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Storage Mode
Storage Mode Common Features
Storage Mode Common Features
Thefollowingfeaturesareusedinstoragemodewhensavingorloadingfiles.
Directories
Adirectoryletsyougroupfilestogetherasyoumightseparatedocumentsusingfoldersinafile
cabinet.Bydefaultallstoragedeviceshaveatleastone“root”directory.Toorganizefilesina
USBdeviceyoucancreateadditionaldirectories,aswellas subdirectorieswithindirectories.
Directoriesappearinthe
filelistwiththeindicator<dir> totherightofthedirectoryname.See
TheUtilities(UTILS)Page on page 13‐14fordetailsoncreating,deleting,andrenaming
directories.
Path
ThePathfieldshowsthecurrentdirectoryonthecurrentdevice.Thisfieldisdisplayedwhen
loading,saving,orexportingfilesinStoragemode.ThePC3Kalwaysdisplaystheroot(top‐
level)directorywhenyouviewastoragedevice.
Therootdirectoryisdisplayedasabackslash:
Path:\
Ifyoupressthe
LOADbuttonandloadafilefromasubdirectorycalledSOUNDS,thePathfield
willappearas
Path:\SOUNDS\
Thebackslashcharacterisadirectoryseparator,asinthefollowingPath:
Path:\NEWTUNE\SAMPLES\DOGS\
ThisrepresentsthedirectoryDOGS,whichisasubdirectoryoftheSAMPLESdirectory,whichis
asubdirectoryoftheNEWTUNE
directoryintherootdirectory.Ifthepathistoolongtofiton
thetoplineofthe display,itgets abbreviated.ThemaximumlengthofapathinthePC3Kis
64 characters(includingthebackslashcharacters).
Common Dialogues
ThesearedialoguesthatthePC3Kcallsupwhenabouttoperformcertainstoragefunctions.
The Select Directory Dialogue
Whenstoringanobject—orgroupofobjects—thePC3Kprompt’syoutoselectadirectoryin
whichtosavethatobjectorgroup.
Therearethreenavigatingsoftbuttonsontheleftsideofthebottomof
thepage:
NewDir Createnewdirectory.CallsuptheNewDirectorydialogue(seethefollowing
section)
Open Opensthehighlighteddirectory.
Parent Movesyouuponelevelinthedirectoryhierarchy.Ifthedisplayisalreadyatthe
rootdirectory,thisbuttonhasnoeffect.
Whenyouhavechosenyourdirectory,presstheOK
softbuttontocalluptheFileName
dialogue(seethefollowingsection)andcompletethestoringprocess.