Yamaha CLP-470 Owner's Manual - Page 49
Loading MIDI Song data from a computer to the instrument
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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 49 Connections