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Updating the Windows Driver
If you already have a copy of the PORTMAN Windows driver installed
on your system and you wish to update it with a newer version, you
will need to remove the current (older) driver and re-install the newer
PORTMAN driver. Follow these steps to remove the current driver
from your system:
1. Start Windows as you usually do.
2. Open the Windows Control Panel application. In Windows 98 and
95, you can reach this from either the “My Computer” icon on the
desktop or from “Settings” in the Start menu. In Windows 3.1 it is
usually found in your Main program group.
3. In Windows 98 or 95, open the “Multimedia” icon. In 98, click
“Devices.” In 95, click “Advanced.” Open the MIDI Devices and
Instruments list to view drivers. In Windows 3.1, start the Control
Panel’s “Drivers” applet. Once started, it will list the drivers cur-
rently installed on the computer.
4. Check for a “Midiman PORTMAN PC/P w/ LEDs,” “Midiman
PORTMAN PC/P no LEDs,” or “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 Properties, then click “Remove.” In
Window 3.1, just highlight and select “Remove” for each.
5. In order for Windows to completely remove the driver(s), you will
be required to exit and restart Windows.
6. After exiting and restarting Windows, follow the FIRST-TIME WIN-
DOWS DRIVER INSTALLATION PROCEDURE to install the
updated PORTMAN PC/P driver.
MIDI Application Set-up Examples
Once the Windows driver for the PORTMAN has been installed, you
will need to configure your MIDI applications to take advantage of the
PORTMAN drivers. The manner in which each application does this is
different, so it is impossible to go over all possible scenarios here.
However, most Windows MIDI applications have a configuration or
settings dialog box (sometimes called “MIDI Devices”) that allows you
to select the MIDI Input and Output ports the program will be commu-
nicating with. If your PORTMAN drivers are properly installed, you
should see them listed in this dialog box.
