Yamaha PSR-S550 Owner's Manual page 91

Backing up the instrument data to a computer
Once you've saved data to a USB flash memory
device, you can copy the data to the hard disk of
your computer, then archive and organize the files
as desired. Simply reconnect the device as shown
below.
Saves internal data to a USB flash memory.
Instrument
Disconnect the USB flash memory device from the
computer and connect it to the instrument.
Backing up data to a computer and
organizing files/folders
Computer
IMPORTANT
• In order to play Songs or Styles copied to a USB flash memory
from a computer or other device, the files must be stored either
in the USB flash memory's root directory or a first, second, or
third level folder. Songs stored here can be selected and played
as USB Song (page 28). Songs stored in fourth-level-folders
created inside a third-level folder cannot be selected and
played by this instrument.
USB TO DEVICE terminal
USB flash
memory
USB terminal
USB flash
memory
The directory can be moved using
< >
the CATEGORY [ ]/[ ] buttons.
Copying files from a computer hard disk to
USB flash memory and then playing back the
Songs on the instrument
Files on a computer's hard disk can be transferred
to the instrument by first copying them to a USB
flash memory device, then connecting/inserting the
media to the instrument. User files, Style files and
MIDI Songs can be copied to a USB flash memory
device from the hard disk of the computer. Once
you've copied the data, connect the device to the
USB TO DEVICE terminal of the instrument and
play back the MIDI Songs, or load the user file or
Style file on the instrument.
Copying files from the computer's hard disk to
the USB storage device
Computer
Disconnect the USB storage device from the
computer and connect it to the instrument.
Reading files on the USB storage device
from the instrument
Instrument
USB flash memory (Root)
Song
File
Song
Song
Folder
File
Song
Song
Folder
File
root
Song
Folder
Connections
USB terminal
USB flash
memory
USB TO DEVICE terminal
USB flash
memory
Can be
selected/
played.
Song
File
Cannot be
selected/
Song
played.
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