Yamaha ELC-02 ELC-02/ELCU-M02 Owners Manual - Page 187

Connection with Computer Connection with Computer By using the [USB TO HOST] terminal, 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 USBMIDI 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. NOTE When you are using the MDR, MIDI data cannot be transferred from the computer. The [USB TO HOST] terminal of the Electone can be connected to the USB terminal of the computer using a USB cable. 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. USB cable Computer USB TO HOST 13 Connections If you use the [USB TO HOST] terminal, MIDI communication is not available via the both of the [USB TO HOST] terminal and the MIDI terminal. ELC-02/ELCU-M02 Owner's Manual 187