Yamaha DTX-MULTI Owner's Manual - Page 11

Setting Up Turning on the DTX-MULTI 12 1 After you have connected speakers, an audio player, and any other necessary equipment, turn the volume of the DTX-MULTI 12 itself and the other devices fully down as a precaution. 2 Press the F (Standby/On) switch on the DTXMULTI 12's rear panel to turn it on. The opening screen will be displayed, followed by the Select Kit page (from the KIT setting area). YAMAHA ■ Connecting a mixer or other MIDI devices Ensure that the volume on all devices is turned fully down. Then, turn on the devices one-by-one in the following sequence: q MIDI controllers (master devices), w MIDI receivers (slave devices), e audio equipment (mixers, amplifiers, speakers, etc.). NOTE • When turning off your system, first turn the volume of each audio device fully down, and then switch off the devices one-by-one in the reverse order to above (i.e., starting with the audio equipment). Connecting a USB Memory Device You can plug a USB memory device into the USB TO DEVICE port on the side panel of your DTX-MULTI 12. ■ Precautions When Using USB TO DEVICE Port Whenever connecting a USB device via the USB TO DEVICE port, be sure to handle it with care and to observe the following important precautions. NOTE • For more details on how to use your USB device, refer to the owner's man- ual that came with it. ● Supported USB devices Flash drives, external hard disks, and other USB-compatible, mass-storage devices may be plugged in for use with this instrument. The DTX-MULTI 12 does not necessarily support all commercially available USB memory devices, and Yamaha cannot guarantee the operation of all such devices that can be purchased. Before purchasing a USB device for use with this instrument, therefore, please check with your Yamaha dealer or an authorized Yamaha distributor (see list at end of the Owner's Manual) or visit the following web page: http://dtxdrums.yamaha.com NOTE • Other USB devices, such as a computer keyboard or mouse, cannot be used. ● Connecting a USB memory device Before plugging in a USB memory device, ensure that its connector matches the instrument's USB TO DEVICE port and that both are oriented in the same direction. This port supports the USB 1.1 standard; however, you can also plug in and use USB 2.0 memory devices. It should be noted that data will be transferred at the USB 1.1 speed in such a case. ■ Using a USB Memory Device With a USB memory device plugged in, you will be able to save data that you have created and to import both settings and audio data. NOTE • Although USB-type CD-R and CD-RW drives can be used to load data into the instrument, they cannot be used to save data directly. You can, however, transfer data to a computer featuring a CD-R or CD-RW drive in order to write it to this type of media. USB memory device or Connection to USB memory device (hard disk, etc.) DTX-MULTI 12 ● Formatting USB Memory Devices Certain types of USB memory device must be formatted before they can be used with this instrument. For details on how to do this, see page 97. CAUTION • When a USB memory device is formatted, all data stored on it will be permanently erased. Before formatting such a device, therefore, ensure that any important data contained on it has been copied to another location. Owner's Manual 11