Specifications

MachineControl Guide8
To install MachineControl (Macintosh):
1 Make sure you are logged in as an Administra-
tor for the account where you want to install
MachineControl. For details on Administrator
privileges in Mac OS X, refer to your Apple OS X
documentation.
2 Insert the Pro Tools Installer CD-ROM in your
CD-ROM drive. Double-click “Install Pro Tools.”
3 Enter your Mac OS X Administrator password
and click OK to authenticate the installation.
4 From the list of optional items, click Machine-
Control.
5 Click Install.
6 When installation is complete, click Restart.
Starting Up Your System
To ensure that the components of your
Pro Tools system communicate properly with
each other and your external machines, start
them in a particular order.
Start up your Pro Tools system in this order:
1 For systems with an expansion chassis, turn
on the chassis.
2 Turn on any external hard drives. Wait ap-
proximately ten seconds for them to come up to
speed.
3 Turn on any external machines (VTR, ATR,
synchronizer, and monitors).
4 Turn on any MIDI interfaces, MIDI devices
and synchronization peripherals.
5 Lower the volume of all output devices in
your system.
6 Turn on Pro Tools audio interfaces. Wait at
least fifteen seconds for your system hardware to
initialize.
7 Turn on your computer.
8 Launch Pro Tools.
Machine Local and Remote Modes
Be sure to set your machine-controllable device
to “remote” or “ext” mode to receive the 9-pin
information (not “local” or front-panel mode).
With some supported machines, if all other
communication is established and the machine
is not in remote mode, Pro Tools will indicate
machine “local” mode.
Authorizing MachineControl
MachineControl is authorized using the iLok
USB Smart Key (iLok), manufactured by PACE
Anti-Piracy, Inc.
The iLok is similar to a dongle, but unlike a don-
gle, it is designed to securely authorize multiple
software applications from a variety of software
developers.
iLok USB Smart Key