Avid Technology Digidesign USD User Manual page 13

Rules for Using the DigiSerial Port for USD in
Expanded Pro Tools Systems
The active DigiSerial Port will be on the
Digidesign MIX or d24 card connected to
the primary Pro Tools audio interface.
If your system is a Pro Tools MIXplus,
connect your USD to the DigiSerial Port on
the first Pro Tools 24 MIX card (the bus
master card).
If you have a combination of
Pro Tools 24 MIX and Pro Tools d24 cards,
use the DigiSerial Port on the first
Pro Tools MIX card.
If you have more than one d24 card, and
are using only d24 cards (no MIX hard-
ware), use the DigiSerial Port on the first
d24 card in your system.
Pro Tools III Systems
Pro Tools III systems do not have a DigiSe-
rial Port, so a Macintosh modem or printer
port (or serial port adaptor) must be used
for the USD serial connection. (See "USD
Serial Port Requirements" on page 2.)
To connect a USD to Pro Tools III
(no DigiSerial Port):
Make sure the power is switched off for
1
both the USD and the computer.
Connect one end of the cable to the Mac
2
Serial port of the USD.
Connect the other end of the cable to ei-
3
ther the modem or printer port (or serial
port adaptor) of your Macintosh.
Restore power to the USD, and restart
4
your computer.
Connect the rest of your equipment to
5
the USD as described in the following sec-
tions of this chapter.
Install USD Setup (see "Software Installa-
6
tion" on page 13).
USD Setup
USD Setup requires a serial connection
from the USD to a Macintosh or Windows
computer. (For compatibility information,
see "System Requirements" on page 1.)
To connect the USD to a Macintosh computer
without Pro Tools:
Make sure the power is switched off for
1
both the USD and the computer.
Connect the USD Mac Serial port to the
2
modem or printer port, or serial port adap-
tor, on your computer.
To connect the USD to a Windows computer
without Pro Tools:
Make sure there is a COM port available
1
and enabled (refer to your Windows NT
documentation for information on en-
abling COM ports, if necessary).
Make sure the power is switched off for
2
both the USD and the computer.
Connect the USD PC Serial port to an
3
available COM port.
USD Setup will not control USD through the
DigiSerial port.
Restore power to the USD, and restart
4
your computer.
Connect the rest of your equipment to
5
the USD as described in the following sec-
tions of this chapter.
Install USD Setup (see "Software Installa-
6
tion" on page 13).
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