Roland KF-90 - Manual (Page 6)

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IMPORTANT NOTES
Before Using Floppy Disks
Handling the Floppy Disk Drive
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• Install the unit on a solid, level surface in an area free
from vibration. If the unit must be installed at an angle,
be sure the installation does not exceed the permissible
range.
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• Avoid using the unit immediately after it has been moved
to a location with a level of humidity that is greatly
different than its former location. Rapid changes in the
environment can cause condensation to form inside the
drive, which will adversely affect the operation of the
drive and/or damage floppy disks. When the unit has
been moved, allow it to become accustomed to the new
environment (allow a few hours) before operating it.
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• To insert a disk, push it gently but firmly into the drive—
it will click into place. To remove a disk, press the EJECT
button firmly. Do not use excessive force to remove a disk
which is lodged in the drive.
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• Never eject a disk while reading or writing is in progress,
since that can damage the magnetic surface of the disk,
rendering it unusable. (The disk drive's indicator will
light up at full brightness when the drive is busy reading
or writing data. Ordinarily, the indicator will be less
brightly lighted, or be extinguished.)
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• Remove any disk from the drive before powering up or
down.
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• To prevent damage to the disk drive’s heads, always try
to hold the floppy disk in a level position (not tilted in
any direction) while inserting it into the drive. Push it in
firmly, but gently. Never use excessive force.
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• To avoid the risk of malfunction and/or damage, insert
only floppy disks into the disk drive. Never insert any
other type of disk. Avoid getting paper clips, coins, or
any other foreign objects inside the drive.
Handling Floppy Disks
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• Floppy disks contain a plastic disk with a thin coating of
magnetic storage medium. Microscopic precision is
required to enable storage of large amounts of data on
such a small surface area. To preserve their integrity,
please observe the following when handling floppy disks:
• Never touch the magnetic medium inside the disk.
• Do not use or store floppy disks in dirty or dusty
areas.
• Do not subject floppy disks to temperature extremes
(e.g., direct sunlight in an enclosed vehicle). Recom-
mended temperature range: 0 to 50° C (50 to 122° F).
• Do not expose floppy disks to strong magnetic fields,
such as those generated by loudspeakers.
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• Floppy disks have a “write protect” tab which can protect
the disk from accidental erasure. It is recommended that
the tab be kept in the PROTECT position, and moved to
the WRITE position only when you wish to write new
data onto the disk.
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• The identification label should be firmly affixed to the
disk. Should the label come loose while the disk is in the
drive, it may be difficult to remove the disk.
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• Store all disks in a safe place to avoid damaging them,
and to protect them from dust, dirt, and other hazards.
By using a dirty or dust-ridden disk, you risk damaging
the disk, as well as causing the disk drive to malfunction.
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• Disks containing performance data for this unit should
always be locked (have their write protect tab slid to the
“Protect” position) before you insert them into the drive
on some other unit (except the PR-300, or a product in the
HP-G/R, MT, KR, or Atelier families), or into a
computer’s drive. Otherwise (if the write protect tab
remains in the “Write” position), when you perform any
disk operations using the other device’s disk drive (such
as checking the contents of the disk, or loading data), you
risk rendering the disk unreadable by this unit’s disk
drive.
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* GS ( ) is a registered trademark of Roland Corpo-
ration.
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* Apple is a registered trademark of Apple Computer,
Inc.
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* Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple
Computer, Inc.
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* IBM is a registered trademark of International
Business Machines Corporation.
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* IBM PC is a registered trademark of International
Business Machines Corporation.
* COMPOSER is a registered trademark of Roland
Corporation.
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* All product names mentioned in this document are
trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective owners.
Rear side of the disk
Write
(can write new data onto disk)
Protect
(prevents writing to disk) Write Protect Tab