Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide
92 PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual
Installing the driver on Windows XP
1Start the computer and use the “Adminis-
trator” account to log into Windows.
2Select [Start] ➔ [Control Panel]. If the
control panel appears as “Pick a cate-
gory”, click “Switch to Classic View” in
the upper left of the window. All control
panels and icons will be displayed.
3Go to [System] ➔ [Hardware] ➔ [Driver
Signing Options] and check the radio but-
ton to the left of “Ignore” and click [OK].
4Click the [OK] button to close System
Properties, and then click “X” in the upper
right of the window to close the Control
Panel.
5Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD-
ROM drive. A start window will appear
automatically.
6First, make sure the POWER switch on
the MIDI device is set to OFF, then use a
USB cable to connect the MIDI device to
the computer. After making the connec-
tions, turn on the power of the MIDI
device.
The system launches the Found New
Hardware Wizard automatically. Other-
wise, refer to “Troubleshooting” in the
“Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide”
section of the Owner’s Manual. If the sys-
tem displays “Found New Hardware” in
the lower right corner, wait until Wizard
windows is displayed. (Some computers
may take a while to display the window.)
If the Wizard window prompts you to specify
whether or not to connect to Windows Update,
select the radio button for “No, not this time”,
then click [Next].
7Select the radio button for “Install the
software automatically (recommended)”,
then click [Next].
8When the installation is complete, the
Wizard displays “Completing the Found
New Hardware Wizard”.

Click [Finish]. (Some computers may take a

while to display the Wizard window.)

9Restart the computer.
If the system displays “Found New Hardware” in
the lower right corner, wait until the Wizard win-
dow is displayed. (Some computers may take a
while to display the Wizard window.)
The USB-MIDI driver installation is complete.

■Installing the Musicsoft

Downloader and Digital

Music Notebook Applications● ● ●
1Insert the Accessory CD-ROM into your
computer’s CD-ROM drive. The start win-
dow will appear automatically showing
software applications.
2Click [Musicsoft Downloader] or [Digital
Music Notebook].
3Click the [install] button or [Digital Music
Notebook Download] button, and follow
the onscreen instructions to install the
software.
For Digital Music Notebook operating instruc-
tions see the help menu: launch the Digital Music
Notebook application and click “Help”.
For Musicsoft Downloader operating instructions
see the Help menu: launch the Musicsoft
Downloader application and click “Help”.
*You can obtain the latest version of the Musicsoft
Downloader at the following Internet URL.
http://music.yamaha.com/download/
• If during the installation the system displays “...has not passed Win-
dows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP”, click
[Continue Anyway].
NOTE
•You will need to log in with administrator (root) privileges in
order to install Musicsoft Downloader on a computer running
Windows 2000 or XP.
•You will need to log in with administrator (root) privileges in
order to install Digital Music Notebook on a computer running
Windows 2000 or XP.
IMPORTANT
• When installing the Digital Music Notebook, make sure that
Internet Explorer 6.0 (with SP1) or higher is installed to your
computer.
IMPORTANT
• Credit card settlement is required to purchase Digital Music
Notebook content. Credit card processing may not be possible
for some areas, so please check with your local authorities to
make sure that your credit card can be used.
IMPORTANT
• If the start window does not appear automatically, double click your
“My Computer” folder to open it. Right-click the CD-ROM icon and
select “Open” from the pop-up menu. Double click “Start.exe” and
proceed to step 2, below.
NOTE
• Only Musicsoft Downloader can be used to transfer files between
this instrument and a computer. No other file transfer application
can be used.
IMPORTANT