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Portman PC/S
Version PCS 040899

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FCC Class B/ European CE Compliance ........................ 2
Overview ............................................................................. 3
Features ................................................................................ 4
Hardware Installation ....................................................... 4
Software Installation .......................................................... 5
Windows 3.1 Driver Installation ...................................... 5
Windows 95 Driver Installation ....................................... 7
Windows 98 Driver Installation .........................................8
Updating the Driver in Windows 3.xx ............................ 8
Cakewalk for Windows Installation ................................ 9
Cakewalk for DOS Installation ...................................... 10
Self (Parasitic) versus DC Powered ............................... 10
Basic Trouble-Shooting .................................................... 12
Advanced Trouble-Shooting ........................................... 12
PCSDIAG.EXE .................................................................. 12
1. Hardware ...................................................................... 13
2. MIDI Input/Output ..................................................... 13
3. Internal Buffer Test ....................................................... 14
4. Receive Interrupt Test .................................................. 14
Lifetime Limited Warranty ............................................. 15

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    ™ MANUAL Portman PC/S Version PCS 040899 Table of Contents FCC Class B/ European CE Compliance ......2 Overview ................3 Features ................4 Hardware Installation ............4 Software Installation ............5 Windows 3.1 Driver Installation ........5 Windows 95 Driver Installation ........7 Windows 98 Driver Installation .........8...

  • Page 2: Fcc Class B/European Ce Compliance

    FCC Class B/European CE Compliance WARNING: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a CLASS B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 3: Overview

    Overview Thank you for purchasing Portman PC/S. Portman PC/S is a professional 1 In/ 1 Out MIDI interface that con- nects externally to the serial port on any PC. With most PCs, Portman doesn’t need an external power supply. Instead, it is externally powered by the serial port itself. There are some PCs, however, that do not supply enough power for the Portman.

  • Page 4: Features

    Features Portman PC/S has the following features: • One MIDI In and one MIDI Out jack. • Extremely portable. Works with laptops & notebooks as well as desktops. • No internal installation required — connects via a standard serial cable.

  • Page 5: Software Installation

    Windows MIDI applications to utilize the installed Portman PC/S driver. Windows 3.1 Driver Installation If there is no current Portman PC/S Windows MIDI driver installed on your system, follow these steps to install Portman Windows dri- ver: Start Windows as you usually do.
  • Page 6 MIDI application in order to use Portman as the selected interface. From within the application(s), select the Midiman Portman PC/S as the current MIDI device (the selec- tion procedure will depend on the application) in order for the application to communicate with your Portman interface prop- erly.

  • Page 7: Windows 95 Driver Installation

    IMPORTANT: If you encounter problems using the Portman PC/S with Windows, verify that Windows has loaded the Portman PC/S driver. In Windows 3.1, this can be done by open- ing the *Control Panel* icon in the *Main* Group and clicking on the *Drivers* icon.

  • Page 8: Windows 98 Driver Installation

    Scroll down in the box and select “Sound, Video and game Controllers.” Click on “Next>.” Click on “Have Disk..” Insert the Portman PC/S Drivers and Diagnostics disk in Drive A:\ and click on “OK.” Click on “OK” to the Portman PC/S.

  • Page 9: Updating The Driver In Windows 95 & 98

    Devices. A “Midiman Portman PC/S” entry should be available under both Input Devices and Output Devices. Select (highlight) the Portman PC/S under both Input and Output. Then press the OK button. Once the MIDI Device is set to Portman, the Portman interface becomes available as a selectable port in the Track/Measure win- dow of each and every track.

  • Page 10: Cakewalk For Dos Installation

    Cakewalk for DOS Installation Cakewalk for DOS Version 4.0 (and later) supports the use of Installable Port Devices (IPD). You will need Portman PC/S IPD from the Midiman supplied disk. The filename is PMANSCW.DRV. Note: There may be several PMANS.DRV files for various pro- grams.
  • Page 11 to decrease the drain on the computer’s battery. Normally, this is not necessary since Portman uses very little power. You might, however, use external power if you suspect your battery is very low. • Some computers, mostly laptops and notebooks, use non-stan- dard components in their serial ports, usually to save on power consumption.

  • Page 12: Basic Trouble-Shooting

    Are all your cables working and plugged in properly? Are you using a hardware handshaking serial cable? If you are using Windows, have you installed Portman PC/S Windows MIDI Drivers and set up the Windows MIDI applica- tion to communicate with Portman PC/S?

  • Page 13: Hardware

    Next, connect a single MIDI cable between the MIDI In and MIDI Out on the Portman PC/S. This cable will be used to “loop back” data and verify MIDI transmission/reception. IMPORTANT: When performing this test the MIDI In MUST be connected to the MIDI Out on the Portman.

  • Page 14: Internal Buffer Test

    Portman. 3. Internal Buffer Test Your Portman PC/S should never fail the Internal Buffer Test. This test checks the Portman’s ability to handle the flow of data through it’s circuit, and if it fails, probably indicates a bad chip in the Portman.

  • Page 15: Lifetime Limited Warranty

    Lifetime Limited Warranty MIDIMAN warrants that this product is free of defects in materials and workman- ship under normal use so long as the product is owned by the original purchaser and that purchaser has registered his/her ownership of the product by sending in the completed warranty card.

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