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TranzPort™ User’s Guide

Version 1.0

This User’s Guide provides detailed information about setting up and using the TranzPort wireless

DAW controller. The CD-ROM included with TranzPort contains additional information, including

setup guides for using TranzPort with specific recording applications and control plug-ins in your

digital audio workstation.

IMPORTANT: The TranzPort CD-ROM contains setup guides for some applications. Additional

setup guides for other applications will be added to our web site as they become available. Please

check our web site (www.frontierdesign.com) for future TranzPort updates.

WARNING: Avoid excessive heat, moisture, vibration, shock, dust, or other conditions that could

damage the TranzPort remote unit or its USB interface. There are no user serviceable parts. Do

not attempt to open the unit, except to replace the batteries.

Contents

Local Controls......................................................... 2

Control Modes......................................................... 2

Sleep Mode ............................................................. 3

Battery Life ............................................................. 3

Radio Reception Range........................................... 4

Binding.................................................................... 5

Troubleshooting ...................................................... 6

Installing Drivers in Windows 2000/XP................. 9

Updating Drivers in Windows 2000/XP ................. 9

Removing Drivers in Windows 2000/XP ............. 10

Installing Drivers in Macintosh OS X................... 11

Updating Drivers in Macintosh OS X................... 11

Removing Drivers in Macintosh OS X................. 11

Specifications........................................................ 12

Declaration of Conformity.................................... 13

FCC Statements..................................................... 14

Trademark Notices................................................ 14

Limited Warranty.................................................. 15

Summary of content (15 pages)

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TranzPort™ User’s Guide Version 1.0 This User’s Guide provides detailed information about setting up and using the TranzPort wireless DAW controller. The CD-ROM included with TranzPort contains additional information, including setup guides for using TranzPort with specific recording applications and control plug-ins in your digital audio workstation. IMPORTANT: The TranzPort CD-ROM contains setup guides for some applications.
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Local Controls Some TranzPort functions are available with all computer applications. For example, you can always adjust the display features of the TranzPort remote control unit. Note: when multiple buttons are listed, they must be pressed in the order shown here. For example, to force TranzPort into sleep mode, press and hold BATTERY, and then press BACKLIGHT.
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Sleep Mode After a period of inactivity (no button pushes, no data wheel turns, no display updates), TranzPort automatically goes into low-power sleep mode — all of its lights (including the display backlight) are turned off, and the display is cleared. Turning the data wheel does not interrupt sleep mode. When TranzPort is in sleep mode, simply press any button to resume operation. This button press will not be recognized as a command by the computer.
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Radio Reception Range When you hold TranzPort and walk away from the computer, eventually TranzPort’s LINK light will start to flicker, and you may also notice that display updates are intermittent and that button presses require some time to take effect. If you keep walking away from the computer, the LINK light turns off and there is no communication between TranzPort and the computer — you’ve reached the limit of radio reception range in your environment.
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Binding Your TranzPort remote control unit and its USB interface have a shared code number that was preset at the factory. When a shared code number is assigned to a TranzPort remote and its USB interface, they are considered to be “bound” — the code number is used in all communications between them, and helps avoid interference from other wireless devices.
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Troubleshooting When I push the BATTERY button, I don’t see anything on the display. Adjust the LCD contrast. With the backlight Off, press and hold the Backlight button while turning the wheel counter-clockwise to increase the contrast. Batteries are low. Install a fresh set of batteries. When I connect the USB interface nothing happens and the LED does not light.
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Testing the Hardware TranzPort includes a built-in test mode which lets you verify that the data wheel, LCD display, footswitch jack, and all the buttons and lights are working correctly. To test the TranzPort remote: 1. Make sure your TranzPort USB interface is off (either by disconnecting the USB cable or by turning off the computer). 2. On the TranzPort remote, press the BATTERY button and look at the display to verify that there’s enough power to run the test (at least one asterisk on the bar graph). 3.
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. Verify that asterisks completely fill the bottom line of the LCD display and that all lights except the LINK light are on. 9. Turn the data wheel to replace the line of asterisks with a single rectangular box in the display: 10. As you rotate the data wheel, the box will move left or right one character position with each tick of the data wheel, wrapping to the opposite edge of the display when moved past either edge.
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Installing Drivers in Windows 2000/XP 1. IMPORTANT: Make sure that your TranzPort USB interface is NOT connected to your computer to begin this installation! 2. Insert the TranzPort CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. In a few moments, the TranzPort menu will appear. (If it does not, use Windows Explorer to navigate to the top folder of the CD-ROM, and double-click the “autorun.exe” file.) 3. Select ‘Install Drivers’ from the menu to run the automatic installer.
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Removing Drivers in Windows 2000/XP 1. Open the Windows Task Manager by simultaneously pressing Ctrl, Alt, and Delete. 2. Select the “Processes” tab, and select “TranzPortApplet.exe” in the list. 3. Click “End Process” and then “Yes”. 4. Close the “Windows Task Manager” window. 5. Navigate to your WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 folder, and delete the “TranzPortApplet.exe” file. 6. Navigate to your WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS folder, and delete the “TranzPort.sys” and “TranzPortWdm.sys” files. 7.
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Installing Drivers in Macintosh OS X 1. IMPORTANT: Make sure that your TranzPort USB interface is NOT connected to your computer during this installation! 2. Insert the TranzPort CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The “TranzPort Installer” window will open with a picture of the TranzPort in its background. 3. Double-click the file called “TranzPort Installer” to start the installer. 4. Follow the prompts to install the driver.
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Specifications • Requirements: Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Mac OS X (10.2.8+) operating system; one available USB port for USB interface • Operational Distance: More than 33 feet (10 meters) typical • Frequency Band: 2.
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CE Declaration of Conformity Declaration of Conformity Konformitätserklärung Déclaration de conformité Declaración de Confomidad Verklaring de overeenstemming Dichiarazione di conformità We/Wir/Nous/WIJ/Noi: Frontier Design Group 240 Mechanic St.
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FCC Statements This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This product has been found to comply with the FCC's RF Exposure requirements. This device should not be collocated or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
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Limited Warranty Frontier Design Group warrants for a period of one (1) year from your date of purchase that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use, provided that (i) the product is owned by the original purchaser, with proof of purchase, and (ii) the product has been registered with Frontier Design Group by the original purchaser.