Yamaha Portatone, PSR-270 manual Connecting to a Personal Computer

MIDI FUNCTIONS

CONNECTING TO A PERSONAL COMPUTER

By connecting your PSR-270’s MIDI terminals to a personal computer, you can have access to a wide variety of music software.

When using a MIDI interface device installed in the personal computer, connect the MIDI terminals of the personal computer and the PSR-270.

Use only special MIDI cables when connecting MIDI devices.

●Connect the MIDI terminals of the PSR-270 to the MIDI termi- nals of the personal computer.

MIDI OUT	MIDI IN
	PSR-270
MIDI IN	MIDI OUT

Computer

(sequencer software)

●When using a MIDI interface with a Macintosh series com- puter, connect the RS-422 terminal of the computer (modem or printer terminal) to the MIDI interface, as shown in the diagram below.

MIDI

interface

RS-422	MIDI IN
	PSR-270

MIDI OUT

Computer

(sequencer software)

•When using a Macintosh series computer, set the MIDI interface clock setting in the application software to match the setting of the MIDI interface you are using. For details, carefully read the owner’s manual for the software you are using.

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