Polyend Play - SD Card Compatibility & Backing Up

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11.5 SD Card Compatibility & Backing Up
It is always good practice to backup or even better have a spare SD Card
loaded and ready for use with Play. The following information on SD
compatibility is important:-
• A 16GB SD Micro SD Card is supplied with Play. Larger size SD
cards can also be used. Supplied SD Card is: Sandisk Ultra, Micro
SD, 16GB, HC1 A1.
• The format of the card must be FAT32 MBR (Master Boot Record).
Other formats will not be recognised.
• Play uses the SD card in real time and will not function without the SD
card being installed. A ‘bad’ folder / le structure on the SD card may
also cause Play problems.
• It is good practice to create a duplicate copy of the SD card for
backup purposes. Also if Play does not boot up and crashes,
restoring the full original folder / les structure or using the backup SD
card is advised.
• Play is supplied with an SD Card USB Type A reader for use with
most Mac / PC’s which helps transfer les.
• Polyend typically provide pre-release rmware as open beta. While
this is great to get early insights into new features, by denition beta
releases will have inherent problems. Only use beta versions to help
test for bugs and features and do not use in a live gig or critical
production environment.
Tip: SD cards can be notorious in there levels of performance with various gear. This is mainly due
to the wide variety of speeds and specications available. Gear producers do not and in fact
cannot test every single SD specication or each of the manufacturers products. It is therefore
recommended to stick as close as possible to the same SD Card type that the gear producer
supplies with its gear. At least it is known that this SD card type will then have been tested
thoroughly with the device itself by the device manufacturer as well as the user community.