Chapter 2: Installing the USD
9
Rules for Using the DigiSerial Port for USD in
Expanded Pro Tools Systems
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The active DigiSerial Port will be on the
Digidesign MIX or d24 card connected to
the primary Pro Tools audio interface.
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If your system is a Pro Tools MIXplus,
connect your USD to the DigiSerial Port on
the first Pro Tools 24 MIX card (the bus
master card).
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If you have a combination of
Pro Tools 24 MIX and Pro Tools d24 cards,
use the DigiSerial Port on the first
Pro Tools MIX card.
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If you have more than one d24 card, and
are using only d24 cards (no MIX hard-
ware), use the DigiSerial Port on the first
d24 card in your system.
Pro Tools III Systems
Pro Tools III systems do not have a DigiSe-
rial Port, so a Macintosh modem or printer
port (or serial port adaptor) must be used
for the USD serial connection. (See “USD
Serial Port Requirements” on page 2.)
To connect a USD to Pro Tools III
(no DigiSerial Port):
1
Make sure the power is switched off for
both the USD and the computer.
2
Connect one end of the cable to the Mac
Serial port of the USD.
3
Connect the other end of the cable to ei-
ther the modem or printer port (or serial
port adaptor) of your Macintosh.
4
Restore power to the USD, and restart
your computer.
5
Connect the rest of your equipment to
the USD as described in the following sec-
tions of this chapter.
6
Install USD Setup (see “Software Installa-
tion” on page 13).
USD Setup
USD Setup requires a serial connection
from the USD to a Macintosh or Windows
computer. (For compatibility information,
see “System Requirements” on page 1.)
To connect the USD to a Macintosh computer
without Pro Tools:
1
Make sure the power is switched off for
both the USD and the computer.
2
Connect the USD
Mac Serial
port to the
modem or printer port, or serial port adap-
tor, on your computer.
To connect the USD to a Windows computer
without Pro Tools:
1
Make sure there is a COM port available
and enabled (refer to your Windows NT
documentation for information on en-
abling COM ports, if necessary).
2
Make sure the power is switched off for
both the USD and the computer.
3
Connect the USD
PC Serial
port to an
available COM port.
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USD Setup will not control USD through the
DigiSerial port.
4
Restore power to the USD, and restart
your computer.
5
Connect the rest of your equipment to
the USD as described in the following sec-
tions of this chapter.
6
Install USD Setup (see “Software Installa-
tion” on page 13).
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