Installation guide

Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver Installation Guide
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Up to three devices compatible with Yamaha Steinberg FW
Driver can be used simultaneously. By connecting them in
daisy-chain fashion to a computer via IEEE1394 cables, you
can upgrade your music production system simply by adding
other devices.
NOTE
• Keep in mind that up to two devices can be connected
when the Sample Rate is set to 88.2 kHz or 96 kHz. Even if
you connect an additional third device, the last recognized
device (other than the device specified as the Word Clock
master) connected to the computer will not be available.
• Up to two MOTIF XF/XS series and MOTIF-RACK XS instru-
ments can be connected regardless of the Sample Rate
settings.
• Even if multiple IEEE1394 interfaces are installed on the
computer, make sure to daisy-chain connect all devices to
the jacks of a single interface. This is necessary since the
computer can only recognize devices connected to a spe-
cific, single IEEE1394 interface jack, and cannot recognize
devices connected to different jacks of different IEEE1394
interfaces even though they are installed on the same com-
puter.
When connecting two or three devices compatible with
Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver to a computer, the order of
devices displayed in the DAW (Cubase etc.) will be main-
tained even if the power is turned off. The order of devices
will be reproduced when turning on the power of the con-
nected devices. When the same two or three devices are
connected, a unique number (indicated at the end of the
device name) is automatically assigned to each of the
devices, in the order with which the devices are connected.
The number once assigned to a device will be maintained
even if it is disconnected or the power is turned off. If you
want to reset the order of devices displayed in DAW or the
number assignment, follow the instructions below.
1 Turn off the power of all the connected devices com-
patible with Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver then dis-
connect all the IEEE1394 cables.
2 Call up the Control Panel of the Yamaha Steinberg
FW Driver window then click the [General] tab.
3 Click the [Reset Device Number] button at the bot-
tom right corner of this window.
NOTE
• The [Reset Device Number] button is available only
when all the connected devices are turned off. When
any device is turned on, this button is dimmed and
cannot be clicked.
4 Daisy-chain connect two or three devices compati-
ble with Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver to the com-
puter in the desired order.
5 Turn on the power of the first device connected
directly to the computer.
Wait until the tab corresponding to the first device
appears on the Control Panel of the Yamaha Steinberg
FW Driver window, indicating that the computer has
actually recognized the first device.
6 Turn on the power of the second device that is
daisy-chain connected to the first device.
The tab corresponding to the second device appears
on the Control Panel of the Yamaha Steinberg FW
Driver window, indicating that the computer has recog-
nized the second device. If a third device has been
connected to this second device, turn the power on in
the same manner. As necessary, set the “WORD
CLOCK Master” to the desired device.
Using Multiple Devices Compatible with
Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver
IEEE1394 terminal
n8/n12
MOTIF XS series
MOTIF-RACK XS