Yamaha Clavinova CLP-430 Owner's Manual page 49

Precautions when using the USB [TO HOST] terminal
When connecting the computer to the USB [TO HOST] 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 computer OS, or turn the power to the instrument off
then on again.
NOTICE
• Use an AB type USB cable of less than 3 meters. USB 3.0 cables cannot be used.
• Before connecting the computer to the USB [TO HOST] terminal, exit from any power-saving
mode of the computer (such as suspend, sleep, standby).
• Before turning on the power to the instrument, connect the computer to the USB [TO HOST]
terminal.
• Execute the following before turning the power to the instrument on/off or plugging/
unplugging the USB cable to/from the USB [TO HOST] terminal.
- Quit any open application software on the computer.
- Make sure that data is not being transmitted from the instrument. (Data is transmitted only
by playing notes on the keyboard or playing back a song.)
• While the computer is connected to the instrument, 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.
Loading MIDI Song data from a computer to the instrument
You can transfer MIDI Song data from a computer to the instrument by using
the Yamaha software Musicsoft Downloader. For more information on
transferring data, refer to "Transferring Data Between the Computer and
Instrument (for unprotected data)" in the Help file that came with Musicsoft
Downloader.
Requirements for Song data that can be loaded from a computer to this
instrument
• Data format: SMF Format 0 and 1
• Maximum data size: approx. 1.5 MB in total
Musicsoft Downloader is a free download from the Yamaha website at the
following URL. To be able to use this function, you must first download
Musicsoft Downloader from the website.
http://music.yamaha.com/download/
NOTE
If the data contains any data that
is incompatible with this
instrument, it cannot be played
back as it was intended, even
when the data is SMF format 0 or
format 1.
Advanced Functions
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