Cautions regarding folders and files, Exiting storage mode, Canceling usb communication – Roland Fantom-X7 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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