Filter
Top Products
R
e
f
e
r
e
n
c
e
DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 73
Using SmartMedia™ Memory
SmartMedia is a card-type memory medium used for storing data.
When a SmartMedia card is inserted in this instrument’s card slot, MIDI data created on the
instrument can be saved to or loaded from the memory card. SmartMedia can also be used to
transfer song data downloaded from the Internet to the instrument, where it can be used with
the performance assistant technology (page 16) and Lesson (page 39) features described in
the Quick Guide. Furthermore, user songs saved to SmartMedia memory in MIDI file format
can also be used with these features.
In this section we’ll look at the procedures for setting up and formatting SmartMedia memory
cards, as well as for saving and loading data to and from them.
Be sure to read the handling SmartMedia precautions provided on page 11.
1 Insert a SmartMedia* card into the card slot,
being careful to insert it with the proper ori-
entation.
The gold connector terminals on the SmartMedia
card should be facing upward. Carefully but firmly
insert the card all the way into the slot. Take care not
to insert the card the wrong way around.
*This instrument uses 3.3V SmartMedia™ memory cards.
2 Check that the file control icon appears in
the MAIN display.
The file control icon will appear in the MAIN dis-
play when a SmartMedia memory card has been
inserted and is ready for use. When the file control
icon is showing you can access the FILE CONTROL
display by pressing the [FILE CONTROL] button.
Please don’t press the button just yet.
If you don’t have a SmartMedia card, you will need to purchase one (or more, as needed).
Inserting a SmartMedia Card
• In order to play songs copied to a SmartMedia card from a com-
puter or other device, the songs must be stored either in the card’s
root directory or a first-level folder in the root directory. Songs
stored in these location can be selected and played as song num-
bers 036 – 929 (page 36).
Songs stored in sub-folders created inside a root-level folder can-
not be selected and played by this instrument.
SmartMedia (Root)
Song
File
Song
File
Song
File
Can be selected/played.
Cannot be selected/played.
IMPORTANT
File Control
Icon
This icon will
appear when a
SmartMedia
card has been
properly
inserted and is
ready for use.
• No sound will be produced if you play the keyboard while the FILE
CONTROL display is showing. Also, in this state only buttons related
to file functions will be active.
NOTE
• The FILE CONTROL display will not appear in any of the following
cases:
• No SmartMedia card has been inserted.
• The FUNCTION display Media Select item is set to Flash Mem-
ory.
• During style or song playback.
• During a lesson.
• While data is being loaded from a SmartMedia card.
NOTE