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test fails:
a) Make sure that you have a MIDI cable connected between the
PORTMAN PC/P MIDI In and the PORTMAN PC/P MIDI Out.
There should be no MIDI instruments or patchbays involved in
this loop, it is a closed-loop test with one MIDI cable connected
between the MIDI jacks of the PORTMAN.
b) Make sure that your MIDI cable is good.
4. Receive Interrupt Test
This test checks the PORTMAN’s ability to communicate through
the selected IRQ. If this test fails, it is almost always IRQ-related:
a) Make sure the IRQ you have selected in the software actually
matches that of the printer port where the PORTMAN is
attached. This IRQ setting is usually IRQ7 or IRQ5. If you are
unsure of what your port IRQ is, please see the section titled
“About Your Printer Port,” or you can consult your computer’s
owner’s manual, or the computer manufacturer directly.
b) The IRQ may be disabled for your Parallel Port, and simply
needs to be switched on. For information regarding this, consult
your computer’s owner’s manual regarding BIOS settings or the
computer manufacturer directly. Also, review this manual’s sec-
tion “About Your Printer Port.”
c) It is also possible that you have an older computer that by
design does not have an IRQ internally attached to its Parallel
Port. If the computer is a desktop model, you can usually add
an inexpensive adapter card to give your machine more LPT
ports, with IRQs. It may still be possible within Windows 98 or
95 to assign an IRQ by going to the Device
Manager/Ports/Printer Port/Resources and choosing a differ-
ent “Basic configuration.”