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Getting Connected and Installing Drivers (Windows)

About the Driver Modes

What is a driver?

A “driver” is software that transfers data between the UM-1EX and application software running on your computer, when your computer and the UM-1EX are connected. The driver sends data from your application to the UM-1EX, and from the UM-1EX to your application.

About the driver modes

The UM-1EX has two operating modes, Advanced mode and Standard driver mode, and a different driver is used by each mode.

*Standard driver mode supports only Windows XP SP2 or later.

If you are using Windows 98/Me/2000/ XP or XP SP1, you must turn the ADVANCED (mode select) Switch ON before you connect the UM-1EX to your computer.

	This mode utilizes the UM-1EX’s special, advanced MIDI driver.
ON	This advanced driver uses *FPT technology for rapid, high-performance
	MIDI transmissions.
(Advanced mode)
	We recommend use of this mode.
	(→ “Installing the Driver” (p. 12))
OFF	This mode uses the standard MIDI driver included with the OS.
	Use this if you do not have the special driver installed.
(Standard mode)
	(→ “Installation of the standard driver” (p. 37))
	*FPT = Fast Processing Technology for MIDI Transmission

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