M-AUDIO MIDISPORT 8x8/s - Manual (Page 8)

computer. Take the other end of the USB cable and plug it into the USB port
on the back panel of the MIDISPORT. This male end of your USB cable is
more square (1/4" x 1/4") and should fit easily into the female USB connector
on your MIDISPORT.
2b. For PC serial operation: using the provided PC serial cable, connect the
MIDISPORT’s "PC/MAC HOST" port to one end of the cable and the
computer’s serial port (which you have already determined is available) to
the other end.
2c. For Apple serial operation: using a standard Mac serial cable, connect the
MIDISPORT’s "PC/MAC HOST" port to one end of the cable and the
computer’s modem or printer port (which you previously selected) to the
other end.
3. Next, power up your MIDISPORT. Each LED will light one-by-one, in
sequence from left to right, as the MIDISPORT performs a self-test. Then the
MIDISPORT will set itself to its stored settings, in this case the factory
settings. After this any setting changes you make will be saved each time the
MIDISPORT is turned off, and restored whenever the MIDISPORT is turned
back on.
Proceed to the next section, "USB Driver Installation," or "Serial Driver
Installation" for Windows or Mac.
Driver Software Installation
MIDI application software communicates with devices such as the MIDISPORT
via software known as "drivers." A software driver is a special, dedicated
program that makes a MIDI interface accessible to an application in a standard
manner. On the included CD (or diskette), Midiman supplies the software
drivers that enable you to use the MIDISPORT on your USB port with either
Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Opcode’s OMS for Mac OS 8.6 or higher
(required). For serial port operation, Win 95 or higher is required for PC, and
Mac OS 7.5 or higher is recommended for the Mac.
Different PC and Mac software drivers are supplied for installation on both the
USB port and legacy serial port. Both installation procedures are covered in this
section. All MIDISPORT drivers are supplied on the included media.
If your MIDISPORT 8x8/s came with a floppy disk, there is a "readme" file that
will give you instructions on how to install the driver software from the floppy.
Locate the file on the floppy entitled "#install8x8Mac" for Mac users, or
"#install8x8.txt" for PC users. Double-click on the filename to open it. Carefully
follow the instructions given to properly install your driver software (we assume
all Mac owners can read a PC formatted floppy disk).
NOTE: You may need to download the proper driver software from
our website if you received a floppy disk and have no floppy drive.
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