Yamaha MUSICSOFT MANAGER Owner's manual

MusicSoft Manager Owner’s Manual 1

MusicSoft Manager Owner’s Manual

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What is MusicSoft Manager?

MusicSoft Manager allows you to conveniently manage the songs and styles used by digital musical instruments and other similar files on your iPod touch, iPhone, or

iPad. Not only can you rename and delete these files, but you can also transfer them between your device, your computer, and your digital musical instrument. What’s

more, MusicSoft Manager also provides support for the online file hosting service, Dropbox.

NOTE

For details on connecting to digital musical instruments, refer to

the iPhone & iPad Connection Manual, which can be downloaded

from http://download.yamaha.com/.

NOTE

• Use the cable that came with your iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad to

connect it to your computer.

• Ensure that iTunes is installed on the computer to which your iPod

touch, iPhone, or iPad will be connected. NOTE

Offering cloud storage and file synchronization, Dropbox is a file

hosting service operated by Dropbox Incorporated. Registered

users can share files between multiple computers and mobile

devices via online storage.

iPod touch/iPhone/iPad

File

Copy/Move

Digital musical instrument iPod touch/iPhone/iPad

File

Copy/Move

Computer

iPod touch/iPhone/iPad

File

Copy/Move

Dropbox

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Filer display

Tap here to call up local files from this

application to the File list.

Move to parent folder.

Tap here to call up files from the connected

digital musical instrument to the File list.

Tap here to select, move, copy, or delete files in the

File list.

Tap here to call up files from the memory

area for communicating with your computer

to the File list.

Tap here to open the Rename window.

Tap here to call up your Dropbox files to the

File list.

Tap here to create a new folder.

NOTE

• Depending on the connected musical instrument, you

can not make a folder to the Instrument device.

• You can not make a folder to the Computer device.

Opens the Filer display. Opens the Utility display.

Device list

Selects the device.

File list

Indicates the files and folders in the selected

device.

Tap a folder to reveal its content.

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Deleting les or/and folders:

1. Tap [Select] in the top-right corner.

2. Select the les and/or folders you wish to delete.

3. Tap [Delete].

4. Tap [OK] to conrm.

Your files and/or folders will now be deleted.

NOTE

If you do not wish to proceed with deletion in step 4, tap [Cancel].

Moving or copying les and/or folders:

1. Tap [Select] in the top-right corner.

2. Select the les and/or folders you wish to move or copy.

3. Tap [Move] or [Copy].

4. Select the destination device and folder.

5. Tap [Move Here] or [Copy Here] as appropriate to move or copy the

selected les and/or folders.

Your files and/or folders will now be moved or copied.

NOTE

• If you do not wish to proceed with moving or copying in step 5, tap [Cancel].

• Moving folder is not supported.

• Protected file is indicated with a key mark on the file icon.

Protected file can not be copied and can be moved only between the MusicSoft Manager and the

musical instrument.

Copying les and/or folders from your computer to

MusicSoft Manager:

1. Connect your iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad to your computer using the

cable that came with it.

2. Launch iTunes on your computer.

3. Select your iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad from the Devices section of

iTunes, click the Apps tab, scroll down to the File Sharing section, and

select MusicSoft Manager to open the le sharing list.

4. Drag the les and/or folders you wish to copy from your computer into

the le sharing list.

Your files and/or folders will now be copied to the Computer device in MusicSoft

Manager.

Copying les and/or folders from MusicSoft Manager

to your computer:

1. In MusicSoft Manager, copy the les and/or folders you wish to transfer

to the Computer device.

2. Connect your iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad to your computer using the

cable that came with it.

3. Launch iTunes on your computer.

4. Select your iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad from the Devices section of

iTunes, click the Apps tab, scroll down to the File Sharing section, and

select MusicSoft Manager to open the le sharing list.

5. Drag the les copied in Step 1 from the le sharing list to your computer.

Your files and/or folders will now be copied to your computer.

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Indicates the model code of the digital

musical instrument that is currently

connected.

Tap here to display a list of all connectable

models. Tap a different model in the list

to change the connected digital musical

instrument.

NOTE

For details on connecting to digital musical instruments,

refer to the iPhone & iPad Connection Manual, which can

be downloaded from http://download.yamaha.com/.

Tap to log into or out of Dropbox.

NOTE

To use Dropbox, you need to register.

Tap to open this manual.

Opens the Utility display.

Opens the Filer display.

Utility display

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Yamaha MUSICSOFT MANAGER Owner's manual

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