Page 2 - LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; SPECIAL NOTICES
Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver Installation Guide 2 5. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY YAMAHA’S ENTIRE OBLIGATION HEREUNDER SHALL BE TO PERMIT USE OF THE SOFTWARE UNDER THE TERMS HEREOF. IN NO EVENT SHALL YAMAHA BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DIRECT, IND...
Page 3 - NOTE; Selecting the Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver (; Contents
Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver Installation Guide 3 SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT ........................... 1 SPECIAL NOTICES ....................................................... 2 What is Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver? ....................... 3 How This Guide is Organized ..................................
Page 4 - Installing the Software; Windows; Mac; Preparing to install
Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver Installation Guide 4 This software enables you to connect devices compatible with the Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver to a computer and transfer audio/MIDI signals via an IEEE1394 (FireWire) cable. • Keep in mind that noise may be generated when installing or uninstalling AI Dr...
Page 5 - Preparing to Install
Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver Installation Guide 5 Installation (Windows XP) Preparing to Install 1 Make sure that the power to the device compatible with the Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver is turned off. 2 Using an IEEE1394 cable, connect the device com-patible with the Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver directly...
Page 6 - Software Installation; Initial Settings of Driver; Bus Driver Initial Settings; Initial Driver Settings of the Device; When canceling the installation:
Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver Installation Guide 6 Software Installation The installer will install the Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver to your computer. NOTE • Use the Cancel button or Close button to quit the installa- tion. Quitting by using the [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Delete] buttons or by turning off the power w...
Page 7 - WDM MIDI Driver Initial Settings; WDM Audio Driver Initial Settings; Confirming the Installation; Uninstalling the Software; [Add or Remove Programs] to display the
Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver Installation Guide 7 WDM MIDI Driver Initial Settings 17 The “Found New Hardware Wizard” window appears. Select the radio button next to “Install the software automatically [Recommended],” then click [Next]. 18 When installation is complete, a message indicating so appears...
Page 8 - Click the “Hardware and Sound”
Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver Installation Guide 8 Installation (Windows Vista/7) Preparing to Install 1 Make sure that the power to the device compatible with the Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver is turned off. 2 Using an IEEE1394 cable, connect the device com-patible with the Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver dir...
Page 9 - [Uninstall a Program] to display the Uninstall or; When canceling the installation
Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver Installation Guide 9 11 When installation is complete, a message indicating so appears. If restarting of the computer is neces-sary following successful completion of the installa-tion, make sure that the radio button to the left of “Yes, I want to restart my computer now”...
Page 11 - Removing Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver; Yamaha Steinberg FW.prefPane
Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver Installation Guide 11 NOTE • By selecting “ using this devices for sound output ” in the Action menu at the left bottom of the window, you can output audio signals of the audio player software (e.g., iTunes, etc.) from the device compatible with the Yamaha Steinberg FW Dri...
Page 12 - Audio Driver; How to call up the Control Panel window; Parameter functions; Overall; Tab; Selecting the Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver
Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver Installation Guide 12 When using devices compatible with the Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver with DAW software, set up the Audio/MIDI driver settings of the DAW software as follows. Audio Driver Windows WDM Driver: “Yamaha Steinberg FW WDM Audio”Windows ASIO Driver: “Yamaha Ste...
Page 13 - General window; Sample Rate; WORD CLOCK Master; Reset Device Number
Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver Installation Guide 13 General window 1 Sample Rate Specifies the sample rate of the device compatible with the Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver from 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz and 96 kHz. NOTE • The internal sample rate of the MOTIF XF/XS series instru- ment and MOTIF-RACK XS to...
Page 14 - Compatible Device window; Firmware Version; About window; Word Clock
Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver Installation Guide 14 Compatible Device window 1 Firmware Version Indicates the firmware version of the IEEE1394. Clicking [Check for Updates] will call up the website from which you can download the latest firmware program. 2 Identify Clicking this will cause the response...
Page 15 - Using Multiple Devices Compatible with
Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver Installation Guide 15 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 •...
Page 16 - TM
Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver Installation Guide 16 For optimum use of the audio functions, we recommend you make the following settings. These settings minimize possible audio problems, such as drop outs, glitches and noise. Set the DMA mode (high-speed transfer mode) of the hard disk to on Windows 7 ...
Page 17 - Troubleshooting
Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver Installation Guide 17 ■ If an error message appears: • Refer to the Error Message List on page 19 . ■ No sound is heard, or the sound is too faint. Settings on the device compatible with Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver and connections • The connection cable from the external de...
Page 18 - Settings on a computer
Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver Installation Guide 18 • There may be a loop connection. Check the cabling to make sure that none of the devices are connected in a loop. • Confirm whether or not four or more devices compatible with the Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver are connected.Up to three devices compatibl...
Page 19 - Error Messages; Appendix
Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver Installation Guide 19 Error Messages Appendix Error message Cause Solution Failed to initialize. Initialization of Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver has failed. Restart the computer. (Software name) (Version) is installed. Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver cannot work with this version....