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Chapter 17 Using Hard Drives

Follow the procedure described in "Initializing

(Formatting) the Drive" (p. 217), and set “Surface Scan”

to “On.” After the drive has been initialized, Surface Scan

begins immediately.

* The Surface Scan procedure takes time. This is not a

malfunction. For example, the time required to conduct

Surface Scan on a 100 MB Zip disk is approximately 10

minutes. The time it will take to conduct Surface Scan on your

drive is based on the size (capacity) of the disk. The progress of

the Surface Scan procedure is shown in the display.

When Surface Scan is completed, one of the following

messages appears in the display.

“ – Complete –”:

This drive is good to use. All memory areas were found

to be usable.

“ _______ Defect”:

The underlined portion will indicate the number of

unusable memory locations in this drive. The larger this

number, the lower the reliability of this drive.

“File System Err”:

A read or write failure has occurred in a location that

stores basic data used by the VS-1680 for recording and

playback. This drive cannot be used by the VS-1680.

Backup Options

There are several methods you can use to back up song data

from the VS-1680. It is important to remember that simply

backing up a song to an external device does not

automatically remove it from the current drive. If you wish

to free up drive space, backup the song using one of the

methods described below, and then use Song Erase to

remove it from the current drive.

DAT Backup

Data backup to DAT tape is very economical, since DAT

tapes are rather inexpensive. However, the process can take a

long time. One 60-minute DAT tape can hold approximately

330 MB of song data. Large amounts of song data will

automatically be copied across multiple DAT tapes as

necessary. DAT tapes are also reusable. For more detailed

information regarding using a DAT recorder for data

backup, see

Chapter 19

, starting on p. 231.

External Removable Drive

You can copy songs from the current drive to an external

removable hard disk such as a Zip disk using the Song Copy

function. This is a great way to quickly backup a song before

temporarily removing it from the current drive. This method

is fast; however, the cost per MB of storage is higher than it

would be with DAT tape or CD-R/CD-RW disks. One Zip

disk can hold approximately 100 MB of song data. Using the

Song Copy Archives, large amounts of song data will

automatically be copied across multiple Zip disks as

necessary. Zip disks and other types of removable disks are

also reusable. For more detailed information regarding using

an external removable hard drive for data backup, see

"Saving a Song to an External Drive," p. 218.

Roland VS-CDR Backup

Using an optional VS-CDR or VS-CDRII drive, you can back

up song data to recordable CDs. This method is fast, reliable,

and economical. One blank CD-R disc can hold

approximately 650 MB of song data. Large amounts of song

data will automatically be copied across multiple CD-R discs

as necessary. CD-RW disks are reusable, but regular CD-R

discs are not reusable. For more detailed information

regarding using a CD-R drive for data backup, see

Chapter

, starting on p. 227.

* Once the drive is initialized and Surface Scan has begun,

you may cancel Surface Scan by performing the following

procedure.

1. Press [EXIT]. “Cancel ?” appears in the display.

2. Press [YES]. Surface Scan is now canceled. Note

that any unusable memory found up to that point

is not registered by the VS-1680.

3. The VS-1680 restarts automatically.

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