Akai S900

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If you switch disks
during
this process,
press
the
DISK
function
button immediately
after the
change to
load the
new
disk
sample
catalog.
2.
Point
arrow
at "PR
only" to save only the
program data.
Point
arrow
at
"PR
& samples"
if
you
want to
save the program
and
the
samples that
make
up
the program.
3. After making
your choice,
press
ENT. The disk
activity light
will turn on
to indicate
that saving is
taking place.
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This
page saves a
sample in
memory
to
disk. You may
transfer a
sample
from
one disk to another by
loading
the
sample in
memory from
one disk (Page
03),
then saving the sample
from
S900 memory to a
different
disk.
1
.
Point arrow
at "name." Turn CONTROL to scan the catalog of
available
samples, or enter the name of the sample you
want
to save. If the
LCD says
"none," there are no samples on
the
disk.
If
you
switch disks during this process, press ENT
immediately
after
the change to load the new disk sample catalog.
2. After selecting
a
sample, press ENT. The disk
activity light
will go
on
to indicate
that
saving is taking place.
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1
.
To erase
a
sample, point arrow
at "Sample."
Turn CONTROL
to select
the
sample to be erased. Press ENT.
2.
To
erase a
program,
point arrow at "Program." Turn
CONTROL
to select
the program
to be erased. Press ENT.
3. After making
your selection, press ENT. The disk activity light
will
indicate that
erasure is taking place. The Disk
space
in-
dicator will update the percentage
of the disk allocated to
data.
Note: If
the
disk space indicator shows no change,
the
sample or
program to be erased was not found. Make
sure
the disk drive's
disk
catalog
matches
that shown in the
LCD. If you switch
disks,
press
the DISK function button to
load the
new
catalog, then
reselectPage07.
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new
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Disk
This
page
formats
new or
differently formatted
disks
to
S900
specifications.
Caution:
Formatting will bulk-erase the
entire
disk of
previously
stored data,
so double-check the disk's identi-
ty before
formatting.
1
.
Selecting Page
08
displays
"DISK
FORMAT.
Prepare new
disk
(ENT)."
After
making sure a
blank disk
(or
one you want
to
bulk-erase)
is in
the drive, press
ENT.
2. The
Disk
Activity
light in the
lower right
side of the
drive will
turn on.
Remember
not to
remove the disk when this light is
on!
3. When
formatting
begins,
the cursor
will
overwrite the
existing
display
with dots.
When
the LCD is
filled
with dots and
the
Disk Activity
light goes
off,
the disk is formatted and ready for
use
with the S900.