DigiDesign MachineControl, Manual

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Chapter 2: Installing MachineControl 7
To connect a deck to a Mac computer:
1
Connect a Keyspan USA28x USB serial adapter
(not provided) to a USB port on the computer.
2
Connect the provided male mini DIN-8 serial
to male 9-pin D-sub Deck Control cable to the
end of the adapter.
3
Connect the end of the cable to the machine.
For Limited Serial Deck Control (Non-Linear
Decks Only)
‹
Connect a standard 9-pin cable from one of
the 9-pin Out ports on the SYNC peripheral to
the 9-pin input of the machine. Due to perfor-
mance limitations, this configuration should be
used primarily with non-linear decks.
Connecting Machines for Remote 9-Pin
Deck Emulation Mode
To connect a machine for Remote 9-Pin Deck
Emulation mode (Windows Systems):
„
Connect the Turnaround adapter to the RS-
322 to RS-422 cable, and connect them from an
available serial or COM port on your computer
to the 9-pin output of the machine.
Do not use the DigiSerial port on your HD Core
card or the 9-pin ports on the SYNC peripheral
for Remote 9-Pin Deck Emulation mode. The
DigiSerial port should only be used for SYNC pe-
ripheral connections, using a DigiSerial cable.
To connect a machine for Remote 9-Pin Deck
Emulation mode (Mac Systems):
1
Connect a Keyspan USA28x USB serial adapter
(not provided) to a USB port on the computer.
2
Connect the provided male mini DIN-8 serial
to female 9-pin Deck Emulation cable to the end
of the adapter.
3
Connect the end of the cable to the machine.
Do not use the DigiSerial port on your HD Core
card or the 9-pin ports on the SYNC peripheral
for Remote 9-Pin Deck Emulation mode. The
DigiSerial port should only be used for SYNC pe-
ripheral connections, using a DigiSerial cable.
Using a Rosetta Stone Adapter
with MachineControl
(Windows XP Only)
Using the Rosetta Stone adapter with Machine-
Control on Windows XP lets you do either of
the following:
• Use a Tamura synchronizer with Remote
mode
– or –
• Increase reliability for long cable runs for
Serial Deck Control mode or Remote mode
To set up a Rosetta Stone convertor for a Tamura
synchronizer in Remote mode:
1
Connect the RS-232 cable from your com-
puter’s COM port to the RS-232 side of the Ro-
setta Stone adapter.
2
Connect the RS-422 cable from the RS-422
side of the Rosetta Stone to the Digidesign Re-
mote Mode adapter (included with Machine-
Control purchase).
3
Connect the Digidesign Remote Mode adapter
to your synchronizer or 9-pin patch bay. Add
more 9-pin cable on the 422 end if a longer run
is needed.
A Rosetta Stone RS-232 to RS-422 adapter
(model 2/8 or 2/9) and additional RS-232
and RS-422 cables are required.