Kawai CA 111 manual ‘ about the USB Connector, ‘ about the USB Driver

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8. USB USAGE

‘ABOUT THE USB CONNECTOR

yWhen the CA111 piano is connected to a computer via a commercially available USB cable, the CA111 piano will be recognised as a standard MIDI device, allowing the instrument to send and receive MIDI messages just as with a regular MIDI interface.

yConnect a ‘B’ type USB connector to the CA111 piano and an ‘A’ type USB connector to the computer.

‘ABOUT THE USB DRIVER

Additional driver software may be required in order to send and receive data between a computer and the CA111 piano using a USB connection.

Please read the following instructions carefully for each computer/operating system type.

‘Windows XP/Me users:

The standard USB-MIDI driver installed by Windows XP/Me will be used automatically - additional driver software should not be required.

To establish MIDI communications with the CA111 piano, ensure that the MIDI device is defined as ‘USB audio device’ within the MIDI application.

‘Windows Vista/2000/98SE users:

Additional USB-MIDI driver software will be required. Please download the special USB driver software from the KAWAI website at the following URL:

http://www.kawai.co.jp/english/Download1.html

To establish MIDI communications with the CA111 piano, ensure that the MIDI IN device is defined as ‘KAWAI USB MIDI IN’ and that the MIDI OUT device is defined as ‘KAWAI USB MIDI OUT’ within the MIDI application.

‘Macintosh OS X users:

The standard USB-MIDI driver will be installed automatically by Macintosh OS X - additional driver software should not be required.

To establish MIDI communications with the CA111 piano, ensure that the MIDI device is defined as ‘USB MIDI’ within the MIDI application.

‘Macintosh OS9 (or earlier) users:

The CA111 piano does not support USB MIDI under Macintosh OS9 (or earlier) systems.

Please utilise a standard, commercially available MIDI interface in order to establish a MIDI connection with the CA111 piano.

USB USAGE

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