Roland System-8 Reference Manual

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Convenient Functions (UTILITY)
Backing Up Data to SD Card (BACKUP)
1. Press the [MENU] button.
2. Use the Cursor [
K
] [
J
] buttons to select “UTILITY,”
and then press the [ENTER] button.
3. Use the Cursor [
K
] [
J
] buttons to select “BACKUP,”
and then press the [ENTER] button.
4. Assign a le name to the backup.
BACKUP NAME[Ent]
Sys8_bak .bin
Use the cursor [
K
] [
J
] buttons to move the cursor.
Use the [VALUE] knob to select the character.
5. Press the [ENTER] button.
A conrmation message appears.
Backup?
[Exit]:N [Ent]:Y
MEMO
If a backup le with the same le name already exists, the
conrmation message “Overwrite?” appears.
6. To back up, press the [ENTER] button.
If you decide to cancel, press the [EXIT] button.
When the backup is completed, the screen indicates “Completed!”
Restoring Data That Was Backed Up to SD Card
(RESTORE)
NOTE
All data and settings are rewritten when you execute the
restore operation. If your SYSTEM-8 contains important data,
assign it a dierent name and back it up to an SD card before
you restore.
1. Press the [MENU] button.
2. Use the Cursor [
K
] [
J
] buttons to select “UTILITY,”
and then press the [ENTER] button.
3. Use the Cursor [
K
] [
J
] buttons to select “RESTORE,”
and then press the [ENTER] button.
4. Use the [VALUE] knob to select the le that you
want to restore.
RESTORE [Ent]
sys8_bak.bin
5. Press the [ENTER] button.
A conrmation message appears.
Restore?
[Exit]:N [Ent]:Y
6. To restore, press the [ENTER] button.
If you decide to cancel, press the [EXIT] button.
When the restore is completed, the screen indicates “Completed!”
Completed!
Turn off power.
7. Turn the power of the SYSTEM-8 o, then on again.
Exporting Sound Data to an SD Card (EXPORT)
If you want to export a patch, press the MODE [PATCH] button to
select patch mode.
If you want to export a performance, press the MODE
[PERFORMANCE] button to select performance mode. Exporting
a performance creates a single le that also includes the patches
used by that performance.
1. Press the [MENU] button.
2. Use the Cursor [
K
] [
J
] buttons to select “UTILITY,”
and then press the [ENTER] button.
3. Use the Cursor [
K
] [
J
] buttons to select “EXPORT,”
and then press the [ENTER] button.
The export target selection screen appears.
A-1 [Ent]:Sel
SY System-8 Saws
4. Use the [VALUE] dial to select the patch/
performance that you want to export, and press the
[ENTER] button to mark it.
Marking the data adds a “
(
“ at the left of the Bank-Number. If the
data is already marked, the mark is removed.
A-1 [Ent]:Sel>
SY System-8 Saws
You can also select a patch/performance by using the [A]–[H] and
[1]–[8] buttons.
You can select multiple patches/performances and export them as
a single le.
In patch mode, you can select patches of dierent models and
export them as a single le.
5. Press the cursor [
J
] button.
Here you can verify the number of patches/performances that you
selected.
<COUND: 4[Ent]
sys8_pat .s8p
If you want to return to the export target select screen, press the
cursor [
K
] button.
About the le name
If a single patch/performance is selected, the patch/performance
name (the rst 12 characters) + extension is shown.
The le name extension is .s8p for a patch export le, or .s8f for a
performance export le.
1
File name

Roland System-8 Specifications

General

Product type	Digital synthesizer
Product color	Black
Keyboard number of keys	49
Maximum polyphony (notes)	8
Display type	LCD
Built-in display	Yes
Display number of characters	16
USB ports quantity	1
Compatible memory cards	SD, SDHC
Power source type	DC

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	364 mm
Width	881 mm
Height	109 mm
Weight	5900 g