Yamaha P-90 Owner's Manual - Page 42

ENGLISH F8.8: Bulk Data Dump You can save current song data on the P-90 as MIDI bulk data by transferring it to a connected MIDI data filer (such as an MDF3) or a sequencer. To play back the saved song data, send the bulk data back from the storage device to the P-90 and follow the usual playback procedure. Bulk Data: A complete set or extended sequence of data Procedure 1. Record your performance on the P-90. 2. Connect the P-90 to MDF3, a MIDI data filer via MIDI, and set up the MDF3 so it will receive bulk data. 3. Engage Function mode and select . 4. Press the [+/YES] button to begin bulk transmission. will appear on the LED display when the data has been successfully transmitted. No MIDI note/panel data transmission or data reception occurs during a bulk data dump transmit operation. Receiving (returning) the transmitted data: 1. Connect the P-90 via MIDI to the device to which the data was previously transmitted. 2. Start sending the data from the device. The P-90 automatically receives the data from the unit. (At this time, any data previously stored in the P-90 will be erased.) Then, follow the usual playback procedure. (For the data to be accepted, the P-90 that receives the data should be the same model as the one from which the data was once transmitted to the MIDI data filer.) The reload operation cannot be executed when Demo/Preset Song mode or the user song recorder is in operation, or when Function mode is engaged. For more information on transmitting and receiving bulk data via MIDI, refer to the owner's manual for the connected MIDI device. F9. Backup Functions Backup: You can back up some settings, such as voice selection and reverb type, so that they will not be lost when you turn off the power to the P-90. If the backup function is turned on, the settings at power off are effective. If the backup function is turned off, the settings in memory are erased when you turn off the power. In this case, when you turn on the power to the unit, the default settings (the initial settings) will be used. (The factory setting default list is found on page 55.) However, the backup settings themselves, and the contents of the user song recorder memory, are always backed up. CAUTION Even if the backup function is turned on via one of the functions described below, the data will be retained in memory for only about one week if the power is not turned on during this time. If the backup period is exceeded, all settings will be reset to their default values. If you want to retain the backup settings for longer periods, be sure to turn the power on for a few minutes at least once a week. You can turn the backup function on or off for each function group (each of the following sub-mode functions). 1. Engage Function mode and select . 2. Press the [+/YES] button to engage the backup function's sub-mode, then use the [TEMPO/FUNCTION# ▼, ▲] buttons to select the desired sub-mode. Press the [-/NO] or [+/YES] button to turn the backup function on or off. Sub-mode F9.1: Voice F9.2: MIDI F9.3: Tuning F9.4: Others Setting range: ON/OFF Normal setting: OFF (all groups) 42 P-90 Detailed Settings - [FUNCTION]