Connecting A Personal Computer - Yamaha PSR-S550 Owner's Manual

Connections

Connecting a Personal Computer

The following functions become available when this instrument is connected to a computer.
● Performance data can be transferred between the instrument and the computer (page 94).
● Files can be transferred between the instrument and the computer (page 96).
The connection procedure is as follows:
1
Install the USB-MIDI driver on your
computer.
The USB-MIDI driver is included on the CD-
ROM.
Installation of the USB MIDI driver is
described on pages 101–102.
2
Connect the USB terminal of the com-
puter to the USB terminal on the instru-
ment using a standard USB cable (USB
cable sold separately).
The supplied CD-ROM includes instructions on
how to download the Musicsoft Downloader appli-
cation from the Internet. This application lets you
transfer Song files from your computer to the
instrument's flash memory. For instructions about
how to install Musicsoft Downloader and how to
transfer Song files, see pages 103, 96.
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USB TO HOST terminal
Instrument
USB cable
■ Precautions when using the [USB TO
HOST] terminal
When connecting the computer to the [USB TO
HOST] terminal, make sure to observe the follow-
ing points. Failing to do so risks freezing the com-
puter 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.
CAUTION
• Use an AB type USB cable of less than about 3 meters.
• Before connecting the computer to the [USB TO HOST] terminal,
exit from any power-saving mode of the computer (such as sus-
pended, sleep, standby).
• Before turning on the power to the instrument, connect the com-
puter 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 instru-
ment. (Data is transmitted only by playing notes on the key-
board 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.