Yamaha MM8 Owner's Manual - Page 67

Using a USB Storage Device, Check that CONNECT is showing

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Storing/Saving Data Using a USB Storage Device 1 Connect a USB storage device to the USB TO DEVICE terminal, being careful to insert it in the proper direction. 2 Check that "CONNECT" is showing in the MAIN display. CONNECT IMPORTANT • In order to play songs copied to a USB storage device from a computer or other device, the songs must be stored either in the USB storage device's root directory or a first-level/secondlevel folder in the root directory. Songs stored in these location can be selected and played as USB songs (page 26). Songs stored in third-level-folders created inside a second-level folder cannot be selected and played by this instrument. USB Storage Device (Root) Song File Song Folder root Song File Song Folder Song File Song Folder Can Be Selected/ Played. Cannot Be Selected/ Played. You can go to the FILE CONTROL display from which you can access USB storage device operations by pressing the [MENU] button from this display. (Do not press this button now, but only when instructed to in the section below.) Menu Format User File Save SMF Save Load Delete Page 68 69 70 71 72 A message (information or confirmation dialog) will sometimes appears on the display to facilitate operation. Refer to the "Messages" section on page 83 for explanations of each message. NOTE • No sound will be produced if you play the keyboard while FILE CONTROL display is showing. Also, in this state only buttons related to file functions will be active. NOTE • The FILE CONTROL display will not appear in any of the following cases: • During pattern or song playback • While data is being loaded from a USB storage device MM6/MM8 Owner's Manual 67

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Storing/Saving Data
MM6/MM8
Owner’s Manual
67
1
Connect a USB storage device to the
USB TO DEVICE terminal, being careful
to insert it in the proper direction.
2
Check that “CONNECT” is showing in
the MAIN display.
You can go to the FILE CONTROL display
from which you can access USB storage device
operations by pressing the [MENU] button
from this display.
(Do not press this button now, but only when
instructed to in the section below.)
Using a USB Storage Device
In order to play songs copied to a USB storage device from a
computer or other device, the songs must be stored either in
the USB storage device’s root directory or a first-level/second-
level folder in the root directory. Songs stored in these location
can be selected and played as USB songs (page 26). Songs
stored in third-level-folders created inside a second-level folder
cannot be selected and played by this instrument.
USB Storage Device (Root)
Can Be
Selected/
Played.
Cannot Be
Selected/
Played.
Song
File
Song
File
Song
File
Song
Folder
Song
Folder
Song
Folder
root
IMPORTANT
Menu
Page
Format
68
User File Save
69
SMF Save
70
Load
71
Delete
72
A message (information or confirmation
dialog) will sometimes appears on the dis-
play to facilitate operation. Refer to the
“Messages” section on page 83 for expla-
nations of each message.
CONNECT
No sound will be produced if you play the keyboard while FILE
CONTROL display is showing. Also, in this state only buttons related
to file functions will be active.
NOTE
The FILE CONTROL display will not appear in any of the following
cases:
• During pattern or song playback
• While data is being loaded from a USB storage device
NOTE