User manual M-AUDIO PORTMAN SERIES

[. . . ] 1 Version PCS 040899 Portman PC/S TM MANUAL Table of Contents FCC Class B/ European CE Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Once the proper set-up is selected, enter OK. In order for Windows to install the new driver completely, you need to exit and restart Windows. Once you restart Windows and run your MIDI application(s) for the first time after installing the Portman driver, you will need to set up each MIDI application in order to use Portman as the selected interface. From within the application(s), select the Midiman Portman PC/S as the current MIDI device (the selection procedure will depend on the application) in order for the application to communicate with your Portman interface properly. 6 Windows 95 Driver Installation 1. Select "Add New Hardware" from the Control Panel. Click radio button "No" because you do not want Windows to search for new hardware. Scroll down in the box and select "Sound, video and game controllers". Insert the factory supplied driver disk in Drive A: and click on "OK". Select the Midiman Portman PC/S driver from the list box and click on "OK". The driver defaults to "None. " Click on the arrow to select the available COM port. Click on "OK" and re-start Windows for the changes to take effect. IMPORTANT: With Windows 95 make sure that you are NOT using the Logitech serial mouse drivers. Even if the mouse is on a different serial port, it will still interfere with the PC/S. IMPORTANT: If you encounter problems using the Portman PC/S with Windows, verify that Windows has loaded the Portman PC/S driver. In Windows 3. 1, this can be done by opening the *Control Panel* icon in the *Main* Group and clicking on the *Drivers* icon. In Windows 95, this is done by opening Settings / Control Panel / Multimedia / Advanced / MIDI Devices and Instruments. For further information on setting up drivers under Windows, see the appropriate section for the version of Windows you are using. 7 Windows 98 Installation Select "Add New Hardware" from the Control Panel. The system will now search for the hardware. Click on "No, the device isn't in the list. " Click the "Next>" button. Click the "No" because you do not want the system to search for the hardware. Scroll down in the box and select "Sound, Video and game Controllers. " Click on "Next>. " 7. Insert the Portman PC/S Drivers and Diagnostics disk in Drive A:\ and click on "OK. " 9. Click on "OK" to the Portman PC/S. [. . . ] b. ) Make sure that you have a MIDI cable connected between the MIDI In of the Portman and the MIDI Out. Your MIDI instruments should not be connected for this test. It is a closed loop test with one MIDI cable connected between the MIDI jacks of the Portman. Internal Buffer Test Your Portman PC/S should never fail the Internal Buffer Test. [. . . ]