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Connecting to a Computer
You can connect the Digital Keyboard to a computer
and exchange MIDI data between them. You can send
play data from the Digital Keyboard to commercially
available music software running on your computer, or
you can send MIDI data from your computer to the
Digital Keyboard for playback.
The following shows the minimum computer system
requirements for sending and receiving MIDI data.
Check to make sure that your computer complies with
these requirements before connecting the Digital
Keyboard to it.
Operating System
Windows Vista
®
*1
Windows
®
7
*2
Windows
®
8
*3
Windows
®
8.1
*4
Windows
®
10
*5
Mac OS
®
X (10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10)
USB port
• Never connect to a computer that does not conform
to the above requirements. Doing so can cause
problems with your computer.
• For the latest news about supported operating
systems, visit the website at the URL below.
http://world.casio.com/
• Make sure you follow the steps of the procedure
below exactly. Connecting incorrectly can make data
send and receive impossible.
1.
Turn off the Digital Keyboard and then start
up your computer.
• Do not start up the music software on your computer
yet!
2.
After starting up your computer, use a
commercially available USB cable to connect
it to the Digital Keyboard.
3.
Turn on the Digital Keyboard.
• If this is the first time you are connecting the Digital
Keyboard to your computer, the driver software
required to send and receive data will be installed on
your computer automatically.
4.
Start up commercially available music
software on your computer.
5.
Configure the music software settings to
select “CASIO USB-MIDI” as the MIDI device.
• For information about how to select the MIDI device,
see the user documentation that comes with the
music software you are using.
• Be sure to turn on the Digital Keyboard first before
starting up your computer’s music software.
Minimum Computer System
Requirements
*1: Windows Vista (32-bit)
*2: Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)
*3: Windows 8 (32-bit, 64-bit)
*4: Windows 8.1 (32-bit, 64-bit)
*5: Windows 10 (32-bit, 64-bit)
To connect the Digital Keyboard to your
computer
Computer USB port
A connector
B connector
Digital Keyboard USB port
USB cable
(A-B type)
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