Yamaha PF-500 Installation Guide - Page 5

English Minimum System Requirements n Depending on your operating system, it may be necessary to satisfy conditions in addition to those listed below. • File Utility (including MIDI setup) Computer: PC with 75 megahertz (MHz); Intel® Pentium®/ Celeron™ family OS: Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me/NT4.0/2000/XP Home Edition/XP Professional Available Memory: 16 MB or more Hard Disk: 4 MB or more Display: 640 × 480, High Color (16 bit) • USB MIDI Driver Computer: PC (with USB port) with 166 megahertz (MHz); Intel® Pentium®/Celeron™ family OS: Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000/XP Home Edition/XP Professional Available Memory: 32 MB or more Hard Disk: 2 MB or more • YAMAHA CBX Driver OS: Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me/NT4.0/2000/XP Home Edition/XP Professional Software Installation n For details about the application software which has no installation guide described below, refer to the online manual of each software. ¡ Windows 98/Me users See below. ¡ Windows 2000 users See page 6. ¡ Windows XP users See page 7. n Before you install the USB MIDI driver, you can minimize the possibility of problems by putting your computer in the following state. • Close all applications and windows that you are not using. • Disconnect all cables from the PF-500 except for the cable whose driver you are installing. G Installing the driver on a Windows 98/Me system 1 Start the computer. 2 Insert the included CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 3 Make sure the POWER switch on the PF-500 is set to OFF and use the USB cable to connect the USB terminal of the computer (or the USB hub) to the USB terminal of the PF-500. When the PF-500 is turned on, the computer automatically displays the "Add New Hardware Wizard." If the Add New Hardware Wizard does not appear, click "Add New Hardware" in the Control Panel. n For Windows Me users, check the radio button to the left of "Automatic search for a better driver (Recommended)" and click [Next]. The system automatically starts searching and installing the driver. Proceed to Step 8. If the system does not detect the driver, select "Specify the location of the driver (Advanced)" and specify the CD-ROM drive's root directory (e.g., D:\) to install the driver. Windows 98 Acrobat Reader In order to view the PDF manuals included with each application, you'll need to install Acrobat Reader. n If an older version of Acrobat Reader is installed on your PC, you'll need to uninstall it before proceeding. 1 Double-click on the "Acroread_" folder. Four different language folders will be displayed. 2 Select the language you want to use and double-click on its folder. "ar500***.exe" file will be displayed. ("***" indicates the selected language.) 3 Double-click on the "ar500***.exe." Acrobat Reader Setup Dialog box will be displayed. 4 Execute the installation by following the on-screen directions. After installation is complete, the Acrobat folder appears on your PC (in Program Files, as the default). For information on using the Acrobat Reader, refer to the Reader Guide in the Help menu. Windows Me USB MIDI Driver To operate the PF-500 from your computer via USB, you'll need to install the appropriate driver software. The USB-MIDI driver is software that transfers MIDI data back and forth between sequence software and the PF-500 via a USB cable. Computer Sequence Software Driver PF-500 USB cable MIN MAX MASTER VOLUME SONG KEYBOARD SONG BALANCE DEMO TRACK TRACK EXTRA METRONOME 1 2 TRACKS FILE START/STOP SETTING A SONG SELECT TOP START/STOP REC SONG SETTING DOWN UP NEW SONG SYNCHRO START SONG C TEMPO B CONTRAST GRAND PIANO 1 GRAND PIANO 2 E.PIANO 1 E.PIANO 2 HARPSICHORD E.CLAVICHORD VIBRAPHONE GUITAR VOICE SETTING SPLIT REVERB CHORUS MIDI SETTING CHURCH JAZZ SYNTH. WOOD ORGAN ORGAN STRINGS CHOIR PAD BASS E.BASS XG VARIATION BRILLIANCE MELLOW BRIGHT OTHER SETTING EXIT D VOICE EFFECT Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide (PF-500) 5