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Appendix
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9Appendix

MIDI

On the right underside of the Electone keyboard you will find the MIDI IN/
OUT jacks and TO HOST terminal.
MIDI is an acronym that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface,
which allows electronic musical instruments to communicate with each
other, by sending and receiving MIDI messages. If your Electone is
connected with external devices via these MIDI jacks (with a personal
computer via the TO HOST terminal) and appropriate MIDI settings are
done, you can play an external MIDI device such as synthesizer from your
Electone keyboard or your Electone can be played by an external device
such as sequencer (by a personal computer with a sequencing software
installed).
You need MIDI cable(s) when you exchange the data between Electone and
an external device. Or you need a serial cable when you connect Electone’s
TO HOST to the computer serial port instead of using MIDI cables.
Also, to exchange the data between your Electone and connected MIDI
device you have to match the MIDI transmit/receive channels on both
devices. Receive channels of Electone are fixed. Upper Keyboard: channel
1, Lower Keyboard: channel 2, Pedalboard: channel 3 Accordingly, you
need to match the transmit channels on the external device to the fixed
receive channels of Electone when you want to control Electone by the
external device.
NOTE:
See page 54 for the information on the
MIDI message types.

Setting examples

Using the TO HOST terminal

If you want to connect your Electone with a personal computer, a MIDI
interface will be necessary. However, using a separately available Serial Cable
allows you to directly connect them (between the TO HOST terminal of your
Electone and the Serial Port of the personal computer). In this case you need to
select one of the HOST SELECT switches to match the computer type you use.
No additional MIDI setting is necessary.
NOTE:
MIDI jacks will be inactive when the TO
HOST terminal is currently used.
Windows 95/98
Windows 95(98)
(Computer)
TO
HOST
8-pin MINI DIN to
D-SUB 9-pin Cable
HOST SELECT
EL-200
RS-232C
(DB9)
Mac
PC-1PC-2
MIDI
Macintosh
Macintosh
(Computer)
TO
HOST
Macintosh Peripheral
Cable (M0197)
HOST SELECT
Mac
PC-1PC-2
MIDI
EL-200
NOTE:
For Windows users: To actually exchange
the data via the Serial Cable you need to
install the appropriate MIDI driver to your
personal computer in advance. Download
the MIDI driver at the following web site
http://www.yamaha-xg.com/english/xg/
index.html.
NOTE:
Select the HOST SELECT switches as follows:
When you use MIDI connection: MIDI
When you use TO HOST connection with
Windows system: PC-2
When you use TO HOST connection with
Macintosh: Mac
NOTE:
If you use a PC with USB terminal, you
need to use USB interface.