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Connection with Computer, Using the [USB TO HOST] terminal
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3 Connection with Computer NOTE When you are using the MDR, MIDI data cannot be transferred to/from the computer. By using the [USB TO HOST] terminal or MIDI terminals, you can connect the Electone and computer enabling the MIDI communication between both. Install the USB-MIDI driver to your computer, then make the MIDI connection between the Electone and computer. Regarding the USB-MIDI driver, you can download the latest version from the Yamaha website: http://download.yamaha.com/ Connecting your Electone to a computer opens up a whole new world of musical possibilities. You can save your original songs to computer and create notation (score writing application or sequencing software is needed), and even upload your original Electone song data to your own website, to promote your talents or share songs with your friends. You can also control the Electone from the computer, for example, by playing a MIDI file on the computer to play back the sounds of your Electone. Using the [USB TO HOST] terminal Using the Electone's [USB TO HOST] terminal and a standard USB cable, connect the Electone and the computer. Computer [USB TO HOST] Connections 10 USB cable MIDI terminals are automatically disabled when the [USB TO HOST] terminal is used. MIDI and [USB TO HOST] terminals are automatically disabled when the USB wireless LAN adaptor is connected. 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, disable 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. 186 ELB-02 Owner's Manual