User manual YAMAHA PM1D MANAGER

[. . . ] PM1D Manager for Windows Operating manual E PM1D Manager for Windows Operating manual Contents About the "PM1D Manager for Windows operating manual" . 3 Conventions in the "PM1D Manager for Windows operating manual" . 8 Upper part of the display (common to all screens) . 8 Lower part of the display (common to all screens). [. . . ] · UPLOAD The current settings of PM1D Manager will be transmitted to the console/engine, and then synchronized operation will begin. · DOWNLOAD The current settings of the console/engine will be transmitted to PM1D Manager, and then synchronized operation will begin. Whether PM1D Manager is online or offline can be verified by the state of the ONLINE/OFFLINE button in the Function menu screen. When you click either UPLOAD or DOWNLOAD in the "CONNECTION" popup window to select the connection mode, please check the following points. · In the console's SYS/W. CLOCK screen PC CONNECTION area, make sure that the PERMIT button of the device connected to the PC is turned on. · Make sure that no popup window is displayed in the screen of the console. · Make sure that no file is being loaded on the console. · Make sure that time code is not running in the system. · Auto fading or manual fading are not in progress. If any of the above conditions are not satisfied, a popup window will appear, informing you that the PC cannot be connected to the other device, and the connection procedure will be aborted at step 4 above. Communication may become unstable if the cable is too long. Use a cable no longer than 5 meters for serial connection, or a cable no longer than 3 meters for USB connection. If time code is running when you attempt to initiate communication, communication will be aborted. Transmit time code after switching to online mode. Offline (connection not possible) Offline (connection possible) Online Hint In this version of PM1D Manager, it is not possible to select uploading to a system that includes a console (examples 1­4 p. 10). Online operating procedure If the console/engine and PC are connected correctly, and communication is possible, the OFFLINE symbol (see p. 8) shown at the top of the PM1D Manager screen will change to the ONLINE symbol, indicating that PM1D Manager is online. Now the PC and the entire system will be operate in tandem, and you can use PM1D Manager for supplementary control of the system. However, some operations and parameters will not be linked, so please read p. 15 and 16 for details. While an important operation is being performed on the console, a popup window like the following will appear, and PM1D Manager will be temporarily inoperable. Please wait until the operation on the console has been completed. 13 PM1D Manager for Windows Operating manual Offline operating procedure To break communication between the online the console/engine and the PC, click the OFFLINE/ONLINE button in the lower part of Function menu screen. The following popup window will appear, so click the OK button and you will switch to offline mode. Even if the user does not manually switch to the offline state, communication will forcibly be switched offline when one of the following occurs. · When you exit PM1D Manager while online · When permission for PC connection is canceled on the console · When the console switches between engine A/B while the PC is connected to the engine (system example 4 on p. 10) · When a console is connected to a system that consisted of only an engine and a PC (system example 5 on p. 10) · When the cable connection is accidentally broken, or if a communication time-out occurs for any reason (*) · When processing cannot be performed in time because of an excessive amount of data being transferred (*) · When the user cancels during an upload or download (*) · When the SYSTEM CONFIGURATION of the console is switched to console 2 while the console and PC are still online (*) * In these cases, PM1D Manager will attempt to return all data on the PC to the recovery point, but it is possible that the data has already been destroyed. You can either reload the data, or re-connect to the device with which you were communicating. Immediately before PM1D Manager transitions from offline to online, all data is automatically backed up. (This is referred to as the recovery point. ) When returning to the offline state, the scene memories and all library data will return to the recovery point, regardless of the reason that the system went offline. [. . . ] Select "Install software automatically (recommended) (I), " and then click Next. The driver is installed, and the message "Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard" appears. Click Finish, and then restart your PC. Troubleshooting Cannot control the console/engine via USB · Have you installed the Yamaha USB MIDI driver (see page 17)?· Is the USB cable connected correctly (see page 12)? [. . . ]