Specifications

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13 Select your work environment. This loads an
initial set of Pro Tools Preferences that include
some of the more popular settings for post pro-
duction, audio, or audio with MIDI.
14 Click Next.
15 Select whether to install the Surround Mixer
plug-in. This plug-in is required for mixing,
mastering, and monitoring in surround.
• Select “Yes – Monitor in Pro Tools Film For-
mat” if your monitoring is configured for
Film Format surround.
• Select “Yes – Monitor in ProControl (DTS
Format)” if you are using a ProControl ded-
icated controller.
• Select “No – Stereo mixing only” if your
monitoring is configured for Stereo.
16 Click Next.
17 Click Install.
18 Wait for the installer to finish installing all
software components, drivers, and PACE System
files before proceeding to the next step.
19 When installation is complete, click Finish.
Installing QuickTime
QuickTime is required for Pro Tools if you plan
to include movie files, or import MP3 or MP4
(AAC) files in your sessions. QuickTime for Win-
dows is available as a free download from the
Apple website.
To install QuickTime:
1 Visit www.apple.com and download the
QuickTime for Windows installer application to
your computer.
2 Double-click the QuickTime installer applica-
tion and follow the on-screen installation in-
structions.
3 Restart your computer.
Launching Pro Tools
To use Pro Tools HD, you must always have an
inserted iLok with an authorization for
Pro Tools HD. One pre-authorized iLok is in-
cluded with your Pro Tools HD system.
To authorize Pro Tools HD software:
1 Make sure HD hardware is connected to your
computer.
2 Insert the pre-authorized iLok into an avail-
able USB port on your computer.
Preference settings can be customized at any
time in Pro Tools. See the
Pro Tools Refer-
ence Guide
for more information.
AFL/PFL Solo modes require the Surround
Mixer plug-in. See the Pro Tools Reference
Guide for more information.
Several messages are displayed during in-
stallation that can be ignored, including
multiple “Found New Hardware” dialogs
and “A Problem Occurred During Hardware
Installation.”
Additionally, if you get a warning dialog
about the driver not passing Windows Logo
testing, click Continue Anyway.
For information on which version of Quick-
Time is compatible with your version of
Pro Tools, visit the compatibility pages of
the Digidesign website
(www.digidesign.com).
If you turned off Driver Signing Warning on
your computer, be sure to enable it once
Pro Tools hardware and software have been
installed.