Playing Back from the PC
Convenient functions
This System is equipped with a USB terminal in the door of the front panel. You can connect your PC to this terminal and enjoy the sound out of your PC.
When you connect your PC for the first time, follow the procedure below.
Remember you cannot send any signal or data to your PC from this System.
IMPORTANT
•Always set volume to “VOL MIN” when connecting or disconnecting the other equipment.
How to install the USB drivers
The following procedure is described using the English version of WindowsR XP. If your PC is running on a different version of operation system or language, the screens shown on your monitor may differ from the ones used in the following procedure.
1 Turn on your PC and start running Windows® 98SE, Windows® Me, Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP.
•If the PC has been turned on, quit all the applications running.
2 Turn on the System and press USB.
3 Connect the System to the PC using a USB cable (not supplied).
(in the door of the front panel)
USB INPUT | PC |
| USB cable |
•Use “USB series A plug to B plug” cable (version 1.1 or later) less than 3 m.
4 The USB drivers are installed automatically.
•If the USB drivers are not installed automatically, install the USB drivers following the instructions on the PC’s monitor.
5 Check if the drivers are correctly installed.
1Open the Control Panel on your PC: Select [Start] = [Control Panel]
2Click [System] = [Hardware] = [Device Manager] = [Sound, video and game controllers] and [Universal Serial Bus controllers].
3Check whether the following items appear.
•USB Audio Device
•USB Composite Device
If the items cannot be shown, disconnect the USB cable and connect it again. If it does not work yet, turn off your PC and repeat from Step 1.
To play back sounds on the PC
Refer to the manuals supplied with the music application software installed in the PC.
Start the application.
NOTE
•Noise and static electricity may stop the sound through the USB connection. In this case, do the following operations:
-Disconnect and connect the USB cable again
-Restart the music software on your PC
-Turn off and on the system
•DO NOT turn off the System and disconnect the USB cable while installing drivers and playing back, and for several seconds after your PC is recognized the System.
•The installed drivers can be shown only when the System is connected to the PC.
*MicrosoftR, WindowsR 98SE, WindowsR Me, WindowsR 2000 and WindowsR XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft corporation.
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