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Connecting Other Eq
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Refer to the section Panel Controls & Functions (page 8) for details of connector locations.
[AUX IN] jack—Listen to a portable music
player using the digital piano’s speakers
By connecting the headphones jack of an audio device
such as a portable music player to the digital piano’s
[AUX IN] jack using a stereo audio cable as shown
below, you can route audio from that device to the
built-in speakers.
[L/L+R] and [R] AUX OUT jacks—Listening to
the digital piano using external speakers
If you need to raise the volume of the digital piano
beyond the limit of the built-in speakers, you can con-
nect it to powered speakers using the [L/L+R] and [R]
AUX OUT jacks. The volume of the sound output via
these jacks can be adjusted using the instrument’s
[MASTER VOLUME] slider. If necessary, you can
turn off your digital piano’s built-in speakers when
using external speakers. Refer to page 44 for details.
With your digital piano’s [USB TO HOST] terminal con-
nected to a computer using a USB cable, you can exchange
MIDI data with the computer and also get much more out
of music software running on it. For details on how to con-
nect to a computer and exchange data, please refer to the
pdf manual
Computer-related Operations
, which can be
freely downloaded from the Yamaha web site.
• When connecting other equipment to your digital piano, ensure that all devices are turned off first. In addition, be sure to set all volume levels
to minimum (0) before turning devices on or off. Failure to observe these precautions can lead to electric shock, hearing damage, or equip-
ment damage.
• In order to avoid damaging an audio device when you want to listen to it using the digital piano’s built-in speakers, be sure to turn on the
audio device first, followed by the digital piano. In addition, remember to always turn off the digital piano before the audio device.
CAUTION
NOTICE
Connecting audio equipment
• Using the corresponding Function parameter (page 40), you can specify whether
or not the volume of audio output via the AUX OUT jacks will be adjustable using
the [MASTER VOLUME] slider.
• Select cables and plugs with the lowest resistance possible.
• You should never directly or indirectly connect the digital piano’s AUX OUT jacks
to the [AUX IN] jack. For example, if you have connected the AUX OUT jacks to
powered speakers or the like, you should never route sound from the speakers
back to the digital piano’s [AUX IN] jack.
• Use only the [L/L+R] AUX OUT jack if you wish to output the digital piano’s
sound in mono.
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Signal flow
NOTE
Connecting to a computer
• Use a USB A-B cable. Make sure that the length is less than 3
meters. USB 3.0 cables cannot be used with your digital piano.
• Your digital piano will start to exchange MIDI data shortly after the USB connec-
tion is made.
• When connecting your digital piano to a computer via USB, do so directly with
one cable and not via a USB hub.
• Refer to the owner’s manuals that came with your computer and sequencer appli-
cation for details on configuring them for use with MIDI.
Types of file that can be exchanged with a computer
Songs:
• Files with a .mid extension (SMF format 0 or 1)
[USB TO HOST] terminal
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Digital piano
NOTICE
NOTE
NOTE
• Certain MIDI files in SMF format 0 or 1 may contain data that is not sup-
ported by your digital piano. In such a case, the files may not play as origi-
nally intended.
NOTE
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