Connections
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Backing up the instrument data to a computer
Once you’ve saved data to a USB flash memory
device, you can copy the data to the hard disk of
your computer, then archive and organize the files
as desired. Simply reconnect the device as shown
below.
Copying files from a computer hard disk to
USB flash memory and then playing back the
songs on the instrument
Files on a computer’s hard disk can be transferred
to the instrument by first copying them to a USB
flash memory device, then connecting/inserting the
media to the instrument. User files, style files and
MIDI songs can be copied to a USB flash memory
device from the hard disk of the computer. Once
you’ve copied the data, connect the device to the
USB TO DEVICE terminal of the instrument and
play back the MIDI songs, or load the user file or
style file on the instrument.
Saves internal data to a USB flash memory.
USB TO DEVICE terminal
Instrument
USB flash
memory
Disconnect the USB flash memory device from the
computer and connect it to the instrument.
Backing up data to a computer and
organizing files/folders
USB terminal
Computer
USB flash
memory
Copying files from the computer’s hard disk to
the USB storage device
Instrument
Disconnect the USB storage device from the
computer and connect it to the instrument.
USB flash
memory
USB flash
memory
Computer
USB TO DEVICE terminal
Reading files on the USB storage device
from the instrument
USB terminal