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Software Installation
Software installation differs according to the MIDI application you
are using. Most programs require a special piece of software
known as a “MIDI Driver” in order to communicate with the
Portman hardware. Others have built-in Portman support and may
require you to configure your application for use with Portman via
a dialog box or menu item.
Your Portman unit comes with a disk of Portman drivers for vari-
ous applications. The driver(s) you need should be on this disk.
If you are going to use Portman with Microsoft Windows 3.1 (or
later revision), you will need to install the Portman Windows 3.1
MIDI drivers, supplied on the drivers disk. The Portman PC/S
works with Windows in both Standard Mode and 386 Enhanced
Mode. Portman PC/S requires the installation of the Windows
Device Driver, PMANSWIN.DRV.
Installation of this driver is greatly simplified by using the
Windows, Main Group, Control Panel Group, “Drivers” applet. In
addition to installing the Windows MIDI drivers, you will also have
to set up your Windows MIDI applications to utilize the installed
Portman PC/S driver.
Windows 3.1 Driver Installation
If there is no current Portman PC/S Windows MIDI driver installed
on your system, follow these steps to install Portman Windows dri-
ver:
1. Start Windows as you usually do.
2. Open the Windows Control Panel application (usually in your
Main program group).
3. Start the Drivers applet.
4. Check for a “Midiman PORTMAN PC/S” entry. If one exists,
then the Portman driver (or a previous version of the driver)
has already been installed. Discontinue this FIRST-TIME WIN-
