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Saving and Loading Song Data
Outline of the save/load operation
The FD-8 has a Save/Load function for song data, which enables you to save the recorded song data (including
SETUP data) to a connected backup media, such as a DAT machine or adat. You can also load the saved data from
a DAT or adat to the current drive disk in the FD-8. You can save and load one Program at a time to and from a
DAT, adat, or SCSI drive.
The following diagram shows different methods (depending on the current drive type) for saving data to con-
nected media, and how to load data to the FD-8. Select the appropriate connections depending on the type of
connected media.
Saving and Loading Song Data
Using a SCSI drive as the current drive:
The connection should follow one of these cases:
* Transferring data between SCSI drive-1 and SCSI drive-2
* Transferring data between SCSI drive-1 and a DAT (See “Note.”)
* Transferring data between SCSI drive-1 and an adat (See “Note.”)
Note: You can save and load data between two SCSI drives,
regardless of the recording mode used for the disks.
Note: You can save and load data to and from a DAT or adat
only if the current drive is a SCSI fixed disk and it has been
formatted in Mastering mode. You cannot perform the save/load
operation if the disk has been formatted in Normal mode.
Note: Be sure to set the ID number for a backup SCSI drive to
“6.”
Using an optional 2.5-inch internal hard disk as the current drive:
The connection should follow one of these cases:
* Transferring data between a 2.5-inch internal hard disk and a SCSI drive
* Transferring data between a 2.5-inch internal hard disk and a DAT (See “Note.”)
* Transferring data between a 2.5-inch internal hard disk and an adat (See “Note.”)
Note: You can save and load data to and from a DAT or adat only
when the current drive has been formatted in Mastering mode. You
cannot perform the save/load operation if the disk has been formatted
in Normal mode. However, you can save and load data to and from a
SCSI drive, regardless of the recording mode used for the disk.
Note: If you are using an optional 2.5-inch internal hard disk as the
current drive, you can connect only a SCSI backup disk to the SCSI
terminal on the FD-8 (the ID number should be set to “6.”). If you con-
nect a SCSI drive disk set up as a current drive disk (the ID is set to any
number other than “6”) and you turn on the power to the drive, the FD-8
will recognize this SCSI drive as the current drive.
FD-8 SCSI drive-1 SCSI drive-2
DAT
adat
Current Drive
SCSI drive
SCSI
DATA IN
DATA OUT
Current Drive Backup Drive
FD-8
SCSI drive
DAT
adat
Current Drive
2.5-inch internal hard disk
SCSI
DATA IN
DATA OUT
Backup Drive
If the connected DAT (preferably a professional model) features sync operation with external clock and its “INPUT (or EXTERNAL
SYNC)” sync mode switch is set to OPTICAL, trying to load data with both digital I/Os connected as shown in the diagram may
cause a digital clock loop to form and loading may fail.
In this case, set the sync mode of the DAT to INTERNAL, or disconnect the optical cable from the DATA OUT of the FD-8 before
loading data. This type of problem will not occur during the save operation since the DATA IN connector of the FD-8 is not
effective.