Yamaha PSR-E423 Owner's Manual - Page 73

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Connecting to a Computer This instrument can be connected to a computer to allow transfer of MIDI data or a file. Connecting a Personal Computer USB terminal USB terminal USB cable Instrument In order to be able to communicate with and use instruments connected to your computer, the appropriate driver software must be properly installed on your computer. The USB-MIDI driver allows sequence software and similar applications on your computer to transmit and receive MIDI data to and from MIDI devices via a USB cable. The USB-MIDI driver is included on the CD-ROM. Installation of the USBMIDI driver is described on page 80. CAUTION • Connect the PSR-E423 to external equipment only after turning off power for all devices. Then, turn on the power, first to the PSR-E423, then to the connected external equipment. Reverse this order when you turn the power off. Precautions when using the USB terminal When connecting the computer to the USB 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. • Use an AB type USB cable of less than about 3 meters. • Before connecting the computer to the USB terminal, exit from any power-saving mode of the computer (such as suspended, sleep, standby). • Before turning on the power to the instrument, connect the computer to the USB terminal. • Execute the following before turning the power to the instrument on/off or plugging/unplugging the USB cable to/from the USB terminal. • Quit any open application software on the computer. • Make sure that data is not being transmitted from the instrument. (Data is transmitted whenever you play on the keyboard or play back a song, etc.) • 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. Reference Owner's Manual 73

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Owner’s Manual
73
Reference
Connecting to a Computer
This instrument can be connected to a computer to allow transfer of MIDI data or a file.
Connecting a Personal Computer
In order to be able to communicate with and use
instruments connected to your computer, the appropri-
ate driver software must be properly installed on your
computer. The USB-MIDI driver allows sequence
software and similar applications on your computer to
transmit and receive MIDI data to and from MIDI
devices via a USB cable. The USB-MIDI driver is
included on the CD-ROM. Installation of the USB-
MIDI driver is described on page 80.
Precautions when using the USB
terminal
When connecting the computer to the USB 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 com-
puter OS, or turn the power to the instrument off then
on again.
•
Use an AB type USB cable of less than about 3
meters.
•
Before connecting the computer to the USB termi-
nal, exit from any power-saving mode of the com-
puter (such as suspended, sleep, standby).
•
Before turning on the power to the instrument, con-
nect the computer to the USB terminal.
•
Execute the following before turning the power to
the instrument on/off or plugging/unplugging the
USB cable to/from the USB terminal.
•
Quit any open application software on the com-
puter.
•
Make sure that data is not being transmitted
from the instrument. (Data is transmitted when-
ever you play on the keyboard or play back a
song, etc.)
•
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 terminal
USB terminal
USB cable
Instrument
• Connect the PSR-E423 to external equipment only after
turning off power for all devices. Then, turn on the power,
first to the PSR-E423, then to the connected external equip-
ment. Reverse this order when you turn the power off.
CAUTION