Yamaha Electone EL-900 Owner's Manual page 88

C l eani ng t he D i sk D ri ve R ead/ W ri t e H ead
● C l ean t he read/ w ri t e head regul arl y. T hi s
i nst rum ent em pl oys a preci si on m agnet i c read/
w ri t e head w hi ch, aft er an ext ended peri od of use,
w i l l pi ck up a l ayer of m agnet i c part i cl es from t he
di sks used t hat w i l l event ual l y cause read and w ri t e
errors.
● T o m ai nt ai n t he di sk dri ve i n opt i m um w orki ng
order Y am aha recom m ends t hat you use a
com m erci al l y-avai l abl e dry-t ype head cl eani ng di sk
t o cl ean t he head about once a m ont h. A sk your
Y am aha deal er about t he avai l abi l i t y of proper
head-cl eani ng di sks.
N ever i nsert anyt hi ng but fl oppy di sks i nt o t he di sk
dri ve. O t her obj ect s m ay cause dam age t o t he di sk dri ve
or fl oppy di sks.
A bout t he Fl oppy D i sks
■ T o handl e fl oppy di sks w i t h care:
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D o not pl ace heavy obj ect s on a di sk or bend or
appl y pressure t o t he di sk i n any w ay. A l w ays
keep fl oppy di sks i n t hei r prot ect i ve cases w hen
t hey are not i n use.
D o not expose t he di sk t o di rect sunl i ght ,
ext rem el y hi gh or l ow t em perat ures, or
excessi ve hum i di t y, dust or l i qui ds.
D o not open t he sl i di ng shut t er and t ouch t he
exposed surface of t he fl oppy di sk i nsi de.
D o not expose t he di sk t o m agnet i c fi el ds, such
as t hose produced by t el evi si ons, speakers,
m ot ors, et c. , si nce m agnet i c fi el ds can part i al l y
or com pl et el y erase dat a on t he di sk, renderi ng
i t unreadabl e.
N ever use a fl oppy di sk w i t h a deform ed
shut t er or housi ng.
D o not at t ach anyt hi ng ot her t han t he provi ded
l abel s t o a fl oppy di sk. A l so m ake sure t hat
l abel s are at t ached i n t he proper l ocat i on.
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N O T E :
■ T o prot ect your dat a (W ri t e-prot ect T ab):
T o prevent acci dent al erasure of i m port ant dat a, sl i de
t he di skﾕs w ri t e-prot ect t ab t o t he ﾒprot ect ﾓ posi t i on (t ab
open). If you at t em pt t o m odi fy t he di sk w hen t he w ri t e-
prot ect t ab i s set t o ﾒonﾓ posi t i on, ﾒProt (Prot ect ed)ﾓ
w i l l appear on t he L E D di spl ay i n t he M . D . R . sect i on
i ndi cat i ng t hat t he operat i on i s not possi bl e.
Rear side
Shutter
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■ D ata backup
For m axi m um dat a securi t y Y am aha recom m ends t hat
you keep t w o copi es of i m port ant dat a on separat e fl oppy
di sks. T hi s gi ves you a backup i f one di sk i s l ost or
dam aged. T o m ake a backup di sk use t he D i sk C opy
funct i on on page 106.
Im proved Pot ent i al i t y of t he M . D . R .
D i fferent from t he exi st i ng m odel s, t he M . D . R . of
t he E L -900 begi ns readi ng al l dat a st art i ng w i t h t he
song num bered 1 as soon as you i nsert a di sk i nt o
t he fl oppy di sk sl ot . T hus, i nsert i ng a di sk causes
t o produce a sound (readi ng sound) i ndi cat i ng t hat
t he M . D . R . i s i n t he readi ng process.
T he i m provem ent of t he M . D . R . al l ow s you t o st art
song pl ayback i m m edi at el y, t o be free from t he
readi ng sound duri ng pl ayback and t o record t he
song pl ayback usi ng t he several song num bers w i t h
t he N ext Song funct i on.
N O T E :
E j ect i ng t he di sk w i l l l ose t he dat a l oaded from t he di sk except
for t he current l y sel ect ed and pl ayed back song.
N O T E :
T he t i m e readi ng sound i s produced i s i n proport i on t o t he
am ount of dat a recorded i n t he di sk. Y ou can ej ect t he di sk
w henever you are not usi ng t he M . D . R . and donﾕt w ant t o be
bot hered w i t h t he readi ng sound.
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