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USB Computer Port
YoucanalsotransferfilesdirectlytoacomputerthatisequippedwithaUSBportbyusingthe
USBComputerportonthebackpanelofthePC3K(seeabove.)ConnectaUSBcablefromthe
PC3K’sUSBComputerporttoaUSBportonyourcomputer.Whenyou
enterStoragemodeand
selectUSBPCConnection,avirtualdrivenamedPC3Kwillappearonyourcomputer’s
desktop.LoadfilesfromyourcomputertoyourPC3KbyputtingfilesonthePC3Kvirtual
drive,thenselectingUSBPCConnectioninStoragemodetoloadthefiles.Savefilesfrom
the
PC3KtoyourcomputerbyusingthisconfigurationwiththeStoragemodesStorefunction.
SavedfileswilltemporarilyappearonthePC3Kvirtualdriveonyourcomputersdesktop,and
youthenmustcopyyoursavedfilestoanotherlocationonyourcomputer.Youmustcopydata
fromthePC3K
virtualdrivetoyourcomputer’sdriveorelsethedatawillbelost.
Note:WhentransferringfilestoandfromthePC3KviatheUSBComputerPort,themaximum
sizeoffilesthatcanbetransferredisapproximately1.6MB.Thisissuitableformostobjects.
Fortransferringaudiosamplefiles,use
theUSBStoragePortwithaUSBmassstoragedevice
suchasa“thumb drive.”WhenusingtheUSBStoragePorttotransferfiles,thefilesizethatcan
betransferredislimitedonlybythesizeoftheUSBmassstoragedevice,andthePC3K’s
availableobjectandsample
memory.
WhenyouleaveStorageModeorselecttheUSBdevice,therewillbeaprompttellingyouthat
thePC3Kisturningback intoaUSBMIDIdevice.Youmustacknowledgethispromptto
continue.ThePC3Kvirtualdrivewillunmountfromyourcomputer.
Dependingonyourcomputer’soperatingsystem,
youmayseeadeviceremovalwarningon
yourdesktopafterusingthePC3Kvirtualdrive.Youmaydisregardsuchamessagewithout
worriesofdamagetoyourPC3Korcomputer.
Caution:DonotremoveaUSBdevicewhilethedisplaysaysLoading...orSaving....RemovingaUSB
deviceduring
afiletransfercancausedatacorruption.