Yamaha PSR-340 - Manual (Page 92)

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DISK OPERATIONS
Be sure to handle floppy disks and treat the disk drive
with care. Follow the important precautions below.
■ Compatible Disk Type
3.5" 2DD and 2HD type floppy disks can be used.
■ Inserting/Ejecting Floppy Disks
● To insert a floppy disk into the disk drive:
• Hold the disk so that the label of the disk is facing
upward and the sliding shutter is facing forward,
towards the disk slot.
Carefully insert the disk
into the slot, slowly
pushing it all the way in
until it clicks into place
and the eject button
pops out.
When the PSR-340 is
turned on, the LED below the floppy disk slot will be lit
indicating that the Disk Drive is ready to use.
● To eject a floppy disk:
• Before ejecting the disk, be sure to confirm that
the FDD is stopped (check if the DISK IN USE lamp
is off). Press the eject button slowly as far as it will
go; the disk will automatically pop out. When the
disk is fully ejected, carefully remove it by hand.
● Be sure to remove the floppy disk from the disk drive
before turning off the power. A floppy disk left in the
drive for extended periods can easily pick up dust and
dirt that can cause data read and write errors.
■ Cleaning the Disk Drive Read/Write
Head
● Clean the read/write head regularly. This instrument
employs a precision magnetic read/write head which,
after an extended period of use, will pick up a layer of
magnetic particles from the disks used that will eventu-
ally cause read and write errors.
● To maintain the disk drive in optimum working order
Yamaha recommends that you use a commercially-
available dry-type head cleaning disk to clean the head
about once a month. Ask your Yamaha dealer about the
availability of proper head-cleaning disks.
● Never insert anything but floppy disks into the disk
drive. Other objects may cause damage to the disk
drive or floppy disks.
■ About the Floppy Disks
● To handle floppy disks with care:
• Do not place heavy objects on a disk or bend or
apply pressure to the disk in any way. Always keep
floppy disks in their protective cases when they are
not in use.
• Do not expose the disk to direct sunlight, ex-
tremely high or low temperatures, or excessive
humidity, dust or liquids.
• Do not open the sliding shutter and touch the
exposed surface of the floppy disk inside.
• Do not expose the disk to magnetic fields, such as
those produced by televisions, speakers, motors,
etc., since magnetic fields can partially or com-
pletely erase data on the disk, rendering it unread-
able.
• Never use a floppy disk with a deformed shutter or
housing.
• Do not attach anything other than the provided
labels to a floppy disk. Also make sure that labels are
attached in the proper location.
● To protect your data (write-protect tab):
• To prevent accidental erasure of important data,
slide the disk’s write-protect tab to the “protect”
position (tab open).
Using the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disk
• If the eject button is pressed too quickly, or if it is
not pressed in as far as it will go, the disk may not
eject properly. The eject button may become stuck
in a half-pressed position with the disk extending
from the drive slot by only a few millimeters. If this
happens, do not attempt to pull out the partially
ejected disk, since using force in this situation can
damage the disk drive mechanism or the floppy
disk. To remove a partially ejected disk, try pressing
the eject button once again, or push the disk back
into the slot and then repeat the eject procedure.
● Never attempt to remove the disk or turn the power
off during recording, reading and playing back (when
the DISK IN USE lamp is lit). Doing so can damage the
disk and possibly the disk drive.
Write protect tab
ON (locked or
write protected) Write protect tab
OFF (unlocked or
write enabled)
This lamp is
always on when the
power is on, regardless
of Disk operation.
This lamp lights during disk read/write opera-
tions, such as when a disk has been inserted,
during recording, playback, formatting, etc.
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