Yamaha Song Filer Manual

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Contents

What is the Song Filer? .................................2

Top display......................................................3

Menu Bar ........................................................3

MIDI Device Setup .........................................4

MIDI Port Setup (Windows).......................4

OMS Port Setup (Macintosh) ....................5

Receiving Files ...............................................5

Transmitting Files...........................................7

Controls ..........................................................9

Deleting files .............................................9

Renaming files ........................................10

Error Messages............................................11

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This owner’s manual assumes that you are already familiar with basic Windows/Macintosh

operation. If you are not,please refer to the owner’s manual which came with your

Windows/Mac OS software before using Song Filer.

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Summary of Song Filer

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1 contents what is the song filer? .................................2 top display......................................................3 menu bar ........................................................3 midi device setup .........................................4 midi port setup (windows).............
Page 2: What Is The Song Filer?
What is the song filer? With the song filer, you can receive and transmit data between your computer and your musical instrument. You can also use it to manage the files stored on your musical instrument via your computer. The song filer can perform the following three functions. N make sure to conn...
Page 3: Top Display
Top display when you start the song filer, the “top display” will appear as shown below. 1 opens the “receive” window where you can transfer data from your musical instrument to your computer, then save it ( page 5 ). 2 opens the “transmit” window where you can transfer data from your computer to yo...
Page 4: Midi Device Setup
Midi device setup you will need to specify the midi device drivers through which your computer will communicate with your musical instrument. Follow the procedure below. N if you are using a macintosh, refer to the section “ oms port setup ” on page 5. Midi port setup (windows) 1. Select “midi port ...
Page 5: Oms Port Setup (Macintosh)
Oms port setup (macintosh) the song filer software uses oms (open music system) for midi input/output. To use the song filer software, oms must be installed and set up correctly before starting the song filer. 1. Start up the song filer by double-clicking its icon. N if appletalk is enabled, you wil...
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1. Open the “receive” window. Click [receive] in the top display. The “receive” window will open. Computer 1 “save in:”: click this and choose the destination folder (to save to) from the drop-down list. 2 file/folder list: this shows the contents of the destination folder. Musical instrument 3 [ref...
Page 7: Transmitting Files
7 2. Specify the file(s) and destination folder. From the bottom list of musical instrument’s files, choose the files you wish to transfer to your computer. 3. Click [receive] to begin transferring data from your musical instrument to your computer. You will see the following message after the trans...
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Computer 1 “look in:”: click this and choose the source folder (to send from) from the drop-down list. 2 file/folder list: this shows the contents of the source folder. 3 “file name (transmit files):”: this shows the name of the file selected from the file/folder list. 4 “files of type:”: click this...
Page 9: Controls
Controls you can delete and rename files in the musical instrument using your computer. Deleting files 1. Open the “control” window. Click [control] in the top display. The “control” window will open. 1 “delete” button: click this to delete the currently selected file. (a confirmation prompt will ap...
Page 10: Renaming Files
2. From the list, choose those file(s) that you wish to delete from your musical instrument. 3. Click [delete]. You will see the following confirmation message: 4. Click [ok] to return to the “control” window. Renaming files 1. Open the “control” window. Click [control] in the top display. The “cont...
Page 11: Error Messages
Error messages “the selected midi device is in use. Quit any applications currently using the device.” this message is displayed when the song filer starts up and the midi driver is currently being used by another application. Click [ok], quit any applications that are using the midi driver, and sta...