User manual YAMAHA FS-500-FS-300

[. . . ] The LCD screenshots in this manual are taken from the ELS-01/01C typeU. New and updated functions in Music Data Recorder. · Enhancements to the Copy function The new Copy function can copy individual folders/media as well as individual songs (pages 34 ­ 36). · Added a Search function for songs/folders Added a [SEARCH] button in the display, and the search can detect the desired song/folder by using keywords (pages 12 ­ 14). EN ELS-01/01C/01X Version 1. 8 New Functions 1 2 ELS-01/01C/01X Version 1. 8 New Functions 7 Music Data Recorder (MDR) The Music Data Recorder (M. D. R. ) is a sophisticated recording system built into the Electone that lets you record your performances and Registration settings to a USB flash memory or other external media. If you install the optional floppy disk drive such as the UD-FD01 to the Electone, you can record your performances/settings to floppy disks. [. . . ] Press the [J] (Stop) button to quit the punch-in recording as soon as you reach the end of the phrase. 7 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 Changing the Song Name NOTE When you change the name of an XG song, the extension (. mid) cannot be changed. You can name the song, such as giving it a title or indicating the date on which it was recorded. However, song names of the EL-series Electone, such as the EL-900, cannot be changed. 1 2 Select the song whose name you want to change. For details on selecting a song, see page 11. Press the [TOOLS] button at the top right of the display to call up the TOOLS Page. 18 ELS-01/01C/01X Version 1. 8 New Functions 3 Press the [CHANGE NAME] button. The following display appears. 4 Move the cursor to the desired point by using the [E][F] buttons in the display or the Data Control dial. Cursor DATA CONTROL or 6 7 Select the desired character for entry. A song name can contain up to 50 characters. After finished, select [OK] to actually enter the name. The LCD will return to the TOOLS Page display. NOTE An XG song name can contain up to 46 characters. ELS-01/01C/01X Version 1. 8 New Functions 19 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 5 Select the desired character type: alphabet, upper or lowercase, or symbol. NOTE If you select Japanese as the Language in the Utility display, you can also select Japanese language characters (hiragana and kanji, normal size katakana, half size katakana, full size alphabet, and full size symbols). 7 To delete the entered character: 1 Move the cursor to the character you want to delete. Cursor DATA CONTROL or 2 Press the [DELETE] button at the bottom right in the display. The character is deleted. To convert into kanji (Japanese language): 7 Music Data Recorder (MDR) NOTE Songs are ordered in the following sequence: symbol, number, alphabet, hiragana, kanji, other symbols. Names with an asterisk (*) at the top are exceptions to this rule. This applies only if you are using the (Kana-Kan) button in Japanese. 1 When the input "Hiragana" characters are shown in the reverse display (highlighted), press the (kanji-conversion) button once or several times to convert to the characters into the appropriate kanji. · The reversed area can be changed by the [E][F] buttons in the display or the Data Control dial. A message appears, prompting confirmation of overwriting the Registration bank. Select [OVERWRITE] to overwrite (replace), or select [CANCEL] to abort the operation. 22 ELS-01/01C/01X Version 1. 8 New Functions Next Regist (Registration) Settings (Changing the order of the Registration data) When playing back a song which uses more than 16 Registration numbers, you can use two or more Registration banks saved in a single song and recall them one by one as you play the song. This function is called Next Regist (Registration). M1 M16 M1 M16 REG_001 REG_002 If you want to use the Next Regist (Registration) function, you'll have to make one of the following settings in advance: · Set the Registration Shift mode to User, and select Next Regist (Registration) as the Shift End, in advance. · Enter the Next Regist (Registration) data in the Registration Sequence. NOTE If the next Registration data contains User voices and/or VA custom voices, the Electone may produce no sound for a few seconds while the Registration is being loaded. 1 2 3 Save the desired Registrations to a song. For instructions on saving two or more Registration banks to a song, see page 21. Select the song containing the Registrations for which you want to change the order. For details on selecting a song, see page 11. Press the [REGIST EDIT] button in the SONG Page to call up the Regist (Registration) Edit Display. NOTE If the Next Regist (Registration) function is used while the rhythm is being played back, the sequence data and User rhythm will not change. 7 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 4 Change the Registration order, in the order you want to recall. First select the specific Registration bank you want to edit, then move, copy or delete the selected data as needed to change the order. ELS-01/01C/01X Version 1. 8 New Functions 23 4 1 5 6 7 2 3 1 Registration Data List From this list, select the Registration you want to move, copy or delete. The selected Registration is highlighted in orange. When more than five Registration banks are saved in the song, a scroll button is available for scrolling through the Registration Data List. 2 MOVE Moves the selected Registration bank up or down. 3 DATA TO BE LOADED 7 Music Data Recorder (MDR) When loading the Registration bank to the panel, select the desired data you want to load. [. . . ] Confirm that the media should contain enough amount of available memory before the conversion. The protected songs cannot be converted to XG format. 1 2 3 Select a song to be converted to XG. For details on selecting a song, see page 11. Press the [TOOLS] button at the top right of the display to call up the TOOLS Page. [. . . ]