Precaut I Ons - Yamaha Electone EL-900 Owner's Manual

7 M usi c D i sk R ecorder
T he M usi c D i sk R ecorder (M . D . R . ) i s a sophi st i cat ed recordi ng devi ce bui l t i nt o t he E l ect one t hat l et s you
record your perform ances and regi st rat i on set t i ngs. T he M usi c D i sk R ecorder not onl y records t he not es you
pl ay; i t al so rem em bers t he voi ces and rhyt hm s you sel ect , t he front panel cont rol s you change, as w el l as al l
expressi on pedal , foot sw i t ch and knee l ever posi t i ons, t o reproduce your perform ance exact l y as you pl ay i t .
M oreover, t he M . D . R . l et s you pl ay back com m erci al l y avai l abl e X G song dat a, and al l ow s you t o execut e song
copy operation even betw een different disks and disk copy operation w hich m akes it possible to create a
backup disk.

1 Precaut i ons

B e sure t o handl e fl oppy di sks and t reat t he di sk dri ve w i t h care. Fol l ow t he i m port ant precaut i ons bel ow .
C om pat i bl e D i sk T ype
3. 5ﾓ 2D D and 2H D t ype fl oppy di sks can be used.
A bl ank 2H D fl oppy di sk has been i ncl uded w i t h
your E l ect one for you t o record your perform ances.
Insert i ng/ E j ect i ng Fl oppy D i sks
■ T o i nsert a fl oppy di sk i nt o t he di sk dri ve:
H ol d t he di sk so t hat t he l abel of t he di sk i s faci ng upw ard
and t he sl i di ng shut t er i s faci ng forw ard, t ow ards t he
di sk sl ot . C areful l y i nsert t he di sk i nt o t he sl ot , sl ow l y
pushi ng i t al l t he w ay i n unt i l i t cl i cks i nt o pl ace and t he
ej ect but t on pops out .
LED (Lamp in-use)
W hen t he EL-900 i s t urned on, t he LED bel ow t he fl oppy
di sk sl ot w i l l be l i t i ndi cat i ng t hat t he M . D . R . i s ready t o
use.
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Floppy disk slot
Eject button
N O T E :
T o ej ect a fl oppy di sk:
B efore ej ect i ng t he di sk, be sure t o confi rm t hat
t he M . D . R . i s st opped (check i f t he L E D above
t he ST O P but t on i n t he M . D . R . sect i on i s l i t ).
Press t he ej ect but t on sl ow l y as far as i t w i l l go;
t he di sk w i l l aut om at i cal l y pop out . W hen t he
di sk i s ful l y ej ect ed, careful l y rem ove i t by
hand.
N ever at t em pt t o rem ove t he di sk or t urn t he
pow er off duri ng recordi ng, readi ng and
pl ayi ng back. D oi ng so can dam age t he di sk
and possi bl y t he di sk dri ve.
If t he ej ect but t on i s pressed t oo qui ckl y, or i f i t
i s not pressed i n as far as i t w i l l go, t he di sk
m ay not ej ect properl y. T he ej ect but t on m ay
becom e st uck i n a hal f-pressed posi t i on w i t h
t he di sk ext endi ng from t he dri ve sl ot by onl y a
few m i l l i m et ers. If t hi s happens, do not
at t em pt t o pul l out t he part i al l y ej ect ed di sk,
si nce usi ng force i n t hi s si t uat i on can dam age
t he di sk dri ve m echani sm or t he fl oppy di sk.
T o rem ove a part i al l y ej ect ed di sk, t ry pressi ng
t he ej ect but t on once agai n, or push t he di sk
back i nt o t he sl ot and t hen repeat t he ej ect
procedure.
B e sure t o rem ove t he fl oppy di sk from t he
di sk dri ve before t urni ng off t he pow er. A
fl oppy di sk l eft i n t he dri ve for ext ended
periods can easily pick up dust and dirt that
can cause data read and w rite errors.
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