Connecting A Computer - Yamaha Clavinova CLP-480 Owner's Manual

Connecting a computer

By connecting a computer to the USB [TO HOST] or MIDI terminals, you can transfer data between the
instrument and the computer via MIDI, and take advantage of sophisticated computer music software.
1.
Before connection, turn off the power of this instrument.
2.
Start the computer.
Do not start any applications on the computer.
3.
Connect the instrument and compute via a USB cable.
Make the connection directly without passing through a USB hub.
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4.
Turn on the power of this instrument.
The USB-MIDI driver will be installed to the computer automatically.
OS: Windows XP (SP3 and later), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS X Version
10.5 – 10.6.x
When data communication is unstable or some problem occurs even though you've
executed the above instructions, download the Yamaha Standard USB-MIDI driver
from the following URL then install it to your computer. For instructions on
installation, refer to the Install Guide included in the package file.
http://music.yamaha.com/download/
For details about OS for Yamaha Standard USB-MIDI driver, visit the URL above.
Precautions when using the USB [TO HOST] terminal
When connecting the computer to the USB [TO HOST] terminal, make sure to observe the following points. Failing to do
so risks freezing the computer and corrupting or losing the data. If the computer or the instrument freezes, restart the
application software or the computer OS, or turn the power to the instrument off then on again.
NOTICE
• Use an AB type USB cable of less than 3 meters. USB 3.0 cables cannot be used.
• Before connecting the computer to the USB [TO HOST] terminal, exit from any power-saving mode of the computer (such as
suspend, sleep, standby).
• Before turning on the power to the instrument, connect the computer to the USB [TO HOST] terminal.
• Execute the following before turning the power to the instrument on/off or plugging/unplugging the USB cable to/from the USB [TO
HOST] terminal.
- Quit any open application software on the computer.
- Make sure that data is not being transmitted from the instrument. (Data is transmitted only by playing notes on the keyboard or
playing back a song.)
• While the computer is connected to the instrument, you should wait for six seconds or more between these operations: (1) when
turning the power of the instrument off then on again, or (2) when alternately connecting/disconnecting the USB cable.
Advanced Functions
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Connections
USB [TO HOST] terminal
USB cable
Computer
NOTE
Also the MIDI [IN] and [OUT]
terminals can be used to make
the connection between the
computer and the instrument.
In this case, use the MIDI
interface such as Yamaha
UX16 instead of a USB cable.
For instruction on connecting,
refer to the manual of the MIDI
interface.
NOTE
For information on setting up
your sequence software, refer
to the owner's manual of the
relevant software.