Disk Functions; Saving A Song To Disk - Roland KR103 Mode D'emploi

KR103 Digital Intelligent Piano

Disk functions

15. Disk functions
The KR103's Disk functions allow you to save the Recorder song in the USR memory to disk, to delete song files on a
floppy disk, and to format disks. Though you can use 2DD or 2HD floppies, 2HD disks have twice the capacity of 2DD
disks, so use 2HDs whenever you can.
Whenever the disk drive writes data to or reads data
from disk, the disk icon (
Do not remove the floppy disk while this icon is
displayed as that may damage both the disk drive and
the disk (so that it becomes unreadable).

Saving a song to disk

This function allows you to save the song in the USR
memory to a floppy disk. A song saved to disk becomes
a Standard MIDI File that can be played back using any
SMF-compatible sequencer or workstation.
(1) Insert a disk into the drive.
Every floppy contains a square tab that allows you to
"close" a little window. With the tab in that position,
you can save data to the disk. Do not forget to write-
enable the disk by closing this little window prior to
inserting the floppy disk.
(2) Press the [Disk] button.
Exit Enter
(3) Use the [√][®] buttons to select the following
parameter:
SAVE SMF
(4) Press the [Enter] button.
The display now shows the number and name of the
first song on floppy disk (if available).
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(5) Use the [+][–] buttons to select the number that
should contain your new song.
Be careful not to select a number that contains a
song you want to keep.
(6) Press the [Enter] button.
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Tone
Guitar Sax Others
Piano Organ Bass Strings Brass Drum/Sfx Disk
Melody
Piano Arranger Split Layer Intelligence
One Touch Program Lower
120 Ent
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Exit Enter
120 Ent
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(7) Now use the [+][–] and [√][®] buttons to name your
song file.
Skip this step if you want to update an existing song.
Be sure to enter an original name if you do not want
to overwrite an existing SMF.
[√][®] allow you to move the cursor to the character
position you want to change. [+][–] allow you to select
a character for the position indicated by the cursor.
The available characters are:
_ ! # $ % & ' - @ ^ '
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
(8) Press the [Enter] button to save your song. (Press
[Exit] if you don't want to save it after all.)
Note: The file name of the song you are saving will be
"KR103_01.MID" (or any other number up to "_99").
The name you entered above is the internal name – not the
file name.
(9) Press the [Exit] button to leave this function.
IPossible error messages
OverWrt? The name you assigned to the data already
exists on the floppy disk you inserted. If you
press [Enter] to continue, the file on disk will
be overwritten (and the corresponding data
will be erased). Either insert another floppy
disk, or press [Exit] and enter another name
for the data you want to save.
No Disk You forgot to insert a floppy disk into the
drive.
Impssble The remaining disk capacity does not allow
to save your data to this disk.
Protect You forgot to switch off the disk's Write
protection. Press the EJECT button of the
disk drive, remove the floppy and close the
tab, insert the disk again and press [Enter].
NoFormat The floppy disk is either not formatted or
uses a format the KR103 doesn't recognize.
Press [Enter] to format it now (careful: this
will erase all data on disk).
Disk Err The disk is probably damaged and cannot be
used.
No Data The USR area contains no song data, which
is why the Save command is not available.