Specifications

Chapter 2: Windows Configuration 19
Installing Demo Sessions
(Optional)
The Pro Tools Installer CD-ROM includes demo
sessions that you can use to verify that your sys-
tem is working.
To install a demo session:
1 Insert the Pro Tools Installer CD in your CD-
ROM drive. Locate and double-click the demo
session installer icon.
2 Select the demo session you want to install.
3 Set the install location to your audio drive,
and click Install.
4 When installation is complete, click Quit.
Checking Your TDM System
Before you launch Pro Tools, start up your sys-
tem and run the DigiTest diagnostic application
to ensure that all TDM cards in the system are
recognized, installed in the proper order, and
have valid TDM ribbon cable connections.
Starting Up Your System
Whenever you start your system, turn on all of
your system components in a specific order.
To start your Pro Tools system:
1 Make sure all your equipment (including your
computer) is off.
2 For TDM systems with an expansion chassis,
turn on the expansion chassis.
3 Turn on any external hard drives. Wait ap-
proximately ten seconds for them to spin up to
speed.
4 Turn on any MIDI interfaces and devices, or
synchronization peripherals.
5 Lower the volume of all output devices, then
turn on your Pro Tools audio interfaces. Wait at
least fifteen seconds for the audio interfaces to
initialize and the status LEDs to stop flashing.
6 Turn on your computer.
Running DigiTest
DigiTest is installed with Pro Tools and resides
in the Digidesign Utilities folder located on your
hard drive, under Digidesign/Pro Tools/Pro
Tools Utilities.
To run DigiTest:
1 Choose Start > Programs > Digidesign >
Pro Tools > DigiTest.
2 Test the cards in your system by doing one of
the following:
•To test only one Digidesign card in your
system, click the button that corresponds
to this card.
•To test all Digidesign cards at once, click
Test All Cards.
3 When prompted, power cycle all Pro Tools pe-
ripherals. Click Continue.
4 Check the “Test I/O Box.”
5 Exit DigiTest by clicking the close box in the
top righthand corner of the application win-
dow.
6 Restart your computer.
Before you run DigiTest, lower the volume
of all output devices. Very loud digital noise
may be emitted during the test.
LEDs on your digital interfaces may light up
during this test. This is normal.