Connections
Transferring Data Between the Computer and Instrument
MIDI songs and Style files stored to a computer can be transferred to the instrument.
Backup files can also be transferred from the instrument to the computer and back.
In order to transfer songs between your computer and the instrument you will need to install the Musicsoft Downloader application and the USB MIDI Driver included on the Accessory
●Data that can be transferred from a computer
•Song Capacity (max.): 512 songs total
•Data Capacity: Internal memory 811 KB
•Data Format: SMF format 0, SMF format 1, style file (extension: .sty), Backup File
NOTE
•Even if the number of songs transferred is less than 512, if the amount of data exceeds 811 KB, the song data cannot be transferred to the instru- ment.
■With the Musicsoft Downloader
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●Transfer MIDI songs you have downloaded from the Internet or created on your computer from the computer to the instrument’s flash memory.
⇒Refer to the procedure described below.
●Backup files can be transferred from the instrument to a computer and back.
⇒Refer to the procedure described on page 87.
Use the Musicsoft Downloader application with Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher.
■Use Musicsoft Downloader to
Transfer Songs from the Computer to the Instrument’s Flash Memory
NOTE
• If a Song or Style is being played, stop playback before proceeding.
1 Install the Musicsoft Downloader and USB MIDI driver to your computer, then connect the computer and the instrument (page 90).
2 After selecting the language, double- click the Musicsoft Downloader shortcut icon that is created on the desktop. This will launch the Musicsoft Downloader application and the main window will appear.
NOTE
•The instrument cannot be operated while the Musicsoft Downloader is running.
3 Click the “Add File” button and the Add File window will appear.
4 Click the button to the right of “Look in” and select the folder from the drop- down menu that appears.
q Click a Song file
w Click “Open”