Using Your Instrument with
Other Devices
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• Connection by [MIDI] terminals
There are two ways to connect the instrument via
MIDI to a computer. If you have a MIDI interface built
into your computer, connect the MIDI OUT terminal
of the computer interface to the [MIDI IN] terminal of
the instrument, and connect the [MIDI OUT] terminal
of the instrument to the MIDI IN terminal of the inter-
face.
The second connection possibility involves a sepa-
rate, external MIDI interface connected to the com-
puter via a USB port or a serial port (modem or
printer terminal). Using standard MIDI cables, con-
nect the MIDI OUT terminal of the external interface
to the [MIDI IN] terminal of the instrument, and con-
nect the [MIDI OUT] terminal of the instrument to the
MIDI IN terminal of the interface.
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Make sure to use the appropriate MIDI interface for your com-
puter.

Connecting to a USB-type LAN Adaptor

and USB Storage Device

(8 via the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal)

There are two ways of using the [USB TO DEVICE] ter-
minal.
■By connecting the USB-type LAN adaptor, you can
directly access special Internet websites for down-
loading music data (page 171).
■By connecting the instrument to a USB storage
device with a standard USB cable, you can save data
you’ve created to the connected device, as well as
read data from the connected device.
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About the [USB TO HOST] and [USB TO DEVICE] terminals
There are two different types of USB terminals on the instrument:
[USB TO HOST] and [USB TO DEVICE]. Take care not to confuse
the two terminals and the corresponding cable connectors.
Be careful to connect the proper plug in the proper direction.
Explanations on the [USB TO HOST] terminal can be found in the
previous section.

Using USB Storage Devices

This type is used to connect the instrument to a USB
storage device, and allows you to save data you’ve cre-
ated to the connected device, as well as read data from
the connected device. The following description gener-
ally explains about how to connect and use them.
Before using a USB storage device, be sure to read
“Handling the USB Storage Device (USB Flash Mem-
ory/Floppy Disk, etc)” on page 23.
1Connect the USB storage device to the [USB TO
DEVICE] terminal with a standard USB cable.
2After that, exit once from the selection display
then return to the display (or press the Tab
switch buttons [
√
] and [
®
] simultaneously from
the selection display). The USB tabs (USB 1, USB
2, etc.) are automatically called up, allowing you
to save files and play back music data from the
devices.
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Checking remaining memory on the USB storage device
You can check this in the display called up by the following oper-
ation:
[FUNCTION] → [J] UTILITY → TAB [
√
][
®
] MEDIA
Select the device by using the [A]/[B] buttons in this display and
press [F] (PROPERTY).
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Even with a computer connected to the [USB TO HOST] terminal
and a USB storage device connected to the [USB TO DEVICE] ter-
minal, you cannot access the USB storage device from the com-
puter via the instrument.
Instrument
MIDI cable
[MIDI IN]
terminal
[MIDI OUT]
terminal
Computer with MIDI
interface installed
[MIDI OUT]
terminal
[MIDI IN]
terminal
Instrument
MIDI cable
[MIDI IN]
terminal
[MIDI OUT]
terminal
MIDI interface
Computer
USB port or serial
port (modem or
printer terminal)
Formatting USB storage media
For details, see page 72.
CAUTION
The format operation overwrites any previously existing data.
Proceed with caution.
Connecting a Computer or USB Device