Reference Manual
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Connecting to a Computer
You can transfer data on the instrument, such as Songs and Styles you have recorded and the Backup data, to a
computer to save them, or from a computer to the instrument. You can also transfer the external Style, Song and
Music Database files on a computer to the instrument. In order to transfer files between your computer and the
instrument, you will need to download the “Musicsoft Downloader” application (free of charge) and install it on
your computer.
Installing Musicsoft Downloader
You can download the “Musicsoft Downloader” application from the following web-
site and install it on your computer. Make sure that your computer has an Internet
connection.
http://download.yamaha.com/
Please visit the URL above to get the information on the computer system require-
ments for Musicsoft Downloader.
Transferring Data by using the Musicsoft Downloader
For Musicsoft Downloader operating instructions see the Help menu: launch the
Musicsoft Downloader application and click “Help.”
Data that can be transferred between the instrument and a computer
• Backup data (PSR-S650.BUP)
• Styles, Songs and Music Database other than preset data
(Data capacity: approx. 1,130 KB)
• Songs: (SMF format 0 and 1)
• Style: (SFF/SFF GE)
• Music Database: (.mfd)
• The number of files that can be shown on the display is as follows:
• Songs: 100
• Styles: 50
• Music Database: 50
* 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.
Transferring Data Between the Computer and Instrument
• Visit the Yamaha website for
more information on the latest
version of Musicsoft Down-
loader (version 5.6.1 or
higher) and how to install it.
NOTE
• Never turn the power off
and never plug/unplug the
AC power adaptor during
data transmission. Not only
will the data fail to be trans-
ferred and saved, but opera-
tion of the flash memory
may become unstable and
its contents may disappear
completely when the power
is turned on or off.
• Preset Style, Song and
Music Database cannot be
transmitted from the instru-
ment.
• Even if the number of files
transferred is less than the
maximum allowed, if the
amount of data exceeds 1,130
KB, the data cannot be trans-
ferred to the instrument.
• Before using Musicsoft
Downloader application to
access the instrument, make
sure to return to the MAIN
display, and stop playback if
a Song or Style is being
played back.
• Close the window to exit from
the Musicsoft Downloader
and re-enable control of the
instrument.
• When the “Language” is set
to English, files with names
using double-byte charac-
ters cannot be transferred to
the instrument.
NOTICE
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