SQ-80 — Musician's Manual
COPY — Making a Backup Copy of a Disk
The COPY function lets you duplicate the contents of one disk (the Source Disk) onto another disk (the
Destination Disk).
It is a good practice to regularly back up your valuable data in this way.
WARNING: This procedure uses the Sequencer Memory to temporarily hold the information while
copying it between disks. Anything in the Sequencer Memory before you start will be erased. Save any
important Sequencer data before Copying a disk.
You'll need an formatted disk to use as the Destination Disk, so Format a disk before proceeding. The
Destination Disk doesn't have to be empty — it can have
SQ-80 files on it, but they will be replaced
during the copy procedure. Once it has been formatted, the same disk can be used over and over as a
backup for a particular data disk.
To Make a Backup Copy of a Disk:
> Format a blank disk, as described earlier, or get a formatted disk whose files you don't mind
erasing. This is your Destination Disk — the Copy,
> Slide the plastic Write-protect tab on the Source Disk — the Original — so that the disk is write
protected (you can see through the hole). This is an extra precaution to safeguard the data. >
Select the
Storage Page and press DISK. The Disk Storage menu appears.
— > Press COPY. The SQ-80 briefly reminds you that the Sequencer Memory will be erased. >
The Display then says "INSERT FORMATTED DESTINATION DISK." Insert the disk that
will be the backup copy, and then press
*OK*.
− > After a moment the Display will say "INSERT SOURCE DISK." Insert the Source disk and
press *OK*.
___ > The SQ-80 will load the data from the Source Disk and save it to the Destination Disk, asking
you to insert the disks as it needs them. Each time, insert the proper disk and press *OK*.
___ > The amount of time and the number of disk swaps required will depend on how large the files
on the disk are, and how many files are used. The maximum for a completely full disk is
13 swaps.
− > Once the Copy procedure is successfully done, the Display will read
"COPY COMPLETE."
COPY DISK Error messages:
> DISK IS WRITE-PROTECTED — When asked for the Destination disk you inserted a Write-
protected disk. The Destination Disk must have the Write-protect window closed.
− COPY TERMINATED INCOMPLETE — If you press *QUIT* during the Copy Procedure,
or if you press *OK* without a disk in the drive, the
SQ-80 will abort the procedure and return
you to the
Storage Page.
− > DISK IS NOT SOURCE DISK or DISK IS NOT DESTINATION DISK — You put the
wrong disk in the drive when prompted for a certain disk. This is not fatal; it doesn't abort the
Copy procedure. Just insert the asked-for disk and proceed.
− DISK IS UNREADABLE OR UNFORMATTED — The Destination disk must have been
formatted by the
SQ-80 before starting the Copy Procedure.
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Section 6 — Data Storage
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