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TRANSFERRING DATA BETWEEN THE PSR-E303/YPT-300 and a COMPUTER
The PSR-E303/YPT-300 includes 102 preset Songs, but you can load other Songs from your computer and use them in the
same way as the preset Songs as long as the loaded Song is SMF format 0*.
Loaded Song data will be stored in Song numbers beginning with 108.
In order to perform the operations described in this section you will need to use a computer connected to the Internet to
download the free Musicsoft Downloader application from the URL listed below.
* The SMF (Standard MIDI File) format is one of the most common and widely compatible sequence formats used for storing
sequence data. Most commercially available MIDI sequence data is provided in SMF Format 0.
You can download the “Musicsoft Downloader” application from the following website. Make sure that your computer has an
Internet connection.
The minimum computer requirements for Musicsoft Downloader operation are as follows:
Installing Musicsoft Downloader
http://music.yamaha.com/download/
• OS
: Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP Home Edition/XP Professional
• CPU
: 233 MHz or higher; Intel® Pentium®/Celeron®
processor family (500 MHz or more is recommended)
• Memory
: 64 MB or more (256 MB or more is recommended)
• Hard Disk : at least 128 MB of free space (at least 512 MB of free space is recommended)
• Display
: 800 x 600 HighColor (16-bit)
• Other
: Microsoft® Internet Explorer®5.5 or higher
NOTE: Visit the Yamaha website for more information on the latest version of Musicsoft Downloader (version 5.2.0 or higher) and how
to install it.
After installing the Musicsoft Downloader application on your computer, connect the PSR-E303/YPT-300 as described below.
A Yamaha UX16 or similar USB-MIDI interface (sold separately) will be necessary for MIDI connection between the PSR-E303/
YPT-300 and a USB-equipped computer.
Make sure to purchase a Yamaha UX16 or a quality USB-MIDI interface at a musical instrument store, computer store or
electrical appliance store.
If you use the UX16 interface, install the driver supplied with the interface on your computer.
Connecting a personal computer
A USB-MIDI interface
(such as theYamaha UX16)
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
USB
PSR-E303/
YPT-300