Yamaha BBT500-110 Owner's Manual page 16

Detailed Parameter Settings
The BBT500 is MIDI* compatible and equipped with MIDI IN and MIDI
OUT jacks.
* What is MIDI?
The acronym for Musical Instruments Digital Interface, MIDI is a world-
wide standard communication interface that allows MIDI compatible mu-
sical instruments, computers, and other MIDI devices to share musical
information and control one another regardless of instrument type or
maker.
With MIDI functions you can do things like select a patch from the
BBT500's memory using an external MIDI device like the MFC10 Yamaha
MIDI Foot Controller, etc. You can also backup data by sending the con-
tents in the unit's memory to a device that is capable of saving MIDI
data (Yamaha MDF3, etc.).
● Selecting a Patch with MIDI
1 Using a MIDI cable, connect the MIDI IN jack on the BBT500 to
the MIDI OUT jack on the external MIDI device.
* Use only a standard MIDI cable that is less than 15 meters in length. Use
of a longer cable can result in trouble such as abnormal operation, etc.
BBT500
Rear Panel
MIDI IN
2 Set the MIDI receive channel on the BBT500 and the MIDI trans-
mit channel on the external device to the same MIDI channel.
(Default channel: 1)
* MIDI data can not be transmitted or received if the MIDI channels are
not properly matched.
2-1 Press and hold the [FUNCTION] switch for more than three
seconds (until "
Utility Mode.
2-2 While holding the [MANUAL] switch, press Memory Switch [3].
The currently assigned MIDI receive channel appears on the
display (after a few seconds, the display will return to "
2-3 Use Memory Switches [1] and [2] to set the MIDI receive chan-
nel (1-16, ALL, oFF).
Use Memory Switch [2] to increase the value, and Memory
Switch [1] to decrease the value.
* "ALL" is set to Omni On. When "oFF" is set, MIDI data will
not be received.
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MIDI Settings
MIDI Cable
MIDI OUT
STATUS BANK MSB/MAX .
8. 8 . 8
DATA/CTRL BANK LSB/MIN
TOGGLE ON-OFF DEC INC MEMORY PC WRITE
/NUMBER OF PGM ±10
/NO /YES EDIT EDIT /EXIT
External MIDI Device
utL
" appears on the display) to enter the
MIDI Receive Channel
3 Create a Program Change Map*.
(Default → → → → → Program Change No: Memory No = 1:1, 2:2, 3:3, 4:4,
5:5, 6:1, 7:2, 8:3 ...)
* What is a Program Change Map?
A Program Change Map assigns a program change number (re-
ceived via MIDI) to a memory number. For example, when the
BBT500 receives "Program Change Number 1" from an external
MIDI device, it will recall memory number "3". This is also called a
Program Change Table.
3-1 Press and hold the [FUNCTION] switch for more than 3 sec-
onds (until "
Mode.
3-2 While holding the [MANUAL] switch, press Memory Switch [1].
The currently assigned MIDI program change number appears
on the display (after a few seconds, the display will return to
utL
"
3-3 Use Memory Switches [1] and [2] to set the program change
number (1-128) that is received by the BBT500.
Use Memory Switch [2] to increase the value and Memory
Switch [1] to decrease the value.
3-4 While holding the [MANUAL] switch, press Memory Switch [2].
The memory number that will be recalled when the program
change number that was set in step 3-3, appears on the dis-
play. (After a few seconds, the display will return to "
utL
").
3-5 Use Memory Switches [1] and [2] to set the memory number
(1-5) that corresponds to the program change number re-
ceived by the BBT500.
Uses Memory Switch [2] to increase the value and Memory
Switch [1] to decrease the value.
3-6 If necessary, repeat steps 3-2 through 3-5.
3-7 Press the [FUNCTION] switch to enter the Amp Mode.
4 Now, when a program change number transmitted from an ex-
ternal MIDI device is received by the BBT500, it will recall the
corresponding memory number that is set in the program
change map you just created will be recalled.
* Refer to the Owner's Manual that came with your MIDI device on how
to receive or transmit program change data.
utL
" appears on the display) to enter the Utility
").
Receive Program
Change Number
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").
Memory Number