SmartMedia 894 songs (Song numbers 036 – 929) Flash memory 512 songs (Song numbers 036 – 547) Flash memory 875 kb SMF format 0/1, SFF
NOTE
• The instrument cannot be operated while the Musicsoft Downloader is running.
5 Click the “Add File” button and the Add File window will appear.
6 Click the [] button to the right of “Look in” and select the CD-ROM drive from the drop- down menu that appears. Double-click the “SongCollection” Folder on the window. Select the file you want to transfer to the instrument, and click “Open.”
q Click the CD-ROM drive
Double-click the Musicsoft Downloader shortcut icon that is created on the desktop. This will launch the Musicsoft Downloader application and the main window will appear.
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1 • Before transferring to the instrument’s SmartMedia memory Insert a SmartMedia card into the card slot, and make sure that Media Select (page 67) is set to SmartMedia.
• Before transferring to the instrument’s flash memory Make sure that Media Select is set to Flash Memory.
2 Install the Musicsoft Downloader application and the USB-MIDI driver on your computer (page 85 87).
3 Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your com- puter’s CD-ROM drive. The start window should appear automatically, and close the window.

Reference Connecting To a Computer

Transferring Song Files From a Computer

This instrument can access two types of memory for storage and retrieval of song data: SmartMedia and flash memory. When song files are transferred to these mem- ory media from your computer they can be used with the instrument’s performance assistant technology or Lesson functions.

In order to transfer songs between your computer and the instrument you will need to install the Musicsoft Downloader application and the USB-MIDI Driver included on the Accessory CD-ROM on your computer. Refer to the Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide on page 84 for installation details.

NOTE

The following are required in order to transfer song files to the instru- ment’s memory media:

USB cable.

SmartMedia (when transferring to SmartMedia memory).

USB cables and SmartMedia cards can be purchased at an electrical goods or computer supply store.

Data That Can be Transferred From a Computer To This Instrument

• Song Capacity (max.)

• Data Capacity

• Data Format

With the Musicsoft Downloader You

Can ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Transfer MIDI songs you have downloaded from the Internet or created on your computer from the com- puter to the instrument’s SmartMedia or flash mem- ory.

See page 82 for the procedure.

The procedure for transferring songs included on the Accessory CD-ROM from your computer to the instrument is given as an example.

Use the Musicsoft Downloader application with Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher.

Use Musicsoft Downloader To Transfer Songs From the Accessory CD-ROM To the Instrument’s Smart- Media/flash memory ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

NOTE

If a song or style is being played, stop playback before proceeding. Also, if the File Control display is showing press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

w Double-click “SongCollection”

e Click “Open”

Folder. Double-click “for_CD”

 

Folder and click a song file.

 

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Yamaha DGX-505, DGX-305 manual Transferring Song Files From a Computer, See page 82 for the procedure