User manual M-AUDIO MM-401

[. . . ] If you encounter problems using the MM-401 with Windows, check to make sure Windows has loaded the Roland MPU-401 driver. This can be done by opening the *Control Panel* icon in the *Main* Group and clicking on the *Drivers* icon. For further information on setting up drivers under Windows, see the *Windows* section. If you are using a DOS sequencer that uses drivers, your program will include MPU-401 compatible drivers. [. . . ] If you wish to use the metronome, a cable with an RCA plug may be plugged into the jack above the MIDI cable assembly connector. Attach any MIDI devices you have by connecting your MIDI cables to the MIDI In and MIDI Out cables of the MM-401. You may now turn on your computer. Windows The installation of the MM-401 is simplified by clicking on the *Driver* icon found under the *Control Panel*. In addition to installing the Windows MIDI driver, you will also have to set up your Windows MIDI applications so they select the installed MPU-401 (many times your software will use a setting called Multimedia Extensions as its Driver setting to access the MPU401 driver) for MIDI input and output. First-Time Windows Driver Install If there is no current MM-401 Windows MIDI driver installed on your system, follow these steps to install MM-401 Windows driver: 1. If one exists, then the driver has already been installed -- click on cancel, and close the *Control Panel*. Select the "Unlisted or Updated Driver" entry and push the "OK" button. 6. 13. You will be prompted for a disk drive from which to read the Windows 3. 1 drivers. Insert the proper Windows disk into your floppy disk drive, and, if necessary, enter the disk drive specification in the prompt box. When the "Add Unlisted or Updated Driver" Window pops up, select the "Roland MPU-401" and click on OK. It will allow you to set up the driver to match the interrupt/IRQ and address settings on your MM-401 card. Some systems use MPU-401 address/port settings other than those available in the dialog box. You must then change this manually by editing the "SYSTEM. INI" file in your Windows root directory, and changing the address/ port listed under the [MPU401, DRV] for your hardware. An incorrect setting may result in your computer crashing or locking up. If there is any question about how to make these changes, please consult your computer's user's guide or manufacturer directly. Once you've selected the interrupt/IRQ and address/port, click on OK. In order for Windows to install the new driver completely, you will be required to exit and restart Windows. You will need to set up each MIDI application in order to use the MM-401 as the selected interface. From within the application(s), select the MPU-401 as the current device. (The selection procedure will depend on the application. ) Trouble-Shooting If you are having problems using your MM-401 it is probably a good idea to reread this manual and make sure you have properly installed the card. If you can't find the source of your difficulty check the following typical fixes: SYMPTOM: The computer won't boot with the card in. (This may include strange error messages. ) SOLUTION: Run the INSTALL program and make sure the interrupt/IRQ you have set the card to is free. [. . . ] If so, you may need to purchase a sequencer program that runs the MM-401 in Intelligent mode to avoid this problem. MIDIMAN will not be liable for consequential, special, indirect, or similar damages or claims including loss of profit or any other commercial damage, even if its agents have been advised of the possibility of such damages, and in no event will MIDIMAN's liability for any damages to the purchaser or any other person exceed the price paid for the product, regardless of any form of the claim. MIDIMAN specifically disclaims all other warranties, expressed or implied. Specifically, MIDIMAN makes no warranty that the product is fit for any particular purpose. [. . . ]