18 | Nord PiaNo User MaNUal os v1.X
Installation
USB Driver
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Mac OSX user may skip this section
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If you use a Windows computer (XP, Vista or 7), locate the Clavia
USB Driver v3.0 Setup.exe on the DVD that accompanies the unit
and double click on this ile.
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Follow the instructions on the screen.
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After the iles have been installed, the driver will be activated when
you connect the Nord unit. Do this by connecting a USB cable
between the Nord instrument and your computer.
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When the Nord unit is connected to the computer, the driver will
be automatically activated and a conirmation will appear in the
notiication area in the Windows task bar.
Sound Manager
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Windows users: Open the Nord Sound Manager folder on the
DVD, launch the “Nord Sound Manager v5.x Setup.exe” and fol-
low the instructions carefully. The Nord Sound Manager can be
accessed from the start menu when the installation procedure is
inished.
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Mac OSX users: Open the Nord Sound Manager folder on the
DVD, double-click on the “Nord Sound Manager 5.x.dmg” and
then drag the Nord Sound Manager application from the virtual
hard drive to your “Applications” folder.
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The iles mentioned for the driver and application installations can
also be downloaded from the www.nordkeyboards.com web-
site. Please visit our website from time to time to check for any
updates.
Overview
You can work with the contents of the Piano and the Program parti-
tions. These are accessed from the tabs, conveniently labeled Piano
and Programs.
If no Nord Piano is connected to the computer, pages, icons and
memory locations will be grayed out.
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The actions that take place in the Nord Sound Manager will affect
the memory in the Nord Piano. The Manager is on-line with a con-
nected Nord Piano at all times; any changes that you perform in
the Manager will immediately be executed in the Nord Piano. If you
e.g. delete a piano or a Program from the list in the Nord Sound
Manager, that same sound will also be deleted from the Nord
Piano Flash memory.
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Nord Sound Manager
The Nord Sound Manager is the application that allows you to organize the various memory areas, the partitions in the Nord Piano. It is also used
to download pianos or programs to the Nord Piano or to upload any of these items - called sounds - from the Nord Piano memory to the computer
hard drive. The Nord Sound Manager provides access to various methods to download the sounds to the unit and a function to backup and restore
the entire Nord Piano memory.
System requirements
The Nord Sound Manager is compatible with computers running Mac OSX 10.4 or later, Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows Vista. If you run the
Nord Sound Manager on a Windows computer, you also need a Clavia USB Driver of version 3.0 or later installed.
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Nord Piano OS Updates, USB drivers and instructions on how to install these are available at the www.nordkeyboards.com website and on the
DVD that accompanies this unit.
