Reception, Type of data Data size

Appendices

you entered Global mode in step 2. If you want to dump Normal mode programs, enter Normal mode before you enter Global mode in step 2. If you want to dump EX mode programs, enter EX mode before you enter Global mode in step 2.

If you want to dump all programs, press the [+] key once. The display will indicate Dump All Programs, and “All Programs” will blink.

If you want to dump global data, press the [+] key twice. The display will indicate Dump Global, and “Global” will blink.

If you want to dump all data, press the [+] key three times. The display will indicate Dump All Data, and “All Data” will blink.

6.Press the [WRITE/ENTER] key.

You will be asked to confirm the dump. If you decide to cancel, press the [EXIT] key.

7.Press the [WRITE/ENTER] key.

While the data is being transmitted, the display will indicate TxSysEx Processing...

The following table shows the data sizes and the time required for transmission.

Type of data	Data size	Time required
1 Program	153 Byte	1 second
All Programs	18.3 kByte	1.2 seconds
Global Data	300 Byte	1 second
All Program + Global Data	18.6 kByte	12 seconds

If you are saving dump data on a MIDI data filer, do not save multiple data dumps together. If you save multiple dumps together, the BX-3 will not have enough time to process the received data (see the table below), and will not be able to receive all of the data correctly.

2.Set the Global channel of the MIDI device to match the global MIDI channel of the BX-3.

The global MIDI channel of the BX-3 is set by the Global mode Group 2 “MIDI Global ch” parameter.

When data transmitted to the MIDI device is to be sent back to the BX-3, you must set the global MIDI channel of the transmitting MIDI device to match the global MIDI channel of the BX-3.

For details on how to set the MIDI channel of your MIDI device, refer to the owner's manual for your device.

3.Set the Global mode Group 3 “MIDI Rx Sys Exc” parameter to Ena.

4.Send the data from the transmitting device.

For the procedure, refer to the owner's manual for your device.

If the “MIDI Rx Sys Exc” parameter is set to Ena, data dumps can be also received in Normal mode or EX mode.

5.When transmission has been completed, the display will indicate RxSysEx Completed.

If the display indicates RxSysError, turn off the power, then hold down Program [2] and [7] keys and turn the power on. However, the contents of memory will be initialized at this time.

When receiving one program, the program data will be placed in the same mode as in which it was trans- mitted. At this time, the BX-3 will internally switch to the received mode, and when you press the [GLO- BAL] key or [EXIT] key to exit Global mode after the data dump has been received, you will be in that mode.

Reception

While data is being received, do not touch the keys, drawbars, or knobs of the BX-3. Also, never turn off the power of the BX-3 while data is being received.

While dump data is being received, the BX-3's display will indicate RxSysEx Processing... Never turn off the power of the BX-3 during this time. If the power is turned off, the BX-3 may fail to operate correctly when the power is turned on again. If this occurs, hold down the Program [2] and [7] keys and turn on the power. However, this will initialize the contents of memory.

MIDI cannot be transmitted or received while data is being written into memory. If you want the BX-3 to receive multiple data dumps in succession, you must leave a sufficient interval of time between each data dump transmission.

Type of data	Time required to write into memory
1 Program	Approximately 1 second
All Programs	Approximately 7 seconds
Global Data	Approximately 1 second

All Program + Global Data Approximately 7 seconds

To receive a data dump

1.Connect the MIDI IN connector of the BX-3 to the MIDI OUT connector of the device that will trans- mit the data dump.

MIDI messages that the BX-3 transmits and receives

[...] indicates hexadecimal notation

MIDI channels

MIDI messages can be received if the MIDI channels of the transmitting and receiving devices match. There are sixteen MIDI channels; 1–16.

MIDI messages are transmitted and received on the global MIDI channel. The global MIDI channel is the basic channel for MIDI transmission and reception, and is set by the Global mode Group 2 “MIDI Global Ch” param- eter.

Note-on/off

Note-on [9n, kk, vv]

Note-off [8n, kk, vv]

(n: channel, kk: note number, vv: velocity)

Each time you press or release a note on its keyboard, the BX-3 will transmit a note-on or note-off message.

Very few devices transmit note-off velocity, and the BX-3 does not transmit note-off velocity either.