Connecting To A Personal Computer - Yamaha MM8 Owner's Manual

Connecting to a Personal Computer

The following functions become available when this instrument is connected to a computer.
■Installing the USB-MIDI Driver
In order to be able to communicate with and use
instruments connected to your computer, the
appropriate driver software must be properly
installed on your computer.
The USB-MIDI driver allows sequence software
and similar applications on your computer to trans-
mit and receive MIDI data to and from MIDI
devices via a USB cable.
Computer
Sequence
software
USB cable
Driver
1
Download the proper driver from our
website:
http://www.global.yamaha.com/download/
usb_midi/
Versions are available for:
Windows Vista, XP Professional/Home
Edition
Macintosh: OS X 10.2.8–10.5.1
2
Install the USB MIDI driver on the com-
puter.
Refer to the installation instructions included
with the download package.
3
Connect the computer to the instrument
with a USB cable.
For details, see the page 78.
■USB Precautions
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Please observe the following precautions when
connecting the instrument to a computer via a USB
cable. Failing to do so can cause the instrument
and/or the computer to hang up (freeze), possibly
causing corruption or loss of data. If the instrument
or computer does hang up, turn the power to both
devices off and then on again, and restart the com-
puter.
• Use an AB type USB cable of less than about 3 meters.
• Before connecting the computer to the USB TO HOST connector,
MM6/MM8
• Before turning on the power to the instrument, connect the com-
• Check the following points before turning the instrument's power
• Allow at least 6 seconds between turning the instrument's power
• Directly connect the instrument to the computer using a single
CAUTION
exit from any computer power-saving mode (such as suspended,
sleep, standby).
puter to the USB TO HOST connector.
on or off, and before plugging or unplugging the USB cable.
• Quit all applications.
• Make sure that no data transfer is in progress. (Data is trans-
mitted whenever you play the keyboard or play back a song.)
on and off, and between plugging and unplugging the USB cable.
USB cable. Do not use a hub.
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