Connecting To A Computer; Usb Connection - Yamaha DME64N - Pro Audio Owner's Manual

USB Connection

Connecting to a Computer

USB Connection
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• Refer to
• Make sure that the USB-MIDI Driver's THRU setting is "OFF."
USB connections can be used in the following two ways:
(1) Control the DME64N/24N from DME Designer.
(2) Connect to any individual DME64N/24N and control that DME64N/24N unit by transmitting MIDI
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• When using a DME64N/24N together with the DME Satellite, you must assign the DME Satellite as the master. The
• The correspondence between the MIDI commands to be received/transmitted and the scene parameters can be set up using DME Designer.
• The USB port being used by DME Designer is not available for use by a MIDI sequencer or other application.
Be sure to follow the procedure below when you make a USB connection with a computer. Otherwise, the
computer and/or DME64N/24N may freeze, resulting in damages or loss of data. If the computer or
DME64N/24N freezes, turn the power to the DME64N/24N off and then on, then restart the computer.
CAUTION
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DME64N/DME24N Owner's Manual
the "DME Setup Manual" (PDF file)
commands from a MIDI sequencer or similar software.
computer on which DME Designer is running can be connected to either the group master or a slave DME series unit.
Device Group
INPUT
PEAK PEAK
SIGNAL SIGNAL
USB
PEAK PEAK
SIGNAL SIGNAL
INPUT
DME Satellite
• Before you connect the DME64N/24N to the computer via USB, cancel the computer's energy saving mode
(such as Suspend, Sleep, or Stand-by mode).
• Before turning on the power to the DME64N/24N, first connect its [USB] connector to the computer's USB port.
• Before turning the power to the unit on or off, and before connecting or disconnecting the USB cable, take the
following actions:
- Quit all open applications.
- Make sure that the DME64N/24N is NOT transferring any data.
• Be sure to wait six seconds or more between turning the power to the unit on and then off (or off and then on),
or between connecting and disconnecting (or vice versa) the USB cable.
for details on installing USB-MIDI Driver and DME Designer.
USB Cable
INPUT
PEAK PEAK
SIGNAL SIGNAL
USB
PEAK PEAK
SIGNAL SIGNAL
INPUT
DME Satellite
Ethernet Cable
Switching Hub
Ethernet
Ethernet Cable
Straight Cable
PEAK
SIGNAL DIGITAL MIXING ENGINE SATELLITE
PEAK
SIGNAL
SCENE SCENE HOME HOME UTILITY UTILITY LEVEL LEVEL
USB Cable
PEAK
SIGNAL DIGITAL MIXING ENGINE SATELLITE
PEAK
SIGNAL
Computer
(Running DME Designer.)
DME64N/24N
MUTE MUTE CANCEL CANCEL ENTER ENTER
Computer
(Running MIDI
Sequencer or
similar application.)