Akai mpc2000 User Manual
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Taking care of your Disks
These floppy disks contain valuable sound data and, as such, should
be treated with extreme care. Please observe the following points,
therefore:
be treated with extreme care. Please observe the following points,
therefore:
1. Never slide the metal cover back and touch the disk. Finger marks
may render the disk unreadable.
2. Don’t leave the disk in the drive wherever possible. When the disk
is in the drive, the metal protective cover slides back exposing the
actual disk inside and this makes the disk susceptible to picking
up dust which may cause read errors.
actual disk inside and this makes the disk susceptible to picking
up dust which may cause read errors.
3. Do not leave your disks in a hot car.
4. Do not place your disks next to any magnetic sources such as
speakers, amplifiers, televisions, etc.. Also, try to avoid X-ray ma-
chines. At airports, it is sometimes possible to ask for your disks to
be inspected by hand at security desks but, with the added security
at airports these days, this may not be possible. Always check with
the security officer though, just in case. Security X-ray machines
are generally safe with disks, though. If in doubt, make backup
copies which should be left at home.
chines. At airports, it is sometimes possible to ask for your disks to
be inspected by hand at security desks but, with the added security
at airports these days, this may not be possible. Always check with
the security officer though, just in case. Security X-ray machines
are generally safe with disks, though. If in doubt, make backup
copies which should be left at home.
Note:
Note:
Note:
Note:
Note: Some checked-in luggage is X-rayed by quite powerful ma-
chines that are not as safe as those that check hand lug-
gage. It is probably best to take your disks as hand lug-
gage.
gage. It is probably best to take your disks as hand lug-
gage.
5. Do not leave your disks around when drinking liquids - one acci-
dental spillage could ruin a lot of work!
6. Always use high quality disks. Whilst cheap ones may be appeal-
ing, they are prone to errors more than good ones.
7. Try to ensure that the write protect tab is switched on (i.e. the tab
does not block the hole). This will prevent accidental erasure, for-
matting and loss of data. It may be a nuisance to try to write to the
disk and find it write protected but it is less of a nuisance than
accidentally over-writing a set of your favourite samples and pro-
grams!
matting and loss of data. It may be a nuisance to try to write to the
disk and find it write protected but it is less of a nuisance than
accidentally over-writing a set of your favourite samples and pro-
grams!
8. Try to get into the habit of labelling your disks - it will pay divi-
dends in the end when you are searching for something.
9. Invest in a sturdy carrying case for your floppies especially if you
are a gigging musician. Heavy duty metal camera cases are ideal
and some flight case manufacturers now make special heavy duty
disk flightcases.
and some flight case manufacturers now make special heavy duty
disk flightcases.
10.Even if you are using a hard disk of any sort, please make sure you
have backed up your work to floppy disks. It can be time consum-
ing but it will be worth it if you ever have a problem with your hard
disk!
ing but it will be worth it if you ever have a problem with your hard
disk!