Transferring Data Between The Computer And Instrument - Yamaha PORTATONE PSR-S500 Owner's Manual

Transferring Data Between the Computer and Instrument

MIDI songs and Style files stored to a computer
can be transferred to the instrument.
Backup files can also be transferred from the
instrument to the computer and back.
In order to transfer songs between your computer
and the instrument you will need to install the
Musicsoft Downloader application and the USB
MIDI Driver included on the Accessory CD-ROM
on your computer. Refer to the Accessory CD-
ROM Installation Guide on page 88 for installation
details.
● Data that can be transferred from a computer
• Song Capacity (max.): 512 songs total
• Data Capacity: Internal memory 811 KB
• Data Format: SMF format 0, SMF format 1,
style file (extension: .sty),
Backup File
NOTE
• Even if the number of songs transferred is less than 512, if the amount of
data exceeds 811 KB, the song data cannot be transferred to the instru-
ment.
■With the Musicsoft Downloader
You Can
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●Transfer MIDI songs you have downloaded from
the Internet or created on your computer from the
computer to the instrument's flash memory.
⇒
Refer to the procedure described
below.
●Backup files can be transferred from the instru-
ment to a computer and back.
⇒
Refer to the procedure described on
page 87.
Use the Musicsoft Downloader application with
Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher.
■Use Musicsoft Downloader to
Transfer Songs from the Com-
puter to the Instrument's Flash
Memory
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NOTE
• If a Song or Style is being played, stop playback before proceeding.
1
Install the Musicsoft Downloader and
USB MIDI driver to your computer, then
connect the computer and the instru-
ment (page 90).
2
After selecting the language, double-
click the Musicsoft Downloader short-
cut icon that is created on the desktop.
This will launch the Musicsoft
Downloader application and the main
window will appear.
NOTE
• The instrument cannot be operated while the Musicsoft Downloader
is running.
3
Click the "Add File" button and the Add
File window will appear.
4
Click the button to the right of "Look in"
and select the folder from the drop-
down menu that appears. Double-click
the "SongData" Folder on the window.
Select the file you want to transfer to
the instrument, and click "Open".
q Click a Song file
Connections
w Click "Open"
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