Chapter 2
SP2 Getting Started
Connecting to a Computer via USB
WithoutaMIDIinterface,theSP2canbeconnectedtoacomputerviaUSB.AsingleUSBcable
cancarryincomingand outgoingMIDIdatabetweentheSP2and a computer.Youdon’t even
needtoinstallanyadditionaldriver.
Though theSP2 can use MIDI port and USB port at the same time, it may cause
problems with running out of polyphony. So, we recommend you to use either
MIDIportorUSBportatatime.
What is USB?
USB is the abbreviation for Univ ersal Serial Bus, which is a serial bus standard to interface
devices.TheSP2support“PlugandPlay”featureofWindowsXP.
How to Install Device Driver?
What you need
1)AnyPC,WindowsXPinstalled.(recommendServicePack2)
2)WorkingSP2unitwithOSV1.0(orlater)installed.
3)TypeA,USBcable.
4)Gotoourdownloadpagebelow,get“sp2 series.inf”.
http://www.kurzweilmusicsystems.com/downloads.html
How to install
1)Makesurewheresp2series.inffilelocated.
2)PowerupSP2.
3)Afterpowerup,connectUSBcablebetweenPCandSP2.
4)Shortlyafter,youmighthear“ding”sound,andinthesystemtray
Foundnewhardwarepopupopen.
5)Afterawhile,youcanseepopupaboutnewaudiodevice.
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