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Macintosh users, P. 31 – Roland maxWerk Musical Instrument User Manual

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Installation

Macintosh users

Before installation

To ensure that V-Producer will operate correctly, please make the following settings on

your Macintosh.

1. Open

Control Panels

from the

Apple menu

.

2. Make the following settings:

• In the

Memory

control panel, turn

virtual memory

“off.”

* If virtual memory is “on,” the performance of the Preview function will be impaired. V-Producer

will operate regardless of whether virtual memory is turned on or off.

• In the

Energy Saver

control panel, set “never” as the idle time until the computer

enters power-conserving sleep mode.

• In the

Monitors

(or Monitors & Sound) control panel, set the Color Depth to “Millions.”

• From the "Apple Menu," select "Chooser," and set "Apple Talk" to "Inactive."

3. If you have installed an antivirus program, use the Extensions Manager

to disable that program.

4. Restart your Macintosh.

Disconnect the V-Producer from the Macintosh

If the power of the VariOS is turned on, a message like the following will appear when the
Macintosh is started up. Perform the steps described below as appropriate for the message that
is displayed.

• If the screen indicates:

“Driver needed for the USB device “VariOS” are not available. Would you like to

look for these drivers over the Internet?”

> click

[Cancel]

.

• If the screen indicates:

“Software required for using device `unknown device’ cannot be found. Please

refer to the manual included with the device, and install the necessary software.”

> click

[OK]

.