M-audio MIDISPORT 8x8/s User Manual download pdf (Page 19)

• CABLE TEST Mode. This allows you to test a MIDI cable by connecting it

between IN-8 and OUT-8 on the MIDISPORT front panel.

• SMPTE Writer. The MIDISPORT may be used to stripe a tape with SMPTE

time code by pressing the SMPTE Write button.

Each of these functions is described in detail in later sections of this manual.

MIDISPORT Mode Assignments

The five primary modes of MIDISPORT operation are selected via the front

panel "Mode" pushbutton, and indicated by the 5 green LED’s to the right of that

button. Each time the Mode button is pressed, the MIDISPORT will

progressively cycle through its modes. Some of these modes allow MIDI

patchbay operation. This information will also be covered in this section.

USB Mode

When USB Mode is selected, the MIDISPORT 8x8/s will function in one of two

ways: either as a USB MIDI interface or a stand-alone MIDI patchbay. These

modes are indicated by the USB LED on the MIDISPORT front panel. When this

LED is blinking on/off, the MIDISPORT is a MIDI patchbay. When not blinking,

but instead glowing and steadily pulsing, the unit is a USB MIDI interface.

Below are the steps required to put the MIDISPORT into these modes:

1. Connect the MIDISPORT to the computer for USB operation, as outlined in the

installation section of this manual.

2. Power up the MIDISPORT. If the MIDISPORT was in USB mode when it was

last used, it will power up to USB mode. If not, press the front panel MODE

pushbutton until "USB" is displayed. The USB LED will start to blink,

indicating that the MIDISPORT is acting as a patchbay and has not yet been

commanded into USB MIDI mode by the computer.

3. Power up the host computer. Once the operating system is up and running,

and assuming the USB software drivers are properly installed, the USB LED

will begin to pulse steadily, indicating that the MIDISPORT is now

functioning as a USB MIDI Interface.

When USB Mode is selected, you may select the MIDISPORT patchbay program

via the Remote Control software, or the MIDISPORT front panel RESET

pushbutton. Patchbay operation is described in detail in the "Patchbay

Operation" section of this manual. All SMPTE functions are also available when

the unit is operating as a USB MIDI interface. SMPTE Operation is described in

detail in the "SMPTE Operation" section of this manual.

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