
1. Connecting the serial port on the computer to the Clavinova’s TO HOST jack
Connect the computer’s serial port
With this connection, the Clavinova functions as a MIDI interface. Therefore, you do not need a special MIDI interface.
Connection
Use a special serial cable (page 55) to connect the computer’s serial port
Clavinova
Mac MIDI
TO HOST HOST SELECT
TO HOST
Note for Windows users (regarding the MIDI driver)
To transfer data via the computer’s serial port and the Clavinova’s TO HOST jack, you need to install a specific MIDI driver (the Yamaha
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Type of serial cables and connection pin assignments
Depending on the type of computer you connect, use one of the following serial cables.
Windows (with a serial port of D-sub 9-pin)
mini DIN | 1 | 8 | (CTS) | |
2 | 7 | (RTS) | ||
| 3 | 2 | (RxD) |
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| 4 | 5 | (GND) |
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| 5 | 3 | (TxD) |
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Windows (with a serial port of D-sub 25-pin)
(Yamaha
mini DIN | 1 | 5 | (CTS) | ||
2 | 4 | (RTS) | |||
| 3 | 3 | (RxD) | ||
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| 4 | 7 | (GND) |
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| 8 | 2 | (TxD) |
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Macintosh
System peripheral plug ➝
mini DIN | 1 | 2 | (HSK i) | mini DIN |
2 | 1 | (HSK O) | ||
| 3 | 5 |
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| 4 | 4 | (GND) |
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| 5 | 3 |
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| 6 | 8 | (RxD+) |
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| 7 | 7 |
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| 8 | 6 | (TxD+) |
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Pin assignment
The following diagram shows the pin assignments for each cable.
Pin numbers (view from front)
mini DIN |