3. Back up the phrases as described below.
Windows users
Within My Computer (or Computer), open “BOSS_RC-
30” (or Removable Disk).
Mac OS users
On the desktop, open the “BOSS_RC-30” icon.
Backing up to your computer
Copy the entire “ROLAND” folder from the BOSS_RC-
30 drive to your computer.
Recovering backed-up data from your
computer to the RC-30
* Performing this operation will erase all phrases that
are currently saved in the RC-30. Be sure to make a
backup before you proceed.
In the BOSS_RC-30 drive, delete the “ROLAND” folder,
and then copy the backed-up “ROLAND” folder from
your computer to the BOSS_RC-30 drive.
Writing individual WAV les from your
computer to the RC-30’s phrase memory
You can copy WAV les from your computer to the
“001_1”, “001_2”–”099_1”, “099_2” folders within
the “ROLAND”–”WAVE” folder in the BOSS_RC-30
drive (In the folder name “0XX_Y,” the XX is the phrase
memory number and the Y is the track number).
NOTE
* Do not delete the folders inside the BOSS_RC-30
drive unless you are performing a recovery
operation.
* You can use the following characters in le names.
A–Z (uppercase letters), 0–9 (numerals), _
(underscore)
* Do not place more than one WAV le in any folder.
If a folder already contains a WAV le, do not
overwrite it. Write your WAV les into empty folders.
4. When you’ve nished copying WAV les,
disconnect the USB drive as follows.
When you have disconnected the USB drive, the
display will indicate “
dC” and the [RHYTHM ON/OFF]
button will blink.
Windows 7 users
In the lower right of your screen, click the [ ] icon
g [ ] icon, and then click “Remove BOSS_RC-30 (or
Removable Disk).”
Windows Vista/Windows XP users
In the lower right of your screen, click the [ ] icon
([ ] in XP) and then click “Safely Remove BOSS_RC-30
(or Removable Disk).”
Mac OS users
On the desktop, right-click (or [Control] + click) the
USB drive icon, and then click “Remove BOSS_RC-30.”
5. Press the [RHYTHM ON/OFF] button to
return to normal operation.
The “dC” indication will disappear from the display,
and the RC-30 will return to normal operation.
6. Disconnect the USB cable from your
computer.
NOTE
* Never perform the following actions until you
have completed steps 4–5. Doing so might make
your computer freeze, or might result in the loss of
all of the RC-30’s data.
• Disconnect the USB cable.
• Allow your computer to enter suspend (standby) or
hibernate mode, restart it, or shut it down.
• Turn o the RC-30’s power.
* Unfortunately, it may be impossible to restore
the contents of data that was stored in the unit’s
memory once it has been lost. Roland Corporation
assumes no liability concerning such loss of data.
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