Installing Oms And Serial Midi Driver On Macintosh; Connecting The Sk-500 And The Macintosh - Roland Sound Canvas SK-500 Owner's Manual

Installing OMS and Serial MIDI Driver on Macintosh

Connecting the SK-500 and the Macintosh

You can easily connect the SK-500's Serial connector and a Macintosh's
modem port or printer port with a single cable. You will need the following.
• SK-500
• Computer cable
• AC Adaptor
Referring to the connection diagram below, use the following procedure to
connect the devices.
1
Make sure that power to the Macintosh and all connected
peripheral devices is turned off.
2
Set the SK-500's computer switch to "Mac." Connect the
included AC Adaptor.
3
Connect the computer cable to the Macintosh's modem port or
printer port. Follow this by connecting the other end of the
cable to the SK-500's serial connector.
4
Connect the AC Adaptor to the SK-500's DC IN jack.
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Set the computer switch to "Mac."
* The computer switch
settings go into effect the
next time the power is
turned on.
Confirm the connector type,
then fit the connectors together.
5
Press the SK-500's [POWER] switch to turn on the power. Then
after turning on the power for the connected peripheral
devices, turn on the Macintosh's power.
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Always be sure to turn off the
power whenever connecting
another device or instrument,
or when changing the computer
switch setting.
Computer Cable
To the Modem Port or
the Printer Port
Macintosh
The computer switch
settings go into effect when
the power is turned on. If
you have changed the
settings with the power on,
then turn the power off for
a moment and then back on
again.
SK-500
AC Adaptor