DR — USERS DATA SAVE AND LOAD

Dec.2004 CHECKING THE VERSION NUMBER fig.09-030 (Ex.) BOSS_DR-880 While holding down the [RESET][RWD] and [FWD] buttons, power-on the DR-880. Removable Disk (*:) fig.1version.eps 5. Double-click the “BOSS_DR-880” (or “Removable disk (*:)”) icon. The files from the DR-880 will be displayed on the computer. Copy the files to be backed up into a backup folder on your computer. It is good practice to create a new folder for the storage of backup data.

Right-click the “BOSS_DR-880” icon (or the “Removable disk (*:)” icon) in My If you are unable to execute the “Remove” operation in this way, proceed as 1) Click theicon in the task tray, and click the message that indicates “Safely remove drive (*:)”. In order to allow MIDI communication between the DR-880 and your computer, you must first install the USB MIDI driver. fig.09-200 * The USB MIDI driver is included on the CD-ROM "DR-880 Driver." Task tray Task bar USERS DATA SAVE AND LOAD 2) In the “Safely Remove Hardware” dialog box, click [OK].

1) Right-click the “BOSS_DR-880” icon (or the “Removable disk (*:)” icon) in My Computer, and execute “Remove.” Windows 2000/Me users Backing up the DR-880’s data 2) Click theicon in the task tray, and click the message that indicates “Safely remove drive (*:)”. Windows users fig.09-200 1. Use a USB cable to connect the DR-880 to your computer. 2. With playback stopped, press [EDIT]. The edit menu screen appears. 3) In the “Safely Remove Hardware” dialog box, click [OK]. Task tray Task bar 3. Move the cursor to the “USB” icon and press [ENTER]. The USB menu screen appears. 8. Press [EXIT]. At this point, you can safely disconnect the USB cable from the DR-880 and the computer. 4.

Move the cursor to the “BACKUP” icon and press [ENTER]. If USB Mode is set to “MIDI,” the message “Check USB Mode!” is displayed, and the SMF Backup screen will not appear. Press [ENTER], and change the USB Mode to “STORAGE,” and then power it up again (p. 134). The USB backup screen appears. If you press [EXIT] without performing step 7, the message “Disconnect, OK?” is displayed. In this case, press [EXIT] and then perform step 7. If you press [ENTER], the connection between the DR-880 and the computer will be forcibly terminated. In this case, it is possible that the backup will be incomplete, making successful recovery impossible.

fig.09-210d If there is any edited data that has not been saved, the “Cancel edit?” message will appear. If you press [ENTER], your edits will be discarded, and the unedited data will be backed up. If you press [EXIT], the backup process will be aborted, and you will return to the USB menu screen. When connection with the computer has been established, the message will displayed “Copy data files.” A “BOSS_DR-880” icon (or a “Removable disk (*:)” icon) will appear on the computer. 16 T C c The files from th File name SYSTEM.DR8 UGFX.DR8 UKIT.DR8 USEQ.DR8 UTSC.DR8 6. Copy the files to It is good practi 7. Close the USB c he version of CPU and FLASH MOMORY will appear .

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