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Contents

What is the Card Filer?..................................2
Starting the Card Filer ...................................3
Top display......................................................4
Menu Bar ........................................................4
MIDI Device Setup .........................................5

MIDI Port Setup (Windows).......................5
OMS Settings (Macintosh) ........................6

Receiving Files ...............................................7
Transmitting Files...........................................9
Controls ........................................................11

Deleting files and folders .........................11
Renaming files and folders......................12

Converting SMFs .........................................13
Error Messages............................................15

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Copying of the software or reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is
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software.

Copying of the commercially available music sequence data and/or digital audio files is strictly
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The screen displays as illustrated in this Owner’s Manual are for instructional purposes, and
may appear somewhat different from the screens which appear on your computer.

This owner’s manual assumes that you are already familiar with basic Windows/Macintosh
operation. If you are not,please refer to the owner’s manual which came with your
Windows/Mac OS software before using Card Filer.

For information about hardware requirements, the interconnection of devices and the
installation of the Card Filer software, refer to the separate “Installation Guide” as well as the
Owner’s Manual for the respective MIDI device.

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Summary of Contents for Card Filer

Page 1: ...f this manual and the software Copying of the commercially available music sequence data and or digital audio files is strictly prohibited except for your personal use The company names and product names in this Owner s Manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies The screen displays as illustrated in this Owner s Manual are for instructional purposes and may ap...

Page 2: ...ROGRAM PART PRE1 A B C D E F G H 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 GENERAL ELEMENT SELECT ELEMENT ON OFF QED ARPEGGIO CONTROL COM LFO EFFECT 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 OSC PITCH FILTER AMPLITUDE LFO EQ PLG INT DRUM EXT PLG1 PLG2 PRE2 DATA UTILITY CARD EDIT COMPARE JOB STORE MODE TEMPO FILTER EFFECT EG SCENE MIXER PORTAMENTO PHRASE CLIP SEQ PLAY ARPEGGIO OCTAVE VOLUME SYSTEM A B C 1 2 DRUM Memory Card CS...

Page 3: ...ssages see page 15 Once you have connected your MIDI instrument to your computer and installed the Card Filer software you are ready to start using the Card Filer On Windows Click Start go to Program Files YAMAHA Card Filer Card Filer and click the Card Filer icon On Macintosh n If you are using the Card Filer on a Macintosh computer open the Chooser from the Apple menu and turn off Apple Talk Ope...

Page 4: ...he SMF Convert window where you can convert SMF files on your computer from Format 1 to Format 0 Menu Bar File Transfer Setup Help Opens the Card Filer Manual PDF file Displays the Card Filer s version etc Opens the MIDI Port Setup window where you can specify your computer s MIDI IN Port and MIDI OUT Port used to communicate with your MIDI instrument Same as the Receive button of the top display ...

Page 5: ...he MIDI driver from the drop down list that is displayed If the MIDI instrument s TO HOST terminal is connected directly to the computer s serial port Select the Yamaha CBX Driver for the MIDI IN Port and the Yamaha CBX A Driver for the MIDI OUT Port If the MIDI instrument s MIDI ports are connected to the computer via a MIDI interface For both the MIDI IN Port and MIDI OUT Port select the MIDI dr...

Page 6: ...itch to a different MIDI routing patches between MIDI devices and software fast and easily Every time the OMS Setup application is opened any MIDI device connected to the computer is automatically detected and its icon appears with a current MIDI status channel number port number patches etc Once devices are configured with OMS Setup however you need not care too much about the status OMS can driv...

Page 7: ...me Control Extended Plug in System POWER CARD mLAN MIDI HOST SELECT TO HOST BREATH FOOT SWITCH FOOT CONTROLLER FOOT VOLUME OUT IN THRU SUSTAIN PHONES INDIVIDUAL OUTPUT 2 1 OUTPUT L MONO R A D INPUT GAIN DOWN UP LINE1 MIC LINE 2 CUTOFF RESONANCE ATTACK 1 2 DECAY SUSTAIN CONTROL PAN RELEASE REVERB CHORUS VEL RATE ON OFF PLAY STOP REC ON OFF HOLD PITCH VOICE PERFORM SHIFT PAGE PART ELEMENT DEC NO INC...

Page 8: ...e source folder 6 File name Receive files This shows the name of the file selected from the File folder list 7 Files of type Click this and choose the file type from the drop down list 8 Receive Click this to begin receiving the file 9 Cancel Click this to cancel the file transfer Add Choose a file and click this to add it to the Receive files list Add All Click this to add all files in the curren...

Page 9: ...T SELECT TO HOST BREATH FOOT SWITCH FOOT CONTROLLER FOOT VOLUME OUT IN THRU SUSTAIN PHONES INDIVIDUAL OUTPUT 2 1 OUTPUT L MONO R A D INPUT GAIN DOWN UP LINE1 MIC LINE 2 CUTOFF RESONANCE ATTACK 1 2 DECAY SUSTAIN CONTROL PAN RELEASE REVERB CHORUS VEL RATE ON OFF PLAY STOP REC ON OFF HOLD PITCH VOICE PERFORM SHIFT PAGE PART ELEMENT DEC NO INC YES EXIT ENTER EF BYPASS MASTER KEYBOARD MEMORY BANK PROGR...

Page 10: ...nsmit Click this to begin transmitting the file 9 Cancel Click this to cancel the file transfer Add Choose a file and click this to add it to the Transmit files list Add All Click this to add all files in the current folder to the Transmit files list Remove Choose a file and click this to remove a file from the Transmit files list Remove All Click this to remove all files from the Transmit files l...

Page 11: ...elete button Click this to delete the currently selected file or folder A confirmation prompt will appear 3 Refresh button Click this to update the contents of the current folder 4 All Folders list This shows the current folder and all sub folders in the memory card Select a folder here to view its contents in the panel on the right 5 Open Folders list This shows the contents of the folder selecte...

Page 12: ...s will automatically be deleted 4 Click OK to return to the Control window Renaming files and folders 1 Open the Control window Click Control in the top display The Control window will open n For details about the control window see page 11 2 Click the file folder that you wish to rename Then click it again Now enter a name for the file folder and press the Enter key n A folder name can consist of...

Page 13: ...Format 0 and Format 1 Format 0 All data for all MIDI channels are combined into a single track Files in this format can be played back on the CS6x CS6R S80 etc Format 1 There is more than one track each containing data for multiple MIDI channels Therefore you shoud use the SMF converter in the Card Filer program to convert your Format 1 SMF data to Format 0 before transfer to and playback on your ...

Page 14: ...ist of SMF Format 1 files on your computer choose those that you wish to convert to Format 0 SMF Format 1 filenames are shown in bold typeface Windows only The filenames of SMF Format 0 and other files are shown in regular typeface n When converting an SMF to Format 0 the original Format 1 file will be overwritten If necessary make a backup of your original Format 1 file prior to conversion 3 Clic...

Page 15: ...er If not make the proper connections according to the instructions in the MIDI instrument s Owner s Manual Is the MIDI device switched ON If not switch the power ON Is the MIDI device s HOST SELECT switch set correctly Make the correct the setting according to the instructions in the MIDI instrument s Owner s Manual Is the device properly set up Refer to the README file included with the MIDI dri...

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