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“mLAN Patchbay” is application software that allows mLAN plugs (virtual
input/output jacks) to be connected to or disconnected from the mLAN bus
(system), and synchronization settings of each mLAN device to be managed
— all under centralized control from your computer. The Macintosh version
manages the mLAN devices via IEEE 1394, and the Windows version man-
ages them via the serial interface.

 

Table of Contents

 

Starting mLAN Patchbay

 

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Windows98/95 environment ....... 2
Macintosh environment............... 2

 

Menu bar

 

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File .............................................. 3
Edit.............................................. 4
View ............................................ 5
Option ........................................ 6
Help (Windows only) ................. 10

 

Main window

 

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Tabs ...........................................11
Tool buttons...............................11

 

Data list

 

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Operation

 

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Making a connection..................15
Breaking a connection................16
Master and slave settings............16
Master and Slave mode settings ...17

 

• The software and this owner’s manual are exclusive copyrights of Yamaha Corporation.
• Copying of the software or reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is 

expressly forbidden without the written consent of the manufacturer.

• Yamaha makes no representations or warranties with regard to the use of the software and documen-

tation and cannot be held responsible for the results of the use of this manual and the software.

• Copying of the commercially available music sequence data and/or digital audio files is strictly 

prohibited except for your personal use.

• The company names and product names in this owner’s manual are the trademarks or regis-

tered trademarks of their respective companies.

• The screen displays as illustrated in this owner’s manual are for instructional purposes, and may 

appear somewhat different from the screens which appear on your computer.

 

This owner’s manual assumes that you are already familiar with basic Windows/Mac-
intosh operation. If you are not, please refer to the owner’s manual which came with
your Windows/Mac OS software before using mLAN Patchbay.
For information about hardware requirements, the interconnection of devices and
the installation of the mLAN Patchbay software, refer to the separate “Installation
Guide” as well as the owner’s manual for the respective mLAN device.
This owner’s manual is applicable to the mLAN Patchbay for both Windows and
Macintosh. The screen illustrations are mainly taken from the mLAN Patchbay for
Macintosh.

 

©2000 Yamaha  Corporation

Summary of Contents for mLAN Patchbay

Page 1: ...ard to the use of the software and documen tation and cannot be held responsible for the results of the use of this manual and the software Copying of the commercially available music sequence data and or digital audio files is strictly prohibited except for your personal use The company names and product names in this owner s manual are the trademarks or regis tered trademarks of their respective...

Page 2: ...s and choose mLAN Patchbay If the state of the bus is not read within a certain length of time after the program is started check to make sure that the Serial Port value matches the COM port on your computer to which the serial cable is connected and that no other application programs are using the COM port Page 8 Macintosh environment Double click the mLAN Patchbay icon Starting mLAN Patchbay ...

Page 3: ...ings to be reflected on the bus If you wish to apply the settings of all pages select the Option menu command Apply Close Close the file you are currently editing Save Save the currently edited file by overwriting it Save As Save the currently edited file under another name Print Windows only Print the currently selected page Information Property Open the Information Property dialog box to view de...

Page 4: ...ipboard to the selected mLAN plug This cannot be used in the WCLK page Search Windows only Open the Search Plug dialog box This cannot be used in the WCLK page Before using this you must first open either the Audio or the MIDI page depending on the mLAN plug for which you wish to search Search Plug dialog box The Search Plug dialog box lets you find the location of the desired mLAN plugs Search 1 ...

Page 5: ... only Connect all mLAN plugs that are copied to the clipboard to all mLAN plugs of the specified mLAN device Available only on the Audio page View View Toolbar Switch the tool buttons between visible and hidden Status bar Macintosh only Lets you to select visible or hidden for the status indication Column Filter Switch each item in the data list between visible and hidden Vender Hide show the Vend...

Page 6: ...e that has received an Identify will flash for five seconds Device Color Windows only Open the Device Color dialog box Device Color dialog box In the Device Color dialog box you can specify the display color for each mLAN device 1 Select the mLAN device whose device color you wish to specify 2 Click Selecting Color The color dialog box will appear 3 Select the color that you wish to use for the mL...

Page 7: ...Click Assign to finalize the setting If you click Revert Panel you will return to the settings of the previous step If you click Initial setting the default settings Ctrl first letter of the action will be applied To clear the settings click Clear Color You can specify the color and background color in the data list 1 Select an item to be edited and click Color The Color dialog opens 2 Select the ...

Page 8: ...pt of a response from the device Line space Specify the display spacing at which mLAN plugs or mLAN devices are shown on a page Popup menu type Select the display method that will be used for popup menus when you connect a mLAN plug in the Audio or MIDI pages or when you manually select the Master mLAN device for a Slave mLAN device in the WCLK page For the Audio or MIDI page If you specify Normal...

Page 9: ...r Module will be omitted as shown below and display will begin with the Nickname For the WCLK page If you specify Normal popup menus will be displayed as shown below The upper line will extend from the module name to the nickname The lower line will skip the module name and extend to the nickname Audio page Audio page ...

Page 10: ...ta after executing Apply All pages After Apply has been completed the display of all pages will automatically be updated to the current state of the bus This is convenient when you wish to verify that all data was cor rectly applied to the bus after Apply was executed No Auto Update No action will be performed after Apply is completed Auto Update Wait Time Specify the interval time following Apply...

Page 11: ...ter and slave Tool buttons Update Make the data section show the state of the devices currently connected to the bus This is the same function as the Option menu command Update Apply Apply the state shown in the data section to the devices on the bus This is the same function as the Option menu command Apply Vender Switch the Vender between displayed hidden This is the same function as the View me...

Page 12: ...Switch the Plug Name between displayed hidden This is the same function as the View menu command Column filter item Plug Name If the WCLK page is selected this has no func tion Format Switch the Format between displayed hidden This is the same function as the View menu command Column filter item Format If the WCLK page is selected this has no function For MIDI connections it is not necessary to ta...

Page 13: ...lays the common word clock mark Internal A word clock is not supplied Group Master There is no Sort function for WC marker Vender Displays the manufacturer of the mLAN device Module Displays the model name of the mLAN device Nickname Displays the nickname of the mLAN device Status Displays the sync mode and word clock frequency of the mLAN device Displayed hidden settings for each item in the Audi...

Page 14: ...layed If there is a mas ter slave relationship the corresponding mLAN device will be displayed For an mLAN device that is set to the Group Master the frequency symbol will be displayed at the WC marker Sorting data If you click the title of an item the list will be sorted with that item as the key A sort symbol will be displayed at the right of that title The sort symbol will point upward to indic...

Page 15: ...navailable for connection e g if you attempt to connect an already connected To mLAN plug to another From mLAN plug will be displayed but cannot be selected Selecting a plug while holding down the Shift key works in the same way as Con nect All in the Edit menu Windows The popup menu will also appear when you press the Space key This can also be used in conjunction with the Ctrl key You can delete...

Page 16: ... break the connection by selecting this command If you select Disconnect All all connections of the module you clicked will be disconnected Master and slave settings When you click on the mark Macintosh or right click Windows an mLAN device in the Slave area the mLAN devices that can be selected as the master will be displayed Traverse the submenus of the popup menu to select the mLAN device that ...

Page 17: ...ave relationship Master and Slave mode settings By clicking Macintosh or right clicking Windows a Slave mLAN device you can use the capabilities of the mLAN device to specify the Slave mode By clicking Macintosh or right clicking Windows a Master mLAN device you can use the capabili ties of the mLAN device to set cancel the Group Master However this setting is not possible for an mLAN device that ...

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