Appendix; Midi; Midi Setting Examples - Yamaha Electone EL-200 Owner's Manual

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Appendix

MIDI

On the right underside of the Electone k
OUT jacks and TO HOST terminal.
MIDI is an acron y m that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interf
which allows electronic musical instruments to communicate with each
other , by sending and recei ving MIDI messages. If your Electone is
connected with e xternal de v ices via these MIDI jacks (with a personal
computer via the TO HOST terminal) and appropriate MIDI settings are
done, you can play an e x ternal MIDI de v ice such as synthesizer from your
Electone k eyboard or your Electone can be played by an e
such as sequencer (by a personal computer with a sequencing softw
installed).
You need MIDI cable(s) when you e xchange the data between Electone and
an external de v ice. Or you need a serial cable when you connect Electone'
TO HOST to the computer serial port instead of using MIDI cables.
Also, to exchange the data between your Electone and connected MIDI
device you have to match the MIDI transmit/recei
devices. Receive channels of Electone are f ixed. Upper K eyboard: channel
1, Lower Keyboard: channel 2, Pedalboard: channel 3 Accordingly , you
need to match the transmit channels on the e
receive channels of Electone when you w ant to control Electone by the
external de vice.
Setting examples
Using the TO HOST terminal
If you want to connect your Electone with a personal computer, a MIDI
interface will be necessary. However, using a separately available Serial Cable
allows you to directly connect them (between the TO HOST terminal of your
Electone and the Serial Port of the personal computer). In this case you need to
select one of the HOST SELECT switches to match the computer type you use.
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No additional MIDI setting is necessary.
Windows 95/98
Macintosh
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eyboard you will f i nd the MIDI IN/
HOST SELECT
8-pin MINI DIN to
PC-2 PC-1
MIDI D-SUB 9-pin Cable
Mac
TO
HOST
EL-200
HOST SELECT
Macintosh Peripheral
PC-2 PC-1
MIDI Mac Cable (M0197)
TO
HOST
EL-200
xternal de v ice
are
ve channels on both
xternal de v ice to the fixed
RS-232C
(DB9) Windows 95(98)
(Computer)
Macintosh
(Computer)
ace,
s
NOTE:
See page 54 for the information on the
MIDI message types.
NOTE:
MIDI jacks will be inactive when the TO
HOST terminal is currently used.
NOTE:
For Windows users: To actually exchange
the data via the Serial Cable you need to
install the appropriate MIDI driver to your
personal computer in advance. Download
the MIDI driver at the following web site
http://www.yamaha-xg.com/english/xg/
index.html.
NOTE:
Select the HOST SELECT switches as follows:
When you use MIDI connection: MIDI
When you use TO HOST connection with
Windows system: PC-2
When you use TO HOST connection with
Macintosh: Mac
NOTE:
If you use a PC with USB terminal, you
need to use USB interface.