What Is The File Utility - Yamaha File Utility Manual

What is the File Utility ?

File Utility is a convenient and versatile program that lets you use a computer to access and organize data
stored on compatible Yamaha instruments, including various synthesizers and Clavinovas. With File Utility,
you can transmit data from the computer directly to storage devices installed or connected to your particular
MIDI instrument (as listed below). You can also save data contained on the relevant storage device to your
computer.
Storage devices and media compatible with File Utility:
• Storage devices built into or installed to the MIDI instrument
If the compatible MIDI instrument is equipped with pre-installed or optionally installed floppy disk,
memory card, and/or hard disk drives, File Utility can access them.
• Storage devices connected to the MIDI instrument
If the compatible MIDI instrument is equipped with a SCSI terminal to which SCSI storage devices (such
as memory card, hard disk and CD-ROM drives) are connected, File Utility can access them.
• Internal memory of the MIDI instrument
If the MIDI instrument is equipped with Flash ROM handled as Memory Drives, the File Utility can access
them.
Note that Drives which can be handled by the File Utility may differ depending on the MIDI instrument.
File Utility should be installed.
Computer
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Built-in or optionally installed storage devices may differ depending on the MIDI instrument.
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For details about how to connect your particular MIDI instrument to the computer, refer to the owner's manual of
the relevant instrument.
File Utility can perform the following eight functions.
Browsing or editing the files/folders on the media handled by the MIDI
instrument
• Files or folders (directories) on each media can be viewed and manipulated from your computer, just as
if they were on the computer itself.
• You can delete or rename files/folders on each device
• New files or folders (directories) can be created or moved on each device.
Copying files/folders between the media handled by the MIDI instrument
(if the MIDI instrument can handle more than one storage device)
Transmitting/Receiving files between the media handled by the MIDI
instrument and the computer
You can transmit data from your computer to the media handled by the MIDI instrument, and vice versa.
Transmitting/Receiving file information between the media handled by the
MIDI instrument and the computer
You can retrieve file/folder directory information of the relevant media to your computer, and transmit that
information to another media handled by the MIDI instrument.
Internal Memory
Drive
USB cable, etc.
MIDI instrument
SCSI storage devices, etc.
Built-in or optionally
installed storage devices
Memory Card (SmartMedia™)
inserted to the instrument's card slot
Floppy disk inserted to the
instrument's disk drive
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