Zoom MRS-1266 - Manual (Page 19)

Listening to the Demo Song
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Demo song protect status
The demo song on the hard disk is set to protected status,
which means that level mixing and other settings can be
changed while you play the song, but the changes cannot be
stored on the disk. If you wish to retain changes you have
made, disable the protect status ( → p. 141).
Turning on the power
1.
Make sure that the AC adapter, instrument, and
audio system (or headphones) are correctly
connected to the MRS-1266. (For information on
connections, refer to page 15.)
2.
Press the [POWER] switch on the rear panel.
Power to the MRS-1266 comes on, the unit performs a self-
test, and switch settings are read. Wait until the following
indication appears on the display.
This screen is called the "main screen".
3.
Turn on the audio system connected to the
MASTER OUTPUT jacks.
H INT
When a synthesizer or other electronic instrument is con-
nected to the MRS-1266, turn power on in the order synthe-
sizer→ MRS-1266→ audio system. Turn power off in the re-
verse order.
Selecting the demo song
On the MRS-1266, song data are managed in units called
"projects". A project encompasses recorded audio data,
rhythm patterns and rhythm songs of the rhythm section,
internal effect patches (effect programs), and other
information. When you load a project, the complete state in
which that song was saved will be reproduced.
To load the demo song project from the hard disk, proceed
as follows.
1.
Press the [PROJECT] key.
The indication "PROJECT SELECT" appears on the display.
This is the screen for selecting a project.
2.
Press the [ENTER] key.
Projects stored on the hard disk are shown in the lower part
of the display.
3.
Turn the dial to select the demo song.
Project numbers 000 and 001 are the demo songs.
4.
Press the [ENTER] key.
The selected project is loaded. While the hard disk is being
accessed, the [HDD] indicator lights up and the indication
"LOADING" appears on the display. When the display
changes, the demo song has been loaded.
PRJ 000 PRJ 000
RunAway
RunAway
001- 1 001- 1
0 0 0 0
PRJ SEL PRJ SEL
RunAway
RunAway 0 0
Project name Project number
Listening to the Demo Song
When shipped from the factory, the internal hard disk of the MRS-1266 contains a demo song. To listen to the demo, proceed as
follows.