Connecting A Personal Computer; Transferring Data Between The Computer And The Instrument - Yamaha P-85/85S Owner's Manual

Connecting a Personal Computer

By connecting a computer to the MIDI terminals, you can transfer data between the P-85 and the
computer via MIDI.
CAUTION
When connecting the P-85 to a computer, first turn off the power to both the P-85 and the com-
puter before connecting any cables. After making connections, turn on the power to the com-
puter first, then to the P-85.
Connecting the USB port on the computer to the
P-85 via an optional USB-MIDI interface (such as the
Yamaha UX16)
Use a USB-MIDI interface device to connect the USB port on your computer to the P-
85's MIDI terminals. You must install the USB-MIDI interface (such as the UX16)
driver. For more information, refer to the user's manual that came with the USB-MIDI
interface device.
Instrument

Transferring Data between the Computer and the Instrument

You can save backup data of this instrument, such as recorded songs, etc., to a computer, as well as
load the saved data back to the instrument from the computer.
To transfer the backup data, you must first download Musicsoft Downloader (free soft-
ware) from Yamaha website at the following URL, and install it on your computer.
http://music.yamaha.com/download/
Please visit the URL above to get the information on the computer system requirement
for Musicsoft Downloader.
For more information on transferring data, please refer to "Transferring Data Between
the Computer and Instrument (for unprotected data)" in the Help file that came with
Musicsoft Downloader.
CAUTION
Do not turn off the power to this instrument or unplug the instrument during data transmission.
Otherwise, the data being transmitted will not be saved. Furthermore, flash memory operation
may become unstable, causing the entire memory to be erased when you turn the power to the
instrument on or off.
CAUTION
Do not rename the backup file on the computer. If you do so, it will not be recognized when
transferred to the instrument.
Initializing the settings
Turn off the power to the instrument. Then turn the power on while holding the C7
key (right-most key on the keyboard). When you initialize the settings, all data, exclud-
ing the recorded dada loaded from a computer, will be initialized and reset to the fac-
tory default settings.
CAUTION
Do not turn off the power to this instrument while it is initializing the data in its internal memory
(that is, while the [REC] and [PLAY] button indicators are flashing).
MIDI [IN] MIDI [OUT]
terminal terminal
USB-MIDI
interface
(optional)
USB terminal
Computer
Connecting MIDI Instruments
NOTE
When the P-85 is used as a tone
module, performance data with
voices that are not found on the
P-85 will not be played correctly.
NOTE
You must install a software appli-
cation on the computer to be able
to transfer MIDI data between the
P-85 and a computer.
NOTE
Backup Data
The following data will be stored
in flash memory on this instru-
ment. This data will be kept after
you turn off the power to the
instrument.
• Metronome volume
• Metronome tempo
• Touch sensitivity
• Tuning
• Recorded performance data
NOTE
The backup data file is automati-
cally named "NPP88.BUP".
NOTE
Keep in mind that the [REC] and
[PLAY] indicators are lit when
Musicsoft Downloader is being
used.
NOTE
Before you use this instrument,
close the Musicsoft Downloader
window and quit the application.
NOTE
If this instrument somehow
becomes disabled or malfunc-
tions, turn off the power to the
instrument, then perform the ini-
tialization procedure.
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