DME8i-C/DME8o-C/DME4io-C Owner’s Manual
Fore
w
o
rd
Intr
oduction to
the DME Satellite
Contr
ols and
Connector
s
Connecting to
a Computer
A
udio I/O
Connection
Connecting to an
External De
vice
Other Functions
Ref
erences
22
USB Connection
To connect multiple DME Satellite units to a network, you must assign appropriate IP addresses and make other
network settings on all units. To achieve this, you need to connect the [USB] connector of one of the DME Sat-
ellite units to the USB port of the computer using USB cables, install USB-MIDI Driver and DME Designer on
the computer, then assign the IP addresses to the DME Satellite units from DME Designer.
USB connections can be used in the following three ways:
(1) Set up the network (e.g., assign a unique IP address to each DME Satellite) from DME Designer.
(2) Control the group master DME Satellite from DME Designer.
(3) Connect to any individual DME Satellite and control that DME Satellite unit by transmitting MIDI com-
mands from a MIDI sequencer or similar software.
Connecting to a Computer
NOTE
• Refer to the separate DME Designer Installation Guide for details on installing USB-MIDI Driver and DME Designer.
• Make sure that the USB-MIDI Driver’s THRU setting is “OFF.”
• Refer to “Network Settings” on page 23 for more information on assigning IP addresses from DME Designer.
NOTE
• You can use DME Designer to control an entire device group through the group master.
• The correspondence between the MIDI commands to be received/transmitted and the scene parameters can be set up using
DME Designer.
• The USB port being used by DME Designer is not available for use by a MIDI sequencer or other application.
USB
PEAK
PEAK
SIGNAL
SIGNAL
PEAK
PEAK
SIGNAL
SIGNAL
PEAK
PEAK
SIGNAL
SIGNAL
INPUT
INPUT
DIGITAL MIXING ENGINE SATELLITE
HOME
HOME
UTILITY
UTILITY
SCENE
SCENE
LEVEL
LEVEL
MUTE
MUTE
ENTER
ENTER
CANCEL
CANCEL
USB
PEAK
PEAK
SIGNAL
SIGNAL
PEAK
PEAK
SIGNAL
SIGNAL
PEAK
PEAK
SIGNAL
SIGNAL
INPUT
INPUT
DIGITAL MIXING ENGINE SATELLITE
Device Group
Group Master
DME Satellite
Computer
(Running DME Designer.)
Computer
(Running MIDI
Sequencer or
similar application.)
Ethernet Cable
Switching Hub
Ethernet Cable
DME Satellite
Ethernet
Straight Cable
DME64N/24N
USB Cable
USB Cable