Roland W-30 Information
This is my little trove of technical information on the
Roland W-30 Music Workstation.
Contents
Hacker Mode
There lies within the W-30 OS a secret "Hacker" mode. There doesn't seem
to be too much information about this mode on the net, other than what I've
gleaned below. Hopefully, given time, I'll be expanding this section with
some more information.
ENTERING HACKER MODE
To enter Hacker mode press USER twice to enter the "user
setting mode". Then, while keeping TEMPO pressed, press
F1 twice.
After that, the sequencer menu will contain one more option named
"Hacking tools". When executed, it will load hacker commands from the system
disk.
The Hacker mode is on now. To quit Hacker mode, do the above procedures
again.
In the "Sequencer menu" window now appears two more choices:
7. Block Hacker
8. Hacking tools
In the "Jump to screen" window now appears four new choices:
63. Block using
64. Block tracer
65. Block show
66. Hacking tools
In the "FD Format" window now appears three new choices:
3. Hack system
4. Hack save util
5. Hack save sys
In the "micro edit" window new information window appears on top.
Boot ROM
To see the ROM version, hold down TEMPO and F1 and
turn on the W-30, and it will appear on the screen.
The in-built test mode is entered by holding down F1 and
F2 then turning on the W-30. No disk is needed, and you can test
the memory, front panel buttons and controllers. There is also an option to
reboot the W-30.
As a service to other W-30 owners, I present here my own Boot ROM images,
version 1.03. There are two files, one for the EVEN ROM and one for
the ODD ROM. Both files are downloadable as a single archive in the
following formats:
Please note: These files are copyright Roland Corp and
should only be used by those who already own a Roland W-30. They are
provided solely as-is, without any warranty or guarantee that they are
correct. They are provided to help support this synth in the future, given
that the machine is now about 12 years old, and EPROMs generally last around
15 years or so :-)
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