Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Did you switch to HOST mode, behind the module?

Best Regards,
YGS


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "bpocred" <bpoc@h...> wrote:
> Hi Guys.
> 
> Over the past few nights I have attempted in vain to connect my 
> DTXPRESS to my laptop using the CCIBM Serial To-Host cable. For a 
> rundown of my hardware here it is. I have a Dell Latitude CP-XJ 
> running Windows 2000. The onboard sound card is an ESS Maestro.
> 
> I purchased the Serial To Host cable last week and expected that I 
> would be able to connect the DTXPRESS to my notebook through the 
> serial port. I dowloaded the Yamaha CBX drivers for this process 
but 
> so far I have been unable to establish any communication between 
the 
> two. Last night I downloaded the DTXCHANGE SysEx utility from 
> DTXpressions but I did not establish any connection either.
> 
> When using Stickmaster I receive error messages of the following 
> format:
> 
> "Cannot change the MIDI Device (output)"
> Inside this software I cannot set my the Output device to be the 
> Yamaha DVX A driver.  
> 
> Can anyone who has experience using the serial port to connect to 
the 
> To Host port on the DTXpress please advise on these issues.
> Many thanks in advance,
> Brian