Connecting Analog Audio For Monitoring - DigiDesign Command|8 Manual

To install Command|8 software on Windows:
Start up your computer, logging in as Admin-
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istrator.
Make sure Command|8 is powered on.
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Connect one end of the included USB cable to
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the USB port on the back panel of Command|8.
Connect the other end of the USB cable to an
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available USB port on your computer.
When the Found New Hardware Wizard ap-
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pears, leave the Found New Hardware Wizard di-
alog open on-screen. Do not click Next.
Insert the Pro Tools Installer disc into your
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CD/DVD drive.
Launch the Pro Tools Installer, and choose to
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Modify the installed components.
Select the Command8 Controller and Driver
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option.
When prompted about driver signing, click
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Continue.
Follow the on-screen instructions to com-
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plete the installation.
Restart your computer.
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USB Ports and Command|8 Software
If you move your Command|8 USB cable to a
different USB port on your computer, you must
reinstall the Command|8 software to install the
driver for that USB port.
The Pro Tools Installer creates a
Command8 folder in your Digidesign direc-
tory. This folder contains copies of all the
software you need to reinstall Command|8.
Use the contents of this folder if your
Pro Tools Installer is not available.
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Mac Software for Command|8
To install Command|8 software on Mac:
Start up your computer, logging in as Admin-
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istrator.
Make sure the Command|8 personality file is
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installed (Applications/Digidesign
/Pro Tools/Controllers/Command8.bundle).
If the Command|8 personality file is not in-
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stalled, use your Pro Tools Installer disc to in-
stall the required Command|8 software. (See the
Getting Started Guide that came with your
Pro Tools system for complete instructions.)
Firmware for Command|8
Command|8 can be updated for new features
and capabilities by updating its firmware. In-
structions for updating Command|8 firmware
can be found in the Read Me document that ac-
companies each release of updated firmware.
Visit the Digidesign website
(www.digidesign.com) for updated Command|8
firmware, as well as download and installation
instructions.
Connecting Analog Audio for
Monitoring
Analog audio connections let you use Com-
mand|8 for control room and headphone moni-
toring. Analog audio connections are not re-
quired for Command|8 to control Pro Tools
mixing functions.
The Command|8 analog audio features are
for monitoring only. Command|8 is not an
audio interface for Pro Tools systems.