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Connecting to Your Computer via USB
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3. Back up the phrases as described below.
Windows users
Within My Computer (or Computer), open “BOSS_RC-
30” (or Removable Disk).
Mac OS users
On the desktop, open the “BOSS_RC-30” icon.
Backing up to your computer
Copy the entire “ROLAND” folder from the BOSS_RC-
30 drive to your computer.
Recovering backed-up data from your
computer to the RC-30
* Performing this operation will erase all phrases that
are currently saved in the RC-30. Be sure to make a
backup before you proceed.
In the BOSS_RC-30 drive, delete the “ROLAND” folder,
and then copy the backed-up “ROLAND” folder from
your computer to the BOSS_RC-30 drive.
Writing individual WAV les from your
computer to the RC-30’s phrase memory
You can copy WAV les from your computer to the
“001_1”, “001_2”–”099_1”, “099_2” folders within
the “ROLAND”–”WAVE” folder in the BOSS_RC-30
drive (In the folder name “0XX_Y,” the XX is the phrase
memory number and the Y is the track number).
NOTE
* Do not delete the folders inside the BOSS_RC-30
drive unless you are performing a recovery
operation.
* You can use the following characters in le names.
A–Z (uppercase letters), 0–9 (numerals), _
(underscore)
* Do not place more than one WAV le in any folder.
If a folder already contains a WAV le, do not
overwrite it. Write your WAV les into empty folders.
4. When you’ve nished copying WAV les,
disconnect the USB drive as follows.
Windows 7 users
In the lower right of your screen, click the [ ] icon g
[ ] icon, and then click “Eject RC-30.”
Windows Vista/Windows XP users
In the lower right of your screen, click the [ ] icon
([ ] in XP) and then click “Safely remove USB Mass
Storage Device.”
Mac OS users
Drag the “BOSS_RC-30” icon to the trash (“Eject” icon).
5. Disconnect the USB cable from your
computer.
When you have disconnected the USB cable, the
display will indicate “
dC” and the [RHYTHM ON/OFF]
button will blink.
6. Press the [RHYTHM ON/OFF] button to
return to normal operation.
The “dC” indication will disappear from the display,
and the RC-30 will return to normal operation.
NOTE
* Never use your computer to format the “BOSS_RC-
30” drive. Doing so will cause the RC-30 to stop
operating correctly. If this occurs, executing
the format using the procedure described in
“Formatting the Internal Memory” (p. 17).
* Never perform the following actions until you
have disconnected the USB drive. Doing so might
make your computer freeze, or might result in the
loss of all of the RC-30’s data.
• Disconnect the USB cable.
• Allow your computer to enter suspend (standby) or
hibernate mode, restart it, or shut it down.
• Turn o the RC-30’s power.
* Unfortunately, it may be impossible to restore
the contents of data that was stored in the unit’s
memory once it has been lost. Roland Corporation
assumes no liability concerning such loss of data.