Connections
Connecting a Personal Computer
The following functions become available when this instrument is connected to a computer.
●Performance data can be transferred between the instrument and the computer (page 94).
●Files can be transferred between the instrument and the computer (page 96).
The connection procedure is as follows:
1 Install the
The
Installation of the USB MIDI driver is described on pages
2 Connect the USB terminal of the computer to the USB terminal on the instrument using a standard USB cable (USB cable sold separately).
The supplied
■Precautions when using the [USB TO HOST] terminal
When connecting the computer to the [USB TO HOST] terminal, make sure to observe the following points. Failing to do so risks freezing the computer and corrupting or losing the data. If the computer or the instrument freezes, restart the application software or the computer OS, or turn the power to the instrument off then on again.
CAUTION
• Use an AB type USB cable of less than about 3 meters. |
• Before connecting the computer to the [USB TO HOST] terminal, |
exit from any |
pended, sleep, standby). |
• Before turning on the power to the instrument, connect the com- |
puter to the [USB TO HOST] terminal. |
• Execute the following before turning the power to the instrument |
on/off or plugging/unplugging the USB cable to/from the [USB TO |
HOST] terminal. |
• Quit any open application software on the computer. |
• Make sure that data is not being transmitted from the instru- |
ment. (Data is transmitted only by playing notes on the key- |
board or playing back a Song.) |
• While the computer is connected to the instrument, you should |
wait for six seconds or more between these operations: (1) when |
turning the power of the instrument off then on again, or (2) when |
Computer
USB TO HOST terminal
alternately connecting/disconnecting the USB cable. |
Instrument
USB cable
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