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Installation Guide/Installationshandbuch/Manuel d’installation
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Contents Important Notices about the CD-ROM.............................................4 Operating System (OS) ..........................................................................4 CD-ROM Installation Procedure .............................................................4 For Windows Users...........................................................................5 CD-ROM Contents..................................................................................5 System Requirements for
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Important Notices about the CD-ROM Operating System (OS) The applications in this CD-ROM are provided in versions for both Windows and Macintosh operating systems. The installation procedure and the applications themselves differ depending on the operating system that you are using. Please refer to the appropriate installation instructions. For Windows, see page 5~25. For Macintosh, see page 27. CD-ROM Installation Procedure Before breaking the seal on the software packaging, please read ca
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For Windows Users CD-ROM Contents Software for Windows is included on two CD-ROMs (only TOOLS for i88X/mLAN16E is included with the mLAN 16E,). Install TOOLS for i88X/mLAN16E first. ● TOOLS for i88X/mLAN16E Folder Name Application Name Contents Enables you to view each PDF manual for the applications. *1*2 Acroread_ Acrobat Reader • Open the online help by pressing the [F1] button on the computer. This software includes mLAN drivers and applications required to make mLAN connections between
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■ About Open Plug-in Technology You can start mLAN Graphic Patchbay as either stand-alone software or as a plug-in for an Open Plug- in Technology compatible application. Open Plug-in Technology (OPT) is a new software format that enables you to control MIDI devices from a music software sequencer. For example, OPT enables you to start and operate various parts of your music system, such as Plug-in Board editors and mixing control editors, directly from an OPT-compatible sequencer. OPT also m
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● i88X/mLAN16E (mLAN Tools 2.0/mLAN Recommended system requirements (Connecting a single mLAN device to a computer peer-to-peer) Applications for YAMAHA) Fs=44.1kHz/24-bit These are the total system requirements, Audio Driver 18In/18Out (i88X), 16 In/8 including the audio sequencer, mLAN Out (mLAN16E) software and the plug-in effects. MIDI Driver 1In/1Out (i88X), 3 In/3 Out (mLAN16E) OS : Windows XP Professional/XP Home Edition 16 MIDI and 12 Audio playback tracks Computer : Intel Pentium
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Software Installation For instructions on how to install the software other than one referred to below, see page 5 in the sec- tion “CD-ROM Contents.” Uninstall (removing the installed application) You can remove the installed application software.Select [START] (➝ [Settings]) ➝ [Control Panel] ➝ [Add/Remove Programs] ➝ [Install/Uninstall], then select the application to be removed and click [Add/ Remove...]. Follow the on-screen instructions to uninstall the application. • The button names or
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mLAN Tools 2.0 and mLAN Applications for YAMAHA mLAN Tools 2.0 software includes a driver that enables you to connect mLAN devices to a computer. mLAN Applications for YAMAHA enables audio and MIDI signals to be transferred between a computer and mLAN devices via mLAN cables. This software enables you to connect the i88X, mLAN16E, or 01X to a computer via mLAN. 01X users should uninstall the older version of the mLAN software before installing this software. (Refer to the 01X Installation Gui
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6 Go to [System] ➝ [Hardware] ➝ [Driver Signing] ➝ [File Signature Verification], and check the radio button to the left of “Ignore -Install all files, regardless of file signature” and click [OK]. • After completing the installation, make sure to restore the original setting if necessary. 7 Check that no “!” or “x” marks appear next to “IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers” (in [System] ➝ [Hard- ware] ➝ [Device Manager]). If one of these marks is shown, the mLAN (IEEE 1394/i.Link) connection cannot
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8 Click [OK] to close the System Properties win- Installation of mLAN Tools dow, then click the Close button ([X]) at the top right of the window to close the Control 14 Click [Next]. The display for installing mLAN Panel. Tools appears. 9 Exit from any open applications and close all 15 Click [Next]. The “Destination Directory” open windows. window appears, letting you determine the desired drive and folder name for installing 10 Insert the included CD-ROM into the CD- mLAN Tools. The de
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Installation of mLAN Applications mLAN Driver initial settings After you restart the computer, complete the for YAMAHA (mLAN Software) mLAN driver initial settings. Select [ON] in When the mLAN Tools 2.0 installation is mLAN Manager to activate the mLAN driver complete, the computer automatically (page 14). displays a window that enables you to start the installation of Applications for YAMAHA. 21 A dialog box prompts you to turn on the Click [Next]. power to the mLAN device. Connect the
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24 The “Make the driver initial settings” dialog mLAN MIDI Port initial settings box is displayed. Click [OK]. 28 The computer automatically displays the “Found New Hardware Wizard.” Check the • During Steps 25 and 26, and Steps 28 and 29, radio button next to “Install the software the computer displays a window indicating that automatically [Recommended],” then click you are now making the initial settings for each [Next]. driver. This window also indicates the number of times the “Fou
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Confirming the installation • To use mLAN connections, after you start the com- Task bar (mLAN Manager) puter, right-click the mLAN icon (mLAN Manager) in If the installation is successful, an mLAN icon the Task bar, then select [ON] to activate mLAN con- (mLAN Manager) is added to the task bar. To nections. call up the menu, right-click on the icon. • You can use the mLAN Driver Setup (page 15) to check whether data is being properly transmitted and When using mLAN, right click on the mLAN
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Changing settings after installation The mLAN-related settings can be changed after installation from the mLAN Driver Setup window. mLAN Driver Setup (Right-click the mLAN icon in the task bar ➝ DriverSetup) This window lets you check and change the mLAN settings for receiving/transmitting data. Make sure to close any application (DAW, etc.) using the mLAN connection before making changes. • To change the wordclock (sample rate) and the number of channels used, right-click on the mLAN icon in
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● Types of latency in an mLAN network Audio latency (msec) Audio latency is determined by the basic latency (selected in the mLAN Driver Setup window) and Pre- ferred Buffer Size (specified in the ASIO mLAN Control Panel) (see below). MIDI latency (msec) The MIDI latency value varies with the mLAN driver version. For information on MIDI latency of your mLAN driver version, refer to the file called “MIDI_Latency.txt.” Windows: Select [Program files | mLAN Tools | YAMAHA | MIDI_Latency.txt]. Macin
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e Status If you are using mLAN Graphic Patchbay, refer If you are using mLAN Auto Connector, this to the Graphic Patchbay Online Manual for parameter indicates the current data (MIDI/ information on the error messages. Audio) reception status (from the mLAN device to computer) of the mLAN connection. If there Blue ....... Data is being properly transmitted. is an error in transmission, the computer Yellow ... Only one type of data (MIDI or displays an error message. audio) is being received
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If the computer’s system sound is output to mLAN audio channels: The computer’s system sound (such as an alarm sound) will be output to mLAN audio channels if the following settings are made: • The WDM driver is selected in mLAN Auto Connector or mLAN Graphic Patchbay. • mLAN WDM driver (mLAN Audio Out/In 01) has been selected for the Windows system audio device. Follow the steps below to prevent the system sound from being output to mLAN audio channels. • The following setting cancels output
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Connecting a Computer to an mLAN device via mLAN • If you use Auto Connector after you make connections This section describes the procedure for in mLAN Graphic Patchbay, the connections made in connecting a computer to a single mLAN device mLAN Graphic Patchbay will be cancelled. peer-to-peer in mLAN Auto Connector. • You can also use mLAN Graphic Patchbay to connect In mLAN Auto Connector, you can easily a computer to a single mLAN device peer-to-peer. connect an mLAN device by setting u
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q Nickname i [ASIO/WDM] button This field indicates the nickname of the Select the ASIO or WDM driver as appropriate connected i88X. To change the nickname, refer for your environment. to “Node Information” in the mLAN Graphic Patchbay Online Manual. • With analog connections, WDM will use the last two of the selected ASIO channels. The WDM channel sig- w Model Name nals will be output from OUTPUT 7 and 8. This parameter enables you to select an mLAN device to which you wish to make an mLAN
