD slot can accept 3.3-volt Memory Cards (SmartMedia).

Before using a Memory Card, read through precautions on how to handle it (Page 135).

• Formatting a Memory Card

You cannot use a new Memory Card to save files immediately. The card must be formatted in Card Mode (Page 140) beforehand.

• Saving and Loading Data

You can save various kinds of data as files on a formatted Memory Card. Each file on the card can be loaded when required.

You can save and load data such as System, Voice, Performance, Plug-in, Sequence Chain or the like. Since Sequence Chain data is held temporarily in the synthesizer’s buffer memory and will be lost once you switch it off, you need to save such data onto the Memory Card first.

Details about formatting a Memory Card, saving and loading data, and the recognized file types are given on Page 136.

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