Connecting to Your Computer via USB (USB Mode)

Macintosh Users

8. Touch <Internal> or <PC Card> to establish the connection

with your computer.

 

Connecting the V-Synth to Your

<Internal>: Mounts the internal memory as an external drive on

your computer.

Computer

<PC Card>: Mounts the PC card as an external drive on your

1. Make sure that the power of the V-Synth is turned off.

computer.

2. Start up your computer.

 

3. Connect the V-Synth and your computer using a USB cable.

You cannot select “PC Card” unless a PC card is inserted in the

fig.07-05.e

PC CARD slot.

 

9. When the USB connection is established, a new drive icon

 

will appear on your desktop.

 

If you have selected “Internal,” a drive icon named “V-SYNTH”

USB port

will appear. If you selected “PC Card,” it will show the volume

 

label that you assigned when formatting the card. If you

 

formatted the card on the V-Synth, the volume label will be “PC

Computer

CARD.”

10.Once the V-Synth is connected, you can transfer files by

USB cable

 

operating your computer.

USB

Do not perform the following actions while “Access” (the access

 

indicator) in the USB Storage screen is blinking. Doing so may

 

cause your computer to freeze, and may also damage the files in

 

the drive.

 

• Do not disconnect the USB cable

 

• Do not remove the PC card while it is being accessed

 

• Do not sleep, restart, or shut down your computer

 

• Do not turn off the power of V-Synth.

V-Synth

 

4.

Turn on the power of V-Synth.

Switching the Connected Drive

 

5.

If you are using a PC card, insert that PC card into the PC

When USB-connected, here’s how to switch between “Internal” (the

V-Synth’s internal memory) and “PC Card” (the PC card inserted in

 

CARD slot.

 

the V-Synth).

 

 

6.Press [MODE] to access the V-SYNTH MODE MENU window.

7. Touch <USB>.

1.

In the V-Synth’s USB Storage screen, make sure that

 

“Access” (the access indicator) is not blinking.

 

The USB Storage screen appears.

2.

Select the V-Synth drive icon on your desktop, and either

fig.07-03_50

 

choose “Eject” from the “Special” menu, or drag the icon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

into the trash.

 

 

3.

In the V-Synth’s USB Storage screen, touch <Internal> or

 

 

 

<PC Card> to change drives.

 

 

 

 

If the USB Mode (p. 76) is set to “MIDI,” you will be unable to select <USB> in the V-SYNTH MODE MENU window. Set the USB Mode to “Storage.”

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