Thanks for your feedback, Gabriel!
Thanks for letting me know!
Luckily the keyboard came with a flash memory (I don't know which one) and already had some expansions installed.
Can I find this on the keyboard itself? ...
The size of the installed expansion memory module cannot be displayed directly on the Tyros5. Of course you could unscrew the cover on the underside of the T5 and see which module is installed. However, I would do the following:
- If you have not already done so, install the Yamaha Expansion Manager (YEM) V2.8.1 on your computer.
- Press the "Direct Access" button on the T5 and then the "Demo" button to open the owner display. Connect a USB stick and then press the "E" button ("Export Instrument Info") to save the Instrument Info file (.n27) to the USB stick.
- Connect the USB stick to the computer and start the YEM.
- In the YEM click on the plus sign next to "Install Target", select "Import Instrument Info", navigate to the corresponding file on the USB stick and click OK to import it.
- Now you should see an Install Target entry "TYROS 5". Click on it. At the very top of the YEM window you should now see a dropdown box with "Voice Wave Size" selected. To the right of this you can see the values 0/511, 0/1023 or 0/2047. The value after the slash is the maximum available expansion memory. This is how you can see whether a 512, 1024 or 2048 MB module is installed in your T5.
Another issue: When I install a new expansion pack, the content that was there before is erased. Does this happen through a disk format?
Can I generate a package with content from multiple packs to avoid doing too much formatting?
I'm afraid that wouldn't slow down the disc's durability. ...
If you install
new Expansion content on the T5 using the
USB stick method, the Expansion Memory Module is always
reformatted first, i.e. all previous expansion content is first deleted from the T5. This "formatting" has nothing to do with the internal hard disk or the internal flash memory (User drive), and nothing is "slowed down".
In order to
combine several Packs (or partial contents from different Packs), ALL packs must first be imported into the YEM. Then click on your "Install Target" (TYROS5) and select the desired Packs (so that each Pack symbol has a
light green tick). If necessary, you can also
deselect certain contents in the Packs in order to
exclude them from the installation (e.g. to save storage space). The color of the tick in the Pack symbol then changes from light green to
dark green.
You wrote that some Expansion Packs are currently installed on your T5. In order not to lose them when you install new packs, you absolutely need the
installation data for these packs, i.e. the corresponding .
cpf or .
ppf files from the previous owner. However, if the Packs are Yamaha Packs that had to be
purchased earlier, they can probably NOT be imported into the YEM with the
original .cpf file. Most of the Yamaha Packs that were previously chargeable are now
free anyway. So first check the available Packs here (select Tyros5 above!), and then use these packs. Note: There are separate versions for Tyros5-61 and for Tyros5-76!
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https://uk.yamaha.com/en/products/contents/keyboards/vse/index.htmlInstead of creating a
Pack Install file (.cpi/.ppi) of the desired Expansion content on the USB stick and then installing it from the USB stick on the T5, you can also use the "
WiFi method". This has the advantage that the Expansion Memory Module is
not always reformatted when Expansion content is added.
The Yamaha USB WiFi stick "UD-WL01" is usually included with the Tyros5. You connect this stick to the
rear USB-to-Device socket and connect the Tyro5 in "Infrastructure Mode" to your WiFi router (which is also connected to your computer via WiFi). If everything fits, an additional symbol appears in the "Install Target" in the YEM, which indicates the existing WiFi connection. (If not, you can click on the plus sign and select "Search Instruments".) To transfer (install) the packs currently selected in YEM, click on the "Send to Instrument" button.
Hope this helps!
Best regards,
Chris