Yamaha VL-1 Owner's Manual - 3: Save To Disk

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Feature Reference

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Utility Mode

3: Save To Disk

This function saves a specified data file from the VL1 memory to a floppy disk

inserted in the VL1 floppy disk drive. Five types of data files can be selected.

● Disk Save Procedure

1.

 Insert the Floppy Disk

Make sure the floppy disk to which you want to save the data is properly inserted in

the VL1 floppy disk drive.

•

Also make sure that the floppy disk’s write protect tab is set to the “off” or

“write enable” position.

•

Only floppy disks which have been formatted using the “Format Disk” func-

tion (

≥

 Page 158) can be used to save VL1 data.

2.

 Select a File Type and press 

[

Position the cursor at the type of file you want to save, then press the [

button.

If you select “

All

”, “

System

” or “

All Voice

” a list of the files on disk will

appear. In this case skip step 3, below, and go directly to step 4. If you select “

1 Bank

”

or “

1 Voice

” continue with step 3.

3.

 Select a Bank or Voice and Press 

[

When the source window appears, select the bank or voice you want to save and

press [.

4.

 Select the Destination File

If you want to save the selected data to a new file, position the cursor at a file name

with the “NewFile” extension. To save the data to an existing file, position the cursor at

the appropriate file name. In the latter case there is no need to enter a new file name, sou

you can skip ahead top step 7.

All system and voice data.

All Utility System page settings and internal Microtuning data.

All 128 voices in the the VL1 memory.

16 voices from 1 VL1 memory bank (A … H).

1 voice.

All

System

All Voice

1 Bank

1 Voice