Yamaha EL-200 Owner's Manual - Page 29

Cleaning the Disk Drive Read/Write Head q The M.D.R. employs precise magnetic head to read data. The magnetic head will pick up a layer of magnetic particles from the disks for an extended period of time. The stained magnetic head will eventually cause read and write errors. q To maintain the disk drive in optimum working order Yamaha recommends that you use a commercially available dry-type head cleaning disk to clean the head about once a month. s To protect your data (Write-proTteacbt): To prevent accidental erasure of important data, slide the disk's write-protect tab to the "protect" position (tab open). If you attempt to modify the disk when the write-protect tab is set to "on" position, "Prot (Protected)" will appear on the LED display in the M.D.R. section indicating that the operation is not possible. Also please check if the write-protect tab is set to "off" position when you record data. Protect Off (tab closed: unlocked) NOTE: Ask your Yamaha dealer about the availability of proper headcleaning disk. Shutter Rear side About the Floppy Disks s To handle flopypdisks with care: Do not place heavy objects on a disk or bend or Write-protect tab Protect On (tab open: locked) apply pressure to the disk in any way. Always keep floppy disks in their protective cases when they are not in use. s Data backup Yamaha recommends that you keep two copies of 6 Do not expose the disk to direct sunlight, extremely high or low temperatures, or excessive humidity, dust or liquids. important data on separate floppy disks using Disk copy function. To make a backup disk use the Disk Copy function on page 45. Music Disk Recorder Do not open the sliding shutter and touch the exposed surface of the floppy disk inside. Improved Potentiality of the M.D.R. Do not expose the disk to magnetic fields, such as those produced by televisions, speakers, motors, etc., since magnetic fields can partially or completely erase data on the disk, rendering it unreadable. Never use a floppy disk with a deformed shutter or housing. The M.D.R. of the EL-200 begins reading all data as soon as you insert a disk into the floppy disk slot. Thus, inserting a disk causes to produce a sound (reading sound) indicating that the M.D.R. is in the reading process. You can start playback as soon as you insert the disk. Do not attach anything other than the provided labels to a floppy disk. Also make sure that labels are attached in the proper location. NOTE: Ejecting the disk will lose the data loaded from the disk except for the currently selected and played back song. NOTE: The time reading sound is produced is in proportion to the amount of data recorded in the disk. You can eject the disk whenever you are not using the M.D.R. and don't want to be bothered with the reading sound. 29