Usb Midi Driver; Minimum System Requirements; Software Installation - Yamaha P-250 Installation Manual

Minimum System Requirements

n Depending on your operating system, it may be necessary to satisfy con-
ditions in addition to those listed below.
• File Utility (including MIDI setup)
Computer: PC with 160 megahertz (MHz); Intel® Pentium®/
Celeron® family
OS: Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000/XP Home Edition/XP
Professional
Available Memory: 32 MB or more
Hard Disk: 6 MB or more
Display: 640 480, High Color (16 bit)

• USB MIDI Driver

Computer: PC (with USB port) with 166 megahertz (MHz);
Intel® Pentium®/Celeron® family
OS: Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000/XP Home Edition/XP
Professional
Available Memory: 32 MB or more
Hard Disk: 2 MB or more
• YAMAHA CBX Driver
OS: Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me/NT4.0/2000/XP Home
Edition/XP Professional

Software Installation

n For details about the application software which has no installation guide
described below, refer to the online manual of each software.
Uninstalling the application software
Follow the procedure below to remove the installed software.
Select [Start] [Settings] [Control Panel]
Programs] [Install/Uninstall] to specify the item you wish to
remove, then click [Add/Remove...]. A dialog panel appears. Fol-
low the instructions on screen to uninstall the application soft-
ware.
n The menu or button names may vary depending on the OS.
Acrobat Reader
In order to view the PDF manuals included with each application, you'll
need to install Acrobat Reader.
n If an older version of Acrobat Reader is installed on your PC, you'll need
to uninstall it before proceeding.
1 Double-click on the "Acroread_" folder.
Five different language folders will be displayed.
2 Select the language you want to use and double-click on its folder.
"ar******.exe" file will be displayed. ("***" indicates the Acrobat
Reader version and the selected language.)
n The file name might change if the application software has been upgrad-
ed.
3 Double-click on the "ar******.exe."
Acrobat Reader Setup Dialog box will be displayed.
4 Execute the installation by following the on-screen directions.
After installation is complete, the Acrobat folder appears on your
PC (in Program Files, as the default).
For information on using the Acrobat Reader, refer to the Reader
Guide in the Help menu.
6 TOOLS for P-250 Installation Guide
USB MIDI Driver
To operate the P-250 from your computer via USB, you'll need to install
the appropriate driver software.
The USB-MIDI driver is software that transfers MIDI data back and
forth between sequence software and the P-250 via a USB cable.
Sequence
→ Windows 98/Me users
→ Windows 2000 users
→ Windows XP users
n Before you install the USB MIDI driver, you can minimize the pos-
● Installing the driver on a Windows 98/Me system
1 Start the computer.
2 Insert the included CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
3 Make sure the POWER switch on the P-250 is set to OFF and use
the USB cable to connect the USB terminal of the computer (or the
USB hub) to the USB terminal of the P-250. When the P-250 is
turned on, the computer automatically displays the "Add New Hard-
ware Wizard." If the Add New Hardware Wizard does not appear,
click "Add New Hardware" in the Control Panel.
n For Windows Me users, check the radio button to the left of "Auto-
[Add/Remove
Computer
P-250
Software
USB cable
POWER
ON OFF
Driver PITCH MODULATION
See below.
See page 7.
See page 8.
sibility of problems by putting your computer in the following state.
• Close all applications and windows that you are not using.
• Disconnect all cables from the P-250 except for the cable
whose driver you are installing.
matic search for a better driver (Recommended)" and click [Next].
The system automatically starts searching and installing the driver.
Proceed to Step 8. If the system does not detect the driver, select
"Specify the location of the driver (Advanced)" and specify the CD-
ROM drive's root directory (e.g., D:\) to install the driver.
Windows 98
Windows Me
L/MONO R L/MONO R USB TO HOST USB Mac PC-2 MIDI THRU OUT IN 4 AUX SOFT 3 SOSUTENUTO 2 SUSTAIN 1 AC INLET
INPUT OUTPUT HOST SELECT MIDI ASSIGNABLE FOOT PEDAL
TRACK TRACK EXTRA SONG PANEL GRAND GRAND E.PIANO E.PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI- VIBRA- VOICE LOW LO-MID MID HI-MID HIGH
1 2 TRACKS FILE MIDI OUT LOCK A B CONTRAST PIANO 1 PIANO 2 1 2 3 CLAVI. CHORD PHONE EDIT SPLIT REVERB CHORUS PERFORMANCE MIDI SETTING
SONG KEYBOARD SONG SELECT TOP START/STOP REC SONG SETTING DOWN UP NO YES ORGAN 1 1 ORGAN 2 2 STRINGS 3 CHOIR 4 SYNTH. PAD 5 6 GUITAR BASS 7 XG 8 VARIATION MASTER EQ EDIT PERFORM. FILE OTHER SETTING
EXIT
NEW SONG SYNCHRO START C D 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 A B
MIN MAX SONG BALANCE SONG TEMPO VOICE/PERFORMANCE MASTER EQUALIZER P-200X
MASTER VOLUME ELECTRONIC PIANO