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Tascam MMP-16 User’s Guide • Chapter 2 • Installation

MMP-16

Powering Up the System

The MMP-16 comes from the factory with the operating system and MMP-16 software pre-loaded onto
the internal hard drive. At POWER ON, the front panel LCD should display the following message:

If this message is not seen, the front panel is not operating correctly, and you should contact Tascam
technical support for assistance. As the system software is loaded, the LCD will go blank, then after a few
seconds will display the message “Mounting Volumes”. Any SCSI drive that will be used by the system
must be attached to the SCSI bus and powered on at startup in order to be available for mounting. After
all volumes have been mounted, the display will be initialized with a fill character (all character positions
will be filled), and will pause as the power-up settings are restored. Various LEDs may turn on and off
during this process. The entire sequence of events may take up to 30 seconds. When it is complete, the
front panel display should show something like:

This indicates the system is now ready to go to work. Any other indication is an error condition. Should
an error occur, note the message, if any (if it is a long message, scroll using the left/right arrow keys), and
contact Tascam technical support.

Verifying MMP-16 Installation

Once the MMP-16 is properly mounted in a rack or has been positioned on or in the studio furniture,
follow these steps to complete, or to verify, the proper installation of your MMP-16 system:

Connect the MMP-16’s 25-pin female D-sub analog output connector to the mixing console’s
tape returns or to those line-level inputs normally used for tape playback. Refer to Appendix D:
Cable Information for the connection pin outs for the analog output connectors.

Install the removable drive into the front panel of the MMP-16 (if it is not already installed).
Slide the drive into the front panel opening and press on the drive to fully seat it in the holder.
Turn the key to lock the unit into place and to connect the drive power. The LED indicating the
drive SCSI address will flash until the drive has finished spinning up and is ready for operation.

If external SCSI hard drives will be incorporated into the system, connect a SCSI-2 cable from
the MMP-16 rear panel SCSI-2 port to one of the SCSI ports on an external SCSI drive housing.

SCSI NOTES: Each device connected to the SCSI bus must have a unique SCSI ID number.
Configure the MMP-16’s removable hard drive (installed in the Kingston carrier) to use SCSI ID
0. The internal SCSI interface board uses SCSI ID 7. Thus, no other drive in the system can use
these SCSI ID numbers. Also, only the last drive in the SCSI chain can be terminated. All other
drives must NOT be terminated. If two drives are set for the same SCSI ID number, or if any
drive other than the last one in the chain is terminated, it will prevent the MMP-16 from properly
functioning. See

Connecting External SCSI Media

(in this chapter) for additional information.

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