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USB-MIDI INTERFACE

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Page 1: ...USB MIDI INTERFACE Owner s Manual Bedienungsanleitung Mode d emploi English Deutsch Français ...

Page 2: ...s designed are not covered by the manufacturer s warranty and are therefore the owners responsibility Please study this manual carefully and consult your dealer before requesting service ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Yamaha strives to produce products that are both user safe and environmentally friendly We sincerely believe that our products and the production methods used to produce them meet these goals ...

Page 3: ...rical outlet using a multiple connector Doing so can result in lower sound quality or possibly cause overheating in the outlet Unplug the AC power adaptor when not using the instrument or during electrical storms Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components turn off the power for all components Before turning the power on or off for all components set all volume levels to minimu...

Page 4: ...out the included software 7 System Requirements 8 Specifications 8 Parts and Functions 9 Connection 10 Installing the Driver 13 Installing the driver on a Windows 98 system 14 Installing the driver on a Macintosh system 18 Changing the driver setting MIDI Patch Screen 24 Troubleshooting FAQ 30 SPECIAL NOTICES Do not attempt to play the supplied CD ROM on an audio CD player Doing so many result in ...

Page 5: ...connection Supports Windows 98 and Macintosh environments The Windows 98 driver and Macintosh driver are provided to support Windows 98 and Macintosh USB supported iMac G3 G4 etc environments Connect up to 32 UX256s USB hubs enable you to connect up to 32 UX256s offering up to 512 ports for MIDI OUT and up to 256 ports for MIDI IN These numbers vary depending on the operating environment Stable Op...

Page 6: ... program is starting up Also don t perform any of the following operations Otherwise the computer may lock up or the UX256 functions may be disabled Do not frequently turn on and off the power to the UX256 or connect and disconnect the cable Do not place the computer in Save Energy Sleep mode or cancel the mode during MIDI data transfer Do not connect or disconnect the USB cable while the UX256 is...

Page 7: ...river Windows 98 USB MIDI driver YAMAHA USB MIDI Driver You need this driver to operate the UX256 See page 14 for information on installing the driver Macintosh OMS This is a MIDI driver for Macintosh provided by Opcode Systems See page 18 and the included OMS_2 3_Mac pdf OMS manual for information on installing and using the driver USB MIDI Driver YAMAHA USB MIDI Driver You need this driver to op...

Page 8: ...er Turn off virtual memory Hard Disk 2MB or more of free space Other OMS version 2 3 6 or later included in the CD ROM in the package Specifications Jack and Terminals MIDI IN terminals 1 6 MIDI OUT terminals 1 6 TO TG termi nals 1 2 USB terminal DC IN jack Power Supply Power adaptor PA 3B Dimensions 220 W X 110 D X 45 H mm Weight 650g Option 8 pin Peripheral cable for Apple Macintosh Specificatio...

Page 9: ...minals 1 and 2 Connect these terminals to the TO HOST terminals on the MIDI devices Use an optional 8 pin system peripheral cable for Apple Macintosh for connection Set the HOST SELECT switch of the connected MIDI device to PC 1 or Mac regardless of the computer you are using E MIDI terminals 1 6 Connect MIDI devices to these terminals using MIDI cables MIDI IN Receives MIDI signals MIDI OUT Trans...

Page 10: ...r to the appropriate AC outlet Be sure to use the PA 3B power adaptor or equivalent recommended by YAMAHA Using a power adaptor with different current voltage or polarity specifications may cause a malfunction If you plan not to use the UX256 for a long period of time be sure to remove the power adaptor from the AC outlet Before you turn on the power to the UX256 make sure that the computer and th...

Page 11: ... device to PC 1 or Mac regardless of the computer you are using When you are using the TO TG terminal you can use 5 MIDI OUT ports and 1 MIDI IN port to control the connected MIDI device 4 Connecting the MIDI terminals to a MIDI device Use optional MIDI cables to connect the MIDI IN terminal of the MIDI device to the MIDI OUT terminal of the UX256 Also connect the MIDI OUT terminal of the MIDI dev...

Page 12: ...nnect a computer to a USB hub and the USB hub to multiple UX256s using USB cables You can connect up to 32 UX256s USB hub A USB hub is a device used to expand the number of USB terminals Using a USB hub will increase the number of available USB terminals enabling you to connect many USB supported devices as well as multiple UX256s computer UX256 UX256 UX256 UX256 USB hub ...

Page 13: ...the UX256 via a USB cable If you are using a Macintosh computer you also need to install the OMS driver page 18 as well as the USB MIDI driver The installation procedure differs between Windows 98 and Mac OS Proceed to page 18 for installation instruction for a Macintosh computer Windows 98 Macintosh UX256 computer sequence software driver USB cable UX256 computer sequence software driver OMS USB ...

Page 14: ...d off standby Connect the USB terminal of the computer or the USB hub to the USB terminal of the UX256 using the included USB cable 3 Turn on the power to the UX256 The system displays the Add New Hardware Wizard 4 Click Next The system displays a screen that enables you to select search method Installing the driver on a Windows 98 system ...

Page 15: ...sure that the system recognizes the CD ROM check the CD ROM drive box and uncheck all other items Click Next The system may ask you to insert a Windows CD while it checks for the driver Specify the root folder of the CD ROM drive such as D and con tinue installation 7 When the system detects the driver in the CD ROM and is ready for installation it displays the following screen Make sure that the ...

Page 16: ...how this screen after installation is complete The driver has been installed Checking the installation Follow the steps below to make sure the driver has been installed correctly 1 Double click System in the Control Panel to open the System Properties window 2 Click the Device Manager tab and check to see if YAMAHA USB MIDI Driver is listed NOTE ...

Page 17: ...s selected select a driver according to the port number of the connected tone generator and click OK Connecting multiple UX256s Follow the steps below to connect two or more UX256s You do not need to install the driver again 1 Start the computer 2 Make sure the power to the UX256s is turned off standby Connect the USB terminal of the computer or the USB hub to the USB terminal on the UX256s using ...

Page 18: ...lick the CD ROM icon and double click the Install OMS 2 3 6 icon in the OMS folder Follow the instructions on the screen to install OMS For more information on installing and using OMS refer to the included OMS_2 3_Mac pdf manual 2 Installing the USB driver 1 Start the computer 2 Insert the included CD ROM into the CD ROM drive 3 Double click the CD ROM icon and double click the Install USB Driver...

Page 19: ... quit all other running applications Click Continue 6 The installation starts If the driver has already been installed you will receive the following message To return to step 3 press Continue To complete the installation click Quit 7 When the installation is complete the system displays the following mes sage Installation was successful You have installed software which requires you to restart yo...

Page 20: ...56 Make sure the red POWER LED and green USB LED on the UX256 light up steadily 4 Open the OMS Applications folder in the Opcode folder installed on the hard disk and double click the OMS Setup icon to start the setup program 5 If the AppleTalk dialog appears click Turn It Off then click OK in the subsequent dialog box 6 The system displays the Create a New Studio Setup dialog box If this dialog b...

Page 21: ...ake sure that USB MIDI 1 is listed in the OMS Driver Setup dialog then click OK If the UX256 is not detected correctly USB MIDI 1 does not appear Check the cable connection and repeat the procedure from the begin ning If your iMac does not detect the UX256 iMac Update 1 1 may not have been installed See page 8 for more information The system displays one USB MIDI x message for each connected UX256...

Page 22: ...t USB MIDI 1 and multiple Port numbers are listed in the OMS MIDI Device Setup dialog Check all Ports 1 16 check boxes 10 Click OK 11 The system displays a dialog box that enables you to save the setup file Enter the file name and click Save ...

Page 23: ...k appears before the file name 13 You can also improve the setup view by changing the name and icon for each port For more information refer to the included OMS_2 3_Mac pdf The driver installation and OMS setup is now complete Using 2 or more UX256s First connect multiple UX256s then proceed to the OMS setup procedure page 20 ...

Page 24: ...or transmit layered MIDI signals from multiple ports to a single port Also you can directly route MIDI signals from MIDI IN to MIDI OUT The following table shows the assignment of the port numbers and I O ports With the default settings the port number matches the computer s port number If a tone generator connected to the TO TG port does not support multi port specifications the selection of port...

Page 25: ...ntosh system However the basic operation of the screen is the same The following section explains how to operate the MIDI Patch screen in Windows 98 Windows 98 1 Double click Control Panel in the My Computer folder 2 Double click MIDI USB Driver to display the screen Macintosh Select Control Panels from the Apple menu then select YAMAHA USB MIDI Patch to display the screen ...

Page 26: ...u are using a Macintosh computer the device number is assigned sequentially such as USB1 USB2 etc as the Device Name Checking the signal path To see if the MIDI device is connected correctly you can try transmitting MIDI signals Note Off Message When you click Send All Note OFF a MIDI All Note Off message will be sent to all ports on the UX256 Note On Message When you click Send All Note On a MIDI...

Page 27: ...tting by checking the check boxes If you check multiple check boxes vertically MIDI signals from multiple output ports on the computer are merged and transmitted to one output port on the UX256 If you check multiple check boxes horizontally a MIDI signal from one output port on the computer is distributed to multiple output ports on the UX256 See page 24 for more information on the relationship be...

Page 28: ...tting by checking the check boxes If you check multiple check boxes vertically a MIDI signal from one input port on the UX256 is distributed to multiple input ports on the computer If you check multiple check boxes horizontally MIDI signals from multiple input ports on the UX256 are merged and transmitted to one input port on the computer See page 24 for more information on the relationship betwee...

Page 29: ...creen If you check multiple check boxes vertically a MIDI signal from one input port on the UX256 is distributed to multiple output ports on the UX256 If you check multiple check boxes horizontally MIDI signals from multiple input ports on the UX256 are merged and transmitted to one output port on the UX256 See page 24 for more information on the relationship between the UX256 s I O ports and the ...

Page 30: ...steps below 1 Double click System in the Control Panel to open the System window 2 Double click the Device Manager tab With the View devices by type check box checked look for Other devices 3 If you find Other devices double click it to extend the tree to look for Unknown device If one appears select it and click the Remove button 4 Remove the USB cable from the UX256 and make the connection again...

Page 31: ...menu select View Folder Options then select Show all files WINDOWS INF OTHER YAMAHAYMIDUSB INF WINDOWS SYSTEM Xgusb drv WINDOWS SYSTEM Ymidusb sys 4 Turn off the power to the UX256 and remove the USB cable 5 Restart the computer 6 Re install the driver according to the instructions on page 14 Macintosh 1 Delete the files in the following locations System Folder Control Panels YAMAHA USB MIDI Patch...

Page 32: ...use interference harmful to the operation of other electronic de vices Compliance with FCC regulations does not guarantee that interference will not occur in all installations If this product is found to be the source of interference which can be determined by turning the unit OFF and ON please try to elimi nate the problem by using one of the following measures Relocate either this product or the...

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