Roland Fantom-X8 CD Player User Manual


 
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Connecting to Your Computer via USB (USB Mode)
You must observe the following points when the Fantom-X is
connected to your computer via USB.
Don’t use your computer to move or delete folders within the
Fantom-X.
Don’t use your computer to format or optimize the Fantom-X’s
user memory or memory card, or execute operations such as
Scan Disk.
The Fantom-X can only handle filenames consisting of single-
byte alphanumeric characters.
Only the following types of files can be transferred between the
Fantom-X and your computer.
Song files (.SVQ) (MRC PRO songs)
Standard MIDI Files
Audio files (.WAV/AIFF)
Bitmap files (.BMP) (320 x 240 pixels)
Text file (.TXT)
To handle these files, use the appropriate method described
below.
Do not use your USB-connected computer to delete or rewrite
any files placed in the ROLAND/SND folder.
Windows Me/2000/XP Users
1.
In My Computer, right-click the “removable hard disk” icon
and execute “Remove.”
Macintosh Users
1.
Drag the Fantom-X drive icon into the trash.
If you want to power off the Fantom-X when it is connected to your
computer in Storage mode, you must first cancel USB
communication on your computer as described here.
Windows Me/2000/XP Users
1.
Use the device eject button shown in the taskbar at the
lower right of your computer screen to cancel the
connection with the Fantom-X.
Macintosh Users
1.
Make sure that the Fantom-X drive icon is not on your desktop.
Importing Audio file (Import Audio)
Here’s how to import an audio file (WAV/AIFF).
1.
Press [Save/Load].
2.
Press [F8 (Import Audio)].
3.
Press [F1 (User)] or [F2 (Card)] to select the import-
destination area.
[F1 (User)]: Import from user memory.
[F2 (CARD)]: Import from a memory card.
4.
Press or , then select the file that you want to import.
If you want to select two or more samples, press [F5 (Mark Set)]
to add a check mark (
) to the files that you want to select. To
remove the check mark, press [F4 (Mark Clear)].
If you hold down [SHIFT] and press [F5 (Mark Set All)], a check
mark will be added to all files of the selected bank. If you hold
down [SHIFT] and press [F4 (Mark Clr All)], check marks will
be removed from all selected files.
5.
Press [F8 (Import Audio)].
A message will ask you for confirmation.
* To cancel, press [F7 (Cancel)].
6.
Press [F8 (Exec)].
The file will be imported, and the Sample List screen will appear.
* To cancel, press [F7 (Cancel)].
The imported file will be added to the sample list as a sample.
This sample is temporary, and will be lost when you turn off the
power. If you want to keep it, press [WRITE] to save the data.
Cautions Regarding Folders and
Files
Song files, Stan-
dard MIDI Files
Place the files in the following folder.
ROLAND/SEQ/SNG
Audio files
When placing the files from your computer,
place them in the following location.
TMP/AUDIO_IMPORT folder
Then import the audio files.
If you want to use your computer to read
samples that were written by the Fantom-X,
load the files from the ROLAND/SMPL
folder into your computer.
BMP files
When placing the files from your computer,
place them in the following location.
TMP/BMP folder
Text files
When placing the files from your computer,
place them in the following location.
TMP/TEXT folder
Then import the text file.
Exiting Storage Mode
Canceling USB Communication
Examples of Using Storage Mode
In order to import a file, it must be located in the following
folder found on your computer.
Windows Me/2000 users
Removable disk/TMP/AUDIO_IMPORT folder
Macintosh, Windows XP users
FANS USER/TMP/AUDIO_IMPORT folder
* “/” indicates a directory level.
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