User`s guide

MachineControl Guide 8
To connect to a Windows computer:
■ Connect the serial end of your Machine-
Control cable to the computer, or to Pro Tools:
• If you are not using a USD, connect the other
end to the DigiSerial Port on your Pro Tools
MIX Core or d24 card.
• If you are using a USD, use an available COM
port for MachineControl connection. (See the
Universal Slave Driver User’s Guide if you need
more information.)
Sync Connections
In addition to 9-pin connection, Pro Tools re-
quires
positional reference and clock reference
connections to achieve synchronization with
external machines: Both positional and clock
reference are sent to and from Pro Tools by the
USD, or other synchronization peripherals.
Make sure that you have already connected and
verified positional and clock communication
and operation of all your sync peripherals. See
your
Pro Tools Reference Guide for information.
If you are using a USD, use the instructions in-
cluded in the
Universal Slave Driver’s Guide.
If you are using a third-party synchronization
peripheral, refer to its documentation for the
proper connections and software settings. Con-
firm operation and sync in Pro Tools.
Starting Up Your System
You should start up (power) your system in a
specific order.
Start your equipment in this order:
1 External hard drives. Wait approximately ten
seconds for them to come up to speed
2 External machine (VTR, ATR, or synchronizer,
and monitors)
3 Pro Tools audio interfaces
4 MIDI interfaces and devices
5 Computer
6 Speakers or monitor system
Software Installation
Check the MachineControl Installer Disk and
make sure it is unlocked. If it is locked, you will
not be able to authorize or deauthorize your
copy of MachineControl.
Macintosh
1 Insert the “MachineControl Installer” diskette
into your computer.
2 Double-click the Install MachineControl icon
on the diskette.
3 Follow the on-screen instructions to install
the software on a selected hard drive. This must
be the same hard drive on which Pro Tools is in-
stalled.
4 When installation is complete, click Finish to
restart your computer.
5 Launch Pro Tools, and follow the onscreen in-
structions for authorizing MachineControl.