Installation; Prior To Installation; Basic Information; Backing Up Data - Yamaha MU100 Owner's Manual

Installing the Optional XG Plug-in System

Installation

Prior to Installation

Basic Information

The features of the XG Plug-in Board are only supported when the
sound module is in the XG or PFM (Performance) mode.
Only voice parts 1 through 16 of the PLG100-DX and PLG100-VL
(tone generators) are supported.
MIDI receive channels B1 to B16 are also not supported; be sure to set
the MU100 to MIDI receive channels A1 through A16.
When controlling a plug-in board via an external MIDI device, be sure
to use the MIDI IN-A port if the HOST SELECT switch is set to MIDI.
Use port 1 (A1-A16) if the HOST SELECT switch is not set to MIDI.
The various voices of a plug-in board can be selected via the control
panel by specifying the bank number. The voice bank of a plug-in board
is listed after the voice bank of the main unit.
You can set the XG part parameters of a plug-in board in the Multi Edit
mode. However, depending on the board, some parameters may not be
supported. Please consult the documentation that came with your plug-
in board for details.
Plug-in board parameters that can be set via the control panel of the
main unit are output using an operation similar to a Dump Out.

Backing Up Data

XG Plug-in Boards are not equipped with a backup function. However, at
startup it is possible to send the plug-in board parameters that can be set via
the control panel of the MU100 as backup data to the plug-in board.
It takes some time for the main unit to backup data when some of the
external MIDI parameters are changed via the main unit's control panel.
Always wait for the backup process to finish. Data will be lost if power
to the main unit is turned off before the backup process has finished.
After setting parameters for a MIDI device that could not be set through
the control panel of the main unit, turn off the power in order to initial-
ize the system and to disable the backup function.

The Performance Mode

Plug-in boards can be used in the Performance Mode. However, only
plug-in board parameters that can be set via the control panel of the
main unit can be stored as performance data.
Some plug-in board parameters can be changed via an external MIDI
device. The value that appears on the display of the main unit may be
different from parameter settings of a plug-in board when settings are
made via an external MIDI device.
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