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Table of Contents

FCC Class B and European CE Compliance  . . . . . . . 2
Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Hardware Installation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
About the Printer Port  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Software Installation (Drivers)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Windows 98 Driver Installation  . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Windows 95 Driver Installation  . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Windows 3.1x Driver Installation  . . . . . . . . . . 8
First-Time Windows 3.1 Driver Installation  . . 8

MIDI Application Set-Up Examples  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Cakewalk for Windows (v. 2.0 & Later)  . . . . . 11

Advanced Driver Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Parallel Port Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Basic Trouble-Shooting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Advanced Trouble-Shooting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

PPDIAG.EXE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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Internal Hardware  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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Internal Buffer Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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Transmit/Receive  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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Receive Interrupt Test  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Symptoms/Solutions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Windows  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
DOS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Lifetime Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Portman PC/P

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Содержание Portman PC/P

Страница 1: ...river Installation 8 First Time Windows 3 1 Driver Installation 8 MIDI Application Set Up Examples 10 Cakewalk for Windows v 2 0 Later 11 Advanced Driver Settings 11 Parallel Port Mode 12 Basic Troubl...

Страница 2: ...vision reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 reorient or relocate t...

Страница 3: ...l printer port on any IBM or compatible computer If you have any questions comments or suggestions about PORT MAN PC P or any MIDIMAN product we invite you to contact us directly at MIDIMAN 45 E Saint...

Страница 4: ...eption at full MIDI bandwidth Compatible with all 386 486 Pentium computers Compatible with Windows 98 95 3 1x and future operating sys tems Windows drivers included Package Contents Included in the P...

Страница 5: ...in MS Dos Mode or otherwise quit Exit Windows your Windows session before executing LPT EXE The program is on your PORTMAN software diskette located at the follow ing path drive PCPLED LPT EXE Run the...

Страница 6: ...from the Main group Open the Drivers applet and view existing drivers If a PORTMAN driver exists refer to the section Updating the Windows Driver IMPORTANT The PORTMAN will operate on a Parallel Port...

Страница 7: ...titled About Your Printer Port or consult your computer s owner s manual 12 Once the Port Address and IRQ are selected press the OK but ton 13 In order for Windows to complete the new driver installa...

Страница 8: ...libration of the PORTMAN Windows 3 1x Driver Installation If you plan to use the PORTMAN PC P with Microsoft Windows 3 1 or a later revision you need to install the PORTMAN PC P Windows MIDI drivers s...

Страница 9: ...dd Unlisted or Updated Driver Window pops up select the Midiman PORTMAN PC P w LEDs and enter OK The PORTMAN PC P MIDI Interface Setup dialog box will then appear 9 Select the proper Port Address and...

Страница 10: ...Midiman PORTMAN PC P entry in the list of Installed Drivers If none of those exist then the driver is not installed If one or more of the PORTMAN PC P entries exist highlight each item click Propertie...

Страница 11: ...res Most users don t need to be concerned with this dialog but others may want or need to customize their driver setup this is the place to do it Go to Control Panel then Multimedia Devices in Win98 o...

Страница 12: ...uter s per formance As mentioned in the About Your Printer Port section the Parallel Port Mode is part of your System Setup or BIOS These are more advanced user settings so check your computer manual...

Страница 13: ...having trouble getting the system to behave normally with the PORTMAN installed it is a good idea to test the PORTMAN using the diagnostics that we have provided We assume that if you have gotten this...

Страница 14: ...ORTMAN and your computer are connected properly and that the cable is good If your PORTMAN fails this test it could mean a bad PORTMAN or other hardware failure but most often it means one of a few ve...

Страница 15: ...f what your port IRQ is please see the section titled About Your Printer Port or you can consult your computer s owner s manual or the computer manufacturer directly b The IRQ may be disabled for your...

Страница 16: ...ou have each MIDI application set up to use the PORTMAN as its MIDI device Also check to see that you have the latest versions of any necessary PORTMAN PC P drivers installed in the program SYMPTOM Th...

Страница 17: ...inter Port SOLUTION 3 You may need to change the Parallel Port Mode that your computer is set to Consult the About Your Printer Port and Parallel Port Mode sections of this manual for help or ask your...

Страница 18: ...y DOS MIDI programs SOLUTION 1 The PORTMAN PC P is no longer supported in DOS BEFORE CALLING TECH SUPPORT It is best to be in front of the computer in which you are installing the PORTMAN when attempt...

Страница 19: ...ent fee The customer will have the option to pay this fee and have the unit repaired and returned or not pay this fee and have the unit returned unrepaired The remedy for breach of this limited warran...

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