Greetings -
I recently got a JD-990 (great synth) from eBay, and it sounds great and works perfectly. I think.
I just tried saving some patches to my Roland M-256E card. I followed the Sweetwater directions, below, and when I pressed "Execute" I got this message:
DATA Card Read Only - (JD-800 format)
The card does not have memory protect on.
I then tried to save a JD-990 patch to my Voice Crystal 2 JD-800 card, and got the same message. Again, the card's memory protect is off.
With BOTH of these cards, my JD-990 reads their patches; lots of cool sounds. It's just that the JD-990 can't alter any of the patches on the cards, or save JD-990 patches to the cards.
Any thoughts? I don't have a JD-800 to experiment with; maybe a JD-800 would have better luck?
thanks
Richard
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Roland JD-990 Using a RAM Card to Save and Load Settings
Article #1706685 Added on Mar 20, 2012 at 3:11 PM
The memory card offers additional storage for user data. This includes data
transfers and bulk dumps.
Use the following procedure to transfer data from the JD-990 to an M-256D/E or
M-512E RAM card:
1) Press UTILITY.
2) Press F4[Card].
3) Press F1[Save].
4) Use the VALUE dial to select what you want to transfer (All, Patch, or
Setup).
5) Press F6[Execute] to transfer the data.
Use the following procedure to transfer data from an M-256D/E or M-512E RAM
card to the JD-990s internal memory:
1) Press UTILITY.
2) Press F4[Card].
3) Press F2[Load].
4) Use the VALUE dial to select what you want to transfer (All, Patch, or
Setup).
5) Press F6[Execute] to load the data from a card.
JD-990 can't save to memory card? "
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I've heard tell that the connector design on these is a bit flaky. Sometimes not all pins connect if the card is pushed all the way in. Try pushing it all the way in then withdrawing it a tad. Failing that it my be worth trying to clean the connector. For contact cleaning do not use WD40. My favourite is Deoxit. Use sparingly.
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IMO a RAM card formatted with a Roland JD-800 can only be read by a Roland JD-990.
In order for the JD-990 to write to a RAM card, the card must be formatted using a Roland JD-990. Formatting will probably erase all data from the card.
In order for the JD-990 to write to a RAM card, the card must be formatted using a Roland JD-990. Formatting will probably erase all data from the card.