Owner`s manual

Installation and Connections
Page 8 CM Labs Dashboard Owner’s Manual
Piggyback Combo MIDI and Software Set Up.
Since the piggyback combo acts as a single MIDI device,
the Software set up is identical to using 1 Dashboard or 1
MotorMix by itself. If you are already using a MotorMix,
just remove the 2 MIDI cables from your MotorMix and
plug them into Dashboard. Connect one end of 9 pin
accessory cable (included with Dashboard) to the Motor-
Mix ACCESSORY connector. Connect the other end to
the Dashboard ACCESSORY conector. WARNING ! !
NEVER connect MotorMix to the RS 232 connector on
Dashboard. This will damage the rear board and will
require extensive repair.
If you wish to physically connect Dashboard and Motor-
Mix together, see page 9.
Parallel Combination.
The parallel combination will control the mixer by 16
channels at a time. Dashboard will control the lower 8
channels in a bank, and MotorMix will control the upper 8
channels in the bank of 16. View switching will be 16
channels wide. View changes can be done from either
Dashboard or MotorMix. Plug in control is done entirely
from Dashboard.
Parallel Combo Connections.
Connect Dashboard to your MIDI interface with both MIDI
cables and MotorMix with both MIDI cables to another
MIDI port on your interface.
Piggyback Combo MIDI and Software Set Up.
The parallel combo acts as 2 separate MIDI devices. The
Dashboard and MotorMix each must be set up identically
in your MIDI device definitions (see page 6) except for
the device names you use. In ProTools or Digital Per-
former, set up the MotorMix as an additional MIDI
controller. Dashboard must remain first in the controller
list.
If you wish to physically
connect Dashboard and
MotorMix together, see
page 9.
Troubleshooting
Problems can occur in 3 areas.
1.) Dashboard must talk with the MIDI interface. Spin the
Dashboard Jog Wheel and you should see the MIDI
activity LED on the MIDI interface light up. If the activity
LED does light, then proceed to step 2 below.
If the activity LED does not light, then run the Dashboard
built in self-test . Using a known good MIDI cable, simply
connect the Dashboard MIDI output directly into the MIDI
input on Dashboard and apply power. Dashboard will
perform a self test and the LCD will provide instructions.
If the test passes, you either have an incorrect connec-
tion to the MIDI interface, a bad MIDI cable, or a bad
MIDI interface.
If the self test fails, then contact CM Labs at
[e-mail].
2.) The MIDI interface must talk to the computer operat-
ing system. If your MIDI interface installation disk in-
cludes a diagnostic program, run that to check the
integrity of the interface and its communication with the
operating system. If you can successfully run a diagnos-
tic program, the proceed to step 3 below.
If it does not have a diagnostic, or the diagnostic fails,
consult the manufacturer of the interface.
3.) The computer operating system must talk with the
DAW application. Re-check all the MIDI setup settings
you made in OMS, Free MIDI, or the Apple OSX AMS
setup. If all this step is in order, then recheck the Pro-
Tools or Digital Performer setups.