Yamaha P-255 Owner's Manual - Page 30

Using USB Flash Drives With a USB flash drive plugged in, you can use your digital piano to perform the following tasks. • Listen to songs stored on the USB flash drive Page 21 • Record your performances on the USB flash drive Page 25 • Copy User Songs recorded on the digital piano itself to the USB flash drive........ Page 32 • Delete songs from the USB flash drive Page 33 • Format the USB flash drive Page 33 • Create backup files Page 47 Working with USB flash drives Precautions when using the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal When connecting a USB device to the terminal, be sure to handle the USB device with care. Follow the important precautions below. For more information about the handling of USB devices, refer to the owner's manual of the USB device.  Compatible USB devices • USB flash memory Other USB devices such as a computer keyboard or mouse cannot be used. The instrument does not necessarily support all commercially available USB devices. Yamaha cannot guarantee operation of USB devices that you purchase. Although USB devices 1.1 to 3.0 can be used on this instrument, the amount of time for saving to or loading from the USB device may differ depending on the type of data or the status of the instrument. Before purchasing a USB device for use with this instrument, please visit the following web page: http://download.yamaha.com/ NOTICE • The rating of the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal is a maximum of 5V/500mA. Do not connect USB devices having a rating above this, since this can cause damage to the instrument itself.  Connecting a USB device When connecting a USB device to the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal, make sure that the connector on the device is appropriate and that it is connected in the proper direction. NOTICE • Avoid connecting or disconnecting the USB device while executing playback/recording and file management operations (such as Save, Copy, Delete and Format), or when accessing the USB device. Failure to do so may result in "freezing" of the operation of the instrument or corruption of the USB device and the data. • When connecting then disconnecting the USB device (and vice versa), make sure to wait a few seconds between the two operations. NOTE • When connecting a USB cable, make sure that the length is less than 3 meters. Using USB Flash Memory By connecting the instrument to a USB flash memory, you can save data you've created to the connected USB flash memory, as well as read data from the connected USB flash memory.  Number of USB flash memories that can be used Only one USB flash memory device can be connected to the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal.  Formatting USB flash memory You should format the USB storage device only with this instrument (page 33). A USB storage device formatted on another device may not operate properly. NOTICE • The Format operation overwrites any previously existing data. Make sure that the USB flash memory you are formatting does not contain important data.  To protect your data (write-protect) To prevent important data from being inadvertently erased, apply the write-protect provided with each USB flash memory. If you are saving data to the USB flash memory, make sure to disable write-protect.  Turning off the instrument When turning off the instrument, make sure that the instrument is NOT accessing the USB flash memory by playback/recording or file management (such as during Save, Copy, Delete and Format operations). Failure to do so may corrupt the USB flash memory and the data. 30 P-255 Owner's Manual