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Disk Operations

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Disk Operations Disk Operations The QY300's built-in floppy disk drive makes high-volume data storage and retrieval easy. It also facilitates data management, allowing you to create a well-organized personal floppy-disk data library. • The QY300 uses 2DD (double density) 3.5-inch floppy disks. When formatted a single disk provides a total data capacity of about 713 kilobytes. • Any new disk you intend to use with the QY300 must be formatted first. The format operation is described on page 125. Direct Save & Load From the Song, Pattern, Phrase, & Chain Modes The main SONG, PATTERN, PHRASE, and CHAIN mode displays all provide direct access to the disk save and load functions via the [F5] and [F6] keys. The type of data saved or loaded corresponds to the mode you're in. Mode SONG PATTERN PHRASE CHAIN Data Saved or Loaded Single songs (01 ... 10). When saving you can specify the song number to be saved and the file name under which it will be saved on disk. When loading you specify the song file to be loaded and the song number to which it is to be loaded. Single styles (001 ... 100). When saving you can specify the number of the style to be saved and the file name under which it will be saved to disk. When loading you specify the style file to be loaded and the style number to which it is to be loaded. Single user phrases (001 ... 100). When saving you can specify the number of the phrase to be saved and the file name under which it will be saved to disk. When loading you specify the phrase file to be loaded and the phrase number to which it is to be loaded. All data. All 10 songs, 100 patterns, and 100 user phrases are saved to disk in a single file. You can specify the file name. When loading you specify the all-data file to be loaded. 119

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Disk Operations
The QY300’s built-in floppy disk drive makes high-volume data
storage and retrieval easy. It also facilitates data management,
allowing you to create a well-organized personal floppy-disk data
library.
Direct Save & Load From the Song, Pattern,
Phrase, & Chain Modes
The main SONG, PATTERN, PHRASE, and CHAIN mode displays all pro-
vide direct access to the disk save and load functions via the
[F5]
and
[F6]
keys. The type of data saved or loaded corresponds to the mode you’re in.
Mode
Data Saved or Loaded
SONG
Single songs (01 … 10). When saving you can specify the song
number to be saved and the file name under which it will be saved
on disk. When loading you specify the song file to be loaded and
the song number to which it is to be loaded.
PATTERN
Single styles (001 … 100). When saving you can specify the
number of the style to be saved and the file name under which it
will be saved to disk. When loading you specify the style file to be
loaded and the style number to which it is to be loaded.
PHRASE
Single user phrases (001 … 100). When saving you can specify the
number of the phrase to be saved and the file name under which it
will be saved to disk. When loading you specify the phrase file to
be loaded and the phrase number to which it is to be loaded.
CHAIN
All data. All 10 songs, 100 patterns, and 100 user phrases are saved
to disk in a single file. You can specify the file name. When load-
ing you specify the all-data file to be loaded.
• The
QY300
uses
2DD (double density)
3.5-inch floppy disks.
When formatted a single disk
provides a total data capacity of
about 713 kilobytes.
• Any new disk you intend to
use with the QY300 must be
formatted first. The format op-
eration is described on page
125.