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Using Your PSR-A1000 with Other Devices

PSR-A1000

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5Connecting to a Computer

(MIDI terminals/TO HOST

terminal)

Connect your PSR-A1000 to computer and take

advantage of the wide range of powerful and versatile

software for creating and editing music. The PSR-A1000

can be connected in three ways.

■Using the TO HOST terminal

■Using the MIDI terminals

■Connecting to a USB terminal by using an optional

USB interface (UX series)

Using the TO HOST terminal

Connect the serial port of the personal computer (RS-

232C terminal or RS-422 terminal) to the TO HOST

terminal of the PSR-A1000. For the connection cable, use

the appropriate cable below (sold separately) that

matches the personal computer type.

■IBM-PC/AT (Windows)

Connect the RS-232C terminal on the computer to the

TO HOST terminal on the PSR-A1000 using a serial

cable (D-SUB 9P → MINI DIN 8P cross cable). Set the

PSR-A1000 HOST SELECT switch to the “PC-2.” (Data

transfer rate is 38,400 bps.)

■Macintosh

Connect RS-422 terminal (modem or printer) on the

computer to the TO HOST terminal on the PSR-A1000

using a serial cable (system peripheral cable, 8 bit). Set

the PSR-A1000 HOST SELECT switch to the “MAC”

(Data transfer rate is 31,250 bps).

Set the MIDI interface clock in the sequencer you are

using to 1 MHz. For details, refer to the owner’s

manual for the particular software you are using.

Note for Windows users (regarding MIDI

driver)

To transfer data via the computer’s serial port and the

PSR-A1000’s TO HOST terminal, you need to install a

speciﬁed MIDI driver (Yamaha CBX driver for

Windows). The Floppy Disk that came with your PSR-

A1000 contains the compressed driver ﬁle

“mididrv.zip.” After extracting the ﬁle, execute the

installation by double-clicking on the “Setup.exe” ﬁle

in the “MidiDrv” folder and follow the on-screen

directions. In addition, you can download this driver

from the XG Library on the Yamaha Web site:

http://www.yamaha-xg.com

•You’ll need an appropriate music/MIDI software program (such

as a sequencer), compatible with your computer platform.

•When connecting the PSR-A1000 to a personal computer, ﬁrst turn

off the power to both the PSR-A1000 and the computer before

connecting any cables and setting the HOST SELECT switch. After

making the proper connections and settings, turn on the power of

the computer ﬁrst, then that of the PSR-A1000.

•If you do not use the TO HOST terminal of the PSR-A1000, make

sure you disconnect the cable from the terminal. If the cable is left

connected, the PSR-A1000 may not function properly.

•When the HOST SELECT switch is set to “PC-1,” “PC-2,” or

“Mac,” you can use the TO HOST terminal, but the MIDI connec-

tors are disabled since no data transfer occurs via the MIDI con-

nectors. On the other hand, when the HOST SELECT switch is

set to “MIDI,” you can use the MIDI connectors, but not the TO

HOST terminal since no data is transferred via the TO HOST ter-

minal.

If your system does not work properly with the connections and

settings listed above, your software may require different settings.

Check your software operation manual and set the HOST SELECT

switch to the proper data transfer rate. (Data transfer rate of “PC-1”

is 31,250 bps.)

NEC

PC-9821 AS

NEC MultiSync

MINI DIN

8-pin

D-sub

9-pin

MINI DIN

8-pin

D-sub

25-pin

D-sub

9-pin

PC-1 PC-2

MIDIMac

* When using a D-SUB 25P

→ MINI DIN 8P cross

cable, connect using a D-

SUB9P plug adaptor on

the computer side of the

cable.

MINI DIN

8-pin

MINI DIN

8-pin

PC-1 PC-2

MIDIMac