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Getting Ready

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A setup dialog box appears the first time you start up the Music Data Management Software after installing it. See the setup dialog box for details about starting up the software.
  1. Click the Windows Start button.
  2. Point to Programs and then the IDES folder
  3. Click the Music Data Management Software icon
Open the Windows Start Menu

../img/square.gifQuitting the Application

Using the File Menu
On the File menu, click Exit.
Click [Exit]

Using the Title Bar Button
Click the x button on the right side of the title bar.
Click the [x] button

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Data Management Software
(1)Title bar
Application name, minimize button, maximize button, close button
(2)Menu Bar
File menu, Initialize, Preference, Exit
Use the Initialize command to initialize Keyboard settings.
The Preference command can be used to specify MIDI device and where user data should be stored.
Use the
Exit command to quit the application.
(3)Launcher Bar
Use the launcher bar to launch tools.
(4)Data Type Selection Boxes
Use the check boxes to select from among the displayed types of data.
(5)Memory Capacity Bar
This bar shows how much Keyboard memory has been used by loading of song, rhythm, tone with waveform, drum sound with waveform, and SMF data files.
(6)Keyboard Tab
Use this tab to specify whether you want to transfer data files with the Keyboard or a memory card loaded in your computer.
(7)PC Toolbar
Contains icons that correspond to PC data file operations. See the following section for details about icons.
(8)PC Data List
This is a list of the data files on your computer.
(9)Keyboard Toolbar
This toolbar contains icons that correspond to Keyboard data file operations. See the following section for details about icons.
(10)Keyboard Data List
This is a list of the user data files in computer memory.
(11)Send
Click this button to send the currently selected computer data file to the Keyboard, or to a memory card or a floppy diskette loaded in your computer.
(12)Save
Click this button to transfer specific user data from Keyboard memory, or from a memory card or a floppy diskette loaded in your computer, and save it on your computer's hard disk.
Icons
  • Launcher Bar
    Parameter Editor Button
    Parameter Editor Button
    Clicking this button starts up Parameter Editor.
    Wave Converter Button
    Wave Converter Button
    Clicking this button starts up Wave Converter.
    Rhythm Converter Button
    Rhythm Converter Button
    Clicking this button starts up Rhythm Converter.
  • PC Toolbar
    Refresh Button
    Refresh Button
    Refreshes the PC data file list with the newest information.
  • Keyboard Toolbar
    Refresh Button
    Refresh Button
    Refreshes the Keyboard user data file list with the newest information.
    Delete Button
    Delete Button
    Deletes the currently selected Keyboard user data file.
  • Data File Icons
    Tone data DSP data Tone With Wave data Drum With Wave data Rhythm data Song data SMF data Registration data Package data
    Tone data DSP data Tone With Wave data Drum With Wave data Rhythm data Song data SMF data Registration data Package data
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You can use the Setup dialog box to configure the following settings.
  • MIDI device
  • User data file storage folder
  • Memory card drive

The MIDI device is software that enables the exchange of MIDI software over a COM port or USB port connection with your computer.

Note that the setup dialog box appears automatically the first time you start up the Music Data Management Software after installing it.

Configuring MIDI Device Settings

  1. On the File menu, click Preference.
    MIDI Setup
  2. Specify the MIDI device.
    • If you want to leave the MIDI device setting the way it is, click OK to close the setup dialog box without changing anything.
    • To exit the setup dialog box without saving anything, click Cancel.
Note
  • If you are using a commercially available MIDI interface, see its documentation for details about how to use it.
  • The type of MIDI device available for selection depends on your computer system environment.

Specifying the Use Data Storage Folder

  1. On the File menu, click Preference.
  2. Click the Directory tab.
    Directory Setup
  3. Specify the folder where you want user data files to be stored.
    • If you want to leave the directory setting the way it is, click OK to close the setup dialog box without changing anything.
    • To change the folder setting, click the Browse button. On the folder selection dialog box that appears, click the folder where you want user data files to be stored.
      Directory
    • To exit the setup dialog box without saving anything, click Cancel.

Specifying the Memory Card Drive

  1. On the File menu, click Preference.
  2. Click the Card tab.
    Card Drive Setup
  3. Specify the memory card drive.
    • If you want to leave the drive setting the way it is, click OK to close the setup dialog box without changing anything.
    • To exit the setup dialog box without saving anything, click Cancel.

Specifying the Floppy Diskette Drive

  1. On the File menu, click Preference.
  2. Click the Disk tab.
    Disk Drive Setup
  3. Specify the floppy diskette drive.
    • If you want to leave the drive setting the way it is, click OK to close the setup dialog box without changing anything.
    • To exit the setup dialog box without saving anything, click Cancel.

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Before you can exchange data between your computer and Keyboard, you first need to read the user data and file information currently present in Keyboard memory.

To read user data files, click the Refresh button on the Keyboard toolbar.
Click Refresh Button

The Keyboard data list contents are refreshed after user data file reading is complete.
Refreshed the Keyboard user data file list


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