Connection to a Computer

Song Data Storage

Song data saved as Song Bank tunes are retained even when power is turned off, as long as the keyboard is being supplied battery or AC adaptor power. If you remove the batteries or should the batteries go dead while the keyboard is not being supplied power by the AC adaptor, song data will be deleted. Be sure to supply power to the keyboard with the AC adaptor when replacing batteries.

NOTE

•This keyboard supports SMF 0 and 1 format data.

•Voice Fingering Guide, on-screen fingering indicators, and voice announcement of evaluation points are not supported for SMF data you purchase or create.

Using the SMF Data on the Bundled CD-ROM

The CD-ROM that comes bundled with the keyboard contains demos as well as 25 tunes (SMF data) that you can use for step lessons. It also contains PDF format files that contain the sheet music of the included tunes. For a full list of the tunes that are included, open the “List.txt” file located inside the “MusicDataFolder” on the CD-ROM. For each tune, “List.txt” shows the tune name, SMF file name, PDF file name of the music score, and the type of lesson★ for which the tune can be used.

★A tune marked with an asterisk (*) can be used for a both- hand lesson. A tune that is not marked with an asterisk can be used for a right-hand lesson.

NOTE

•You can load SMF data from the CD-ROM to the keyboard using the SMF converter tool (page E-50).

•You will need to have Adobe Reader or Acrobat Reader installed on your computer in order to view the contents of a music score PDF file. If neither of these applications is installed on your computer, see “Installing Adobe Reader (Acrobat Reader)” on page E-49.

General MIDI Tone

The General MIDI standard defines the tone numbering sequence, the drum sound numbering sequence, the number of MIDI channels that can be used, and other general factors that determine the sound source configuration. Because of this, musical data produced on a General MIDI sound source can be played back using similar tones and identical nuances as the original, even when played on another manufacturers sound source.

This keyboard conforms with General MIDI standards, so it can be connected to a computer and used to play back General MIDI data that has been purchased, downloaded from the Internet, or obtained from any other source.

Changing the Settings

This section tells you how to make the settings required when connecting to a computer.

KEYBOARD CHANNEL (Default: 1)

The keyboard channel is the channel used to send messages from this keyboard to a computer. You can specify one channel from 1 to 16 as the keyboard channel.

1Press the TRANSPOSE/SETTING button until the KEYBOARD CHANNEL screen appears.

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2Use the [+], [–], and the number buttons to change the channel number.Example: To specify channel 4

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