Yamaha File Owner's Manual - Page 19

Transmitting Files (computer to instrument/media) You can directly transmit data from your computer to the desired media handled by the File Utilitycompatible MIDI instrument (such as synthesizers and Clavinovas). Moreover, you can do this without having to make any panel settings on the MIDI instrument itself. Transmit USB cable, etc. Internal Memory Drive SCSI storage devices, etc. Built-in or optionally installed storage devices Memory Card (SmartMedia™) inserted to the instrument's card slot Floppy disk inserted to the instrument's disk drive Computer MIDI instrument n Built-in or optionally installed storage devices may differ depending on the MIDI instrument. 1. Open the window (folder) that contains the file to be transmitted. n Double-click the Computer icon at the left corner of the toolbar to open the directory specified in the File Utility Setup dialog. To make your data organization chores easier, you may want to create a special File Utility folder and save all your File Utility files there. n If you use a Macintosh computer, you can double-click the volume or folder in the Main window to open the sub-window. 2. Select a file to be transmitted from the window opened in step #1. 3. Drag a file and drop it to the desired location (directory) in the Main window in the File Utility. You can drop it directly to the volume (media) icon. 4. Data transfer from the computer to the media handled by the MIDI instrument begins immediately (as long as there is no problem in reading the file and recognizing the destination directory). n Keep in mind that the time needed for this operation differs depending on the configuration and specifications of your particular computer. 19