Rear Panel - Yamaha Motif XF6 Owner's Manual

Controls and Functions

Rear Panel

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1 P (Power switch) (page 16)
Press to turn power on (O) or off (N).
2 AC IN (AC Power Cord Socket)
Be sure to plug the AC power cord into this socket before
plugging the power cord into an AC outlet. Use only the AC
power cord supplied with this instrument. If the supplied
cord is lost or damaged and needs to be replaced, contact
your Yamaha dealer. The use of an inappropriate
replacement can pose a fire and shock hazard!
3 ETHERNET connector
You can connect the MOTIF XF to a LAN network by using
this connector and a LAN cable. When connected to a
network, the MOTIF XF is capable of mounting and
accessing drives of computers on the same network. For
more information, refer to "Connections" in the Reference
Manual.
4 USB connectors (pages 56, 65)
There are two different types of USB connectors, and the
rear panel of the instrument features both.
The USB TO HOST connector is used to connect this
instrument to the computer via the USB cable and allows you
to transfer MIDI data between the devices. Unlike MIDI, USB
can handle multiple ports (page 57) via a single cable. The
USB connection between the instrument and the computer
can only be used for transfer of MIDI data. No audio data
can be transferred via USB.
The USB TO DEVICE connector is used to connect this
instrument to a USB storage device (hard disk drive, CD-
ROM drive, flash memory, etc.) via the USB cable. This lets
you save data created on this instrument to an external USB
storage device and load data from a USB device to the
instrument. Save/Load operations can be performed in the
File mode.
USB
USB is an abbreviation for Universal
Serial Bus. It is a serial interface for connecting a
computer with peripheral devices, and enables much
faster data transfer compared to conventional serial
port connections.
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5 LCD Contrast Control (page 17)
Use this control to set the LCD display for optimum legibility.
6 FireWire expansion board (FW16E) cover
(page 74)
The optional FW16E can be installed by removing this cover.
By installing an FW16E board (equipped with the IEEE1394
connector), you can upgrade your MOTIF XF for convenient
and easy connection to an IEEE1394-compatible computer.
NOTE
Yamaha recommends that you use an IEEE1394 cable with a
length of 4.5 meters or less.
NOTE
The digital audio output via the IEEE1394 connector is fixed to a
resolution of 24 bit/44.1 kHz.
7 DIGITAL OUT connector
Use this connector to output digital signals over a coaxial
(RCA-pin) cable. The digital signal format is CD/DAT (S/P
DIF). This connector outputs a digital signal of 44.1 kHz/24
bit. By using this jack, you can record the keyboard
performance or Song/Pattern playback of this synthesizer to
external media (e.g., a CD recorder) with exceptionally high-
quality sound—thanks to the direct digital connection.
NOTE
Audio signal output from the DIGITAL OUT connector is
equivalent to the one output from the OUTPUT L/MONO and R
jacks with the exception that audio signal is digital or analog. It
results that the output setting of the DIGITAL OUTPUT for each
Part or each Drum Key depends on the one of the OUTPUT L/
MONO and R jacks.
8 MIDI IN/OUT/THRU connectors
MIDI IN is for receiving control or performance data from
another MIDI device, such as an external sequencer. MIDI
THRU is simply for redirecting any received MIDI data (via
MIDI IN) to connected devices, allowing convenient chaining
of additional MIDI instruments. MIDI OUT is for transmitting
all control, performance and playback data from the MOTIF
XF to another MIDI device, such as an external sequencer.
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