Panasonic Ramsa WR-DA7 Application Manual page 12

Normally, a Macintosh computer has two serial ports: modem and printer port. RAMSA MAX soft-
ware permits connection of either of these ports to the WR-DA7. To control one WR-DA7, the
modem port is normally used. To control two WR-DA7s, connect the WR-DA7 (serving as the mas-
ter) to the modem port and the other one (serving as the slave) to the printer port.
For tandem communication between the two WR-DA7s, a MIDI cable must be connected from
MIDI IN on one WR-DA7 to MIDI OUT on the other.
MIDI
For communication with RAMSA MAX software, set it as follows:
When [Preference] is selected in the Edit menu, the Preference dialog appears on the screen.
Select [Port Setup] from it, and select the port (normally, the modem port) that is connected
to the WR-DA7 as [Automation Port].
Select a communication speed (Baud Rate) of either 62.5 k or 125 k. Communication will be
faster at 125 k, however if the computer's operation is unstable, then select 62.5 k.
If you are using an external MIDI device, select [Use MIDI], then quit the expansion software, and
restart it. Now, select a MIDI device from the [MIDI Source, Echo MIDI to] box. In selecting a MIDI
device, the MIDI devices connected by the OMS must be recognized. Start the OMS setup applica-
tion to have the MIDI devices recognized. (Obtain the OMS setup application by downloading it,
(for example, from the home page of OPCODE.)
Set the WR-DA7 MIDI as follows:
Port Select: TOPC Baud Rate setting to 62.5 k or 125 k
Gen Tx: TOPC MIDI CH 1
Gen Rx: TOPC MIDI CH 1
PRG CHG: TX-on RX-on THRU-off
CTRL CHG: TX-on RX-on THRU-off NRPN-on
SYSTEM EX: TX-on RX-on THRU-off
When using Tandem Connections, set the WR-DA7 as follows:
Press the DI/O button on the WR-DA7 to select the TO SLOT screen.
Set SLOT 3 to TANDEM ON and [Port Select] to MIDI.
Timecode
Expansion software allows MTC or SMPTE timecode to be received via the WR-DA7. In this case,
set the expansion software as follows:
When [Preference] is selected in the Edit menu, the Preference dialog box appears in the screen.
Select the[Port Setup] and set the [Sync Source] to WR-DA7 Timecode.
Set the WR-DA7 as follows:
Press the Automation button on the 10 Key Pad until the EXECUTE screen appears. Select
[MTC] for the [Timebase] and press the Enter button on the top panel of WR-DA7.
Press the MIDI button on the WR-DA7 until the MIDI Setup screen appears. Set the MTC
receiving port to MIDI and set the THRU button of [OTHERS] to ON.
With the expansion software, MTC can be directly received from the Macintosh computer's serial
port, to which there are no WR-DA7 being connected, using OMS.
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(to suit the expansion software settings)