Using The Midi Terminals - Yamaha Clavinova CVP-208 Owner's Manual

Using Your Clavinova with Other Devices
Using the USB terminal
Connect the USB terminal of a computer to the USB
terminal of the CVP-210/208 using a USB cable. Make
sure to use a standard USB cable with the USB logo.
Clavinova
About the USB driver
You must install the specified USB driver (YAMAHA
USB MIDI Driver) to your computer before you can
transfer data between the computer and the CVP-210/
208.
You can download a copy of the YAMAHA USB MIDI
Driver free of charge from the XG Library on the
Yamaha Web site (http://www.yamaha-xg.com).
CAUTION
If you are using a USB cable to connect the Clavinova to your com-
puter, you must connect the USB cable before turning on the power
of the instrument.
Also, do not turn the power of the Clavinova on/off while any appli-
cation software that uses USB or MIDI is running.
If you turn the power of the Clavinova on or off or connect/discon-
nect the USB cable in the following states, problems will occur in
the computer system, possibly causing it to "freeze" (hang up), or
causing the Clavinova to stop functioning.
• While installing the driver.
• While starting or shutting down the operating system.
• While the computer is in an energy-save or sleep mode.
• When a MIDI application program is starting.
Make sure NOT to perform any of the following operations. Other-
wise, the computer may lock up or the Clavinova functions may be
disabled.
• Turning the power on/off, or connecting/disconnecting the cable
too often.
• Shifting to energy-save or sleep mode while MIDI data is being
transferred, or returning from sleep mode.
• Disconnecting/connecting the cable while the Clavinova is on.
• Turning the power of the Clavinova on/off, starting up your com-
puter, or installing the driver while a large amount of data is
being transferred.
• The Clavinova will begin transmission a short time after the USB
connection is made.
• When using a USB cable to connect Clavinova to your computer,
make the connection directly without passing through a USB
hub.
• Depending on the state of your computer, the operating state of
Clavinova may become unstable. Do not use your computer in a
way that causes it to enter an unstable state.
158 CVP-210/208
USB cable
NEC MultiSync
PC-9821 A S
NEC

Using the MIDI terminals

When using a MIDI interface device installed in the
personal computer, connect the MIDI terminals of the
personal computer and the CVP-210/208 with standard
MIDI cables.
• When the computer has a MIDI interface installed,
connect the MIDI OUT terminal of the personal
computer to the MIDI IN terminal.
MIDI IN
Clavinova
MIDI OUT
• When using a MIDI interface with a Macintosh series
computer, connect the RS-422 terminal of the
computer (modem or printer terminal) to the MIDI
interface, then connect the MIDI OUT terminal on the
MIDI interface to the MIDI IN terminal of the CVP-
210/208, as shown in the diagram below.
MIDI IN
Clavinova
MIDI OUT
• When using a Macintosh series computer, set the
MIDI interface clock setting in the application
software to match the setting of the MIDI interface
you are using. For details, refer to the owner's
manual for the particular software you are using.
MIDI OUT
NEC MultiSync
MIDI IN
PC-9821 A S
NEC
RS422
MINI DIN
8-pin