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Getting Ready

../img/square.gifStarting Up the Software
A preferences dialog box appears the first time you start up Music Data Management Software after installing it. To start up Music Data Management Software
  1. Click the Windows Start button.
  2. Point to Programs, CASIO, and then the IDES 4 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

../img/square.gifMusic Data Management Software Window
Data Management Software
(1)Title bar
Application name, minimize button, maximize button, close button
(2)Menu Bar
File menu
Initialize:
Initializes Keyboard settings.
Preference:
Displays a properties dialog box for specifying the MIDI device and the location of the user data storage folder.
Exit:
Quits the application.
(3)Tool Launcher Bar
Use the tool launcher bar to access the converter and editor tools.
(4)Data Type Selection Boxes
Click the down arrow button and select a data type from the menu that appears.
(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)Memory List Tabs
Select a tab to specify the location of the data files (Keyboard memory, memory card loaded in your computer, floppy diskette loaded in your computer) you want to exchange with your computer's hard disk.
(7)PC Toolbar
Contains icons that correspond to data file operations on your computer. See the following section for details about the icons that appear in this toolbar.
(8)PC Data List
This is a list of the data files on your computer's hard disk.
(9)Memory Data Toolbar
Contains icons that correspond to data file operations on your Keyboard. See the following section for details about the icons that appear in this toolbar.
(10)Memory Data List
This is a list of the data files that are contained in Keyboard memory, or on a memory card or floppy diskette loaded in your computer.
(11)Right Arrow Button
Click this button to transfer the currently selected computer data file to Keyboard memory, or to a memory card or a floppy diskette loaded in your computer.
(12)Left Arrow Button
Click this button to transfer the currently selected user data from Keyboard memory, or from a memory card or a floppy diskette loaded in your computer to your computer's hard disk.
Icons
  • Tool Launcher Bar
    Parameter Editor Button
    Parameter Editor Button
    Starts up Parameter Editor.
    Wave Converter Button
    Wave Converter Button
    Starts up Wave Converter.
    Rhythm Converter Button
    Rhythm Converter Button
    Starts up Rhythm Converter.
  • PC Toolbar
    Refresh Button
    Refresh Button
    Refreshes the PC data list with the newest information.
  • Memory Data Toolbar
    Refresh Button
    Refresh Button
    Refreshes the memory data list with the newest information.
    Delete Button
    Delete Button
    Deletes the currently selected memory data list 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 All Flash Memory Contents
    Tone data DSP data Tone With Wave data Drum With Wave data Rhythm data Song data SMF data Registration data Package data All Flash Memory Contents
../img/square.gifConfiguring Preferences

You can use the preferences dialog box to configure the following settings.
  • MIDI Setup
  • User data file storage folder
  • Memory card drive name

MIDI Setup

  1. On the File menu, click Preference.
    MIDI Setup
  2. Configure MIDI settings.
    • To select the MIDI devices

      Use the "Input Device" and "Output Device" boxes to select the appropriate devices.

    • To select the type of Musical Instrument you are connecting

      Use the "Model" box to select the appropriate model name.

      • You cannot specify MIDI devices manually when the "Device Auto Scan" check box is selected. If you want to specify them, click the "Device Auto Scan" check box to clear it.
    • To select the type of Musical Instrument you are connecting

      Use the "Model" box to select the appropriate model name.

      • You cannot specify the model name when the "Device Auto Scan" check box is selected. If you want to specify the model name, click the "Device Auto Scan" check box to clear it.
    • To turn Device Auto Scan on off

      Use the "Device Auto Scan" check box to turn it on or off. Device Auto Scan is turned on when the check box is selected.

      What does Device Auto Scan do?

      Device Auto Scan performs the following operations whenever you start up the Music Data Management Software.

      • It checks automatically whether or not a Musical Instrument is connected to the computer.
      • If a Musical Instrument is connected, it detects the model name, and configures the "Input Device", "Output Device", and "Model" settings automatically.

      Normally you should leave Device Auto Scan turned on (check box selected).

  3. Close the Preference dialog box.
    • To save the settings you configured, click [OK].
    • To close the dialog box without saving any settings, click [Cancel].

To specify the user data storage folder

  1. On the File menu, click Preference.
  2. Click the Directory tab.
    Directory Setup
  3. Specify the folder on your computer 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 preferences 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 on your computer where you want user data files to be stored.
      Directory
    • To exit the preferences dialog box without saving anything, click Cancel.

To specify the memory card drive name

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

To specify the floppy diskette drive name

  1. On the File menu, click Preference.
  2. Click the Disk tab.
    Disk Drive Setup
  3. Specify the name of your computer's floppy diskette drive.
    • If you want to leave the drive setting the way it is, click OK to close the preferences dialog box without changing anything.
    • To exit the preferences 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 generate a list of user data and file information currently present in Keyboard memory.

To generate the list, make sure that the Keyboard memory list tab is selected, and then click the Refresh button on the memory data toolbar.
Click Refresh Button

This will read the contents of Keyboard memory and refresh the list.
Refreshed the Keyboard user data file list


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