Yamaha DTXTREME IIs Installation Guide

DTXTREME IIs

Installation Guide

SPECIAL NOTICES

• The software and this Installation Guide are exclusive copyrights of Yamaha Corporation.

• Use of the software and this guide is governed by the SOFTWARE LICENSING AGREEMENT which the purchaser fully agrees to upon breaking the seal of the software packaging. (Please read carefully the AGREEMENT at the end of this guide before installing the application.)

• Copying of the software or reproduction of this guide in whole or in part by any means is expressly forbidden without the written consent of the manufacturer.

•Yamaha makes no representations or warranties with regard to the use of the software and documentation and cannot be held responsible for the results of the use of this guide and the software.

• Copying of the commercially available music data is strictly prohibited except for your personal use.

• The company names and product names in this Installation Guide are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

• Future upgrades of application and system software and any changes in speciﬁcations and functions will be announced separately.

Important Notices about the CD-ROM

Data Type

The Supplied CD-ROM contains the USB MIDI driver software that can be used to logically connect the DTXTREME IIs to your personal computer, for playing it from the PC sequence software or for transferring DTXTREME IIs system exclusive data to the computer.

Also, you can expand the built-in voice library of the DTXTREME IIs by copying the supplied waveform sample data to a Smart Media card.

Never attempt to play back the CD-ROM on an audio CD player. Doing so may result in damage to your hearing as well as to your CD player/audio speakers.

Operating System (OS)

The applications in this CD-ROM can run on both Windows and Macintosh (PowerPC or higher) system. The installation procedure and the applications differs depending on the operating system that you are using. Please proceed to the appropriate installation instructions.

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Windows

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Macintosh⇒Read pages 4 through 5

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Read pages 1 through 4

For Windows Users

Contents of the CD-ROM

The CD-ROM contains a variety of applications (with their installers) listed below.

Folder Name Application Name Contents

USBdrv_ YAMAHA USB MIDI Driver

(for Windows 98/Me)

USBdrv2k_ YAMAHA USB MIDI Driver

(for Windows 2000/XP)

SOUNDS User voices and waveform samples Subfolders in the SOUNDS folder contain user drum kits, waveform samples,

Enables communication between the DTXTREME IIs and your computer via a USB connection.

user voices and so on.

Each ﬁle name extension indicates a speciﬁc ﬁle type

.DAT

: Waveform data exclusively designed for DTXTREME IIs.

.OKT

: User kit data

Minimum System Requirements

Windows Me

Depending on your particular operating system, the actual minimum requirements may be higher than those speciﬁed below.

USB MIDI Driver

Computer: OS: CPU: Av ailable Memory: Free space in Hard Disk:

IBM/AT or compatible machine (with USB interface)

Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000/XP Home Edition/XP Professional

Pentium (or Celeron)/166MHz or faster

32MB or more

2MB or more

For information about hardware requirements other than the application above, refer to the on-line manuals of the relevant software.

Software Installation

USB MIDI Driver

To operate the DTXTREME IIs from your computer via USB, you’ll need to install the appropriate driver software. The USB-MIDI driver is software that transfers MIDI data back and forth between sequence software and the DTXTREME IIs via a USB cable.

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Windows 98/Me users See below.

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Windows 2000/XP users See page 3.

Click [Next].

The window below enables you to select the search method.

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Installing the driver on a Windows 98/Me system

Start the computer.

Insert the included CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

Make sure the POWER switch on the DTXTREME IIs is set to

OFF and use the USB cable to connect the USB terminal of the computer (or the USB hub) to the USB terminal of the DTXTREME IIs. When the DTXTREME IIs is turned on, the computer automatically displays the “Add New Hardware Wizard.” If the Add New Hardware Wizard does not appear, click “Add New Hardware” in the Control Panel.

For Windows Me users, check the radio button to the left of “Automatic search for a better driver (Recommended)” and click [Next]. The system automatically starts searching and installing the driver. Proceed to Step 8. If the system does not detect the driver, select “Specify the location of the driver (Advanced)” and specify the CD-ROM drive’s root directory (e.g., D:\) to install the driver.

Windows 98

Check the radio button to the left of “Search for the best driver

for your device. (Recommended).” Click [Next]. The window below enables you to select a location in which to install the driver.

Check the “CD-ROM drive” box and uncheck all other items. Click [Next].

The system may ask you to insert a Windows CD-ROM while it checks for the driver. Specify the USBdrv_ directory of the CDROM drive (such as D:\USBdrv_\) and continue the installation.

When using the Windows 98, specify the USBdrv_ directory of the CD-ROM drive (such as D:\USBdrv_\) and continue the installation.

When the system detects the driver on the CD-ROM and is ready

for installation, it displays the following screen. Make sure that the “YAMAHA USB MIDI Driver” is listed, and click [Next]. The system starts the installation.

When the installation is complete, the following screen appears. Click [Finish].

Some computers may take about ten seconds to show this screen after the installation is complete.

The driver has been installed.

Check the “CD-ROM drives” box and uncheck all other items.

Click [Next].

The system may ask you to insert a Windows CD-ROM while it checks for the driver. Specify the “USBdrv2k_” directory of the CD-ROM drive (such as D:\USBdrv2k_\) and continue the installation.

When the installation is complete, the system displays

“Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard.” Click [Finish].

Some computers may take about ten seconds to show this screen after the installation is complete.

Restart the computer.

The driver has been installed.

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Installing the driver on a Windows XP system

Start the computer.

Select [Start | Control Panel]. If the Category View is selected, click “Switch to Classic View” at the left of the window. All control panel items (icons) will be displayed.

[System | Hardware | Driver Signing | Driver Signing Option],

and check the radio button to the left of “Ignore -Install the software anyway and don’t ask for my approval” and click [OK].

Click [OK] to close the “System Properties” window, then click the “x” button at the top right of the window to close the control panel.

Insert the included CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

Make sure the POWER switch on the DTXTREME IIs is set to OFF and use the USB cable to connect the USB terminal of the computer (or the USB hub) to the USB terminal of the DTXTREME IIs. When the DTXTREME IIs is turned on, the computer automatically displays the “Found New Hardware Wizard.”

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Installing the driver on a Windows 2000 system

Start the computer and use the “Administrator” account to log into Windows 2000.

Insert the included CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

Make sure the POWER switch on the DTXTREME IIs is set to

Check the radio button to the left of “Search for a suitable driver

for my device. (Recommended).” Click [Next]. The window that appears enables you to select a location in which to install the driver.

Check the radio button to the left of “Search for a suitable driver for my device. (Recommended).” Click [Next].The system starts the installation.

When the installation is complete, the system displays

“Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard.” Click [Finish].

Some computers may take about ten seconds to show this screen after the installation is complete.

Restart the computer. The driver has been installed.

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