Connecting To A Personal Computer - Yamaha PortaTone PSR-540 Owner's Manual

MIDI Functions

Connecting to a Personal Computer

You can enjoy using personal computer music software when you connect your PSR-
540's TO HOST terminal or MIDI terminals to a personal computer.
There are two ways to connect.
• Connect using the PSR-540 MIDI terminals
• Connect using the TO HOST terminal
Connect using the PSR-540 MIDI terminals
Using a MIDI interface device installed in the personal computer, connect the MIDI
terminals of the personal computer and the PSR-540.
For the connection cable, use a special MIDI cable.
When the computer has a MIDI interface installed, connect the MIDI OUT
terminal of the personal computer to the MIDI IN terminal of the PSR-540. Set
the HOST SELECT switch to "MIDI."
(sequencer software)
When using a MIDI interface with a Macintosh series computer, connect the RS-
422 terminal of the computer (modem or printer terminal) to the MIDI interface,
then connect the MIDI OUT terminal on the MIDI interface to the MIDI IN
terminal of the PSR-540, as shown in the diagram below. Set the HOST SE-
LECT switch on the PSR-540 to "MIDI."
(sequencer software)
• When the HOST SELECT switch is set in the "MIDI" position, input and
output in the TO HOST switch is ignored.
• When using a Macintosh series computer, set the MIDI interface clock setting
in the application software to match the setting of the MIDI interface you are
using. For details, carefully read the owner's manual for the software you are
using.
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Computer
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
Computer
MIDI
interface
RS-422
MIDI IN
PSR-540
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
PSR-540
MIDI OUT