6 GM (General MIDI)/GM2 (General MIDI 2)/GS Format-Compatible Sound Generator Built In 6 A Wealth of High-Quality Tones.........................................................................................................6 Contents..................................................................................................7 Names and Functions...........................................................................10 Front Panel...................................................................................................................................................................10 Rear Panel.................................................................................................................................................... 11 Making Connections.............................................................................12 Try Listening to Some Sounds..................................................................................................................12 Connecting Headphones and Speakers............................................................................................12 Connecting a Foot Switch................................................................................................................... 12 Connecting to MIDI sound modules.................................................................................................13 Turning On the Power ........................................................................................................................13 Producing Sound .................................................................................................................................14 Turning Off the Power........................................................................................................................14 Before Connecting to a Computer............................................................................................................14 What is USB MIDI Driver/Serial MIDI Driver?..............................................................................14 Installing the USB MIDI Driver In Windows 98...................................16 Installing the USB MIDI Driver.........................................................................................................16 Setting the MIDI Output Destination................................................................................................20 Uninstalling the USB MIDI Driver....................................................................................................21 Installing Serial MIDI Driver In Windows 95/98..................................23 Connecting the SK-500 and the Computer.......................................................................................23 Installing Serial MIDI Driver..............................................................................................................24 How to Set Serial MIDI Driver...........................................................................................................26 Which Serial Port Should Be Used?.................................................................................................. 27 How Many MIDI OUT Ports May Be Used? ...................................................................................28 Controlling the Flow of Data..............................................................................................................28 Setting the MIDI Output Destination................................................................................................28 Uninstalling Serial MIDI Driver........................................................................................................30 Installing the USB MIDI Driver In Windows 2000...............................31 Installing the USB MIDI Driver................................................................................................................ 31 Setting the MIDI Output Destination................................................................................................36 Uninstalling the Windows 2000 USB MIDI Driver.........................................................................37 Installing the Windows 2000 Serial MIDI Driver.................................39 Connecting the SK-500 and the Computer.............................................................................................39 Installing Serial MIDI Driver....................................................................................................................40 Setting the MIDI Output Destination................................................................................................43 Uninstalling the Windows 2000 Serial MIDI Driver.......................................................................43 Installing OMS and USB MIDI Driver on Macintosh...........................44 Connecting t...