DigiDesign Mbox 2, Getting Started

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Mbox 2 Getting Started Guide 20
Turning Off Energy Saver
To turn off the Energy Saver feature:
1
Choose System Preferences from the Apple
menu and click Energy Saver.
2
Click Sleep and do the following:
• Set the computer sleep setting to Never.
• Set the display sleep setting to Never.
• Deselect “Put the hard disk(s) to sleep
when possible” option.
Setting Processor Performance
(Macintosh G5 Computers Only)
To set the Processor Performance:
1
Choose System Preferences from the Apple
menu and click Energy Saver.
2
Click Options and set Processor Performance
to Highest.
Disabling Spotlight Indexing
The Mac OS X Spotlight feature indexes files and
folders in the background, affecting system per-
formance. It is recommended that you disable
Spotlight indexing before using Pro Tools.
To disable Spotlight indexing:
1
Choose System Preferences from the Apple
menu and click Spotlight.
2
In the Spotlight window, click Privacy.
3
To prevent indexing of a drive, drag its icon
from the desktop into the list.
Disabling the Spotlight Shortcuts
The Mac OS X Spotlight feature uses the same
key commands Pro Tools uses to start recording
(Spacebar), and to record online
(Spacebar). If you want to
retain use of these key commands in Pro Tools,
these shortcuts must be disabled.
To disable the Spotlight keyboard shortcut:
1
Choose System Preferences from the Apple
menu and click Spotlight.
2
Deselect “Spotlight menu keyboard shortcut”
and “Spotlight window keyboard shortcut.”
Disabling the Dashboard Shortcut
The Mac OS X Dashboard feature uses the same
key command Pro Tools uses to start recording
(F12). If you want to retain use of this key com-
mand in Pro Tools, this shortcut must be dis-
abled.
To disable the Dashboard keyboard shortcut:
1
Choose System Preferences from the Apple
menu and click Dashboard and Exposé.
2
Set the Dashboard keyboard shortcut to “–” to
disable the shortcut.