Roland Fantom-S88 - Manual (Page 184)

184
Transferring Data to/from Your
Computer via USB
The Fantom-S allows a USB-connected computer to handle files
stored in the internal user memory or a memory card. Conversely,
WAV/AIFF files can be imported into the Fantom-S and used as
samples. Bitmap data can also be loaded into the Fantom-S.
USB communication with the Fantom-S is possible only for
Windows Me/2000/XP or later (Windows users), or Mac OS
9.04 or later (Macintosh users). Also, this may not work correctly
with some types of computer.
Connect or disconnect the USB cable only when the Fantom-S is
powered-off. Never connect or disconnect the USB cable or turn
off the power while in USB mode or while data is being
transferred.
Before You Use USB
Connection
Connections
1. With the Fantom-S not connected, start up your computer.
2. Use a USB cable to connect the Fantom-S to your computer.
3. Turn on the power (POWER switch) of the Fantom-S.
Specify the Connection-Destination
Area (USB)
When the Fantom-S is connected to your computer, you can select
the area on the Fantom-S to which a connection is to be made; either
the internal user memory or the memory card.
1. Press [MENU].
2. or to select “USB”, and then press [ENTER].
The USB screen will appear.
fig.USB01_50
3. Press [3 (Internal)] or [6 (Memory Card)] to establish the
connection with your computer.
[4 (Internal)]: Connect to the user memory
[5 (Memory Card)]: Connect to the memory card
* To cancel the connection, press [7 (Exit)].
• Windows Me/2000/XP users
A drive named “Removable disk” will be displayed within My
Computer.
Below that drive there will be folders named “ROLAND” and
“TMP.”
• Macintosh users
A drive icon named “FANS USER” will appear on the desktop.
If a memory card is connected, the volume name of the memory
card will be displayed.
Below it will be folders named “ROLAND” and “TMP.”
Cautions Regarding Folders and Files
• Do not move or delete any folders on the computer that is
connected via USB to the Fantom-S.
• On the USB-connected computer, do not perform operations
such as Format, Optimize, or Scan Disk on the user memory or
memory card.
• The Fantom-S can only handle filenames consisting of single-
byte alphanumeric characters.
• Only the following types of files can be transferred between the
Fantom-S and your computer.
Song files (.SVQ) (MRC PRO songs)
Standard MIDI Files
Audio files (.WAV/AIFF)
Bitmap files (.BMP) (320 x 240 pixels)
• To handle these files, use the appropriate method described
below.
ROLAND/SEQ/SNG Perform operations inside the folder.
When placing these files from your computer, place them in the
following location.
TMP/AUDIO_IMPORT folder
Then import the audio files.
If you want your computer to read samples that were written by
the Fantom-S, perform operations within the ROLAND/SMPL
folder.
When placing these files from your computer, place them in the
following location.
TMP/BMP folder
• Do not use your USB-connected computer to delete or rewrite
any files placed in the ROLAND/SND/FANS.SVD folder.