Yamaha YPG-635 - Manual (Page 105)

DGX-630/YPG-635 Owner’s Manual
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Connections
The following functions become available when this instrument is connected to a computer.
● Performance data can be transferred between the instrument and the computer (page 106).
● Files can be transferred between the instrument and the computer (page 108).
The connection procedure is as follows:
1
Install the USB-MIDI driver on your com-
puter.
The USB-MIDI driver is included on the CD-ROM.
Installation of the USB-MIDI driver is described on
pages 114–115.
2
Connect the USB terminal of the computer to
the USB terminal on the instrument using an
AB type USB cable (USB cable sold sepa-
rately).
The supplied CD-ROM also includes a Musicsoft
Downloader application that allows you to transfer
song files from your computer to the instrument’s
flash memory. For instructions about how to install
Musicsoft Downloader and how to transfer song
files, see pages 108, 115.
■ Precautions when using the USB TO
HOST terminal
When connecting the computer to the USB TO
HOST terminal, make sure to observe the follow-
ing points. Failing to do so risks freezing the com-
puter 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.
Connecting a Personal Computer
USB cable
Instrument
Computer
• Use an AB type USB cable of less than about 3 meters.
• Before connecting the computer to the USB TO HOST terminal,
exit from any power-saving mode of the computer (such as sus-
pended, sleep, standby).
• Before turning on the power to the instrument, connect the com-
puter 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 instru-
ment. (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.
CAUTION