Roland JX-10 - Writing Data into Memory; Writing a Patch Memory

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4.9 WRITING INTO MEMORY
Editing a Patch Memory or Tone does not automatically rewrite the existing data into the JX-10 internal memory or
the cartridge. Calling another Patch memory or Tone will erase the edited data, retaining the existing (already
stored) data.
To retain the edited data, you can overwrite the existing data in the Internal Memory or overwrite existing data on
the Memory Cartridge.
You can also change the names of the Patch Memories and Tones. This is called NAMING.
It is possible to edit the Patch Memory, Tones and Names then rewrite them all together with a single WRITE
PROCEDURE operation.
NOTE:
Rewriting a Tone will naturally change the Patch memories that use that Tone. In other words, if a Tone which is
used in a Patch Memory is rewritten, the newly written Tone replaces the original one.
Therefore it follows that the Patch memories which used to contain the original Tone will now contain the new
Tone. Remember this - otherwise you may be puzzled by the unexpected alteration of the Patch Memories when
you recall them later!
4.9a Writing a Patch Memory
To WRITE the edited Patch Memory, select a location for it from locations A-1 to H-8 immediately after editing the
Patch Memory (when the PATCH button indicator is lit) and follow the WRITE procedure as follows:
PROCEDURE
1. To write the edited Patch Memory into the JX-10’s Internal Memory, set the Protect Switch on the JX-10 to the
OFF position. To write onto the Cartridge Memory, set the Protect Switch on the cartridge to the OFF position.
2. Press the WRITE button. The display will respond with:
If you wish to write the edited Patch Memory into the same location (in other words, to overwrite the one that is
already shown in the display - Bank and Number), skip the next step (3) and go to step 4.
If you wish to write the edited Patch Memory into a different location, take step 3, then go to step 4.
3. Set the Voice Memory Select switch (on the far left side of the synth) to the appropriate position depending on
whether you wish to write to the JX-10’s Memory or the Cartridge Memory, then assign the Bank and Number
of the new location using the Patch Memory buttons.
4. Press the ENTER key to WRITE the new patch.
The Display will respond as shown below, confirming that the WRITE is complete. Then it will return to its normal
indication.
5. Return the relevant Protect Switch (Internal or Cartridge) to the ON position.