MOTU HD Express User Manual page 15

CONNECT THE HD EXPRESS TO YOUR
COMPUTER
1 Plug one end of the supplied HDMI cable into
the HDMI socket on the PCI card or ExpressCard
adapter as shown below in Figure 3-1.
Figure 3-1: Connecting the HD Express to the computer.
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If you purchased the HD Express with an
ExpressCard adapter, the included HDMI cable
has a regular HDMI plug at one end and a smaller,
mini-HDMI plug at the other end. Plug the mini-
HDMI plug into the ExpressCard adapter.
2 Plug the other end of the HDMI cable into the
HD Express I/O "PCIe CARD" jack as shown
below in Figure 3-2.
I N S T A L L I N G T H E H D E X P R E S S H A R D W A R E
Figure 3-2: Making the connection from the computer to the
HD Express.
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When making the connection
from the computer (Figure 3-1) to the
interface (Figure 3-2), be sure to plug
the HDMI cable into the jack labeled
PCIe CARD, as shown in Figure 3-2. DO NOT plug
it into the HDMI OUT jack. The computer must be
connected to the PCIe CARD jack for proper
operation.
POWER-UP/POWER-DOWN SEQUENCE
When using the HD Express rack-mount interface
with the laptop ExpressCard adapter, operation is
plug-and-play: you can disconnect and reconnect
the interface, and freely switch it on or off as
desired.
However, when using the PCIe card adapter on a
desktop machine (connected to the PCIe card), the
HD Express rack-mount interface must be
connected and switched on before starting up the
computer. Similarly, you must shut down the
computer before switching off and/or
disconnecting the HD Express. If the interface gets
disconnected or switched off before computer
shut-down, you'll need to restart the computer to
bring the interface back on line.
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