Connections
CLP-380 Owner’s Manual
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Basic Operation
Connecting the USB port on the computer to the
Clavinova’s USB [TO HOST] terminal
Use a USB cable to connect the USB port on your computer to the USB [TO HOST]
terminal on the Clavinova.
Using a MIDI interface and the Clavinova’s MIDI
terminals
Use a MIDI interface device to connect a computer to the Clavinova using special MIDI
cables.
USB [TO HOST] terminal
Instrument
USB cable
Computer
• The instrument will begin
transmission a short time after the
USB connection is made.
• When using a USB cable to
connect the instrument to your
computer, make the connection
directly without passing through a
USB hub.
•For information on setting up your
sequence software, refer to the
owner’s manual of the relevant
software.
TIP
Precautions when using the USB [TO HOST] terminal
When connecting the computer to the USB [TO HOST] terminal, make sure to
observe the following points. Failing to do so risks freezing the computer and
corrupting or losing the data. If the computer or the instrument freezes, restart the
application software or the computer OS, or turn the power to the instrument off then
on again.
CAUTION
•Use an AB type USB cable of less than about 3 meters.
•Before connecting the computer to the USB [TO HOST] terminal, exit from any
power-saving mode of the computer (such as suspended, sleep, standby).
•Before turning on the power to the instrument, connect the computer to the USB
[TO HOST] terminal.
•Execute the following before turning the power to the instrument on/off or
plugging/unplugging the USB cable to/from the USB [TO HOST] terminal.
-Quit any open application software on the computer.
-Make sure that data is not being transmitted from the instrument. (Data is
transmitted only by playing notes on the keyboard or playing back a song.)
•While the computer is connected to the instrument, you should wait for six seconds
or more between these operations: (1) when turning the power of the instrument
off then on again, or (2) when alternately connecting/disconnecting the USB cable.
Instrument
MIDI interface
Computer
USB port or serial port
(modem or printer terminal)
MIDI cable
MIDI [IN] terminal
MIDI [OUT]
terminal