M-Audio MIDISPORT 8x8/s [8/52] Driver software installation

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.