Connecting To A Computer; Connecting A Personal Computer - Yamaha PSR-E423 Owner's Manual

Connecting to a Computer

This instrument can be connected to a computer to allow transfer of MIDI data or a file.

Connecting a Personal Computer

In order to be able to communicate with and use
instruments connected to your computer, the appropri-
ate driver software must be properly installed on your
computer. The USB-MIDI driver allows sequence
software and similar applications on your computer to
transmit and receive MIDI data to and from MIDI
devices via a USB cable. The USB-MIDI driver is
included on the CD-ROM. Installation of the USB-
MIDI driver is described on page 80.
CAUTION
• Connect the PSR-E423 to external equipment only after
turning off power for all devices. Then, turn on the power,
first to the PSR-E423, then to the connected external equip-
ment. Reverse this order when you turn the power off.
USB terminal
USB cable
Precautions when using the USB
terminal
When connecting the computer to the USB terminal,
make sure to observe the following points. Failing to
do so risks freezing the computer and corrupting or
losing the data. If the computer or the instrument
freezes, restart the application software or the com-
puter OS, or turn the power to the instrument off then
on again.
• Use an AB type USB cable of less than about 3
• Before connecting the computer to the USB termi-
• Before turning on the power to the instrument, con-
• Execute the following before turning the power to
• While the computer is connected to the instrument,
USB terminal
Instrument
meters.
nal, exit from any power-saving mode of the com-
puter (such as suspended, sleep, standby).
nect the computer to the USB terminal.
the instrument on/off or plugging/unplugging the
USB cable to/from the USB terminal.
• Quit any open application software on the com-
puter.
• Make sure that data is not being transmitted
from the instrument. (Data is transmitted when-
ever you play on the keyboard or play back a
song, etc.)
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.
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