User Manual

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Storage Mode
Storage Mode Page
Thestatusoftheselecteddevicewillbedisplayedaseitherreadyoryouwillseea“No
connection”message.Thetopright‐handcornerofthepagedisplaysthecurrentlyselected
storagedevice.Ifyouarehavingtroubleselectingadevicethatyouhavepluggedin,tryexiting
Storagemode
andthenenteringStoragemodeagain.
Afterselectingastoragedevice,usethesoftbuttonsontheStorageModepagetostartoneofthe
availableoperations:
STORE Saveobjectsorbanksofobjectsasa.P3Kfileonthecurrentdevice.
LOAD Loadselectedfile(s)orobject(s)fromthecurrentdevice
intoPC3Kmemory.
UTILS OrganizefilesandfoldersonaUSBdevice.
USBDrv SelectthevirtualUSBdrivewhentheUSBcomputerportisconnectedtoa
computer.
EXPORT ExportMIDIfilescreatedinSongmodeoralistofPrograminfo(controller
assignments.)
Format FormattheUSBdevicecurrentlyconnectedtotheUSB
Storageport.
Using USB Devices
ThereisaUSBStorageportonthebackpanelofthePC3 K,butitiseasilyaccessiblefromthe
frontoftheinstrument(seebelow.)YoucanplugaUSBmassstoragedevicesuchasa“thumb
drive”intothePC3Kforbackingup,archiving,sharingyourwork,andupdating
yoursoftware.
AnysizeUSBmassstoragedevicewillwork,thoughthumbdrivesarerecommendedfortheir
portability,durability,andlowprice.
Note:MostUSBthumbdrivesarecompatiblewiththePC3K,butsomeolderUSBthumbdrivesand
largerUSBbuspowereddriveswillnotworkwiththePC3K
iftheyrequiremorethan100mAofcurrent
(highpowerUSBdevices.)WhenattemptingtouseanincompatibleUSBdevice,thePC3Kwilldisplay
themessage“USBdevicerequirestoomuchpower”.ThePC3KisdesignedtoworkwithlowpowerUSB
devicesandcanprovideamaximumof100
mAtoaUSBdevice.Powerrequirementspecificationsfor
thumbdrivesarenotalwaysmadeclearlyavailablebythemanufacturer, butanewlypurchasedthumb
drivewillmostlikelybecompatible.Ifpossible,checkthepowerrequirementspecificationsofyourUSB
devicebeforepurchase.
Caution:AUSBconnectorwillonly
fitintotheportiforientedproperly,sodon’tforceitintothe
port,asthismaydamageyourPC3KorUSBdevice.Ifyouarehavingtroubleinsertingyour
USBconnectorintotheport,tryflippingtheconnectorover.
Caution:DonotremoveaUSBdevicewhilethedisplaysays
Loading...orSaving....RemovingaUSB
deviceduringafiletransfercancausedatacorruption.
Formatting a USB Device
SeeFormat on page 13‐15.