Connections

Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer

By connecting the instrument to a computer, the instrument’s performance data can be used on the com- puter, and performance data from the computer can be played on the instrument.

When the instrument is connected with computer, it transmits/receives performance data.

USB terminal

USB terminal

Computer

Instrument

USB cable

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These settings pertain to performance data transmission and reception.

Item

Range/Settings

Description

 

 

 

 

 

Local control determines whether or not notes played on the instrument are sounded by its internal

Local

ON/OFF

tone generator system: the internal tone generator is active when local control is on, and inactive when

 

 

local control is off.

 

 

 

External Clock

ON/OFF

These settings determine whether the instrument is synchronized to its own internal clock (OFF), or to

a clock signal from an external device (ON).

 

 

 

 

 

Keyboard Out

ON/OFF

These settings determine whether keyboard performance data of the instrument is transmitted (ON) or

not (OFF).

 

 

 

 

 

Style Out

ON/OFF

These settings determine whether Style data is transmitted (ON) or not (OFF) during Style playback.

 

 

 

Song Out

ON/OFF

These settings determine whether Song data is transmitted (ON) or not (OFF) during Song playback.

 

 

 

CAUTION

If you can’t get any sound out of the instrument, this may be the most likely cause.

CAUTION

If External Clock is ON and no clock signal is being received from an external device, the song, style, and metronome functions will not start.

1 Press the [FUNCTION] button.

2

3

Use the CATEGORY [f ] and [r ] buttons to select the item you want to change its value.

Use the dial to select ON or OFF.

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