Backing up (usb flash drive), Saving a backup, P. 38 – Roland HandSonic HPD-20 Digital Hand Percussion Instrument User Manual
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Backing Up (USB Flash Drive)
All settings of the HandSonic can be saved on a USB flash drive.
This lets you make a backup of your important data, or exchange kits with other people.
Saving a Backup
A backup contains all of the HandSonic’s settings.
You can choose whether the user instruments will be included in the backup.
1.
Connect the USB flash drive to the HandSonic.
2.
Choose MENU
g
SYS
g
USB Memory
g
Save Backup.
The Save Backup screen will appear.
3.
Specify the type of backup that you want to save.
Parameter
Explanation
With User Inst
Specifies whether the audio data imported as user instruments
will be ( ) or will not be ( ) included in the backup.
Backup
Indicates the number and name of the backup to which you’re saving.
Use the value knob to change the backup-destination.
Name
Indicates the name of the backup you’re saving.
You can enter and edit the name by pressing the [F2] (NAME) button.
* Depending on the size of the user instruments, it may take more than two minutes to save the data if you include the user
instruments in the backup.
* If you don’t include the user instruments in the backup, the kits will not be reproduced correctly even if you load the
backup after deleting or renumbering the user instruments.
4.
Press the [F3] (SAVE) button.
The backup will be saved.
* If a backup already exists at the save-destination, the screen will ask “OK to overwrite?”
If you want to overwrite the existing data, select “YES” and press the [ENTER] button.
NOTE
Do not strike the HandSonic’s pads while data is being saved. The vibration may cause unexpected errors.
* Backup files are saved in the
Roland/HPD-20/Backup
folder of the USB flash drive.
SAVE BACKUP screen